Jan and Klodi's Party Bus - part II **off topic discussion**

Harrybelafonte

oflahero wrote: »

'Shill'. Lolzers!

"The man's done more than his fair share for science and research." Lolzers! In Zoology, yes, 30-40 years ago.

ednwireland

How come we don't have boards mini league for the tour de suisse . I'm flipping 30th overall !

Rogue-Trooper

Can't believe Leo has left Shane Ross as Minister for Transport.

We'll never get anywhere now........

tomasrojo

Rogue-Trooper wrote: »

Can't believe Leo has left Shane Ross as Minister for Transport.

We'll never get anywhere now........

I guess the alternative was call an election and risk becoming the shortest-serving Taoiseach of all time.

magicbastarder

call a snap election? sure what could go wrong?

Moflojo

Rogue-Trooper wrote: »

Can't believe Leo has left Shane Ross as Minister for Transport.

We'll never get anywhere now........

Ross has succeeded in getting Stepaside Garda Station reopened, something that will help to secure his seat if he goes for re-election.

With that in mind, perhaps he can now focus on his brief as Minister for Transport and actually get something done. We have to keep the pressure on him regarding cycling though.

manafana

Moflojo wrote: »

Ross has succeeded in getting Stepaside Garda Station reopened, something that will help to secure his seat if he goes for re-election.

With that in mind, perhaps he can now focus on his brief as Minister for Transport and actually get something done. We have to keep the pressure on him regarding cycling though.

stepside reopening was needed, and local politics will always take over im afraid.

VW 1

Give or take, how much would you be expecting to pay for a schwalbe tyre in an LBS on a road bike? Was quoted 70 for the lesser quality and 90 for the better quality more kevlar reinforcement tyre. Is this out of the ordinary?

Chuchote

I read that wheels with lighter rims take a lot of the weight off a heavy old bike. How much, and what are these wheels?

rubadub

VW 1 wrote: »

Give or take, how much would you be expecting to pay for a schwalbe tyre in an LBS on a road bike? Was quoted 70 for the lesser quality and 90 for the better quality more kevlar reinforcement tyre. Is this out of the ordinary?

Sounds a lot, this is just for 1 right? do you know the model, marathon plus by any chance.

I found the cheapest place for schwalbe tyres was from german sites.

I got 2 for €52 including delivery which was €10, these are big yokes too €29.50 each on CRC and that is 59% off

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/schwalbe-super-moto-x-mtb-tyre-greenguard/rp-prod128889

Idleater

Chuchote wrote: »

How much, and what are these wheels?

Standard 700c aluminium clinchers:
https://www.extralite.com/Products/HyperClinch%20SP.html

Though they have put on 100g in weight in 5 years.

Chuchote

Idleater wrote: »

Standard 700c aluminium clinchers:
https://www.extralite.com/Products/HyperClinch%20SP.html

Though they have put on 100g in weight in 5 years.

Thanks, Idleater. Iggerant as I am, what is the difference in weight between these and my clunky old wheels from the 1990s or so? (And I can't see a price?)

VW 1

My apologies, that is the price for two tyres.

Doesn't sound too far off then considering the mark up for buying local and that the need was urgent. Just wanted to be sure it wasn't way over the odds.

Not certain on what exact model it is of the new tyre though!

Idleater

Chuchote wrote: »

Thanks, Idleater. Iggerant as I am, what is the difference in weight between these and my clunky old wheels from the 1990s or so?

400g+ per wheel??? no idea really. The rotational weight is what you are reducing:
https://www.wired.com/2016/06/cycling-physics-extra-mass-bike-wheels-enemy/

Chuchote

Ah, thanks. How do I find the price? I clicked through to the buying page but can't see them, but can see some wheels for thousands :eek:

rubadub

VW 1 wrote: »

My apologies, that is the price for two tyres.

Ok, not so bad so. The marathon plus (very popular) are €45 each in cyclesuperstore and €30 on CRC with 33% off.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/schwalbe-marathon-plus-road-tyre-smart-guard/rp-prod24544

It would appear to be that schwalbe put high RRPs on stuff and likely lower wholesale prices, so that shops can afford to give large discounts while the LBS can appear to be not be screwing you, but charging just the RRP.


Nearly all their tyres have high % knocked on CRC

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/schwalbe?keywordRedirectTerm=schwalbe&_requestid=865569

This is the german site I used

https://www.bike-mailorder.de/search?sSearch=Schwalbe+

VW 1

Thank you kindly for the info, unfortunately my tyre needed immediate replacement had to go with the LBS.

Idleater

Chuchote wrote: »

Ah, thanks. How do I find the price? I clicked through to the buying page but can't see them, but can see some wheels for thousands :eek:

About a thousand is correct. I am not sure if you are serious in looking, I just just answered the original question. Cost, weight, reliability, pick two.

Chuchote

Idleater wrote: »

About a thousand is correct. I am not sure if you are serious in looking, I just just answered the original question. Cost, weight, reliability, pick two.

