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

shaka

Fupping fuming with Cycling Ireland , club resurrected the limerick and munster hill climb TT last year.

We were allowed one day licenses for the limerick event earlier in the year and were told we would have them for the Munsters in September. Now we are after getting an email saying one day licenses are no longer available for provincial championships. Limited comp also not acceptable now.

This will greatly cut the numbers competing especially amongst the women , we had a good bit of interest in the women's and women's vet

Hill climbing is something that not all of us love but I think its important that these events take place, it's hard to run a loss making event and even harder when many of the mountain goats who no longer race so don't have a full comp license can now not enter without upgrading their license .

Rant over

eeeee

Ah crap, that's harsh. Is there no wiggle room at all? Especially seen as you're only getting notice of this so close to the date?

NamelessPhil

I'm trying not to fall asleep in a plate of steak and chips in Paris. Just finished today 88 1/2 hours 1230km 10870m climbing. The maddest cycle I've ever done.

Luxman

NamelessPhil wrote: »

I'm trying not to fall asleep in a plate of steak and chips in Paris. Just finished today 88 1/2 hours 1230km 10870m climbing. The maddest cycle I've ever done.

At least no one here had to tell you about your madness!? Now go and get better.....Stunning cycle, some achievement. 6 W200's back to back, yeah done it.

RobFowl

shaka wrote: »

Fupping fuming with Cycling Ireland , club resurrected the limerick and munster hill climb TT last year.

We were allowed one day licenses for the limerick event earlier in the year and were told we would have them for the Munsters in September. Now we are after getting an email saying one day licenses are no longer available for provincial championships. Limited comp also not acceptable now.

This will greatly cut the numbers competing especially amongst the women , we had a good bit of interest in the women's and women's vet

Hill climbing is something that not all of us love but I think its important that these events take place, it's hard to run a loss making event and even harder when many of the mountain goats who no longer race so don't have a full comp license can now not enter without upgrading their license .

Rant over

One day licences were not designed or ever allowed for championships AFAIK

A solution would be to run a non championship event at the same time, little extra work and winners not eligible for title but everyone gets a time and placing.....

shaka

RobFowl wrote: »

One day licences were not designed or ever allowed for championships AFAIK

A solution would be to run a non championship event at the same time, little extra work and winners not eligible for title but everyone gets a time and placing.....

I believe that would have had to have been previously advertised as an open championship , too late to do that. Commisaire not interested in that either.

They were allowed for Munster TT event .

shaka

gadetra wrote: »

Ah crap, that's harsh. Is there no wiggle room at all? Especially seen as you're only getting notice of this so close to the date?

No wiggle room at all . I know it will rule out six + women coming up from Kerry alone mainly for the vets event, discouraging ...

eeeee

shaka wrote: »

No wiggle room at all . I know it will rule out six + women coming up from Kerry alone mainly for the vets event, discouraging ...

Ah that's a pity. And a huge pity you can't run an unaffiliated one at the same time.

ETA if all the infrastructure's in place (marshals, etc.) what's to stop you running an unofficial one?

Qualitymark

What they ride in Poland, apparently; two-storey bikes

dastardly00

Opinion needed....
Which is the nicer lid: Kask Vertigo 2.0 or Kask Mojito?
I've made the decision to buy a Kask, but not sure which one I want

Subpopulus

The Katusha Comedy-Clowncar Cycle Team continue their shenanigans.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report-katusha-duo-left-out-of-vuelta-a-espaa-after-drunken-incident/

Suggestions for the next Katusha-related headline:

• Katusha cyclist dropped from Tour of Albania startlist after Jeyes Fluid binge in Sochi.
• Outrage as Katusha soigneur injured in drunken theft of Richie Porte's motorhome
• Katusha stagaire hospitalised after choking on phial of EPO.
• Katusha sanctioned by UCI as team DS caught streaking over finish line at Paris-Roubaix
• Confusion as Katusha manager mistakenly attempts to bribe FIFA official to suppress allegations of souped-up rest-day omelettes.

rollingscone

Current smoothness level: when the wife saw my new kit and asked why she didn't recognise it , I shrugged "It's summer gear, doesn't get a lot of use"

tigerboon

Subpopulus wrote: »

