Dr Ferrari's Camper Van (off-topic discussion)

daragh_ · 21-09-2012 9:14pm

awec wrote: »

Cycling from UCD to Wexford tomorrow. 140km, furthest I've gone.

Less worried about the distance and more worried about the cold!

Looks like it will be dry and bright. You'll be warm on the bike so just don't stop.

Enjoy.

awec · 21-09-2012 9:22pm

daragh_ wrote: »

awec wrote: »

Cycling from UCD to Wexford tomorrow. 140km, furthest I've gone.

Less worried about the distance and more worried about the cold!

Looks like it will be dry and bright. You'll be warm on the bike so just don't stop.

Enjoy.

Got a merino base layer today and will wear the tights so should be grand.

Super Freak · 22-09-2012 6:36pm

New Sufferfest video coming out in October featuring footage from the 2012 Tour de France. Nice

http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001CQ00WB9Du6cIuOMxYlvX1iLdkyI0nYwdRT9hHQIkbcRdEOvny8OyjIipGH8vawQ9ulZxb4zx-RzSRy6M3wfjLK4pxLkOL_R2W2mridxOP4N8oWINg4qGR_ml7d7SSG7NxQhIltHJhEQ=

Beasty · 22-09-2012 7:02pm

Just spotted this elsewhere on the internet

As it's a boardsie, I thought it best to blank out the face ...

Bunnyhopper · 22-09-2012 7:31pm

tomasrojo wrote: »

There's a woman round my area who has a sort-of hi-viz jacket that looks like a Mondriaan painting. I quite liked it. Better than the binman look anyway.

Might be from here:

http://www.georgiaindublin.com/

or it might be the rare vintage La Vie Claire hi-viz commuter jacket as not worn by LeMond and Hinault.

tomasrojo · 23-09-2012 12:22am

Bunnyhopper wrote: »

Might be from here:

http://www.georgiaindublin.com/

Yes, I think that's it. Quite a nice design, I think. Caught my eye anyway, though perhaps that was the art appreciation module in my brain switching on.

On a similar note, the Guardian had an article about "stylish accessories" for cyclists yesterday.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gallery/2012/sep/21/cycling-apparel-in-pictures?newsfeed=true

I don't know what to make of it, as I am no fashion maven, except that there is a heavier emphasis on safety than you often get in these articles.

Beasty · 23-09-2012 4:57pm

Some numbers of the day:
10,481
1-2
10k

Alas, no more stars ...:D

buffalo · 23-09-2012 5:35pm

The group were en chasse patate to use a French phrase that translates as “potato hunting” and means they were stuck in between the break and the bunch.

I love the random idioms of professional cycling.

bcmf · 23-09-2012 5:40pm

Beasty wrote: »

Just spotted this elsewhere on the internet

As it's a boardsie, I thought it best to blank out the face ...

Now what kinda boll.x would put a pic like that into cyberspace where it will remain to humilitate the wearer forever more.

bcmf · 23-09-2012 5:49pm

Is it possible for a facebook post to go viral - I wonder ....hmmmmmm

Dermot Illogical · 23-09-2012 7:02pm

Beasty wrote: »

Just spotted this elsewhere on the internet

As it's a boardsie, I thought it best to blank out the face ...

Hmmm... Wasn't a lovely top like that sold on the adverts sub-forum recently?
I suspect you may be a tad jealous.

Captain Havoc · 23-09-2012 8:28pm

Beasty wrote: »

Just spotted this elsewhere on the internet

As it's a boardsie, I thought it best to blank out the face ...

I didn't know he was a jockey.

magicbastarder · 23-09-2012 8:29pm

just found this in the files - this was in a newspaper i found under the carpets in the house i bought in 2003.
i think it was dated sometime in 1967.

ednwireland · 23-09-2012 8:31pm

Up Donegal -god i'll be lucky to get into work over the glass tomorrow morning (or the day after for that matter)

buffalo · 23-09-2012 8:51pm

ednwireland wrote: »

Up Donegal -god i'll be lucky to get into work over the glass tomorrow morning (or the day after for that matter)

My two closest friends from Donegal both booked this week off work. A week! Going to be a helluva hangover next Monday. :pac:

ednwireland · 23-09-2012 8:55pm

buffalo wrote: »

My two closest friends from Donegal both booked this week off work. A week! Going to be a helluva hangover next Monday. :pac:

i think i'm the only person in tomorrow (seeing as i'm a blow in ) the rest were at the game

AIR-AUSSIE · 23-09-2012 10:17pm

Any quick way to download all your rides as gpx from strava, or will I have to do it manually?

seamus · 23-09-2012 10:26pm

9 degrees and rain tomorrow. To hell with that, the winter jersey and full finger gloves are coming out for the commute.