Well, I was serious, thinking of making my functional bike more functional, but that price makes me non-serious. Thanks for your help.

tomasrojo

I enjoyed this article about the 70s bicycle boom and the Counter Culture:
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/jun/16/pedal-ins-patchouli-bikeology-americas-forgotten-1970s-cycle-boom

In Washington DC, there was a young Post staff reporter called Carl Bernstein – later to become half of the Pulitzer Prize-winning pair – known as the “office hippie” and a “long-haired freak who rode a bicycle …”

The movie "Dick" has some fun with his love of cycling.

Idleater

Chuchote wrote: »

Well, I was serious, thinking of making my functional bike more functional, but that price makes me non-serious. Thanks for your help.

To be fair, there are cheaper. Is your functional bike a racer or town bike? Based on that you might want to spawn a dedicated thread to get more sensible responses than mine.

smacl

Chuchote wrote: »

Well, I was serious, thinking of making my functional bike more functional, but that price makes me non-serious. Thanks for your help.

If your bike takes normal road wheels, something like Fulcrum 7, Mavic Aksium, or Campag Khamsin will make for a decent upgrade on cheap stock wheels without breaking the bank. If you give us an idea of your budget, tyre size and whether you're using disk or rim brakes I'm sure people will come up with better options.

Chuchote

It's an old Dawes. If I could get a reliable and cheap-to-run bike tracker I'd give it away (have a destination) and use my 'good' bike as functional bike, though.

Doctor Bob

My Twitter has been heaving for the last few days with messages from the Velo-City conference in Arnhem-Nijmegen (note to self: follower fewer bike nerds), but these two from the closing ceremony might be of interest here, in light of recent discussions re the Liffey etc. I presume our Lord Mayor is there to accept the cycling version of the Olympic torch, as Velo-City is in Dublin in 2019.

Lord Mayor Brendan Carr of Ireland: "Cycling is a form of acces, not of speed. That was an eyeopener to me". #vc17 #vc2017

https://twitter.com/Velocity2017/status/875692922179641344

"I fell in love with an e-bike today." :-) Lord Mayor Brendan Carr. #vc17 #vc2017

https://twitter.com/Velocity2017/status/875693980708728832

You might say that he had to go to the conference, so his presence there isn't particularly remarkable. But bear in mind that today is Bloomsday, so if he had wanted to stay in Dublin and send a deputy to The Netherlands, his absence could have been easily justified. Credit where credit is due, I guess.

smacl

Chuchote wrote: »

It's an old Dawes. If I could get a reliable and cheap-to-run bike tracker I'd give it away (have a destination) and use my 'good' bike as functional bike, though.

Questionable spending money on a bike you don't sound so keen on. For a hybrid I wanted to jazz up a bit, I'd probably go with Khamsin CX wheels as they're suitable for wider tyres. You'd need to check whether the cassette you've got would work or need changing too, they're listed as supporting 9/10/11 speed cassettes and its possible the Dawes is 7 or 8 speed and might need a spacer. For a cheap and cheerful option, Rose have a set of trekking wheels with Mavic Rims and Deore hubs at €107 suitable for 7/8/9/10 speed cassette, 2.5kg for the pair versus 1.75kg for the Khamsins. What tyres are you currently running? If your current wheels run reasonably well and you've heavy tyres, a cheaper and simpler option would be just replacing the tyres. Something like Marathon supreme roll well, don't weigh much, and are reasonably puncture resistant.

tomasrojo

Doctor Bob wrote: »

Credit where credit is due, I guess.

Indeed, if I may quote his Jesusness: likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

Doctor Bob

So not only have I bored myself living a good and just life, now I discover that I have deprived the gods of joy?

Aah, fiddlesticks!

Chuchote

smacl wrote: »

Questionable spending money on a bike you don't sound so keen on. For a hybrid I wanted to jazz up a bit, I'd probably go with Khamsin CX wheels as they're suitable for wider tyres. You'd need to check whether the cassette you've got would work or need changing too, they're listed as supporting 9/10/11 speed cassettes and its possible the Dawes is 7 or 8 speed and might need a spacer. For a cheap and cheerful option, Rose have a set of trekking wheels with Mavic Rims and Deore hubs at €107 suitable for 7/8/9/10 speed cassette, 2.5kg for the pair versus 1.75kg for the Khamsins. What tyres are you currently running? If your current wheels run reasonably well and you've heavy tyres, a cheaper and simpler option would be just replacing the tyres. Something like Marathon supreme roll well, don't weigh much, and are reasonably puncture resistant.

Marathon tyre on the back, not sure on the front.

Yeah, I'm not that gone on this bike; its main value to me is that no one in their right mind would bother stealing it. If a decent SigFox bike tracker were available I'd hand it on gladly and turn my 'good' bike into both good and functional.

tomasrojo

Doctor Bob wrote: »

So not only have I bored myself living a good and just life, now I discover that I have deprived the gods of joy?

Aah, fiddlesticks!

Does seem a bit unfair on the just, doesn't it!

Wishbone Ash

To lose one KOM on a Friday night is unfortunate, to lose two is just careless!