La Flamme Rouge **off topic discussion**

Peter T

Cant imagine they'd be putting out much more than the equivalent in trucks or buses idling. Would be interesting to see the results none the less

Idleater

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I just walked through the tractors, a lot of them are running but there is only about 25 of them

I just walked past too, couldn't figure out why they are running. The exhaust smell was bad.

Plastik

I was just happy to be able to cross Upper Baggot St without fear of getting run over.

dahat

I've purchased unflavoured in error and now need to get it flavoured, any ideas?

Raw cocoa powder?

Seth Brundle

Just came across this tweet which according to one reply "they are just pretending to step over *something*. The people in the cars can't see what that might be, which should bring home to them that they have a serious blindspot when behind the wheel."

https://twitter.com/fietsprofessor/status/1199344004699062272

Eamonnator

Idleater wrote: »

I just walked past too, couldn't figure out why they are running. The exhaust smell was bad.

Did they smell of Benjy?

magicbastarder

https://twitter.com/boucherhayes/status/1199685796829286400

Eamonnator

Appropos of absolutely nothing, I joined An Garda Siochana on this day 45 years ago.

magicbastarder

Eamonnator wrote: »

Appropos of absolutely nothing, I joined An Garda Siochana on this day 45 years ago.

and from a few months ago:

Eamonnator wrote: »

I did the Tony Golden memorial cycle today.
Blackrock, Castlebellinham, Knockbridge, Hackballcross, Dundalk, Carlingford, Omeath, Long way up to Long Woman's Grave, Bush, Dundalk, Blackrock.
115kms at average speed of 36KPH.

fair bleedin play. i wasn't alive when you joined the force and can only dream of 36km/h.

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Eamonnator wrote: »

Appropos of absolutely nothing, I joined An Garda Siochana on this day 45 years ago.

Do you miss it?
I am guessing you don't guard anymore but I could be wrong!

Eamonnator

eeeee wrote: »

Do you miss it?
I am guessing you don't guard anymore but I could be wrong!

Not a bit.
Retired 15 years, got out as soon as I could, head melted.

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Eamonnator wrote: »

Not a bit.
Retired 15 years, got out as soon as I could, head melted.

I have an uncle the same. He's counting down the days to retirement now...

LollipopJimmy

Eamonnator wrote: »

Appropos of absolutely nothing, I joined An Garda Siochana on this day 45 years ago.

Amazing.

Unfortunately I was dealing with the Guards in Rathmines this evening, some absolute clown pulled out in front of me from Mount Pleasant Avenue tonight. Just as my shoulder was doing ok its killing me again now. I kind of turned but couldn't get enough. My arms took the brunt and I managed somehow to stay upright

Weepsie

Check out the An Post electric bikes being tested. Unremarkable, but for the tiny ramp they go over

https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/e2i6z9/postmen_out_testing_the_new_electric_bikes/

smacl

Weepsie wrote: »

Check out the An Post electric bikes being tested. Unremarkable, but for the tiny ramp they go over

https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/e2i6z9/postmen_out_testing_the_new_electric_bikes/

I reckon they could be tough work with a heavy side wind. Good idea though if the conditions permit.

buffalo

Two level crossing strikes today (so far)... #sharetheroad

https://twitter.com/IrishRail/status/1200351340976844800

https://twitter.com/IrishRail/status/1200420004593885184

Weepsie

I'd seen the first one, and that's awful. But that second one. Person shouldn't be allowed on the road. Must be a healy rae

magicbastarder

To be fair, they're probably not used to gates descending on them out of the sky. They don't teach that in the test.

LollipopJimmy

I'm in Dusseldorf at the minute, bikes and escooters everywhere, I've just used a Lime scooter and it's so handy

RobertFoster

magicbastarder wrote: »

To be fair, they're probably not used to gates descending on them out of the sky. They don't teach that in the test.

The Chicken Little test?

Wishbone Ash

RobertFoster wrote: »

The Chicken Little test?

Chicken Licken?

RobertFoster

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Chicken Licken?

Both it seems.

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buffalo wrote: »

Two level crossing strikes today (so far)... #sharetheroad

https://twitter.com/IrishRail/status/1200351340976844800

https://twitter.com/IrishRail/status/1200420004593885184

For fcuk sake

CramCycle

Sitting beside someone who works for Irish Rail yesterday, asked them did they see the video. They went on a list of places that have been hit over the past few days. I hung my head and said, no, these two on twitter. Apparently they missed the Kerry one but said it's daily, the only thing more common is morons getting round the gate and them getting calls from Dart drivers asking about the people on the tracks.

People are stupid.

Weepsie

Went to fit a new tube this morning on the croix de fer. Time to try the self sealing tubes I got ages ago I thought. forgot it used a dunlop valve. The valve too big for the wheel so on the good bike.

LollipopJimmy

Spotted in a Spar in Amsterdam

MiskyBoyy

Just received my first ever road bike last week. A Giant Contend SL2 (2019) It has 700x28 tyres as default.

Am I right in saying, I can put 700x23 and other similar size tyres on if I wanted?

Wanting to get something like this for the turbo trainer.

You did ok there Misky if you got that bike for the price listed on the site.

MiskyBoyy

Deleted User wrote:

You did ok there Misky if you got that bike for the price listed on the site.

I did better. Got it for e715 delivered from rutlandcycling

Eamonnator

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

Just received my first ever road bike last week. A Giant Contend SL2 (2019) It has 700x28 tyres as default.

Am I right in saying, I can put 700x23 and other similar size tyres on if I wanted?

Wanting to get something like this for the turbo trainer.

Well done.
You should have no problem with that tyre for the trainer.