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

t'bear

Yes, I see the bit you are describing. Although the paths are pointless and dis-organised I am sure there was other examples also of disasterious attempts at implementation in support of cyclists

RobertFoster wrote: »

The one where you come off the roundabout with Foxlodge Woods on your right is fairly lumpy and pointless. I'm not sure where it starts exactly, but it does go in one end of the bus stop and out the other, which isn't very good if there's a bus there too. Further on, the path is quite high, and the track ends on a corner.

If she'd gone on straight at the roundabout, I think there's a short track there too, just outside the new school. It disappears around a corner into an estate, with no dished kerb to allow you to leave the path to continue on straight.

I take it she went on to Dunshaughlin via the GAA club, so she might have missed the elevated track that runs between the two roundabouts -- I know I did the first dozen or so times I passed. She would have also avoided the track that gives you a tour of the houses on the Rathfeigh road.

All pretty pointless and easily avoided tracks. Not sure if any of them have official signage, so they could have been ignored without any legal reproach :pac:

RobertFoster

t'bear wrote: »

Yes, I see the bit you are describing. Although the paths are pointless and dis-organised I am sure there was other examples also of disasterious attempts at implementation in support of cyclists

Absolutely, Ratoath hasn't got the worst infrastructure in the country. I've never cycled to Sligo, so maybe it's the worst between Swords and there.

monkeyslayer

Wondering, i'm short a couple of screws from a bike that was just returned to me in the post... stupid question, i really should know this... but what is the name of the bolt that hangs the deraileur to the frame and what sort of tool do i need to fit it?

Miklos

Had a rough day of it today, burst a tube on a pothole on the descent from Howth summit.. turned out the pump I had packed was about as much use as an asthmatic octogenarian, a fellow tried to help me out with another pump but that didn't work either for some reason.

Luckily got a lift down the hill from an older cyclist in a car (absolute legend) and the guys in the Bike Hub in Howth let me use their track pump which did the trick...

...and as if I couldn't have a bigger pain in my arse, the spindle on one of my Time ATAC pedals bent! Not horribly bent, but enough to be very annoying. Ah well, I was going to swap over to proper road pedals and shoes soon anyway.

RobFowl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et3PYo_CW-w

Cookie_Monster

buffalo wrote: »

http://janoskohler.wordpress.com/

Used to work with him for a while, nice guy. You'd have no idea he's insane* if you were just chatting to him

* well you'd want to be doing downhill road racing

lennymc

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

downhill road racing

that. sounds. awesome.

le petit braquet

monkeyslayer wrote: »

i really should know this... but what is the name of the bolt that hangs the deraileur to the frame and what sort of tool do i need to fit it?

Derailleur fixing bolt and its usually an allen key. I'm guessing its a 10 mm based on the fact that an 8 which is the biggest I have to hand is too small.

Chips Lovell

For the second time this year, I had an ignorant, hairy legged buffoon actually shove me while stopped at a red light in order to get the stop line and plonk his ass out in the middle of a junction.

Captain Havoc

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

For the second time this year, I had an ignorant, hairy legged buffoon actually shove me while stopped at a red light in order to get the stop line and plonk his ass out in the middle of a junction.

What have you got against hairy legged buffoons?

le petit braquet

Blue Moon! What will the Glazers give Fergie?

RidleyRider

How do I post pictures?:P This seems like the right place too ask:L

Beasty

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

For the second time this year, I had an ignorant, hairy legged buffoon actually shove me while stopped at a red light in order to get the stop line and plonk his ass out in the middle of a junction.

Competition for Friday - complete the following sentence:

"Sorry Vlad, if I'd known it was you I would have......"

ROK ON

... I'd have broken the lights,
...I'd have shaved,
...I'd have pushed harder,
...I'd have worn my Orwell kit.
... I'd ask Mockler to race you again on his MTB :-)


Sure I can think of more by tomorrow.

Beasty

Steve Marquis wrote: »

How do I post pictures?:P This seems like the right place too ask:L

Well you could just check the Site FAQs

Or, if you're copying something from a website you can normally simply copy and paste the picture

If you want to download a picture from your computer you will see a "Attach Files" section below the message box - click on "Manage Attachments" and follow the instructions

Captain Havoc

ROK ON wrote: »

... I'd have broken the lights,
...I'd have shaved,
...I'd have pushed harder,
...I'd have worn my Orwell kit.
... I'd ask Mockler to race you again on his MTB :-)


Sure I can think of more by tomorrow.

I don't think we'll ever let him forget that one.

Lusk Doyle

...impaled you with my razor thereby having a perfectly good reason for having hairy legs while completing a clever play on words that you would appreciate ?

Dermot Illogical

Beasty wrote: »

Competition for Friday - complete the following sentence:

"Sorry Vlad, if I'd known it was you I would have......"

...done it more often.
...vladly stopped.
...farted in your general direction.

doozerie

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

For the second time this year, I had an ignorant, hairy legged buffoon actually shove me while stopped at a red light in order to get the stop line and plonk his ass out in the middle of a junction.

A few months ago, myself and buffalo were stopped at a red light when a guy on a bike behind us made it very clear he wanted to get past. He didn't like being told that the light was red and got very sniffy, telling us "You are blocking the road!". He seemed quite serious.

At the next red light, about 50 metres further on, he seemed to make a point of shoving past in a manner designed to cause offence. He then rode through the red light and off into the distance at a speed that would make a snail blush - as attempts at "that'll teach you" go, his effort was the equivalent of a teenager trying to slam a door shut only to find that it's a swing door. Unfortunately in this case though the door didn't actually swing back and wallop him in the indignant chops.

RobertFoster

I saw three people on a tandem (a triple, says Wikipedia) in Phibsboro this evening. An adult and two kids. There was something surreal about seeing the three of them pedal in unison.

hardCopy

RobertFoster wrote: »

I saw three people on a tandem (a triple, says Wikipedia) in Phibsboro this evening. An adult and two kids. There was something surreal about seeing the three of them pedal in unison.

I saw a guy with his two kids at the Meath Tour, apparently he does a lot of the An Post events. I'd say it's hard work when the kids get tired, they looked wiped out at the end of the 50K.

Beasty

RobertFoster wrote: »

I saw three people on a tandem (a triple, says Wikipedia)

You mean a trandem



Goodie, Goodie, Yum, Yum ....

sled driver

Icyseanfitz

first fall on the racer today clipless pedals and a junction can really surprise you if you try to track stand but have to clip out, over like a bag of spuds the mortification of it

seamus

^^
I'd like to tell you that it'll only happen once, but I would probably be lying...

Mycroft H

Awkward turtle impression? ^

Icyseanfitz

loads of people around too and i couldnt just jump up and cycle away quickly as my chain had come off no damage to the bike anyway thank god, although my new expensive right shoe latchamjige is all scratched

doozerie

While out on the bike last night, I had no less than 4 particularly leggy flies take a header into my mouth. When I got home I measured the diameter of my open mouth, it is of average dimensions, and I checked for a bright light hiding in there, there was none. Basically I failed to find anything to explain its attraction to flies, I wish they'd just feck right off!

Hungrycol

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

first fall on the racer today clipless pedals and a junction can really surprise you if you try to track stand but have to clip out, over like a bag of spuds the mortification of it

Two things: You probably fell on the road not the racer and it's not a racer its a road bike. Happy Friday

Icyseanfitz

Hungrycol wrote: »

Two things: You probably fell on the road not the racer and it's not a racer its a road bike. Happy Friday

i simultaneously fell on the road and my "racer" in the same instant :pac: not as spectacular as some of my mtb exploits mind