La Flamme Rouge **off topic discussion**

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magicbastarder wrote: »

Wind forecast for tomorrow sounds like it might be good for people cycling home from town to howth in the afternoon.

Aaaaaaah It's my first day back in work post festivities, and it's gonna be a slog *tantrum*

Eamonnator wrote: »

This is giving me a headache.

Edit:
Dear Jesus, I just googled Tor. I'm going to have to go for a little lie down and then go to bed.

It's the way forward! I came to it through these people, they're awesome: https://rlc.radicallibrarianship.org/about-2/

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Which VPN do people use? I always use/d Tunnelbear cos I've a mac but it's very basis and not amazing, I am in the market for a change and wondering if ExpressVPN is all people make it out to be!

Weepsie

I use Vpn unlimited but only because I got a liiftime sub for 5 devices real cheap on stacksocial I think. It's grand, no more, no less clunky sign in

magicbastarder

i don't bother with one; i have no need to mask my region to watch the likes of the iplayer.

Weepsie

I've only used mine for iPlayer and jumping around netflix regions and for getting a savagely cheap Deezer sub I think once.

I've also used it for looking for bike parts in specific countries when (in my head at least) the search engines will be localized and I might find something specific in Germany say beyond the normal shops.

daragh_

If you are interested in ultra-endurance - Mark Beaumont is speaking at the Pavilion Theatre in Feb.

https://www.paviliontheatre.ie/events/view/mark-beaumont-around-the-world-in-80-days

Apologies if this has been posted before.

Hungrycol

CramCycle wrote: »

Message their club secretary about their behaviour, usually the quickest and simplest way to hopefully see an improvement in behaviour. Cyclists are far easier to ID than people think but this alone should hopefully sort the issue out.

I have some old club kit I still use but haven't been a member for years. I wear it mainly under other non-club branded kit, not because I'm acting the d!ck on the bike but because I'm too slow to do it justice. Other ex-club a$$holes however may be less concerned. My point is that a complaint to the club might be ineffective.

magicbastarder

magicbastarder wrote: »

suggested cycling earworms for when out cycling and you can't shift a tune from your head?
'legs are burning' by midnight oil.
'help me zondas' by the beach boys.
'the sound of cyclists' by simon and garfunkel.
hello cunard my old friend
i've come to bust myself up you again...

this morning's earworm; 'degreaser' by the pixies.

Chips Lovell

magicbastarder wrote: »

this morning's earworm; 'degreaser' by the pixies.

Beat you to it by a decade.

Chips Lovell wrote: »

Got me a movie
I want you to know
Slicing up eyeballs
I want you to know
Girlie so groovy
I want you to know
Don't know about you
But i am un chien andalusia
Wanna grow
Up to be
Be a degreaser
Degreaser

magicbastarder

https://twitter.com/Costellop/status/1214658583889100800

Eamonnator

I've just finished mowing my lawn.
There are a surprising number of people, who think that I'm not mad.
I also cycled 75kms this morning.
I'm going to have a long hot bath now.

franglan

Lads I'm going to Tenerife in a month, would love to climb Mount Teide something I've always wanted to do. Haven't been on a road bike even with one sitting in my bedroom for at least a year. Used to go out once a month roughly for 30km - 50km cycles few climbs here and there. I'm reasonably fit, play gaelic football and keep myself in grand shape. Just haven't got out on the bike of late do to other sports taking over. Haven't cycled anything like this before, climbed caranthouhill recently and it was no bother but not on a bike naturally enough and probably isint anyway comparative. Is it feasible to do this - will try and get a company to guide me up it (will see if Bike Point, Tenerife do tours up there). Any advice appreciated.

CramCycle

Hungrycol wrote: »

I have some old club kit I still use but haven't been a member for years. I wear it mainly under other non-club branded kit, not because I'm acting the d!ck on the bike but because I'm too slow to do it justice. Other ex-club a$$holes however may be less concerned. My point is that a complaint to the club might be ineffective.

Might not, might be, never know but if you do nothing, nothing will happen.

Wishbone Ash

franglan wrote: »

Lads I'm going to Tenerife in a month, would love to climb Mount Teide something I've always wanted to do. Haven't been on a road bike even with one sitting in my bedroom for at least a year. Used to go out once a month roughly for 30km - 50km cycles few climbs here and there. I'm reasonably fit, play gaelic football and keep myself in grand shape. Just haven't got out on the bike of late do to other sports taking over. Haven't cycled anything like this before, climbed caranthouhill recently and it was no bother but not on a bike naturally enough and probably isint anyway comparative. Is it feasible to do this - will try and get a company to guide me up it (will see if Bike Point, Tenerife do tours up there). Any advice appreciated.

Don't want to seem pessimistic but that's a long haul especially for someone who isn't climbing regularly. It's not particularly steep but it's 50k from Playa de Las Anericas to the cable car station. And, after the village of Vilafor (at 24k), there's no opportunity to get food or water for the next 26k. I doubt that any tours go up that far. Good place to spot pro-cyclists training in the off season.

