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La Flamme Rouge **off topic discussion**

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    #10802
    Weepsie
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,327 Mod ✭✭✭✭Weepsie


    I was sent an invite by my boss for that, he told me about it months ago and it lead to a lengthy discussion about cycling between us so he must have remembered



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    #10803
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,772 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120736794#Comment_120736794

    Yep, really weird, Saturday you could have loads of club coffee spins around



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    #10804
    dahat
    Registered Users Posts: 16,727 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    Wasn’t sure where to ask this as didn’t want to open a thread.

    Any feedback on Rose bikes? Looking at a pair of shoes well priced but I’ve never used them before.



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    #10805
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,560 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    A clubmate has had a few of their bikes and they're great!

    I've bought parts off them and they arrived promptly and well packaged.



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    #10806
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,772 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    Got my race bike and loads of gear off Rose over the years. Prompt, good customer service, highly recommended. I ahve heard they no longer ship bikes ot Ireland but a) don't know if that's true or not and b) you aren't asking about bikes.

    Make sure you are looking at the right price, if it's rosebike.com, it sometimes treats you as U.S., so doesn't apply tax.



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    #10807
    dahat
    Registered Users Posts: 16,727 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    Thanks folks.

    Went ahead & purchased the shoes. €148 delivered as a opposed to €170+ elsewhere. All from the German site so no extra charges at all, happy days.



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    #10808
    Large bottle small glass
    Registered Users Posts: 1,749 ✭✭✭Large bottle small glass


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120738537#Comment_120738537
    IMG-20230616-WA0006.jpg

    May throw something like that into the basket while getting the shoes😀.

    Owner say 7.5kgs with pedals



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    #10809
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 49,397 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    i wouldn't trust someone who takes the care to line up the logos on the wheels so carefully but leaves the bike cross chained that badly.



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    #10810
    dahat
    Registered Users Posts: 16,727 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    Nice bike for sure - might come free with the shoes? 😂



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    #10811
    Large bottle small glass
    Registered Users Posts: 1,749 ✭✭✭Large bottle small glass


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120738946#Comment_120738946

    I'm guessing you don't do a lot of group rides?

    Most cyclists don't know or give a fcuk



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    #10812
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 49,397 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    it was a joke.



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    #10813
    Weepsie
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,327 Mod ✭✭✭✭Weepsie


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120738898#Comment_120738898

    They used to b great, but the last few times I've used them they've been deathly slow



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    #10814
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,750 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    Got some gear off them last year for the commuter, new wheels tyres etc... Prompt delivery and no issues. Just last week got a letter from them saying I owed a further €7 euros which is a bit bizarre given I bought the stuff via paypal and paid with order.

    I've been riding a Rose CX as my main road & gravel bike for the last ~8 years or so and find it excellent.



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    #10815
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 49,397 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    a letter?



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    #10816
    dahat
    Registered Users Posts: 16,727 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120739969#Comment_120739969

    Finding this out now, still not shipped two days later. Hopefully customer service can advise on the delay at some point.

    Order now refunded due to no stock.

    Post edited by dahat on


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    #10817
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,987 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120743177#Comment_120743177

    I bought a car from the UK a few years ago via a broker. As it wasn't available in the ROI, it wasn't listed on Revenue's VRT calculator. The broker said he would estimate the VRT and I sent him a total of approx €20,000. He was pretty accurate with his estimate on the VRT as he was only €4 out. He sent me a bill the following week for €4. WTF?



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    #10818
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,750 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120743241#Comment_120743241

    Reply to my query this morning

    Hello,  

    Thanks for reaching out to us.  

    We are very sorry about that, during the changeover in your order of the delivery service, the shipping costs have increased to the basic shipping costs of 9.95 euros. Therefore, the amount was still open in the system and you have received the reminder. We have now generated a credit note, so that the customer account is balanced. We apologize for the circumstances.   

    Any questions? Please feel free to email us.  

    Best,  

    Andrea  

     ROSE Bikes Team 

    The German site I used more often these days is bikediscount.de which have good prices but also seem a bit less prompt than they used to be on delivery, e.g. ~2 weeks now, used to be about 1 week. I've stopped using UK sites since brexit unless it is a part I can't get elsewhere.   



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    #10819
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,772 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    I find myself using Bike Components, delivery is about 7 to 10 days (looks like their courier bulk ships to Ireland once a week). Prices are good and they even do a price match but I've never bothered.



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    #10820
    dahat
    Registered Users Posts: 16,727 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    I’ve actually ordered the same shoes from Bike Components so hoping for better luck. Still no shipping confirmation so will see how that goes.



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    #10821
    monkeyslayer
    Registered Users Posts: 922 ✭✭✭monkeyslayer


    What happened to the roads you wouldn't cycle on thread?? Just curious.



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    #10822
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,560 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Apparently if a poster is banned their threads get hidden or something



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    #10823
    monkeyslayer
    Registered Users Posts: 922 ✭✭✭monkeyslayer


    Pity, I was curious about what other cyclists "black spots "were.



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    #10824
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,560 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Start another thread?



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    #10825
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 49,397 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    apparently if a poster is banned, there's an option to delete all their content too. if that's selected, any threads they started are deleted.



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    #10826
    monkeyslayer
    Registered Users Posts: 922 ✭✭✭monkeyslayer


    Bit **** for the contributors no? Not giving out or anything, surely the algorithm could just blank him out or something whilst maintaining the rest of the thread. Anyhows, thanks for the explanation, I was worried it was deleted because everyone was bashing ncd 😅



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    #10827
    Mr. Cats
    Registered Users Posts: 533 ✭✭✭Mr. Cats


    Was wondering what happened the ‘what changes would help to get more kids cycling to school’ thread but guess it’s the same



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    #10828
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 49,397 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    Yeah, that was Dzopee IIRC. Could see from other threads that their time on boards was going to be limited.



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    #10829
    Macy0161
    Registered Users Posts: 9,387 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    No doping in field sports, but not an eyebrow raised to "blood injections" as a headline on a gaa story...

    https://www.sportsjoe.ie/gaa/289488-289488




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    #10830
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 49,397 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    The TII Twitter feed has been hacked. I think.

    https://twitter.com/TIITraffic/status/1673328475363586050




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    #10831
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 49,397 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    they deleted the tweet; it was a tweet by TII with a poll asking what the biggest hazard on motorways is, and the options were animals/pedestrians/cyclists and scooters/road conditions.



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