La Flamme Rouge **off topic discussion**

Mickiemcfist

magicbastarder wrote: »

but there's no structure at the back to attach it to. and from what i've seen with cyclists doing it, attaching a light to clothing or a backpack is a very hit and miss affair.

Ah, sorry I thought you were talking about electric bikes. I've seen some decent helmet mounted lights but yes back of backpack isn't ideal.

Weepsie

I went down one of my many wikipedia wormholes in which I look up obscure footballers from bygone days. Found this stadium in Brazil which looks loads like it was designed by the La Vie Claire people. Stadium was only opened just before that team started too.

magicbastarder

Weepsie wrote: »

looks loads like it was designed by the La Vie Claire people

you mean piet mondrian!

Weepsie

magicbastarder wrote: »

you mean piet mondrian!

I guess I do.

ED E

Related to todays doodle.

LollipopJimmy

I just kept thinking of the VW Polo Harlequin

buffalo

Interesting story in the context of the myth of scofflaw cyclists, always breaking red lights, riding on the footpath, etc.:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/almost-14-000-speeding-fines-issued-as-m7-roadworks-continue-1.3858533

from November 26th, when two Go Safe speed detection vans were installed on site, the numbers rose with more than 100 cases in the first day alone.

There are now more than 13,700 fines issued since the roadworks began, Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) said on Friday afternoon.

magicbastarder

ooh, not sure about this at all:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1b7UPNhmzw

Didn't Specialised have something similar last year?

Recently had to sit through the Greatest Showman film and hated it.

Fast-forward to today when I see a band I like covered one of the songs from it, and this will get the pedals turning faster in the morning !!!! Love when bands make their own of a song.

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

The kids have been bopping to this all day, even got my shins bashed by number 2 in her walker while she was flying around listening to it.

ED E

magicbastarder wrote: »

ooh, not sure about this at all:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1b7UPNhmzw

The rear sus is pivoting based on carbon flex. Im sure they've stress tested it for 10,000 cycles or whatever but still. Not sure I'd feel safe on that.

Lumen

magicbastarder wrote: »

ooh, not sure about this at all

It may be that the most enduring aspect of this system is the front suspension, since that's the most useful (as evidenced by hardtail MTBs), both for vibration damping (which isn't just a comfort issue, it can cause real damage to your body) and handling+grip on bumpy, wet technical descents. If you want to soften the arse-hammering on a short section of rough road you can stand on the pedals a bit, but there's no equivalent up front.

But the full sus approach does address the main criticism of previous attempts at softening road bikes, which is that bike handles weirdly because the front is stiff and the back is soft.

The obvious limitation is that it won't work in the one of the cases where it really makes sense: hitting a pothole on an otherwise smooth road.

CramCycle

I cannot imagine why Sky would need or want to hide so much electronics and other items in the down tube :pac:

Victor Campenaerts is going for the hour record later today. Fingers crossed for him.

Should be under way around 5pm today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICk3aID5xLs

On now , so far looking good.

manafana

dahat wrote: »

Trying to plan a solo route for a 4.5hr solo spin tomorrow, not as easy as it seems. Club spins on pre planned routes planned by others are way easier!

Check strava and copy someones recent route, if your southside dublin, id happly do you a 120km route

Hurrache

E bikes beneficial for the oldies research finds
https://www.bicycling.com/news/amp27115129/e-bikes-boost-well-being/

Eamonnator

Hurrache wrote: »

E bikes beneficial for the oldies research finds
https://www.bicycling.com/news/amp27115129/e-bikes-boost-well-being/

I can feel my brain power dimming, as I type.

LollipopJimmy

Trigger pulled on a set of Cosmic Pro Carbon Exalith wheels... I need help, I've had a lot of outgoings the last while and don't have that kind of cash to throw around. Feck it though

Rechuchote

Eamonnator wrote: »

I can feel my brain power dimming, as I type.

Someone's not taking his curcumin.

LollipopJimmy

That moment you go for the drops to stretch out a bit and then realise you're on a Dublin Bike.

Also, a motorcycle Guard had a load of electric scooters piled up on Kevin St. this morning, recovery truck there too to take them all away.

VW 1

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

That moment you go for the drops to stretch out a bit and then realise you're on a Dublin Bike.

Also, a motorcycle Guard had a load of electric scooters piled up on Kevin St. this morning, recovery truck there too to take them all away.

Saw that myself, huge amount of them go along there and down along the canal as well.

Seems crazy to me to be taking them, they're helping the issues not adding to them.

CramCycle

Anyone ever have any issues from DHL in deliveries. Item shipped last week but got to Koln in Germany and has been sitting there ever since, 6 days in their warehouse. Seems odd, I used to do alot of shipments for my old job and anything over 48hours was unheard of over such a distance. They say not to complain until at least 6 days has passed, anyone know is this normal?

At Christmas I had them return a monitor I ordered to source as a glitch in the suppliers system left my county out of the address on the label despite my phone being on the label. It was despatched a second time and arrived two weeks later DOA took another few weeks to get it returned and wait for stock. 6 weeks after initial order that should have taken 3 days I got a working monitor and a €50 refund as it had dropped in price during that period.

I've generally had good experience with them but anything that sits around for more than a couple of days is likely an issue.

CramCycle

Deleted User wrote: »

At Christmas I had them return a monitor I ordered to source as a glitch in the suppliers system left my county out of the address on the label despite my phone being on the label. It was despatched a second time and arrived two weeks later DOA took another few weeks to get it returned and wait for stock. 6 weeks after initial order that should have taken 3 days I got a working monitor and a €50 refund as it had dropped in price during that period.

I've generally had good experience with them but anything that sits around for more than a couple of days is likely an issue.

That's what I was thinking, I have shipped with them and Fed Ex all over the world, and bar a few unusual places, unless customs held the items for inspection, it was 24 hours inside Europe, 24 - 48 for North America and upto 72 hours for the rest of the world

ED E

DHL offer courier and mail services, if its the mail service then such a delay can occur before AP scan it here.

CramCycle

ED E wrote: »

DHL offer courier and mail services, if its the mail service then such a delay can occur before AP scan it here.

Just odd that it says its stuck over there, you think it might be here and just stuck in AP queue?

Rechuchote

I had something like this happen in the middle of an emergency in the last couple of years - can't remember what the emergency was - and I was told that when it's mail, they let it stack up till they have a container's worth. But I'm not sure this was DHL.

CramCycle

This is a fairly decent size box, paid 40quid for delivery so presumed it was courier or at least would not be so slow.

ED E

Itll track as "e-Packet" if its the mail service. If its "Express" then it should have moved.

We haven't had any Icelandic volcanoes of late.

Eamonnator

VW 1 wrote: »

Saw that myself, huge amount of them go along there and down along the canal as well.

Seems crazy to me to be taking them, they're helping the issues not adding to them.

But if are supposed to be taxed, insured etc., surely it's only right that they should be confiscated, the same as any other uninsured, untaxed, unregistered M.P.V.