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

Harrybelafonte

stetyrrell wrote: »

Thinking of selling my Charge Plug frame and fork and buying a Dolan Precursa, I want to give Sundrive a crack. Undecided on whether I should just sell the entire thing including cranks and wheelset and just start from scratch.

Go down and just hire one of the bikes for awhile before you start selling anything. Why not use the Plug?

Harrybelafonte

CramCycle wrote: »

On a karma note, I stopped to do my good deed for the day on my way into work, ended up slightly late but my boss was OK with this. For my troubles it rained on me on the way home but was so warm I nearly collapsed from dehydration (dramatic license hear, I just found myself really thirsty), my rear wheel slipped as I took off from a light and I nutted myself but luckily did not faceplant, and an expensive test I was running for my boss decided that while it was all set up perfectly, the software would freeze in the middle and take no usable results, wasting half my working day and costing the company about alot of money.

Karma, like the cake, is a lie,

F'king computers, they save so much time, then once every so often they decide they want some of it back and it's always at the worst time.

doozerie

While trying to manoeuvre my commute bike into the crowded bike rack in work this morning, I lifted the back of it by holding onto the rear of the saddle as usual. There was more movement in the saddle than there should have been, and when I looked underneath I found that one of the rails had snapped. My very reliable and very comfortable 10+yr old Selle Italia Flite has died. This is a sad day. RIP

Lifting the bike by the saddle to move it around, particularly while carrying stuff on the pannier or while the child trailer was attached, certainly did nothing to extend the saddle's life, but I can't help feeling that my arse on the saddle was the main cause of metal fatigue over time. My arse now hangs in shame, and I can't even look at it. It's my other saddles that I feel worst for though, they'll continue to suffer in silence until they eventually and inevitably fall victim to my arse's ministrations too. Whyyyyyyyy?!!!

Zyzz

doozerie wrote: »

While trying to manoeuvre my commute bike into the crowded bike rack in work this morning, I lifted the back of it by holding onto the rear of the saddle as usual. There was more movement in the saddle than there should have been, and when I looked underneath I found that one of the rails had snapped. My very reliable and very comfortable 10+yr old Selle Italia Flite has died. This is a sad day. RIP

Lifting the bike by the saddle to move it around, particularly while carrying stuff on the pannier or while the child trailer was attached, certainly did nothing to extend the saddle's life, but I can't help feeling that my arse on the saddle was the main cause of metal fatigue over time. My arse now hangs in shame, and I can't even look at it. It's my other saddles that I feel worst for though, they'll continue to suffer in silence until they eventually and inevitably fall victim to my arse's ministrations too. Whyyyyyyyy?!!!

Does this mean you have to ride home on the seatpost alone?

doozerie

@Zyzz, Hmm, as penance for my arse goes, that's a bit too Christian Brothers for me!

doozerie

Midges are bastards. While stopped up at Glencullen last night they assaulted a few of us in large numbers. It was getting cold so I took the time to put on a rain jacket before heading home down Cruagh Road, and while one swarm of midges continued to attack my face and trapped themselves between my helmet vents and my head, another swarm deposited themselves down my sleeves and inside the body of my jacket before I zipped it up, where they continued to be bastardy all the way home.

You have to respect their work ethic mind you, their purpose in life seems to be solely to annoy and they demonstrate a suicidal dedication to that aim. Pure bastards though.

rollingscone

So my second attempt at baking flapjacks for cycling ends even more disasterously than the first.

dastardly00

doozerie wrote: »

Midges are bastards. While stopped up at Glencullen last night they assaulted a few of us in large numbers. It was getting cold so I took the time to put on a rain jacket before heading home down Cruagh Road, and while one swarm of midges continued to attack my face and trapped themselves between my helmet vents and my head, another swarm deposited themselves down my sleeves and inside the body of my jacket before I zipped it up, where they continued to be bastardy all the way home.

You have to respect their work ethic mind you, their purpose in life seems to be solely to annoy and they demonstrate a suicidal dedication to that aim. Pure bastards though.

This stuff is the business

valleyoftheunos

doozerie wrote: »

Midges are bastards. While stopped up at Glencullen last night they assaulted a few of us in large numbers. It was getting cold so I took the time to put on a rain jacket before heading home down Cruagh Road, and while one swarm of midges continued to attack my face and trapped themselves between my helmet vents and my head, another swarm deposited themselves down my sleeves and inside the body of my jacket before I zipped it up, where they continued to be bastardy all the way home.

You have to respect their work ethic mind you, their purpose in life seems to be solely to annoy and they demonstrate a suicidal dedication to that aim. Pure bastards though.

Discovered the most bizare looking flying insect on my leg on the Cruagh Road last night, thee seem to be creatures there that are found no where else.

Jawgap

rollingscone wrote: »

So my second attempt at baking flapjacks for cycling ends even more disasterously than the first.

Pics or gtfo!!!

seamus

Definitely a question for here - any idea on the best route from Dublin city centre (south quays) to Corkagh Park? Not sure if the N7 is the best idea, especially with the M50 interchange. Is there a route that's not down a 3-lane carriageway?