CramCycle · 23-09-2012 10:33pm

AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »

Any quick way to download all your rides as gpx from strava, or will I have to do it manually?

Strava don't offer it, I presume you used an android/iphone app, otherwise you just get straight off the device you used.

One at a time: http://cosmocatalano.com/strava/export/

No quick way as far as I can find, sorry, I suspect it will be available in the future though as it seems an obvious marketing tool, ie compete against your friend by downloading their routes etc.

23-09-2012 11:14pm

seamus wrote: »

9 degrees and rain tomorrow. To hell with that, the winter jersey and full finger gloves are coming out for the commute.

Probable storm due tomorrow into Tuesday too.

awec · 23-09-2012 11:37pm

seamus wrote: »

9 degrees and rain tomorrow. To hell with that, the winter jersey and full finger gloves are coming out for the commute.

Was out yesterday and it confirmed numerous things to me:

1. I need long finger gloves, I couldn't feel my fingers for the first few hours.
2. I need overshoes. Same reason as above, except for my toes.
3. I am buying a balaclava. Ear and face warmness, yes please.
4. Some form of winter style cycle jacket.

t'bear · 24-09-2012 9:22am

that was a very long spin to find these things out on :-)

Pedalare Pedalare! · 24-09-2012 12:31pm

Great hype video for the Giro.

lennymc · 24-09-2012 2:06pm

Is it bad that I'm using the strava 'segment explore' feature to identify Cat 1 and HC climbs to help me pick a relaxing sun holiday destination?

buffalo · 24-09-2012 2:51pm

btw, did CRC ever issue a public statement regarding their alleged credit card hacking debacle?

Chips Lovell · 24-09-2012 3:00pm

Interesting piece in Slate on the perception of cyclists:

The affect heuristic explains how our minds take a difficult question (one that would require rigorous logic to answer) and substitutes it for an easier one. When our emotions get involved, we jump to pre-existing conclusions instead of exerting the mental effort to think of a bespoke answer. The affect heuristic helps explain why birthers still exist even though Obama released his birth certificate—it’s a powerful, negative emotional issue about which lots of people have already made up their minds. When it comes to cyclists, once some clown on two wheels almost kills himself with your car, you furiously decide that bicyclists are assholes, and that conclusion will be hard to shake regardless of countervailing facts, stats, or arguments.

CramCycle · 24-09-2012 3:01pm

buffalo wrote: »

btw, did CRC ever issue a public statement regarding their alleged credit card hacking debacle?

There was an e-mail awhile back offering 30pound compensation in the form of a voucher.

This was only sent to some customers though, not sure if you had to have made a complaint to get the 30pound or if it was identified who were the victims and they were specifically targeted.

I received nothing but had to get cards replaced, as well as log a fraud complaint into VISA.

Dexif · 24-09-2012 3:24pm

Was coming to the end of the outward leg of my spin yesterday morning so slowed down to pull a u-turn on the road. Went past an easily amused idiot who decided to try to give me a fright by pretending to jump out in front of me. Anyway, traffic got heavy so decided to go on to the roundabout a km up the road to make my turn. On the way back he was still walking along the footpath so I cycled up behind him in stealth mode and let a roar at him. I have never seen anyone nearly fall over with a fright before! Cycled away to him shouting ‘you fu**ing bas**rd’. It’s the little things in life that make it worthwhile!

buffalo · 24-09-2012 3:27pm

CramCycle wrote: »

There was an e-mail awhile back offering 30pound compensation in the form of a voucher.

This was only sent to some customers though, not sure if you had to have made a complaint to get the 30pound or if it was identified who were the victims and they were specifically targeted.

I received nothing but had to get cards replaced, as well as log a fraud complaint into VISA.

Yeah, I got the voucher alright, but I was waiting for a public statement before shopping there again. My own little boycott.

Hungrycol · 24-09-2012 3:46pm

Dexif wrote: »

Was coming to the end of the outward leg of my spin yesterday morning so slowed down to pull a u-turn on the road. Went past an easily amused idiot who decided to try to give me a fright by pretending to jump out in front of me. Anyway, traffic got heavy so decided to go on to the roundabout a km up the road to make my turn. On the way back he was still walking along the footpath so I cycled up behind him in stealth mode and let a roar at him. I have never seen anyone nearly fall over with a fright before! Cycled away to him shouting ‘you fu**ing bas**rd’. It’s the little things in life that make it worthwhile!

Not cool.

Dr Ferrari's Camper Van (off-topic discussion)

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