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

Slideshowbob · 05-11-2011 2:01pm

Dope testing for Irish schools rugby to start:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2011/1104/1224307040816.html

CramCycle · 05-11-2011 2:33pm

Slideshowbob wrote: »

Dope testing for Irish schools rugby to start:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2011/1104/1224307040816.html

The mini 7s at the Leister/Munster game was very entertaining but there were one or two already showing symptoms of 'roid rage, at one point a scrum collapsed and one player quite literally performed a Fatality from Mortal combat on his opposite number, entertaining but wrong.

bcmf · 05-11-2011 4:01pm

My 10 year old son had a soccer match this morn away from home. We got down to their pitch only to find it flooded and were given directions to their other pitch. Found it no problem only to be left waiting 30mns for the home team to arrive. Ref started to get impatient and rang the manager of the home side only to be told that the home team had got lost on their way to their pitch.:rolleyes:

G rock · 05-11-2011 5:03pm

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/travel/2011/1105/1224307083960.html

sounds interesting!

wine on a food stop? now you're talking!

3102derek · 05-11-2011 5:10pm

in the Netherlands on a business trip, visited a bike shop this morning

www.salden.nl what a shop, unreal bikes there, and the wheels O.O

CramCycle · 05-11-2011 7:46pm

Seen this over on AH:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Boards.ie&defid=3327029

An Irish internet message board that has more forums than topics, averaging about 2 topics per 5 forums. Being an Irish website, the main discussion is drinking, with 307 forums dedicated to this subject. Many drinking sessions are organised on a daily basis, making the general population of boards.ie drunk 46% of the time.
A typical boards.ie thread will consist of someone suggesting pints, 30 people are up for it, 12 argue about the venue, 17 people demanding a pissup be organised in their county, 2 people making it clear that they don't drink, and 82 people saying they won'd be able to make it as they're too hungover from last night's pissup.

Sr. Assumpta · 05-11-2011 7:59pm

Slideshowbob wrote: »

Dope testing for Irish schools rugby to start

Is this to make sure that only the really really stupid boys play??

RobFowl · 05-11-2011 8:49pm

CramCycle wrote: »

Seen this over on AH:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Boards.ie&defid=3327029

An internet message board set up to give Irish geeks too ugly to be seen in public a place to complain about the Polish and to internet stalk random z list Irish "celebrities". Its membership consists of 90% moderators who spend all thier time banning the other 10% for daring to talk about anything besides the Polish and z list Irish "celebrities".
"Typical boards.ie thread"
The Polish Keep Eating Our Swans?
Has anyone else noticed thier are a lot fewer swans in Ireland the last few years? I blame the Polish, the other day I saw one eat a swans head while it was still alive.

Random poster 1. Yeah lol yore ma lol, I hate the polish, atari jaguar lol yore ma.

Random poster 2. At least thier not gypsies, lol yore ma's an atari jaguar.

Random Moderator 1. Thats it your both banned for using omproper punctuation. IM LOCKING THIS THREAD!!! THIS THREADS BANNED! IM BANNED TOO, EVERYONES BANNED, I'LL KILL YOU!! I'LL KILL YOU ALL! BANNED BANNED BANNED. (ohh god, I just want some non-internet friends).

Captain Havoc · 05-11-2011 8:57pm

RobFowl Banned, thread locked

Home:Ballyhoura · 05-11-2011 11:22pm

This promotional picture on the Enve website is a bit different don't you think!

Cookie_Monster · 06-11-2011 4:40am

What's this and how do I deal with it

Looks like a bluey white corrosion to me. Noticed when i washed down the bike the other day. Sea water cause it maybe, been a few times when it's gotten wet cycling the promenade here?

Hot water and washing up liquid, my usual cleaning regime didn't get rid of any of it and highlighted it more tbh. On most spokes ont he front, back less so, I'm guessing due to more grease from the chain getting on the spokes protecting it a bit better

bcmf · 06-11-2011 2:31pm

Home:Ballyhoura wrote: »

This promotional picture on the Enve website is a bit different don't you think!

Crash Hat strategically placed I see.

Holyboy · 06-11-2011 2:49pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15591350 this kind of thing seems fun,maybe Lumen could do it on his new BMX,where's the biggest hill in Dublin.....

