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

RobFowl · 12-10-2013 12:54pm

rollingscone wrote: »

Is that a reference to the party bus thread?

More like the aftermath of a trip to the party bus!

Realised I've lead a very sheltered life !!!!

Rovi · 12-10-2013 1:36pm

So, does this picture of Jens playing dress-up with his daughter belong here or in the other thread?:

bazermc · 12-10-2013 6:59pm

What are peoples thoughts on white helmets. Yes or no?

tacklemore · 12-10-2013 7:30pm

bazermc wrote: »

What are peoples thoughts on white helmets. Yes or no?

Have one myself. It protects my head. Can't see the colour of it when it's on my head. So, yes is my answer

Lumen · 12-10-2013 8:42pm

bazermc wrote: »

What are peoples thoughts on white helmets. Yes or no?

Helmets must be white or black. White is easier to match than black, particularly with ridiculously stylish eyewear.

Beasty · 12-10-2013 8:50pm

Just realised I've got 10 helmets:eek:

3 White
1 Black and Blue
2 Black and Red
1 Black, White and Blue
2 Black, White and Red
1 Grey and White

None yellow though, which perhaps helps explain why I never wear the yellow Assos gear

Paul Kiernan · 12-10-2013 8:51pm

http://fanningsessions.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/the-blades-in-concert/

There are worse things you could do on a Saturday night:).

Lumen · 12-10-2013 8:54pm

@Beasty, no you have 3 helmets and 7 mistakes.

Beasty · 12-10-2013 8:57pm

Lumen wrote: »

@Beasty, no you have 3 helmets and 7 mistakes.

Not quite ...

2 are track specific
1 is old and hardly ever used now
1 is TT with visor
1 is TT without visor
2 are regularly used on the road

3 are definitely mistakes though

Beasty · 12-10-2013 9:00pm

The factions are forming:

"road tax Joe"
RobFowl 5
Diarmuid 3
buffalo 3
thebouldwhacker 3
Captain Havoc 3
Oryx 3

"Jan & Klodi"
Raam 9
Vladimir Kurtains 7
ROK ON 7
Lumen 4
dave_o_brien 4
buffalo 3

Only buffalo seems torn ...

Oryx · 12-10-2013 9:08pm

I read the other thread but as a woman I don't think I belong.

Beasty · 12-10-2013 9:15pm

Oryx wrote: »

I read the other thread but as a woman I don't think I belong.

Was thinking the same as a man actually ...

rollingscone · 12-10-2013 9:16pm

The other thread is definitely way more...Spartan?

Wishbone Ash · 12-10-2013 9:44pm

bazermc wrote: »

What are peoples thoughts on white helmets. Yes or no?

I wouldn't contemplate choosing any other colour!

CramCycle · 12-10-2013 11:52pm

Yes to white helmets, with leather straps.

Darkglasses · 13-10-2013 12:03am

This helmet colour thing is a new one on me. My best one is red and black so I fall foul.

What about cycling caps? Can they be any colour? Also, do you have to be of a certain vintage to wear them? Like a steel framed bike, I just don't think it's right for somebody of generation playstation to wear something like that.

Jawgap · 13-10-2013 1:03pm

Beasty wrote: »

The factions are forming:

"road tax Joe"
RobFowl 5
Diarmuid 3
buffalo 3
thebouldwhacker 3
Captain Havoc 3
Oryx 3

"Jan & Klodi"
Raam 9
Vladimir Kurtains 7
ROK ON 7
Lumen 4
dave_o_brien 4
buffalo 3

Only buffalo seems torn ...

In the spirit of compromise, why not rename the thread "Jan, Klodi and everyone else on a bike doesn't pay road tax, Joe"

Beasty · 13-10-2013 1:06pm

Jawgap wrote: »

In the spirit of compromise, why not rename the thread "Jan, Klodi and everyone else on a bike doesn't pay road tax, Joe"

We're already compromising by allowing buffalo to post in both ...

