La Flamme Rouge **off topic discussion**

loyatemu

this isn't great either, why not have a parking-protected lane here?

dinneenp

Not a chance! (even though it's probably not as dangerous as it looks).
From The Atlantic photos of the week

I see Sam Bennett has a plan to get over the climbs in that shot ^

Team for the mens elite wolrds announced.

https://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/cycling-ireland-says-four-riders-not-six-will-ride-world-road-champs/

Not seeing the logic in entering Healy here at this point of is career, doesn't that bar him from under 23 in the future? The only reason I can see for it is they are sticking to the same selection criteria as the euro's and only sending riders not based or currently in Ireland.

c.p.w.g.w

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Team for the mens elite wolrds announced.

https://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/cycling-ireland-says-four-riders-not-six-will-ride-world-road-champs/

Not seeing the logic in entering Healy here at this point of is career, doesn't that bar him from under 23 in the future? The only reason I can see for it is they are sticking to the same selection criteria as the euro's and only sending riders not based or currently in Ireland.

Gutted for Dunbar, I'd imagine the route might have suited him... certainly not a course for Sam...but the green jersey will do just fine for Sam

magicbastarder

driving home on the N2 near balrath this evening at 11pm or so, we passed a cyclist heading northbound. front light was well bright enough for him to be seen, but i don't know how well for him to see by. i hate cycling that road during the day, it cannot be fun in the pitch dark.

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This is lovely:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=lo3tSswZV7Q&pli=1

crosstownk

eeeee wrote: »

This is lovely:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=lo3tSswZV7Q&pli=1

I watched all three episodes. Really good. Imagine if every driver/cyclist/pedestrian was as chilled and sensible.

eeeee

crosstownk wrote: »

I watched all three episodes. Really good. Imagine if every driver/cyclist/pedestrian was as chilled and sensible.

They're great aren't they?

Someday!

magicbastarder

when i am king, all cars will have mandatory brian eno piped into them.

magicbastarder

which reminds me; the other day i was wondering might brian eno and bernard hinault be distant cousins.

Was out for groceries earlier this evening and it seems every boy racer this side of the country decided to show up at the retail park in Drogheda, must have been about 150 cars and twice as many people at least. One squad car sat there watching them.

Old dear behind me in the queue quipped to the husband that a certain measurement wouldn't amount to much combined and the whole queue was in stitches "they would have a foot between them" was the exact observation from that sage old dear

magicbastarder

my wife goes horseriding and i would regularly throw the bike in the boot, drive her out, and head out from the stables.
my wife was once talking to the 80 year old mother of the woman who owns the stables, who said to her of my cycling, 'i don't know how he does it, that saddle on the bike he has would cut your fanny in two'.

LollipopJimmy

I think Texas Chicken in Crumlin was discussed here a while back when they closed down due to Shopping Centre being renovated, seems they've opened back up over on Glasnevin Avenue, their food is horrific but Jesus Christ the gravy, I would actually bathe in it.

rubadub

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Jesus Christ the gravy, I would actually bathe in it.

a lad I know raves about it, "super chips!", nowhere near me unfortunately. KFC are meant to make gravy from the scrap bits at the bottom of the deep fat friers, I would say this is similar, with plenty of MSG (which I love)

What can I get ya bud?

One bath of gravy my good man.

LollipopJimmy

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What can I get ya bud?

One bath of gravy my good man.

You may laugh, but this stuff has legend status

wheelo01

What would we have done without him?

Seth Brundle

https://twitter.com/taweet_tawooo/status/1307379606157172736

lennymc

wheelo01 wrote: »

What would we have done without him?

got wet.

marvin80

With all the attention cycling in Ireland is getting because of Sam Bennett, the large number of bikes sold in Ireland in the last few months and the slight improvement in infrastructure for cycling, Cycling Ireland have another opportunity to promote the sport and get more people involved.

When there was a cycling boom 10 years ago or so we had things like the An Post series which I was thought was fantastic for newbies to cycling.
However, interest waned the last few years in cycling in Ireland in general.

I've no idea how Cycling Ireland promote it again and sustain interest but I hope there successful in whatever they attempt.

The higher numbers we have involved in cycling in the long term the more likely cycling will get sufficient funding for things like the Velodrome and also sponsorship for things like the Rás.

De Bhál

anyone know an Irish supplier of the little USB rubber cover on the back of a Garmin 520. Ripped mine off.

crosstownk

De Bhál wrote: »

anyone know an Irish supplier of the little USB rubber cover on the back of a Garmin 520. Ripped mine off.

Given it's location you'll probably be fine without it. I think the 520 is IPX7 so it'll survive being submerged in one metre of water for 30 minutes.

Maybe stick a lump of Blu Tack as a temporary solution.

magicbastarder

https://twitter.com/SamMcCormack97/status/1308477743173185536

now i'm wondering what the insurance cover would usually cost for a bike share scheme.

Weepsie

That it requires insurance is silly

Hmmm maybe to protect against a failure of the bike causing injury? Anything else , potholes, bad driving/cycling, user running a red etc should not be a liability to the service provider surely?

magicbastarder

Yeah, I can only think of failure of the bike being an issue? Unless there is some reason they have to take responsibility for the actions of the customers?

Harrybelafonte

Public Liability Insurance, at a minimum. Theft, vandalism, etc?

magicbastarder

https://twitter.com/aodhan_king/status/1308680432200945664

magicbastarder

walking home earlier after going for a coffee and a stretch of the legs, we passed a chap in a van parked completely on the footpath, and blocking it entirely, outside a filling station. he didn't take kindly to our gestures that he should not be parked there.
the funny thing was a garda in a car pulled into the station, popped into the shop, and drove back out with nary a glance at the van, till i flagged the garda down and asked him to do something about it. which he did, to be fair.