Yeah yeah ... I know 'Rule 30'

Caroline_ie

http://kriegcycling.com/home.aspx that could appeal a few people thought ...

Looking at them myself, I think I'd prefer risk being lost in the middle of nowhere with a puncture under a snow storm than having to use one of them ...

Diarmuid

Caroline_ie wrote: »

http://kriegcycling.com/home.aspx that could appeal a few people thought ...

Very "Rock Racing"!

seamus

Whatever just happened to producing stuff in the four primary bike colours - Black, Silver, Red and Blue?

LDB

some cool ones I think
this one would go well on your bowery http://kriegcycling.com/Pink-Cheetah.aspx

Caroline_ie

LDB wrote: »

some cool ones I think
this one would go well on your bowery http://kriegcycling.com/Pink-Cheetah.aspx

cough cough cough ... almost choked to death there, I will NEVER afflict this to my nice personalized fixie ( that has been described as 'Sh1t Hot' by some 2 people including me) ... Saddle bags on Fixies anyway ... that's just wrong, only Blorg can get away with it ...

LDB

Caroline_ie wrote: »

cough cough cough ... almost choked to death there

LOL

I will NEVER afflict this to my nice personalized fixie

Come on!! it's pink ... i thought you had a bit of a pink theme going ...

Caroline_ie

LDB wrote: »

LOL


Come on!! it's pink ... i thought you had a bit of a pink theme going ...

Subtle is my middle name ... i have pink rails on my saddle and pink handle bar ourys ... the Bag is very very very OTT

Raam

After reading the Euro Rules and following an intense period of internal reflection, I no longer ride with a saddle bag. I strongly suggest all of you follow suit. If you can't fit it in your pockets, you don't need it. This rule is null and void for the DGD trip.

RobFowl

Saddle bags of any sort are a bit dodgy.
Only a step away from growing a beard and joining the campaign for real ale !

LDB

Subtle is my middle name ... i have pink rails on my saddle and pink handle bar ourys ... the Bag is very very very OTT

I see ... less is more and all that.

You guys are way too purist.
I'm going to start a revolution .... sunglasses inside helmet straps, non matching water bottles and a saddle bag(might even be flourescent pink one) :eek:

Chips Lovell

Diarmuid wrote: »

Very "Rock Racing"!

If it were Rock Racing they'd cost around 300 quid. Have you seen the price of their kit?

Raam

el tonto wrote: »

If it were Rock Racing they'd cost around 300 quid. Have you seen the price of their kit?

Makse Assos look cheap, almost.

gaffmaster

I have a massive Saddle bag and i'm gosh darn proud of it! There's a tube in it. And tyre levers. And sometimes other stuff too. And it expands! And it nearly touches my rear wheel when expanded.

kenmc

RobFowl wrote: »

Saddle bags of any sort are a bit dodgy.
Only a step away from growing a beard and joining the campaign for real ale !

Nothing wrong with campaining for real ale, instead of settling for that awful mass-marketed swill we put up with all too easily these days. You don't even need a beard either! But slippers are comfy.

Chips Lovell

Raam wrote: »

Makse Assos look cheap, almost.

Feck that. Makes Rapha look cheap.

Caroline_ie

Cheap Rapha Stuff ... Ok 1 small cheap Rapha stuff

I am such a useless thread started ...

TinyExplosions

kenmc wrote: »

Nothing wrong with campaining for real ale, instead of settling for that awful mass-marketed swill we put up with all too easily these days. You don't even need a beard either! But slippers are comfy.

+1

TinyExplosions

el tonto wrote: »

Feck that. Makes Rapha look cheap.

I ordered something from Rapha today... I feel so bad, yet so good

blorg

If you are shocked by the idea of a saddle bag on a fixie you will just love what I've done with my Bowery.

Caroline_ie

blorg wrote: »

If you are shocked by the idea of a saddle bag on a fixie you will just love what I've done with my Bowery.

Quick Robin, to the Blorgmobile!!!!

christeb

surely all of that paraphernalia has ruined your feeling of 'oneness' with the bike, the pureness, the karma you experience when riding etc etc??

blorg

Well the rack is very handy for carrying stuff to/from work/shops and the lights keep me alive cycling up the mountains in the dark. But yes, you are right, I think I need a second "pure" fixie

LDB

blorg wrote: »

Well the rack is very handy for carrying stuff to/from work/shops and the lights keep me alive cycling up the mountains in the dark. But yes, you are right, I think I need a second "pure" fixie

any excuse for a new bike!

blorg

LDB wrote: »

any excuse for a new bike!

Well it has been 2 1/2 months, I think I am due one...

Just thinking about it that is three new bikes since April :eek:

LDB

blorg wrote: »

Well it has been 2 1/2 months, I think I am due one...

Just thinking about it that is three new bikes since April :eek:

Ok - that is a lot of bikes in one year!
You'll need to get them their own house soon enough.

Chips Lovell

I've run out of space. One of the few downsides to apartment living. We've a bike store room downstairs, but I'm always too nervous to put the 'nice' bikes down there. It's a shame, I really love building bikes now. Probably good for the wallet though.

Diarmuid

Raam wrote: »

After reading the Euro Rules and following an intense period of internal reflection, I no longer ride with a saddle bag.

You ride a Cervelo don't you? Very Euro. Hope the leg shaving is working out too

Raam

Diarmuid wrote: »

You ride a Cervelo don't you? Very Euro. Hope the leg shaving is working out too

WTF?!

Chips Lovell

Diarmuid wrote: »

You ride a Cervelo don't you? Very Euro. Hope the leg shaving is working out too

De Raam has yet to be sheared.

