La Flamme Rouge **off topic discussion**

CramCycle

dinneenp wrote: »

Hi,
Any recommendations for a chain cleaner and de-greaser yoke, like this? Or are they all pretty much the same?

Thanks,
Pa.

There are slight differences but nothing much, effectively the same

LollipopJimmy

dinneenp wrote: »

Hi,
Any recommendations for a chain cleaner and de-greaser yoke, like this? Or are they all pretty much the same?

Thanks,
Pa.

I had this knocking about https://sct-germany.de/index.php?locale=en&action=accessory_chemical_preview&name=9870%20Super%20Cleaner

Bought in an auto factor, however it also removes paint as my old Ksyrium can attest to, the red hub is now silver. Cleaned up the cassette real well though!

koutoubia

dinneenp wrote: »

Hi,
Any recommendations for a chain cleaner and de-greaser yoke, like this? Or are they all pretty much the same?

Thanks,
Pa.

Citrus degreaser form your local Dealz or wherever.
An old toothbrush.
Bike on bike stand with chain on big ring.
Scrub in degreaser on the top of the chain and both sides then on the underside.
Leave for 20 mins or so.
Give it a good dry with a rag.
After the next spin wipe it down again and add few drops of lube on every 3rd link.

smacl

dinneenp wrote: »

Hi,
Any recommendations for a chain cleaner and de-greaser yoke, like this? Or are they all pretty much the same?

Thanks,
Pa.

Have had the park tools one for years, does the job well enough without much fuss. I used to take the chain off, put it into an old coke bottle with some degreaser and shake vigorously which also does a great job for not much more effort. Not sure whether that's advisable any more with 11sp quick links which are supposed to be one use. I use a big 5L container of degreaser which works out cheaper than the bike and a bike chain specific lube.

Seth Brundle

That French cycle lane has been fixed...

https://twitter.com/AlTi5/status/1362725803088297995?s=19

Weepsie

No 6 month trial and legal challenge then?

Mefistofelino

Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, was elected on a platform that leans heavily on sustainable transport that is putting 1000km of bike lanes into the city.

She also has the added advantage of not having to spend her time second-guessing what ill- considered horsesh!t Mannix Flynn is going to come up with next.

Seth Brundle

Some interesting bike inventions from the past...
Bicycle History: The Velo-Douche, Lawn Mower Bicycle & Bicycle Sailboat

I reckon the Bicycle Sailboat could help in winning a few KOMs

magicbastarder

happens every month or two, but someone mentioned the griffith avenue cycle lanes on the drumcondra social facebook page. i dived in, because i like repeating the same arguments over and over...

Seth Brundle

https://twitter.com/buitengebieden_/status/1362173731272032261

magicbastarder

magicbastarder wrote: »

happens every month or two, but someone mentioned the griffith avenue cycle lanes on the drumcondra social facebook page. i dived in, because i like repeating the same arguments over and over...

a flavour...

https://twitter.com/IrishCycle/status/1363627963682537474

Weepsie

There's hardly a house along there which doesn't accomodate parking for a minimum of 3 cars, yet the whole of the road is still always lined with parked cars.

What if they put in hedges? would people have a problem then. Much less an eyesore?

magicbastarder

i suggested instant clamping/towing of parked cars, which would negate the need for the bollards. no-one seemed to pick that up as a good idea.

magicbastarder

one of the members of the same facebook group suggested the creation of a drumcondra based cycling club, and got a lot of interest, so he seems to be pursuing the idea more seriously now.

magicbastarder

and more from that fb group:

LollipopJimmy

I'm at my desk now looking at blue sky, the urge to ditch work for a couple of hours and go biking is strong

magicbastarder

i have a three hour gap between meetings soon, so am definitely going to get out. nice and fresh out there.

CramCycle

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I'm at my desk now looking at blue sky, the urge to ditch work for a couple of hours and go biking is strong

Working from home today, had planned similar on an extended lunch break. instead I am sitting here doing home schooling between zoom calls.

LollipopJimmy

Just had coffee there in the place at the end of my street, it's lovely outside, chilly but nice

Weepsie

I have done some stupid damage to my wrist so have it in a support wrap at the moment. A few meetings and some garden work to do, but will go out for a cycle for an hour later.

magicbastarder

bike related injury?

Weepsie

Running up the stairs with toast and catching my thumb on the banister. That sent a wood splinter under my nail and bent the thumb back so the ligaments around the wrist are quite tender.

It actually kept me awake the other night. I cycled yesterday, but only because I had to collect something from work HQ, and it eased out a bit.

I bought MTB wrist supports a few years ago for these very days.


This is the second time my staircase has tried to take me out.

RobertFoster

Ouch! You can't trust stairs. They're always up to something.

Seth Brundle

Weepsie wrote: »

I have done some stupid damage to my wrist so have it in a support wrap at the moment. A few meetings and some garden work to do, but will go out for a cycle for an hour later.

I somehow pulled my achilles tendon in my right leg about three weeks ago and it was damn sore. I limped around the place on my toes for a day or two which caused painful damage to the joint in my big toe.
A few physio sessions later and it's all improving. I was able to walk quite slowly down and back to the village here yesterday for a take away coffee. Today I seem to have an ache in my right calf presumably because I'm still not putting full weight on my toe and maybe pushed it too much yesterday.
To make it worse, I'm working at home looking outside at the lovely sky and absolutley loads of people (of all ages) passing by on their bikes.

MojoMaker

Be careful with that Seth - achilles tendon issues tend to be annoyingly chronic in adults, not to mention very painful.

magicbastarder

RobertFoster wrote: »

Ouch! You can't trust stairs. They're always up to something.

if this joke doesn't get more likes, i'm going to start randomly issuing bans.

Seth Brundle

MojoMaker wrote: »

Be careful with that Seth - achilles tendon issues tend to be annoyingly chronic in adults, not to mention very painful.

Yeah thanks. I wouldn't mind but I'm still not sure what caused it.
Had it been the bike or running I'd be kinda happy but having no obvious cause I feel a bit cheated.
It's still a bummer watching everyone else having fun outside (and with the usual whatsapps from club mates about their spins)

manafana

Anyone have a spare wire/cable for a boa type dial.

Broke one on my most comfy shoes i fixed it last time with a spare boa dial and wire the bike shop gave me.

Based in south dublin and would be happy pay, quiet hard to source quickly.

meercat

manafana wrote: »

Anyone have a spare wire/cable for a boa type dial.

Broke one on my most comfy shoes i fixed it last time with a spare boa dial and wire the bike shop gave me.

Based in south dublin and would be happy pay, quiet hard to source quickly.

Send me a pm and I’ll pop it in post f.o.c

Idleater

Seth Brundle wrote: »

It's still a bummer watching everyone else having fun outside (and with the usual whatsapps from club mates about their spins)

I did mine severely a few years ago (thankfully no surgery) but it was a summer lounging around the garden. Hope you recover quickly