Diarmuid · 13-10-2013 1:24pm

Beasty wrote: »

The factions are forming:

"road tax Joe"
RobFowl 5
Diarmuid 3
buffalo 3
thebouldwhacker 3
Captain Havoc 3
Oryx 3

"Jan & Klodi"
Raam 9
Vladimir Kurtains 7
ROK ON 7
Lumen 4
dave_o_brien 4
buffalo 3

Only buffalo seems torn ...

It should be pointed out that my only contributions so far have been to turn "road tax Joe" into "Jan & Klodi". :cool:

buffalo · 13-10-2013 2:31pm

Beasty wrote: »

We're already compromising by allowing buffalo to post in both ...

I'm a consensus builder, I will heal the cycling forum's wounds.

bcmf · 13-10-2013 3:05pm

Darkglasses wrote: »

This helmet colour thing is a new one on me. My best one is red and black so I fall foul.

What about cycling caps? Can they be any colour? Also, do you have to be of a certain vintage to wear them? Like a steel framed bike, I just don't think it's right for somebody of generation playstation to wear something like that.

How the hell did you manage to get made a mod in the cycling forum?

CptMackey · 13-10-2013 3:07pm

Can't the two treads coexist . As for the helmets yellow and black all the way

Darkglasses · 13-10-2013 4:27pm

bcmf wrote: »

How the hell did you manage to get made a mod in the cycling forum?

Bribery, threats, ineptitude. You know, the usual.

Beasty · 13-10-2013 4:45pm

Darkglasses wrote: »

Bribery, threats, ineptitude. You know, the usual.

... and even then 14 others turned down the "incentives" before we finally struck it lucky ...

AstraMonti · 13-10-2013 8:01pm

I bought some nappy cream from Aldi for 1.5 euro, it feels and looks exactly like the chamois cream I paid wiggle 14 last week.

Diarmuid · 13-10-2013 8:35pm

AstraMonti wrote: »

I bought some nappy cream from Aldi for 1.5 euro, it feels and looks exactly like the chamois cream I paid wiggle 14 last week.

Make your own chamois cream. It's dead easy and cheap

Raam · 13-10-2013 8:41pm

@Astra: sell your carbon saddle. It will be cheaper in the long run.

Captain Havoc · 13-10-2013 8:47pm

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

doozerie · 13-10-2013 11:28pm

Beasty wrote: »

Only buffalo seems torn ...

First syphillis and now torn buffalos - this thread is turning into the place where medical horrors hang out.

BeepBeep67 · 14-10-2013 9:07am

Anyone ever use one of these or something similar?
http://www.free-fold.com/

Jawgap · 14-10-2013 1:42pm

From the Beeb.

The mind boggles at what goes through (or doesn't go through) some people's heads!

Hertfordshire Police escort M1 cyclist off motorway....

A cyclist has been branded a "dummy" by police for riding on the hard shoulder of the M1 in Hertfordshire.

Motorway drivers reported a man riding on the southbound carriageway just before junction 9, near Redbourn, at about midday on Sunday, police said.

He was escorted off at the junction by officers who then tweeted a picture with the hashtag "don't be a dummy".

A spokeswoman confirmed the unnamed man was advised it was against the law but said no further action would be taken.

The cyclist, who said he was travelling to London, told road policing officers he would catch a train instead, she added.

Ole Rodrigo · 14-10-2013 1:57pm

Jawgap wrote: »

From the Beeb.

The mind boggles at what goes through (or doesn't go through) some people's heads!

Hertfordshire Police escort M1 cyclist off motorway....

Reminds me of cycling along the Naas road.

doozerie · 14-10-2013 2:07pm

This seems like a perfect topic for the party bus thread but I can't be arsed digging out a photo to accompany it so it might just as well go here…

The topic is the guy that models Assos cycling kit. He seems to bring out the ire in some men. Personally I've always been impressed by him and particularly the effort that must have gone into maintaining his physique over the years. I've always assumed that he isn't a (decent) racing cyclist though, that his training regime and diet probably aren't entirely compatible with bike racing at a decent level. But I stumbled across this post from 2011 this morning, from a discussion about Assos knee warmers which was threatening to turn into a bunch of men clucking disapprovingly about another man based on what he doesn't wear (men are such bitches really):

That Assos “jerk” just took a top 30th overall and first in his age group in Kona for this years Ironman. He isn’t a “pro” athlete since he has a full time job but he’s also the Ticino State Road Racing champ in Switzerland.
He’s super friendly and totally humble. I rode with him for a week in Marin a couple years ago and he hammers.