The Katusha Comedy-Clowncar Cycle Team continue their shenanigans.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report-katusha-duo-left-out-of-vuelta-a-espaa-after-drunken-incident/

Suggestions for the next Katusha-related headline:

• Katusha cyclist dropped from Tour of Albania startlist after Jeyes Fluid binge in Sochi.
• Outrage as Katusha soigneur injured in drunken theft of Richie Porte's motorhome
• Katusha stagaire hospitalised after choking on phial of EPO.
• Katusha sanctioned by UCI as team DS caught streaking over finish line at Paris-Roubaix
• Confusion as Katusha manager mistakenly attempts to bribe FIFA official to suppress allegations of souped-up rest-day omelettes.

Katusha invade South Korea

Lumen

Qualitymark wrote: »

What they ride in Poland, apparently; two-storey bikes

This never gets old. :pac:

Qualitymark

Lumen wrote: »

This never gets old. :pac:

Yikes!

Eamonnator

I'm having trouble getting onto boards.ie today. When I try to access a post, I'm getting a notice, saying "Service unavailable" and something about 503
If I keep trying, it eventually works, usually after 3 or 4 attempts. Is it just me, or is anybody else having trouble?

rubadub

Eamonnator wrote: »

Is it just me, or is anybody else having trouble?

I had similar trouble.

traprunner

Eamonnator wrote: »

I'm having trouble getting onto boards.ie today. When I try to access a post, I'm getting a notice, saying "Service unavailable" and something about 503
If I keep trying, it eventually works, usually after 3 or 4 attempts. Is it just me, or is anybody else having trouble?

Happening all day.

Hmmzis

Eamonnator wrote: »

I'm having trouble getting onto boards.ie today. When I try to access a post, I'm getting a notice, saying "Service unavailable" and something about 503
If I keep trying, it eventually works, usually after 3 or 4 attempts. Is it just me, or is anybody else having trouble?

Yup, same here, also logins from other devices don't work, some redirect loop issue.

Darkglasses

Not just you, something's a bit fecked on the site's end. Hopefully all fixed tomorrow.

daragh_

Shout out to Zyzz of this parish who had a bad crash in Wexford yesterday. Wrote off his bike. Get well soon dude!!

In good news, dragratchet won the sprint in the same race in awesome fashion

The tax man

daragh_ wrote: »

Shout out to Zyzz of this parish who had a bad crash in Wexford yesterday. Wrote off his bike as. Get well soon dude!!

In good news, dragratchet won the sprint in the same race in awesome fashion

Ah Shíte. Get well soon man.

Lumen

daragh_ wrote: »

Shout out to Zyzz of this parish who had a bad crash in Wexford yesterday

I look forward to an animated gif of the healing process.

rollingscone

daragh_ wrote: »

Shout out to Zyzz of this parish who had a bad crash in Wexford yesterday. Wrote off his bike. Get well soon dude!!

In good news, dragratchet won the sprint in the same race in awesome fashion

Crashing at Zyzz speeds? :0


That poor bike

traprunner

I was coming in the Malahide road on Saturday and stopped at lights in the bike lane with a bus beside me. Some girl with L plates on a scooter in the bike lane attempted to squeeze between me and the bus. I wasn't impressed at all and I think the look I gave her scared her and she backed off.

Zyzz

rollingscone wrote: »

Crashing at Zyzz speeds? :0


That poor bike

It was only 50km/h

CramCycle

Zyzz wrote: »

It was only 50km/h

I heard the list of injuries this morning (there is no privacy left), surprised your able to type. Glad to hear your sort of OK.

Zyzz

CramCycle wrote: »

I heard the list of injuries this morning (there is no privacy left), surprised your able to type. Glad to hear your sort of OK.

One handed, very slowly. Took me about 1 minute to manoeuvre myself out of bed this morning

I'll use this time to perfect my mod CV :P

Lusk_Doyle

Zyzz wrote: »

One handed, very slowly. Took me about 1 minute to manoeuvre myself out of bed this morning

I'll use this time to perfect my mod CV :P

I thought you were joking re the karma comment! Bad news and sorry to hear it. Get well soon.

Alek

[waiting for the full story, Beasty style]