La Flamme Rouge **off topic discussion**

Wishbone Ash

De Bhál wrote: »

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

I recall someone on here a while ago with the same problem saying they contacted Garmin and they sent one out to them free of charge.

cletus

Max Stedman attempts to beat Ronan McLaughlin's Everesting world record

https://youtu.be/hrp1KuHG2EQ

McLaughlin's record still stands

dinneenp

Logged into Strava today and there was a banner with 60 DAY SUBSCRIPTION FREE TRIAL.

Not sure if it's for everyone who is on the free version but mentioning here in the presumption that it is.

ED E

dinneenp wrote: »

Logged into Strava today and there was a banner with 60 DAY SUBSCRIPTION FREE TRIAL.

Not sure if it's for everyone who is on the free version but mentioning here in the presumption that it is.

Its Buy a year get 2 months free, not 2 months free trial for me. Bit of a difference.

tomasrojo

Has anyone bought Victory Chimp stuff? I want some more long-sleeved t-shirts, for both cycling and general wear, and these look like what I want. Is their stuff good?

https://www.victorychimp.cc/collections/out-there/products/out-there-ls-trail-shirt-sunset

National Championships getting a highlights package on RTE 2 on Monday Oct. 5 @ 7pm. Sam Bennett effect?

CrowdedHouse

I see the Amstel Gold has been cancelled

Wishbone Ash

Deleted User wrote: »

National Championships getting a highlights package on RTE 2 on Monday Oct. 5 @ 7pm. Sam Bennett effect?

He's opted out.

Wishbone Ash

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

He's opted out.

No, I meant was the coverage on RTE down to Sam's success. I'd heard him say even before the tour he wouldn't be competing.

CrowdedHouse

Any word of his next outing?

dastardly00

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

Any word of his next outing?

I think it's Gent-Wevelgem on October 11th.

I don't know what other races he is planning on doing. There are not that many left in the calendar anyway.

Maybe Schelderprijs on October 14th or the 3 Days of De Panne on October 21st?

There is no mention of him doing Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, or the Vuelta

Thargor

Thinking of picking up a cheap secondhand one of these 2012 Trek 4500s as a Winter commuter, looking at getting it for €300 or hopefully a bit lower, what do you think? Good bike?

https://archive.trekbikes.com/ie/en/2012/Trek/4500_disc#/ie/en/2012/Trek/4500_disc/details

8 year old bike, assuming it was bought in 2012 what kind of condition is it in now? Has it been well maintained?

Considering you can get a similarly speced 2021 Trek FX 2 for €530 new and factor any money you might have to spend on the old bike on the likes of drivetrain etc. if they haven't been maintaining it.

magicbastarder

i don't think you'd need suspension if it's a commuter.

Thargor

Its a 5km commute nothing serious, just something for frosty mornings, Ill carry on looking I suppose, slim pickings though.

silverharp

The passenger is our pov hero here , that being said the taxi is driving the wrong way down Meath street

https://twitter.com/electionlit/status/1311961808647974914

What a legend the passenger is

CramCycle

Deleted User wrote: »

What a legend the passenger is

I'd vote for her

magicbastarder

silverharp, i hope you don't mind, but i edited your post so the tweet would display in-thread (it can't display mobile.twitter.com links)

dinneenp

silverharp wrote: »

The passenger is our pov hero here , that being said the taxi is driving the wrong way down Meath street

https://twitter.com/electionlit/status/1311961808647974914

Calling him a cyclist is an insult to cyclists.

LollipopJimmy

magicbastarder wrote: »

silverharp, i hope you don't mind, but i edited your post so the tweet would display in-thread (it can't display mobile.twitter.com links)

Heathen!

dastardly00

Deleted User wrote: »

What a legend the passenger is

You're acting the bo****ks

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She's a legend!

Has anyone been watching Long Way Up? Have my suspicions they had a lot more help than got shown early on with the cold and not as good as the original series but my god Argentina is some country. It was lovely when they met a couple who were cycling and told them their story. One part of it was familiar to me from watching the racing there when they were at the dam.

NamelessPhil

This is heartwarming. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/02/the-global-cycling-competition-helping-care-home-residents-see-the-world

If you follow the links in the article to last year's results some of the competitors have clicked thousands of kilometres.

NamelessPhil

NamelessPhil wrote: »

This is heartwarming. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/02/the-global-cycling-competition-helping-care-home-residents-see-the-world

If you follow the links in the article to last year's results some of the competitors have clicked thousands of kilometres.

My partner is a nurse who has moved into that setting in recent years and has been telling me of the struggles the carers have to get some residents to engage with the activities etc. a lot of the stuff maybe just isn't for them. I was thinking about myself in that setting down the road and yeah I doubt I'll develop a taste for bingo or crafts etc. but if the home had those ???? Sign me up for a place now in case spaces are limited

Inquitus

Giro's going to be fun!

https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1309509614581538816

Cartman78

Quest (Channel 144 on Sky) are showing daily highlights of the Giro by the way.

Happy to have stumbled across it just now as my two young lands are obsessed with cycling after watching the TdF

Cartman78

Cartman78 wrote: »

Quest (Channel 144 on Sky) are showing daily highlights of the Giro by the way.

Happy to have stumbled across it just now as my two young lands are obsessed with cycling after watching the TdF

For those without Sky/Satelite Quest is available without geo restriction on their site www.dplay.co.uk they also have an android/ios app so you can cast to TV

magicbastarder

one of those days when i had been planning on going out for a two or three hour spin but it's drizzly here now and looks like more is on its way from the north, and i am just meh about going out now.