A quick online search didn't turn up anything to corroborate that claim though, it just turned up more (men) moaning about his state of undress in the Assos ads. Which just makes me want to believe it even more. G'wan the semi-naked Assos man!

RobFowl · 14-10-2013 2:21pm

Anyone who hasn't tried cros yet should give it a go over the winter!

thebouldwhacker · 14-10-2013 8:28pm

I know there was talk of cross coming to Tipp, not sure if its going ahead. Is it in Cork or Munster this year? I have checked a few web sites and can't see anything.

flying11 · 14-10-2013 8:57pm

not sure if bib shorts or art exhibit.....
http://shop.pactimo.co.uk/your-future-mirror-colors-designer-bibs-for-men-by-damian-monzillo/#.UlxLtBA6-QJ

doozerie · 14-10-2013 10:58pm

RobFowl wrote: »

Anyone who hasn't tried cros yet should give it a go over the winter!

Given the setting I assume that's your country cousin, GuineaFowl.

rollingscone · 14-10-2013 11:08pm

Tonight I was most confused to be in a commuter race, when I was running, and the other guy had forgotten his bicycle too. Most uncouth.

RobFowl · 14-10-2013 11:08pm

doozerie wrote: »

Given the setting I assume that's your country cousin, GuineaFowl.

That made me laugh :cool:

ThisRegard · 14-10-2013 11:25pm

Jawgap wrote: »

From the Beeb.

The mind boggles at what goes through (or doesn't go through) some people's heads!

A couple of Sundays ago I was toddling along the M50 northbound and when I got to the N4 merge a cyclist was coming down the slip road onto the M50 itself. He was either lost or a serious idiot as there's no hard shoulder on the bridge. He was dressed as if he was out for a spin too.

AstraMonti · 14-10-2013 11:37pm

flying11 wrote: »

not sure if bib shorts or art exhibit.....
http://shop.pactimo.co.uk/your-future-mirror-colors-designer-bibs-for-men-by-damian-monzillo/#.UlxLtBA6-QJ

I can easily see Vlad wearing them!

derealbadger · 14-10-2013 11:59pm

I see we are neck and neck with the George part bus this puts us one ahead again

Cee-Jay-Cee · 15-10-2013 12:04am

But I do pay road tax! Do you think just because I'm not using my car I don't have a right to be on the road? Feck off!

RobFowl · 15-10-2013 12:07am

CJC999 wrote: »

But I do pay road tax! Do you think just because I'm not using my car I don't have a right to be on the road? Feck off!

Feck they haven't brought in road tax again have they?

Cee-Jay-Cee · 15-10-2013 12:13am

RobFowl wrote: »

Feck they haven't brought in road tax again have they?

No I was only joking, they're bringing in wheel tax instead, cyclists will pay half that of cars.

RobFowl · 15-10-2013 12:21am

CJC999 wrote: »

They're bringing in wheel tax instead, cyclists will pay half that of cars.

The b*stards

Lusk_Doyle · 15-10-2013 12:24am

CJC999 wrote: »

No I was only joking, they're bringing in wheel tax instead, cyclists will pay half that of cars.

Boards users scramble to delete all references to their respective fleets from the internet...

Squidgy Black · 15-10-2013 12:47am

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Boards users scramble to delete all references to their respective fleets from the internet...

I swear to god, it didn't have any wheels on it when I bought it! :pac:

CramCycle · 15-10-2013 12:57am

rollingscone wrote: »

Tonight I was most confused to be in a commuter race, when I was running, and the other guy had forgotten his bicycle too. Most uncouth.

Not sure why but this sprung to mind:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcE9ppYolK8

Harrybelafonte · 15-10-2013 7:54am

thebouldwhacker wrote: »

I know there was talk of cross coming to Tipp, not sure if its going ahead. Is it in Cork or Munster this year? I have checked a few web sites and can't see anything.

Near the end of November I believe. PM Tom Cashel maybe.

http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057022885/2/#post87016035

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