AstraMonti

Tallaght->citywest and opposite to corkeagh park is a possibility but probably a longer route. N7 is fine, the only bad spot is where all the traffic comes along where it meets m50.

Mycroft H

seamus wrote: »

Definitely a question for here - any idea on the best route from Dublin city centre (south quays) to Corkagh Park? Not sure if the N7 is the best idea, especially with the M50 interchange. Is there a route that's not down a 3-lane carriageway?

Quays > Ballyfermot > Fonthill Rd > Clondalkin. Pretty sure there is a bus lane most the way down.

seamus

Ballyfermot...ugh. I used to ride through there everyday. Glass everywhere, constant punctures. Is it worth jumping on the canal cycle path @ inchicore and then jumping off onto the Nangor road just after the M50.

I'll do the N7 thing if it's the best route, the red cow is just a mess though, slip roads everywhere before the junction, on the junction and after it. Grand when you're doing 80km/h with the rest of the traffic...

ROK ON

seamus wrote: »

Definitely a question for here - any idea on the best route from Dublin city centre (south quays) to Corkagh Park? Not sure if the N7 is the best idea, especially with the M50 interchange. Is there a route that's not down a 3-lane carriageway?

Seamus
The way I take is Quays to Naas Road to Nangor Road.
Turn left onto Outer Ring Road in the direction of Kingswood.
Then you are at Corkagh PK.

If you are heading out to Orwell race on Thur I will be heading in that direction circa 530/545.

Ziboo

seamus wrote: »

Ballyfermot...ugh. I used to ride through there everyday. Glass everywhere, constant punctures. Is it worth jumping on the canal cycle path @ inchicore and then jumping off onto the Nangor road just after the M50.

I'll do the N7 thing if it's the best route, the red cow is just a mess though, slip roads everywhere before the junction, on the junction and after it. Grand when you're doing 80km/h with the rest of the traffic...

You could turn off the N7 at the Longmile Road junction and follow the Nangor road http://goo.gl/maps/d7zLj

TinyExplosions

Quays, Cork Street, Crumlin, Greenhills Road, brings you onto the N7 after the interchange.

DirkVoodoo

ROK ON wrote: »

Seamus
The way I take is Quays to Naas Road to Nangor Road.
Turn left onto Outer Ring Road in the direction of Kingswood.
Then you are at Corkagh PK.

If you are heading out to Orwell race on Thur I will be heading in that direction circa 530/545.

Can I tag along too, no idea how to get there by bike!

rollingscone

Jawgap wrote: »

Pics or gtfo!!!

It'd be a picture of my bin then.

Apparently I need a shallower baking tray...

DirkVoodoo

To the old lad (who possibly I've seen in a certain club jersey) who was cycling home along the rock road this evening at about 5:30 and casually sailed through EVERY busy junction when the lights were red, I have this to say:

You are some muppet!

You are old enough to know better so try setting a good example and stop acting like a clown.

Plastik

La Vie Kleenex !

manafana

seamus wrote: »

Ballyfermot...ugh. I used to ride through there everyday. Glass everywhere, constant punctures. Is it worth jumping on the canal cycle path @ inchicore and then jumping off onto the Nangor road just after the M50.

I'll do the N7 thing if it's the best route, the red cow is just a mess though, slip roads everywhere before the junction, on the junction and after it. Grand when you're doing 80km/h with the rest of the traffic...

id go off quays towards crumlin, up long mile road onto nangor road, then towards newlands cross but turn right before it that road along n7 brings you their then.

Hmmzis

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Can I tag along too, no idea how to get there by bike!

Me too, please. Have no clue about those roads, thanks.

ROK ON

Hmmzis wrote: »

Me too, please. Have no clue about those roads, thanks.

F#ck off would ya. The last time you were out there you wupped everyone. It's my turn to win tomorrow.

seamus

I think we have a winner, I forgot that the Naas road to Nangor road does that weird loopy thing, rather than a straight right turn off the carriageway. So I'll go that way, then left onto Fonthill Rd and right through the back roads to Corkagh...
http://goo.gl/maps/nWQ7V

I like the Crumlin road route, but I don't fancy the Walkinstown r/about in rush hour with SPD-SLs

manafana

seamus wrote: »

I think we have a winner, I forgot that the Naas road to Nangor road does that weird loopy thing, rather than a straight right turn off the carriageway. So I'll go that way, then left onto Fonthill Rd and right through the back roads to Corkagh...
http://goo.gl/maps/nWQ7V

I like the Crumlin road route, but I don't fancy the Walkinstown r/about in rush hour with SPD-SLs

i recommend you do cork st crumlin over inchicore, bluebell, more room for cycling as theirs bike lane or bus lane most way. and its straight onto nangor road then

buffalo

What's wrong with the N7? Quick, direct, bit of TT training...

tomasrojo

I always found the Long Mile Road/Nangor Road fine. That was over ten years ago though.

Scuba_Scoper

Is there a nice spot to view the races at Corkagh Park ? .. never seen racing up close and would love to have a look

Plastik

You can see the whole course from anywhere that you stand. Very easy to stroll around and view it from a lot of places.