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

buffalo · 21-10-2013 2:59pm

doozerie wrote: »

I'm changing bike clubs at the moment and it'll probably be a while before I get kit from the club I'm moving to. My wife is already a member there though and offered that if I needed club kit I could borrow hers as it'll likely fit me. She pointed out that I'd then be able to tell people that I wear women's clothing when heading out with the lads at the weekend. I laughed. Until my mascara ran.

I think you'll find that's my wife, at least according to a certain boardsie I met yesterday.

I'll leave him nameless to hide his shame.

Raam · 21-10-2013 3:11pm

Beasty wrote: »

OK, let me explain - there was so much consternation over the naming of this thread that some posters decided to establish a "rival" off-topic thread. I decided to change the names around a bit and no-one even noticed for two days ...

We've simply changed them back now.

That which we call The Party Bus by any other name would remain as euro-sexy.

Beasty · 21-10-2013 4:00pm

buffalo wrote: »

I think you'll find that's my wife, at least according to a certain boardsie I met yesterday.

I'll leave him nameless to hide his shame.

You met your wife yesterday - quick work there buffalo ...

RobFowl · 21-10-2013 4:04pm

Raam wrote: »

That which we call The Party Bus by any other name would remain as euro-sexy.

As sexy as?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zbi0XmGtMw

Captain Havoc · 21-10-2013 7:16pm

Someone stole my front light today and someone gave out to me tonight for not having one, of course he was right but why steal a light worth SFA?

dastardly00 · 21-10-2013 8:41pm

A guy cycled past me on this the other day. I saw it again later, I just had to take a photo. What ze fcuk?

CramCycle · 21-10-2013 8:55pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

A guy cycled past me on this the other day. I saw it again later, I just had to take a photo. What ze fcuk? :confused

I have seen a few bikes with the bars turned like this, all guys going slowly, usually hipsters plus one or two more elderly gents, can't figure it out myself.

Dermot Illogical · 21-10-2013 8:57pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

A guy cycled past me on this the other day. I saw it again later, I just had to take a photo. What ze fcuk?

It's a viking. With horns.

Darkglasses · 21-10-2013 8:58pm

Believe it or not, that's a new trendy thing Dastardly. Seen quite a few people putting their bars sideways/upside down. Just trying to be different!

dastardly00 · 21-10-2013 9:52pm

I'm obviously out of touch with the current trends then :pac:

Idleater · 21-10-2013 10:04pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

I'm obviously out of touch with the current trends then :pac:

I remember seeing that in the 80s. Also by hipsters and college students.
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rollingscone · 21-10-2013 10:44pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

A guy cycled past me on this the other day. I saw it again later, I just had to take a photo. What ze fcuk?

Time for a post images of horror thread?

Wishbone Ash · 21-10-2013 11:29pm

Punctured on the way home from work tonight which is a rarity for me (hit a pothole hidden by flood water). I replaced the tube to discover the valve was too short for the rim depth. The second spare tube was the same.

I've been carrying around two useless tubes for the past year or so! Forced to make the call of shame. Stupid rookie mistake!

Dermot Illogical · 22-10-2013 9:43am

Back when bicyclists were called cyclers.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/10/21/history_of_cycling_map_of_possible_routes.html

Green&Red · 22-10-2013 11:46am

dastardly00 wrote: »

A guy cycled past me on this the other day. I saw it again later, I just had to take a photo. What ze fcuk?

This man also owns a fixie

That is an abomination and I hate to say it but highly impractical

Morrisseeee · 22-10-2013 1:48pm

Linking in with the thread title (kinda-ish) I'm doing my Form 11 (online) and oooops something's gone amiss, my liability is €1846........:eek:, back peddle, ah phew, I see my mistake now.........they actually own me money :cool:

laraghrider · 22-10-2013 1:55pm

Idleater wrote: »

I remember seeing that in the 80s. Also by hipsters and college students.
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I was just about to say that. Was a big thing in the 80's. Not seen it since.

laraghrider · 22-10-2013 2:09pm

Nice...

Lusk_Doyle · 22-10-2013 2:56pm

Originally posted in the question on cosmic carbone sl thread:

MOD VOICE: Relax, it was a joke, you multiposted, no harm intended

Does anyone ever wonder what the mod voice should sound like? A deep, Barry White type voice, the terminator style, like you just inhaled helium from a balloon or maybe like Nidge?

Dermot Illogical · 22-10-2013 3:03pm

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Does anyone ever wonder what the mod voice should sound like? A deep, Barry White type voice, the terminator style, like you just inhaled helium from a balloon or maybe like Nidge?

Definitely the voice of Serge.

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

Captain Havoc · 22-10-2013 4:33pm

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

Back when bicyclists were called cyclers.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/10/21/history_of_cycling_map_of_possible_routes.html

They still are down my way.

dave_o_brien · 22-10-2013 5:38pm

Morrisseeee wrote: »

Linking in with the thread title (kinda-ish) I'm doing my Form 11 (online) and oooops something's gone amiss, my liability is €1846........:eek:, back peddle, ah phew, I see my mistake now.........they actually own me money :cool:

This is an excellent typo.

tacklemore · 22-10-2013 8:26pm

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Originally posted in the question on cosmic carbone sl thread:

Does anyone ever wonder what the mod voice should sound like? A deep, Barry White type voice, the terminator style, like you just inhaled helium from a balloon or maybe like Nidge?

I think it's a deep booming voice that rattles the lungs out if your chest. God help you if they sneeze when they are talking to you!!

RockWerchter · 22-10-2013 8:48pm

Got my left index finger broken by a salmon in school kids clothing on Monday morning, only home from hospital now. Head on bicycle collisions are no fun. And to make everything worse my 20 minute cycle is now an hour bus.

buffalo · 23-10-2013 9:17am

From http://theoatmeal.com/

Junior · 23-10-2013 10:24am

Anyone up for a Tour of Belfast ?

http://nigreenways.wordpress.com/2013/09/15/belfast-cycling-study-tour/

Darkglasses · 23-10-2013 11:15am

Junior wrote: »

Anyone up for a Tour of Belfast ?

http://nigreenways.wordpress.com/2013/09/15/belfast-cycling-study-tour/

I absolutely love this. You won't be disappointed!

For my money, the worst thing in the whole city is the contra-flow cycle lane on Victoria street. It leads absolutely nowhere, just kind of stops and then you have a choice to cycle into 4/5 lanes of traffic or go down a back alley that leads back to where you came.

Ormeau Road chicane is also terrible, but the problem is just as much that the footpath is too small for a major artery of the city. The footpath is around 6 feet wide, just about enough for 2 people side by side, while there's 4/5 lanes of motor traffic. It's an absolutely shocking city traffic-wise, worse than Dublin. If that's your thing, by all means come and enjoy!

I don't really think the Laganside path is that bad. It's a godsend considering the roads really, and even though it's not completely smooth it is better than the Dublin equivalents.