They don't even pay road tax Joe. Off topic thread

Rua_ri · 18-04-2014 3:36pm

Spotted this today.

DC Rainmaker doing a demo of the Wahoo Fitness KICKR strava app.
He randomly picks a segment and guess who has the KOM?

Made me smile.
Dan martin is also further down that list.

t'bear · 18-04-2014 3:50pm

Driving out from the NAC carpark with a filter light to the left and full light to go right, it goes green as I approach turning right , still doing carpark speed when a donk on a bike crosses directly in front of me, no doubt about the light, it was green for a few seconds as I approach. I bip him to alert him to the danger and without glancing my way, flips the bird. I hope his fingers still work when they peel him out of a car radiator grill. As mentioned earlier - donk!

furiousox · 18-04-2014 4:03pm

lennymc wrote: »

I think you need coolin, and maybe back to schoolin cos I would have had you as more of a Madonna than a page or a plant.

Post reported! :mad:

lennymc · 18-04-2014 4:32pm

furiousox wrote: »

Post reported! :mad:

im just jealous cos I got hanson

Mmmmm bop.

RobertFoster · 18-04-2014 4:46pm

I find I keep unintentionally insulting cyclists on hills.

A while back I passed a guy, 60+, pushing his bike with groceries on the back up a hill near Knocksedan (R108). I asked him, in a jokey/"bloody hills"/"I've been there!" type of way (I thought), "is the hill too much for you?" He replied curtly, "I'm in no hurry!"

Today I was gaining on a guy as we were both climbing. I find it easier to sit and spin, but from a bit back I could see this guy getting out of the saddle and bouncing from side to side a lot. As I got nearer, I looked away for a moment, and when I looked back the guy was getting back on his bike... I ended up beside him a few moments later and asked him if he was OK. He smiled and said he was, so I asked him did he just fall off, thinking I might have been seeing things. His face dropped quickly and he said he had.

I must remember to take my tact with me the next time I go for a spin.

Idleater · 18-04-2014 4:49pm

lennymc wrote: »

im just jealous cos I got hanson

Mmmmm bop.

The beach boys wtf???

RobFowl · 18-04-2014 4:59pm

Idleater wrote: »

The beach boys wtf???

I got the Beatles :cool:

lennymc · 18-04-2014 6:09pm

I got chills.

Lusk_Doyle · 18-04-2014 6:29pm

lennymc wrote: »

I got chills.

Are they multiplying?

RobFowl · 18-04-2014 7:03pm

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Are they multiplying?

They are losing control...

Lusk_Doyle · 18-04-2014 7:05pm

RobFowl wrote: »

They are losing control...

Can't be due to the power that Lenny is supplying cos we all know that he ain't got none!

lennymc · 18-04-2014 7:12pm

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Can't be due to the power that Lenny is supplying cos we all know that he ain't got none!

You better shape up!

Lusk_Doyle · 18-04-2014 7:19pm

lennymc wrote: »

You better shape up!

Don't even think about posting the next line!!!

Wishbone Ash · 18-04-2014 7:35pm

furiousox wrote: »

I AM Led Zeppelin!

http://quizsocial.com/what-classic-rock-band-are-you/

Led Zep for me too!

wrote:

You're an overachiever and a perfectionist. You work hard at what you do, and it shows. Your attention to detail often makes you isolated and aloof, but your heart is also deeply passionate and romantic. If you continue to refine your skills, you'll eventually become one of the greatest ever in your chosen field

Obviously not cycling related anyway!

RobFowl · 18-04-2014 7:51pm

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Don't even think about posting the next line!!!

Cos I need you babe?

Beasty · 18-04-2014 7:59pm

Led Zep for me also - clearly a band that stood the test of time, unliike those fly by night scousers ....

RobFowl · 18-04-2014 8:00pm

Beasty wrote: »

Led Zep for me also - clearly a band that stood the test of time, unliike those fly by night scousers ....

Nowt wrong with scousers lad...

Beasty · 18-04-2014 8:03pm

RobFowl wrote: »

Nowt wrong with scousers lad...

Yeah, but let's face it - they are no Yorkshiremen....