Hermy · 06-11-2011 3:19pm

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

What's this and how do I deal with it

What material are the spokes made from Cookie?
A metal polish like Autosol will clean up any such corrosion.

aquanaut · 06-11-2011 4:18pm

Im half way through Rough Ride at the moment - does he winge as much for the rest of the book?

RobFowl · 06-11-2011 4:27pm

aquanaut wrote: »

Im half way through Rough Ride at the moment - does he winge as much for the rest of the book?

Yep

ROK ON · 06-11-2011 4:33pm

I was passed on a climb today by two riders in VC La Pomme kit. It was in Kerry - strange one I would have thought.

aquanaut · 06-11-2011 6:05pm

RobFowl wrote: »

Yep

Any similar books where they do go over to the dark side instead of moaning about it?

ROK ON · 06-11-2011 6:15pm

aquanaut wrote: »

Any similar books where they do go over to the dark side instead of moaning about it?

A Dog In Hat by Joe Parkin. Doesnt go over to the dark side, but just indtroduces some of the ambivalence toward drug taking in low level cycling in the Beneulx region during the 80's. A great read.

furiousox · 06-11-2011 8:54pm

aquanaut wrote: »

Im half way through Rough Ride at the moment - does he winge as much for the rest of the book?

That's a coincidence, I read it when it was first published and I'm reading it again at the moment.
EDIT: He does come across as being quite bitter and jealous, I'd forgotten that!

furiousox · 06-11-2011 9:02pm

aquanaut wrote: »

Any similar books where they do go over to the dark side instead of moaning about it?

Racing through the Dark (David Millar's autobiography)
Breaking the Chain by Willy Voet
Bad Blood by Jeremy Whittle
From Lance to Landis by David Walsh
The Death of Marco Pantani by Matt Rendell
Tour de Force by Daniel Coyle

All highly recommended.

Cookie_Monster · 06-11-2011 9:20pm

Hermy wrote: »

What material are the spokes made from Cookie?
A metal polish like Autosol will clean up any such corrosion.

Mavic Aksiums, coated aluminium.

sy · 06-11-2011 9:21pm

ROK ON wrote: »

I was passed on a climb today by two riders in VC La Pomme kit. It was in Kerry - strange one I would have thought.

Did you try and stick with them for the climb? Would have been opportunity to practice your french! Bet their white gear would look very macho in them Kerry Hills:D

Lumen · 06-11-2011 9:48pm

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Mavic Aksiums, coated aluminium.

Are you absolutely sure about that?

aquanaut · 06-11-2011 9:59pm

furiousox wrote: »

aquanaut wrote: »

Any similar books where they do go over to the dark side instead of moaning about it?

Racing through the Dark (David Millar's autobiography)
Breaking the Chain by Willy Voet
Bad Blood by Jeremy Whittle
From Lance to Landis by David Walsh
The Death of Marco Pantani by Matt Rendell
Tour de Force by Daniel Coyle

All highly recommended.

thanks - tour de force is a great read, will definately read again.

Cookie_Monster · 06-11-2011 10:09pm

Lumen wrote: »

Are you absolutely sure about that?

No

The spokes are steel actually, now that I read the thing properly.

ROK ON · 06-11-2011 10:12pm

sy wrote: »

Did you try and stick with them for the climb? Would have been opportunity to practice your french! Bet their white gear would look very macho in them Kerry Hills:D

Not in all White. One guy had red on blue with blue tights. The other had blue on red in red tights. Class.

Lumen · 06-11-2011 11:35pm

Tonyandthewhale wrote: »

Why does the off-topic thread always revert to ball-sports talk?

RobFowl wrote: »

Off-topic is the clue.....

Beasty wrote: »

... the off-topic topics that posters want to pick

"We" saw this and thought of "you"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN1WN0YMWZU

Morrisseeee · 07-11-2011 10:41am

Mmmmm.............is cycling in this thin/cold air akin to altitude training ??!!

:pac:

ednwireland · 07-11-2011 11:13am

Morrisseeee wrote: »

Mmmmm.............is cycling in this thin/cold air akin to altitude training ??!! :pac:

no

Dermot Illogical · 07-11-2011 11:18am

unless it's at altitude..

seamus · 07-11-2011 11:32am

Amazing the difference little changes can make.
Raised my saddle by about 2cm, 2 weeks ago to account for the difference between the SPDs and SPD-SLs. No problems the first day, but it was a flat spin.

