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

ror_74 wrote: »

Rule #7 // Tan lines should be cultivated and kept razor sharp.
Under no circumstances should one be rolling up their sleeves or shorts or not cycling in the sunshine, in an effort to somehow diminish one’s tan lines.

I had the iPad out earlier watching Family Guy..while wearing a tank top..so I now have numerous farmer tan lines on my body

Edit - Pic added..

For a second there I thought you'd gone out in bibs with no jersey on...

Cycled across town in runners last night on the commutourer with a full load in the panniers. It felt strange and dirty riding without cleats.

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Mr Deignan training at Sundrive last night

I heard the Derny guy was worse off than Deignan afterwards! :pac:

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

He gets a run for his money sometimes, but in fairness, the derny weighs a few kilos more.

Is it not motorised? I always thought it was like a lightweight moped...

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Did I see you in Howth this evening? (with white oversocks also!)

Sounds like quite a sight! Alas I was 100 miles more north and I wore black shorts in the end!

RobertFoster wrote:

For a second there I thought you'd gone out in bibs with no jersey on…

That's no laughing matter, I'll have you know. I saw just such a sight some time back, it must by over 15 years ago now, and I've still not fully recovered. Not even the hairy gorilla chest could disguise the fact that the guy was wearing nothing but bib shorts. *shudder*

On a similarly disturbing note, while riding up Glencullen on Sunday last I saw a cyclist wearing arm warmers with a sleeveless jersey. From a distance it just looked like he was wearing an oddly coloured long sleeve jersey with flesh colour bits on the shoulders, but the true horror of it became clear from about 50m back, the only positive being that it encouraged me to go a bit faster to get past him and put the sight behind me all the sooner. Nobody should be subjected to the bizarre sight of two little islands of bare shoulder, nobody. If you are going to wear a sleeveless jersey then wear it, adding arm warmers to the mix is wrong and almost certainly illegal on the grounds of shockingly poor taste.

Sitting out in the sun now with duct tape on my arms and a zipped hoody to try and somewhat rectify the burns :pac: Wish me luck

dinneenp wrote: »

I didn't want to post a new thread just for this question so I'm posting here
Went to buy some oil for my bike chain and they recommended Pure Wet Bike Lube .

Is this good & should is it just for the chain only or can I use it on rest of spots on a bike that need oiling?

I think that's the same stuff I picked up on a whim while in Halfords a while back. I used it on my commute bike and I found it fine for that, probably not as long lasting as some other oils that I use for my commuter but good while it did last. Personally I wouldn't use it to oil smaller moving parts (derailleurs, brakes, etc.) though as I'd consider it a bit heavy/thick for that.

Proof that mountain bikers can be hairless and hot:

Look at that red reflector on the left..really ruins the bike..

BX 19 wrote: »

This sun is great and all but a bit of cloud wouldn't go amiss. 5k into my cycle I remembered that I hadn't applied the Irish pasty skinned choice of suncream; the factor 50. I could feel myself burning on the way back home......

You're a summer grinch

BX 19 wrote: »

I'm not built for the heat. I honestly think I should be from some cool nordic country. I burn far far too easily.

I really feel for people like you, I'm one of the lucky ones who can go out in 25 degree heat with no sun cream (not that it's healthy to) and just end up with a tan. Although i do find it quite funny seeing friends the next day who think they have a lovely tan, when really they look as red as tomato and look like giant eejits

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

Not a helmet in sight.

I'd better post it into the helmet thread so..fuel the argument..

BX 19 wrote: »

I'm not built for the heat. I honestly think I should be from some cool nordic country. I burn far far too easily.

The Nordics get far hotter summers than we do

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Boards on your phone?

On a side note, and sitting in my comfy student chair, I'm not surprised most companies clamp down on social networking sites, we really do spend an awful lot of our days posting, tweeting, plussing and facebooking.

Oh, and don't stop, I need new content.

We are compiling code. Which reminds me of this.

Zyzz wrote: »

Look at that red reflector on the left..really ruins the bike..

Wonder what's with the Ready Brek glow around the thighs of the girls on the right?

AstraMonti wrote: »

Lads really, I don't want to be the party pooper but please put NSFW and a spoiler for such images. While I really appreciate the "art"; a round bottom does not get the recognition it deserves in the office.

Just wonsering, where's blorg these days?

So the cost of changing my gearing ratio is beyond me for the forseeable future. Sorry knees...and if I got back out to Wicklow within the forseeable future, sorry rest of me.

cdaly_ wrote: »

I did a free upgrade (downgrade?) to a 32 rear sprocket by asking in the lbs for a junk mtb cassette, taking it apart and moving the 32t to my existing 13-27t road cassette. Took about 30 mins, a pin punch and a hammer...

Taking-apart-a-bikes-rear-cluster/

I've been told that the derailleur wouldn't be compatible with a bigger sprocket.