If you're on Strava, here's the segment from Las Americas to the Cable Car.


https://www.strava.com/segments/11692544

Stretch of road I use while walking the dog / kids and used by many to do like wise and run etc. and is part of a nice 4.5 km loop has a 50m section where the footpath disappears and turns into a hard shoulder and turns into a footpath again. During this hard shoulder there is a right turn into Lidl which means you get cars bombing down the left side of cars waiting to turn right into said lidl. Had more than one close call on it over the years even hugging the wall.

Imagine my surprise this morning when riding by when I see they have installed some wands to stop the undertaking

Van doing the job of the wands and blocking the Colt here maybe I think. Now there are wands in place from the red painted wall to the second entrance of the business on the left.

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.70631,-6.3696261,3a,75y,171.16h,73.81t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sc3Uo7nRjXt_DnqC5a19Afw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

manafana

franglan wrote: »

Lads I'm going to Tenerife in a month, would love to climb Mount Teide something I've always wanted to do. Haven't been on a road bike even with one sitting in my bedroom for at least a year. Used to go out once a month roughly for 30km - 50km cycles few climbs here and there. I'm reasonably fit, play gaelic football and keep myself in grand shape. Just haven't got out on the bike of late do to other sports taking over. Haven't cycled anything like this before, climbed caranthouhill recently and it was no bother but not on a bike naturally enough and probably isint anyway comparative. Is it feasible to do this - will try and get a company to guide me up it (will see if Bike Point, Tenerife do tours up there). Any advice appreciated.

Its pity you havn't keep up cycling to get to and from gaelic football ,

I did Tiede in decent shape, for a non cyclist its not easy, but its not crazy steep so doable, my main worry for a novice would be a long descent. Recommend some time on bike for that challenge including just getting used to those muscle groups and been in a saddle.

magicbastarder

the rediscovery centre in ballymun are looking for a part time bike tech, if anyone knows someone interested. this would be reasonably low-end stuff, i suspect - they take in old bikes and do them up, or do basic maintenance classes:

http://www.rediscoverycentre.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Bike-Technician-2020.pdf

Wishbone Ash

Does anyone know what has happened to the leaderboards for the Strava monthly challenges? None of the January ones have been displayed and Strava haven't answered any of the multiple comments/questions from users.

buffalo

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Does anyone know what has happened to the leaderboards for the Strava monthly challenges? None of the January ones have been displayed and Strava haven't answered any of the multiple comments/questions from users.

Y2K20 bug.

dahat

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Does anyone know what has happened to the leaderboards for the Strava monthly challenges? None of the January ones have been displayed and Strava haven't answered any of the multiple comments/questions from users.

Think they were removed as the comeption element was being abused and/or manipulated. I had read a few tweets on it but can't remember what account.

This led me down a bit of a rabbit hole after I watched it earlier when they mentioned Sram 46x10 12 speed etap on the road bike. I'd not read anything on that group set and I backed away slowly when I saw it cost the guts of 4k

But still I need to head over to bikecalc and do the numbers, I suspect it betters compact.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO_5GqDlE7Q

CramCycle

Deleted User wrote: »

But still I need to head over to bikecalc and do the numbers, I suspect it betters compact.

It does but not by 4k

LollipopJimmy

Left work later than usual this evening and had to from the saddle straight to the mats when I got to the gym. Training partners seem to punch me harder when I'm in cycling kit

CramCycle

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Left work later than usual this evening and had to from the saddle straight to the mats when I got to the gym. Training partners seem to punch me harder when I'm in cycling kit

Probably can't see how far away from them you are. I can imagine one of them looking down at you after hitting you full belt to the side of the head, sorry mate, I didn't see you :pac:

CramCycle

On a more humourous note about wearing cycling gear, my partner got me northwave bib tights as a present. Whatever way the lycra grips, it is very much a full frontal picture, may as well be wearing nothing at all. Anyway, wore them in but decided to hit the showers and went straight to them, only too bump into a contingent of co workers who were in far earlier than me. One of them couldn't stop staring, I haven't asked if it was due to being impressed, shocked or pure bemusement

Seth Brundle

I'd say it was more...

dahat

CramCycle wrote: »

On a more humourous note about wearing cycling gear, my partner got me northwave bib tights as a present. Whatever way the lycra grips, it is very much a full frontal picture, may as well be wearing nothing at all. Anyway, wore them in but decided to hit the showers and went straight to them, only too bump into a contingent of co workers who were in far earlier than me. One of them couldn't stop staring, I haven't asked if it was due to being impressed, shocked or pure bemusement

Same shorts same problem sometime ago, binned them to to turbo after 2 wears.

magicbastarder

so it's not just me then. also, mine kinda feel like you're wearing cheesecutter wires at times. they rarely get used.

Remember getting a pair of I think it was aldi or lidl ones which were probably too small and coming into the kitchen with them on before a spin and my partner doubled over laughing. A retreat up stairs and a look in the mirror told me all I needed to know front..... and rear

magicbastarder

this is an extension of a 'tell us something about you that sounds like a lie but is true' thing that's gone viral on twitter.

https://twitter.com/TrueBS/status/1215649778769563648