RobFowl · 18-04-2014 8:21pm

Beasty wrote: »

Yeah, but let's face it - they are no Yorkshiremen....

More than enough Yorhshire men bout these parts already.....

bcmf · 18-04-2014 9:36pm

furiousox wrote: »

I AM Led Zeppelin!

http://quizsocial.com/what-classic-rock-band-are-you/

All the best people get to be Zep.:D

ednwireland · 18-04-2014 9:50pm

furiousox wrote: »

I AM Led Zeppelin!

http://quizsocial.com/what-classic-rock-band-are-you/

Creedence Clearwater Revival

ultra :cool:

bcmf · 18-04-2014 10:00pm

ednwireland wrote: »

Creedence Clearwater Revival

ultra :cool:

Ah no way.....Uber jealous!

Raam · 18-04-2014 10:02pm

Calm down, girls. This is the internet's version of Smash Hits' "Which Pop Star are You Most Like?" rubbish that they used to publish.

Unknown Soldier · 18-04-2014 10:06pm

Raam wrote: »

Calm down, girls. This is the internet's version of Smash Hits' "Which Pop Star are You Most Like?" rubbish that they used to publish.

High five'n is allowed after a certain age and time spent here, sis.

Raam · 18-04-2014 10:07pm

Unknown Soldier wrote: »

High five'n is allowed after a certain age and time spent here, sis.

I am upset cos I got "The Eagles".

bcmf · 18-04-2014 10:14pm

Raam wrote: »

I am upset cos I got "The Eagles".

bummer.

Lusk_Doyle · 18-04-2014 10:29pm

ednwireland wrote: »

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Me too. What a heap of poo.

Wishbone Ash · 18-04-2014 11:33pm

Anyone get Wishbone Ash?

Lyaiera · 19-04-2014 12:08am

I got Jimi. So :P

furiousox · 19-04-2014 10:48am

Raam wrote: »

Calm down, girls. This is the internet's version of Smash Hits' "Which Pop Star are You Most Like?" rubbish that they used to publish.

Looks like someone forgot to stock up with beer on Thursday!

NeedMoreGears · 19-04-2014 11:50am

Jimi

AIR-AUSSIE · 19-04-2014 12:31pm

I am looking for prologo onetouch black bar tape with the green Prologo. The same that is on the Orica Greenedge's Scott Foils:

Anyone know where I could find in a shop or online? Can only find the white/black and black/white type. http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/prologo-onetouch-gel-handlebar-tape/rp-prod88820
I suspect its custom made only for the team.

Beasty · 19-04-2014 2:06pm

The wife and kids are back in a couple of hours after a break (from my post-crash grumpiness in particular) away. So now I am desperately trying to remove any evidence that may suggest I've been out on the bike during their absence ....:o

The tax man · 19-04-2014 2:56pm

AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »

I am looking for prologo onetouch black bar tape with the green Prologo. The same that is on the Orica Greenedge's Scott
I suspect its custom made only for the team.

I've been looking for the same tape for a week or so and I found some just now.Just ordered some now.
Probikeshop.com

tomasrojo · 19-04-2014 4:48pm

Classic Rock quiz: I am Creedence Clearwater Revival. The only song of theirs I'm aware of is the one in The Big Lebowski, but that's a good one, so Iam satisfied.

It brings to my mind this exchange:

Younger Cop: And was there anything of value in the car?

The Dude: Oh, uh, yeah, uh... a tape deck, some Creedence tapes, and there was a, uh... uh, my briefcase.

Younger Cop: [expectant pause] In the briefcase?

The Dude: Uh, uh, papers, um, just papers, uh, you know, uh, my papers, business papers.

Younger Cop: And what do you do, sir?

The Dude: I'm unemployed.

Followed by:

The Dude: Do you find them much, these, stolen cars?

Younger Cop: Sometimes. Wouldn't hold out much hope for the tape deck though.

Older Cop: Or the Creedence.

wanderer 22 · 19-04-2014 4:53pm

tomasrojo wrote: »

Classic Rock quiz: I am Creedence Clearwater Revival. The only song of theirs I'm aware of is the one in The Big Lebowski, but that's a good one, so Iam satisfied

tomasrojo wrote: »

Check out their version of 'I heard it through the grapevine-9 minutes of musical perfection.

tomasrojo · 19-04-2014 5:01pm

Will do that!