Gavin

That's a lot of AAA's Blorg. TK11 good ?

blorg

I have been busy charging today, will probably buy a few more from DX as some of these are a bit old at this stage



I must say the back lights are very effective up the mountains in the pitch black, cars see me from far away and pass really wide. I have one on constant, two on flash and one on strobe. Regarding the front, the TK11 is very effective, lights up the road to quite a distance and oncoming cars dip their lights quite quickly in general (in some cases from around a corner.) I have had repeated experience of cars turning right across the road waiting for me to pass even when I am a ridiculous distance away (up to 200m away), they must think I am a motorbike going substantially faster.

To be honest my experience so far is that the way cars behave I seem to be a hell of a lot _more_ visible than in the middle of the day.

I will try to get some proper shots but this is from my little point and shoot up the mountains yesterday (there was a little bit of snow.) First one is shook, long handheld exposure.



It's very pleasant cycling up the mountains in the dark, we should organise some boards weeknight spins.

Raam

el tonto wrote: »

De Raam has yet to be sheared.

Well, I never thought I'd end up using the Internet for declaring this, but, the deed has been done. It's been a few weeks at this stage. I wonder how my parents are going to take this :rolleyes:

Caroline_ie

Raam wrote: »

Well, I never thought I'd end up using the Internet for declaring this, but, the deed has been done. It's been a few weeks at this stage. I wonder how my parents are going to take this :rolleyes:

Wait until spring. That might keep you warm during the winter.

zzzzzzzz

blorg wrote: »

Is that last one a picture of your bike from a satellite?

blorg

Raam wrote: »

Well, I never thought I'd end up using the Internet for declaring this, but, the deed has been done. It's been a few weeks at this stage. I wonder how my parents are going to take this :rolleyes:

...one by one they fall :eek:

Chips Lovell

Raam wrote: »

Well, I never thought I'd end up using the Internet for declaring this, but, the deed has been done. It's been a few weeks at this stage. I wonder how my parents are going to take this :rolleyes:

another one saved from the darkside.

Chips Lovell

blorg wrote: »

...one by one they fall :eek:

Time for a product recommendation

Caroline_ie

el tonto wrote: »

Time for a product recommendation

The related videos are quite disturbing there Tonto ... does Mrs Tonto know you have a fetish?

Chips Lovell

Caroline_ie wrote: »

The related videos are quite disturbing there Tonto ... does Mrs Tonto know you have a fetish?

Hey, body grooming is a "senstive issue".

Caroline_ie

el tonto wrote: »

Hey, body grooming is a "senstive issue".

it's ok ... unionman and tiny have already come out, you're not alone.

Gavin

blorg wrote: »

It's very pleasant cycling up the mountains in the dark, we should organise some boards weeknight spins.

Sounds good. I have moved into the world of a super cheap geared road bike which I must yet take out for a proper spin.

First photo is good actually, shame about the blur. Is that the sun, or the city ?

blorg

Verb wrote: »

First photo is good actually, shame about the blur. Is that the sun, or the city ?

Thanks, it was a 4 second exposure so no chance of keeping it steady without a tripod! It's the city, the sun was well down at that stage, around 19:30. It looks brighter than it is due to the exposure length. Location was just at the top of Pine Forest Road, before you go down, right at the end and then up again towards the viewpoint (last photo is from the way up there.)

Sounds good. I have moved into the world of a super cheap geared road bike which I must yet take out for a proper spin.

That would be sacrilege, you must do it on the banana bike surely

On a side note I am now considering what cheap DX lights I should get to complement my Fenix (thanks again for the recommendation.) Considering those "900 lumen" flood monsters but not sure re: runtime and also the idea that you could actually end up with too much light up close to the bike which would desensitise your eyes to the light usefully being thrown by the Fenix.

EDIT: Regarding the spins, I will post a new thread for that, I would be well on for something leaving Sandyford environs 6-ish and heading up Djouce-Lugalla-Sally Gap-Military Firing Range-Bohernabreena-Dublin (for example.) Probably want to have a snack before something like that rather than waiting for your dinner.

sy

Jesus Blorg. I think there may be a carbon footprint issue with all those lumens!:)

studiorat

Just to get back to the saddle bag think though, I prefer the old spare tube/tyre strapped to the saddle stem with an old toe clip strap á la Eddie Merckx. Very hipster retro on the auld fixie...

Hey Blorg, where'd you pick up that pannier rack? I'm looking for one that mounts on the stays...

Tnx.

sy

blorg wrote: »

If you are shocked by the idea of a saddle bag on a fixie you will just love what I've done with my Bowery.

Reminded me of this great album cover. I suppose some people might find the title appropriate too!:D

blorg

studiorat wrote: »

Blorg, where'd you pick up that pannier rack? I'm looking for one that mounts on the stays...

It's a standard rack salvaged from an old bike, attached with P-Clips on the stays and the top bit to the rear brake drilling. I got the P-Clips in Joe Daly's; they are supposedly a common electrical item but couldn't get them in my local hardware shop or many other bike shops. Let me know if you need any more info on how I got it on!

studiorat

Thanks Blorg.
It's a muddy fox frame and the break cable covers the single tube wishbone shape seat stays thingy. So I guess if I attach to the seat post the p-clips should fit nicely on the bottom of the stays. I'm hoping this will give me clearance for panniers what with a small frame and my big feet.

Now are p-clips the same as jubilee clips (hose clips)?

blorg

I don't think they are quite the same although jubilee clips might work either.

They are like this, they clamp around the stay and you just tighten on with the rack in place between the bolt and clip:

TinyExplosions

el tonto wrote: »

Time for a product recommendation

Does it work well then? If it's better at doing my legs than a standard electric razor is on my cheeks, I'll get one!

blorg

This thread must be one of the most mixed up ever, it all started with a slightly fruity saddle bag :pac:

unionman

blorg wrote: »

Great pic, goes especially well with today's Boards theme:D