Did a lot of climbing last weekend (1,200m) and found myself shifting forward on the saddle while climbing to try and get comfortable. Had some lower back pain afterwards. Wrote it off as just a hard day in the saddle.

After the boards hill climb on Saturday, and a short spin yesterday with some good climbs, I'm f'n crippled today, my back feels like it might give way at any point. Time to pop the saddle back down and see how I get on next weekend.

Beasty · 07-11-2011 11:47am

seamus wrote: »

Amazing the difference little changes can make.
Raised my saddle by about 2cm, 2 weeks ago to account for the difference between the SPDs and SPD-SLs.

2cm is a lot for a saddle - they normally suggest increments of 5mm or so, although clearly you do need to start by ajdusting for the level of pedal - is that really 2cm (bearing in mind the thickness of the sole also comes into the equation)?

seamus · 07-11-2011 11:58am

Nah, it was a roadside bodge, just raised it and after an hour or so it felt comfortable so I stuck with it. Silly me.

wanderer 22 · 07-11-2011 5:53pm

apparently this guy did the Wicklow 200 "comfortably in around six hours" :rolleyes:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/travel/2011/1105/1224307083960.html

The event looks pretty cool though

seamus · 07-11-2011 6:06pm

colm18 wrote: »

apparently this guy did the Wicklow 200 "comfortably in around six hours" :rolleyes:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/travel/2011/1105/1224307083960.html

The event looks pretty cool though

If he did do the WW200 in 6 hours, he didn't bother registering for it :pac:
http://www.wicklow200.ie/2011/2011times.shtml

Cheeky boy.

ednwireland · 07-11-2011 6:15pm

sportive refreshments, italian style

1224307083960_3.jpg?ts=1320686050

furiousox · 07-11-2011 6:52pm

3 more sleeps and the cast is coming off my wrist!

chakattack · 07-11-2011 7:57pm

colm18 wrote: »

apparently this guy did the Wicklow 200 "comfortably in around six hours" :rolleyes:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/travel/2011/1105/1224307083960.html

The event looks pretty cool though

Nostalgia aside there's only so much charm and soul to be enjoyed on a bike with shredded tyres and faulty brakes. Technological advances are good....

bcmf · 07-11-2011 8:12pm

furiousox wrote: »

3 more sleeps and the cast is coming off my wrist!

and that's when the hard work begins. Physio!

aquanaut · 07-11-2011 10:38pm

bcmf wrote: »

furiousox wrote: »

3 more sleeps and the cast is coming off my wrist!

and that's when the hard work begins. Physio!

or lots of porn!

Holyboy · 07-11-2011 10:43pm

FOUR whole months I've had a track frame in work with a seized Miche Primato BB that had the splines stripped on it and only today did I finally figure out how to remove it, the relief is unbelievable:D
It's just been hanging over my head for too long but if it happens again I now know what to do with those pesky Miche BBs, Grrr (or something along those lines!)

Beasty · 07-11-2011 10:45pm

Holyboy wrote: »

FOUR whole months I've had a track frame in work with a seized Miche Primato BB that had the splines stripped on it and only today did I finally figure out how to remove it, the relief is unbelievable:D
It's just been hanging over my head for too long but if it happens again I now know what to do with those pesky Miche BBs, Grrr (or something along those lines!)

You should have got a bike mechanic to look at it

furiousox · 07-11-2011 11:45pm

bcmf wrote: »

and that's when the hard work begins. Physio!

Crow92 · 08-11-2011 12:19am

Holyboy wrote: »

FOUR whole months I've had a track frame in work with a seized Miche Primato BB that had the splines stripped on it and only today did I finally figure out how to remove it, the relief is unbelievable:D
It's just been hanging over my head for too long but if it happens again I now know what to do with those pesky Miche BBs, Grrr (or something along those lines!)

So how did you remove it?

ROK ON · 08-11-2011 1:03am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmHhB9zV_rQ

driving home this evening and I heard Pretty Vacant by the Sex Pitols for the first time in a very very long time. One of the best punk tunes ever. Pure class.

I am going to start relistening to the pistols and the Kennedys. Its been too long.