AIR-AUSSIE · 19-04-2014 7:06pm

The tax man wrote: »

I've been looking for the same tape for a week or so and I found some just now.Just ordered some now.
Probikeshop.com

Awesome, just back from a cycle so have ordered. Cheers

Lyaiera · 19-04-2014 8:23pm

Is there a physiological reason why after a cycle I feel the need to guzzle coffee? (Or am I just of good taste?) Every time I've been back from cycling I knock back three cups of coffee in about 45 minutes or an hour. I drink a lot of coffee normally, but even then I wouldn't drink that much. And I've often gone the same amount of time as I am cycling without having a coffee and don't feel the need to knock back three mugs.

Raam · 19-04-2014 8:25pm

Lyaiera wrote: »

Is there a physiological reason why after a cycle I feel the need to guzzle coffee? (Or am I just of good taste?) Every time I've been back from cycling I knock back three cups of coffee in about 45 minutes or an hour. I drink a lot of coffee normally, but even then I wouldn't drink that much. And I've often gone the same amount of time as I am cycling without having a coffee and don't feel the need to knock back three mugs.

Cyclist in coffee addiction shocker ;-)

tomasrojo · 20-04-2014 12:50am

Has this been posted?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1238747394/double-o-a-simple-safe-secure-bike-light

Interesting notion that you can thread the lights through a u-lock and therefore leave them with your bike.

doozerie · 20-04-2014 1:02pm

This is a curious one, looks like it could be fun to try though, it's called the Halfbike and they say it combines biking with jogging:

Idleater · 20-04-2014 2:07pm

doozerie wrote: »

and they say it combines biking with jogging

Combining the worst elements of both?

Qualitymark · 20-04-2014 5:14pm

doozerie wrote: »

This is a curious one, looks like it could be fun to try though, it's called the Halfbike and they say it combines biking with jogging:

The bit you sit on looks kind of sore.

doozerie · 20-04-2014 9:35pm

Idleater wrote: »

Combining the worst elements of both?

I, for one, heartily embrace our mutant one-handed cyclist jogger three-wheeled compatriots. They should nicely reset the bar for social acceptance so that the average lycra-clad two-wheeled rider will be seen as positively normal.

doozerie · 20-04-2014 9:43pm

Speaking of shame, I saw a guy out roller-blading in the heat of yesterday afternoon. I glanced over as I passed him by, to see that he was wearing a balaclava under his helmet. I know that roller-blading isn't exactly widely accepted as a suitable pastime for an adult, but it seemed like an extreme length to go to to disguise himself.

...or maybe he is a professional ninja and simply forget to change out of his office clothes before his commute home.

Lumen · 20-04-2014 9:50pm

doozerie wrote: »

Speaking of shame, I saw a guy out roller-blading in the heat of yesterday afternoon. I glanced over as I passed him by, to see that he was wearing a balaclava under his helmet. I know that roller-blading isn't exactly widely accepted as a suitable pastime for an adult, but it seemed like an extreme length to go to to disguise himself.

...or maybe he is a professional ninja and simply forget to change out of his office clothes before his commute home.

Irish Rollerbladers Anonymous?

padjo5 · 20-04-2014 9:57pm

Watching random youtube videos and came across this Red Bull Road Rage madness.....was surprised to see a chap in 'Bray Wheelers' kit win the event in Sarajevo in 2013 (link below).....! Did he just happen to have Bray kit or is he a club member?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9o-7TM1yBQ

Lumen · 20-04-2014 10:00pm

padjo5 wrote: »

Watching random youtube videos and came across this Red Bull Road Rage madness.....was surprised to see a chap in 'Bray Wheelers' kit win the event in Sarajevo in 2013 (link below).....! Did he just happen to have Bray kit or is he a club member?!

He's a club member.

http://janoskohler.wordpress.com/

Zyzz · 20-04-2014 10:02pm

Lumen wrote: »

Irish Rollerbladers Anonymous?

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