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Roadie Code Shout Out

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  • 19-11-2017 4:07pm
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    rollingscone
    Registered Users Posts: 3,477 ✭✭✭


    Thank you so much to the Orwell lad who stopped to give me a dig out with my numb fingers* on my 1st puncture on my Spinnus Horriblus this morning, and the two lads (one on a Guercotti) who helped me find the wire poking through the tyre lining and boot it at my second puncture and the Trio of Dublin wheelers who offered to empty their pockets for a more or less 360 degree booting after the third.

    Also thanks to the couple who gave me a lift after a few kms of Portaging...but they seem less likely to be on here.

    Good salts aplenty in them hills.





    *thanks too for the trick with seating a recalcitrant tyre. Banking that.


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    magicbastarder
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    rollingscone wrote: »
    *thanks too for the trick with seating a recalcitrant tyre. Banking that.
    pray share!


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    smacl
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    Glad you got back in one piece. Was heading out the door when I saw your whatsapp message, and was wondering were planning on the long walk back down the hill.


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    rollingscone
    Registered Users Posts: 3,477 ✭✭✭rollingscone


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    pray share!

    I believe it's point 1 here:https://youtu.be/jvvXrlAUUfU


    SMACL, I was fully committed to 90 minutes of walking with the bike on my shoulder, but a lovely couple kindly gave me a lift after the first few kms.


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    smacl
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    That bike seems to like your shoulder. Maybe time to take up cyclocross ;)


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    Weepsie
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,488 Mod ✭✭✭✭Weepsie


    There's another Guerciotti out there? I have one (wasn't me) but so does another boardsie so could've been them...


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    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,995 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Weepsie wrote: »
    There's another Guerciotti out there? I have one (wasn't me) but so does another boardsie so could've been them...
    I think daragh has (had?) one.


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    rollingscone
    Registered Users Posts: 3,477 ✭✭✭rollingscone


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    I think daragh has (had?) one.

    I've met Daragh a few times, today wasn't one of them.

    There must be a third man!


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    godtabh
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    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    I think daragh has (had?) one.

    I've only every seen him ride that! Used to see him daily on the walk to work but the last time I saw him he was driving a car and scared the **** out of me!

    Roadies are good to each most of the time. If I see some one stopped I'll ask if they are ok. Helped some one out recently. Got a puncture last week and had a few people stop and ask I was ok. Nothing like good karma!


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    daragh_
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    Wasn't me but everyone who rides a Guerciotti is awesome #Fact

    Sorry for your troubles rollingscone. The sheer amount of good Karma on display just about balances out the time a few lads didn't rescue Anthony Walsh #neverforget


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    oflahero
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    Delighted you got the lift. Nobody wants to walk down Sally Gap with a bike on their shoulder...

    You have to do your Christmas Belfast-to-Dublin cycle special now!


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    Matt Bianco
    Registered Users Posts: 472 ✭✭Matt Bianco


    I was the Wheeler (not sure how much my mates in Swords CC and Audax Ireland would appreciate that slur) so glad to hear you got the lift as long 15km stroll to Manor Kilbride in cleats carrying a bike which we thought you were underestimating in taking 90 mins.

    All's well that ends well


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    rollingscone
    Registered Users Posts: 3,477 ✭✭✭rollingscone


    oflahero wrote: »
    Delighted you got the lift. Nobody wants to walk down Sally Gap with a bike on their shoulder...

    You have to do your Christmas Belfast-to-Dublin cycle special now!

    At least the Singlespeed is significantly lighter if I have to carry it!

    @MattBianco: not the first time I've walked that road ;)


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    Wishbone Ash
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    Matt Bianco wrote: »
    I was the Wheeler (not sure how much my mates in Swords CC and Audax Ireland would appreciate that slur) so glad to hear you got the lift as long 15km stroll to Manor Kilbride in cleats carrying a bike which we thought you were underestimating in taking 90 mins.

    All's well that ends well
    Matt - were you with DG yesterday on that audax?I think I saw you pics as you came up on his Strava feed.


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    Matt Bianco
    Registered Users Posts: 472 ✭✭Matt Bianco


    rollingscone wrote: »
    At least the Singlespeed is significantly lighter if I have to carry it!

    @MattBianco: not the first time I've walked that road ;)

    It's normally the other direction you see lads walking so we knew something was up

    Might be time for another A1 Coaching piece of investigative journalism on an exposed section of the Gap to see if roadie code holds through?


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    Matt Bianco
    Registered Users Posts: 472 ✭✭Matt Bianco


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    Matt - were you with DG yesterday on that audax?I think I saw you pics as you came up on his Strava feed.

    Yeah that was me alright - good group on a good new permanent


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    mp31
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    godtabh wrote: »
    Nothing like good karma!

    I prefer a tikka masala myself :D

    I'll get my coat :)


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    #18
    rollingscone
    Registered Users Posts: 3,477 ✭✭✭rollingscone


    Well the Singlespeed may be lighter but it turns out it digs painfully into my shoulder :-/

    Blew a spoke this morning. Luckily only 4km from home. :(


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