La Flamme Rouge **off topic discussion**

VW 1

My dad waved a spare ticket under my nose on Sunday only to confirm yesterday he'd heard back from one of his mates who he had invited but not heard from.

Kinda annoyed!

LollipopJimmy

I'd love to be going but have a prior engagement unfortunately

RobFowl

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Any other cycling Boardsies going to Roger Waters tonight?

I'm bringing my 16 year old daughter. She's become a bit of a Floyd head recently. Looking forward to it.

Am jealous, Mrs' Fowl laughed when I asked and 12 yr old not interested and 16 yr old would go but not with me

Thud

i'm sure there's some marginal gains in this...
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1306694293/rrad-cycling-evolved?ref=home_recommended

ford2600

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Any other cycling Boardsies going to Roger Waters tonight?

Hey you I asked my mother if I like his songs, she though the time and money weren't worth it despite my high hopes. I was lost for words and marooned for a while but coming back to life now.


There'll be nobody home in your place and hopefully ye won't be amused to death and it'll be one of the happiest days of our lives..


Don't forget your cigarette lighter ya relic

buffalo

Don't forget if you want to see the Orica GreenEdge film, it's on next Wednesday in Rathmines, tickets available at https://tickets.demand.film/event/5010

gmacww

Has anyone else used any of the ANT+ HR straps from aliexpress or other site. Garmin one gave up the past couple of days and 40 for a new one is a touch much. Lots of alternatives ranging from 15-60. Anyone tried an alternative paired with a garmin?

Fighting Tao

gmacww wrote: »

Has anyone else used any of the ANT+ HR straps from aliexpress or other site. Garmin one gave up the past couple of days and 40 for a new one is a touch much. Lots of alternatives ranging from 15-60. Anyone tried an alternative paired with a garmin?

I had one for a few years. I think the brand was Cagoo. Never had a problem with it and it seems to compare well with the Apple Watch heart rate sensors. I gave it to a mate recently and it’s still working.

eeeee

Multiple world and Olympic champion Kristina Vogel is in a serious condition following a crash on track:

www.cyclingnews.com/news/olympic-champion-vogel-seriously-injured-in-track-crash/

magicbastarder

i think they changed a typo in the URL above so it doesn't work - this one does though:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/olympic-champion-vogel-seriously-injured-in-track-crash/

exaisle

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Any other cycling Boardsies going to Roger Waters tonight?

I'm bringing my 16 year old daughter. She's become a bit of a Floyd head recently. Looking forward to it.

Excellent parental guidance, sir (or madam)! :-)

LollipopJimmy

All this weather and I've no bike, Di2 is being fitted today and the second bike is waiting for the Ultegra bits that are being removed from the first.

Weepsie

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

All this weather and I've no bike, Di2 is being fitted today and the second bike is waiting for the Ultegra bits that are being removed from the first.

This is why I have 4 bikes, or is it 5?

RobertFoster

Weepsie wrote: »

This is why I have 4 bikes, or is it 5?

To lend one to Jimmy? That's very generous of you :pac:

Weepsie

If he can cycle a 54 and collect in town by 4, then yes, why not (seriously). It's been locked in work for a few months now, , so probably in need of tlc. Keep one here in case I ever have to dash off on a day I've walked in, though stupidly still have mtb pedals on it.

Lusk_Doyle

gmacww wrote: »

Has anyone else used any of the ANT+ HR straps from aliexpress or other site. Garmin one gave up the past couple of days and 40 for a new one is a touch much. Lots of alternatives ranging from 15-60. Anyone tried an alternative paired with a garmin?

I have a wahoo one now and it works fine with my garmin.

LollipopJimmy

Weepsie wrote: »

If he can cycle a 54 and collect in town by 4, then yes, why not (seriously). It's been locked in work for a few months now, , so probably in need of tlc. Keep one here in case I ever have to dash off on a day I've walked in, though stupidly still have mtb pedals on it.

Very generous of you but I should be back on the road tomorrow and shall take this evening for a few beverages

Fian

apparently tar is melting in places. Something to watch out for, apart from the potential danger i imagine it would destroy bicycle tyres.

Saw this on reddit earlier

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

Military Rd has been closed due to gorse fire.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/fire-brigade-battles-gorse-fire-in-south-dublin-1.3545846

eeeee

Fian wrote: »

apparently tar is melting in places. Something to watch out for, apart from the potential danger i imagine it would destroy bicycle tyres.

It's happened to me twice already this tear. Tyres were fine, you just scrape the tar off. Getting it stuck inside forks and brakes however is a pita and requires a good scraping.

wanderer 22

Nico Roche with a KOM on the (Enniskerry) Poggio today..stealing the crown from a boardsie too! https://www.strava.com/segments/6911387 — Poggio climb

Wishbone Ash

Fian wrote: »

apparently tar is melting in places. Something to watch out for, apart from the potential danger i imagine it would destroy bicycle tyres.

It's requires more energy to cycle on as the tyres stick to the road but it's not actually dangerous. It's a bit like cycling on Sellotape.

Apart from tar sticking to the tyres, the biggest problem is that it drags up all the loose chippings and stones which stick to the frame/brakes etc.

Idleater

Deleted User wrote: »

Saw this on reddit earlier

Not all the bikes get through a change, and jeepers the shoaling!

Had a good one yesterday (I'm over in the Netherlands): car waiting at lights for as long as I can see, I rock up beside, press the bike button, it goes green and off I go. Had to laugh.

Wishbone Ash

colm18 wrote: »

Nico Roche with a KOM on the (Enniskerry) Poggio today..stealing the crown from a boardsie too! https://www.strava.com/segments/6911387 — Poggio climb

An average of 31km/h on that! Fcukin hell!

magicbastarder

Deleted User wrote: »

Military Rd has been closed due to gorse fire.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/fire-brigade-battles-gorse-fire-in-south-dublin-1.3545846

grass fire in ashtown:

https://twitter.com/kennethwall71/status/1012010101731979269

tomasrojo

Idleater wrote: »

Not all the bikes get through a change, and jeepers the shoaling!

Some of the shoaling on the right-hand side of the screen is people coming from the left stopping to do box-turns, I think.

Weepsie

magicbastarder wrote: »

grass fire in ashtown:

https://twitter.com/kennethwall71/status/1012010101731979269

I expect it was started by some of the little s*its who often hang around there.

magicbastarder

not the first time it's happened, if it's in the spot it happened before.

magicbastarder

i think there's zero information content in that statement.