La Flamme Rouge **off topic discussion**

Macy0161

Only 8 months(!?!) until b2w comes around, so started looking with a view to saving... Looking at Steel options.

Groupset, Wheelset, Bar and Seat post being equal, anything else that would specifically add weight to a finished bike with a steel frame and carbon fork compared to a carbon frame and fork?

Beasty

While sitting on the Tube in London this week I noticed an advert for the Lumen App

I would just like to add, I had never previously used or even been aware of said app, and have no intention of using it....


….honest!!

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Beasty wrote: »

While sitting on the Tube in London this week I noticed an advert for the Lumen App

I would just like to add, I had never previously used or even been aware of said app, and have no intention of using it....


….honest!!

Ha ha ha ha! Who knew such a thing existed?!

The over 50's eh? STI Shifters according to the stats

silverharp

Garda stops Electric Unicycle Scooter in Dublin, funny bit, the guy tells the garda that he is filming him, and the garda says you cant GDPR , what a muppet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xIsNi1HUTg

Hurrache

Hurrache wrote: »

There's a place called Yellow Walls on the road from Hollystown to Kilbride which will be familiar with a few cyclists who do that route the weekend. As far as I know there's nowhere in the actual area that uses that name but it comes up on google maps when flagging the weather etc for the location you're in etc.

There's no walls around there, let alone yellow ones, so that's one I've always wondered about.

magicbastarder wrote: »

there's also a yellow walls road in malahide. i've wondered where the name comes from.

magicbastarder wrote: »

though i guess this might help: https://oldyellowwalls.org/why-yellow-walls/

So this was Yellow Walls straddling the Dublin/Meath border yesterday. Not so much flax but rapeseed, it smelled great, and it certainly lived up to its name.

Mickiemcfist

For a minute there I was really scratching my head as to how Rapeseed lived up to its name.

Lumen

silverharp wrote: »

Garda stops Electric Unicycle Scooter in Dublin, funny bit, the guy tells the garda that he is filming him, and the garda says you cant GDPR , what a muppet

Who is the muppet?

"Because GDPR" is just moronic.

buffalo

Lumen wrote: »

Who is the muppet?

"Because GDPR" is just moronic.

A friend's son wrote up a complaint from their class about the standards of lecturing at their college course. When he - as class rep - submitted it to the Dean, the Dean asked if there were any lecturers' names in it. The answer was yes, so the Dean refused to take it on GDPR grounds.

I admire the sheer brazenness of it.

silverharp

Lumen wrote: »

Who is the muppet?

"Because GDPR" is just moronic.

the garda

Hungrycol

Large bottle small glass wrote: »

Here's a quote from the book linked above on spoke count.

" I never use plain (straight) gauge and try not to use bladed spokes wherever a road customer really wants them (mountain bikers never get these).

Humm, I heard or read somewhere that plain gauge spokes has less flex than double butted so it's what I go for all the time now.

RobertFoster

RobertFoster wrote: »

Maybe, I'm not 100% certain of the colours. They weren't in any sort of flag or pattern, more like route or trail indicators (see attached). I'll have to take a spin that way again.

I went looking for more signs today. The lines are red (dashed) and green (solid), there's two signs in the attached image (one in the background on the distance sign, taken here).

Turns out it's the Meath Heritage 50k Cycle route.

The Meath Heritage Cycle tour which has been organised by Meath Local Sports Partnership for the past 10 years will not be taking place in 2019. [...] A legacy of the Meath Heritage Cycle tour will be the development of a permanently signed 50k cycle route. [...] We fully anticipate to officially open this route by mid June 2019. Our plan is to hold a cycle event to coincide with this launch.

wanderer 22

150 cyclists needed as extras for 1998 Tour de France movie in Dublin - I'll throw my chapeau in the ring anyway

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-n...e-dublin-1998/

Alek

Humm, I heard or read somewhere that plain gauge spokes has less flex than double butted so it's what I go for all the time now.

But they are also, surprisingly, more prone to breakage due to less elasticity and therefore increased effect of repetitive stresses.

From the tests I've seen somewhere online, number of spokes was more important than their gauge for the overall stifness of wheels.

Chips Lovell

colm18 wrote: »

150 cyclists needed as extras for 1998 Tour de France movie in Dublin - I'll throw my chapeau in the ring anyway

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-n...e-dublin-1998/

"Audition? I saw all the other cyclists in Festina gear lining up and... well... I thought you were selling drugs"

Idleater

Chips Lovell wrote: »

colm18 wrote: »

150 cyclists needed as extras for 1998 Tour de France movie in Dublin - I'll throw my chapeau in the ring anyway

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-n...e-dublin-1998/

"Audition? I saw all the other cyclists in Festina gear lining up and... well... I thought you were selling drugs"

I did that etappe du tour on a friend's Kelly alu vitus. Though the bike still exists, it has been repainted.

My current vintage bike is too old, I also have a correct BH frame (maybe 1999 or 2000) in the garden as a plant frame due to having a cracked head tube.

Eamonnator

colm18 wrote: »

150 cyclists needed as extras for 1998 Tour de France movie in Dublin - I'll throw my chapeau in the ring anyway

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-n...e-dublin-1998/

Ageist feckers!!

Wishbone Ash

Eamonnator wrote: »

Ageist feckers!!

I presume they want a picture to ensure that no one over 65kgs would be in with a shout either.

dahat

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I presume they want a picture to ensure that no one over 65kgs would be in with a shout either.

65.8kgs myself, ah well!!!!

wanderer 22

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I presume they want a picture to ensure that no one over 65kgs would be in with a shout either.

63kg...but hairy legs will count against me!

Alek

I guess my hairy face will outweight my 84kg :P

The Noble Nudge

Alek wrote: »

I guess my hairy face will outweight my 84kg :P

There might be a motion picture on the grooming of that facial master piece....be clipping the wings off all types of flying beasties entangled in it this summer

Alek

The Noble Nudge

dermabrasion

Anyone know what has a happened Fitzcycles in Kilmacud. There is a sign on the door stating they are looking for new premises, but the website and facebook page have vanished.

Fighting Tao

dermabrasion wrote: »

Anyone know what has a happened Fitzcycles in Kilmacud. There is a sign on the door stating they are looking for new premises, but the website and facebook page have vanished.

I know someone who picked up their bike from repair. They said that the landlord got rid of all tenants in the building and gave plenty of notice but they haven’t managed to find somewhere else.

dermabrasion

the website and facebook page are down. I hope they get a place. Great guys in there.

manafana

Fighting Tao wrote: »

I know someone who picked up their bike from repair. They said that the landlord got rid of all tenants in the building and gave plenty of notice but they haven’t managed to find somewhere else.

property is up for sale now, by the ad its only the fitz unit thats up, 50k p/a rent. assume new agreements with terms they didnt want

Personally loved bike fit in their, but found their style with customers strange at times. That and i didn't like the head mechanics manner or his work. Gears never indexed right on day 0 and after 2 further services

Weepsie

Conor Dunne is going to the Giro

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/irish-champion-conor-dunne-giro/

ED E

Fighting Tao wrote: »

I know someone who picked up their bike from repair. They said that the landlord got rid of all tenants in the building and gave plenty of notice but they haven’t managed to find somewhere else.

I heard 3wks notice but can't validate that number.