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

rollingscone

So today around lunchtime the 3 Network rejected me, and doesn't love me enough to take me back....:(

ThisRegard

cunavalos wrote: »

Every time i watch it i keep hoping he looks up in time

I know a guy who done that exact thing, was crippled with whiplash for ages and his frame was compacted and bent.

Chips Lovell

New De Rosa SuperKing. Yum.

mayway

Where are the guards? Every time a cyclist breaks a red light then his bike should be taken off him and compacted into a cube and handed back. This should be the case until the problem isn't so systemic. Are cyclists in some way brain damaged in this regard? It's baffling.

CramCycle

mayway wrote: »

Where are the guards? Every time a cyclist breaks a red light then his bike should be taken off him and compacted into a cube and handed back. This should be the case until the problem isn't so systemic. Are cyclists in some way brain damaged in this regard? It's baffling.

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Diarmuid

Jep Gambardella wrote: »

Canyon launching own bike computer. Runs Android. Can install apps on it.

"IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SONY"
Doesn't fill me with optimism,.

This will be the smartwatch version of Android, so with nicely optimized power consumption.

8-10 hrs of battery life claimed.

Lumen

Diarmuid wrote: »

"IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SONY"
Doesn't fill me with optimism

Sony were doing stupidly expensive proprietary connectors before Apple made it cool.

Chips Lovell

Competition = good. Even more complexity = bad.

Chips Lovell

Full details on Rotor's new hydraulic groupset.

ThisRegard

Diarmuid wrote: »

"IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SONY"
Doesn't fill me with optimism,.

I was given my first Sony smartphone as my company phone recently and I have to say I'm impressed with it, it's a nice bit of kit and even their own bloatware and software skins that come with it isn't too bad, much better than bloody Samsungs Touchwiz crap.

Beasty

I see Astana are in this afternoon's draw for the UEFA Champions League. Let's see how Nibs can do against the really big boys ....

lennymc

I really dont like that de rosa.

Chips Lovell

I forgive you

OleRodrigo

Gloss black, unless you're shining your boots for an army parade, looks awful.
That shade of red belongs in zombie B movie.

Lumen

Jep Gambardella wrote: »

I forgive you

You didn't post it in Images Of Beauty because deep down you knew that it wasn't worthy.

Chips Lovell

I didn't post it in Images of Beauty because it isn't my bike.

LollipopJimmy

Jesus I'm at my desk here and my hole is in a heap.

List of stuff to buy as a novice bikeist

-Padded Shorts
-Decent Pump
-Spare Tube(s)
-Tyre Levers
-something to put the above in

Anybody recommend a bricks and mortar place I'll get the above today/this evening

buffalo

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Anybody recommend a bricks and mortar place I'll get the above today/this evening

Where are you based?

traprunner

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Jesus I'm at my desk here and my hole is in a heap.

List of stuff to buy as a novice bikeist

-Padded Shorts
-Decent Pump
-Spare Tube(s)
-Tyre Levers
-something to put the above in

Anybody recommend a bricks and mortar place I'll get the above today/this evening

Padded shorts - Lidl may have some left as they were in last Monday. I think they had multi tools and tyre levers in a set too.

The pump and tubes can be got in any bike shop. You'll need a pump with a gauge on it.

CramCycle

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Jesus I'm at my desk here and my hole is in a heap.

List of stuff to buy as a novice bikeist

-Padded Shorts
-Decent Pump
-Spare Tube(s)
-Tyre Levers
-something to put the above in

Anybody recommend a bricks and mortar place I'll get the above today/this evening

If your in Dundrum, Joe Daly will have them on the shelf, further down the road in either direction you have Fitzcycles in Stillorgan and ThinkBike in Rathmines.

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Mikes Bikes in Dun Laoghaire have a great range of stuff if you're out that way?

Beasty

Jep Gambardella wrote: »

I didn't post it in Images of Beauty because it isn't my bike.

Never stops Raam trawling the internet for entries .....

LollipopJimmy

I'm in Sandyford so Dundrum on the way out will suit. Thanks guys

rubadub

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

-Decent Pump
-Spare Tube(s)
-Tyre Levers
-something to put the above in

I got marathon plus tyres and no longer needed to carry any repair kits, as I was so confident of getting no punctures. As you are seemingly commuting you might want to think about them. I was getting loads of punctures before that and turning up late.

Raam

Beasty wrote: »

Never stops Raam trawling the internet for entries .....

:pac:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=1374195&postcount=1

uberwolf wrote: »

Seeing as the after hours lads have been drooling over their own concepts of beauty thought occured that the cyclists could post images of their equipment. And of their dream bikes etc. happy viewing.

LollipopJimmy

Padded shorts helped slightly on tonight's spin. Fairly uneventful 25kms. Taxi driver tried passed me with a hair of space in a cycle lane, he definitely got real close on purpose and had to roar at some pedestrians but I assume that's all pretty standard

Thanks for all the advice today btw guys, much appreciated

buffalo

Self-driving cars and track stands: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/08/26/how-fixed-gear-bikes-can-confuse-googles-self-driving-cars/

"While a human driver can easily see a rider doing a track stand isn’t going anywhere, Google’s self-driving car seems to be still be figuring that out."

The Black Oil

Ordered a few bits online. Jerseys, gels, Kryptonite lock. Order dispatched - time to put the credit card away for a while.

buffalo

There's no O/T thread in C&T. Can anyone tell me where this junction is: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/dublin-city-council-to-activate-second-camera-at-luas-lights-1.2331304

Dublin City Council to activate second camera at Luas lights

The council is now taking steps to connect a camera at the junction of Con Colbert Road and the South Circular Road.

No Luas tracks here: https://goo.gl/maps/OlwEN

Is it here? https://goo.gl/maps/J9zP9

petethedrummer

buffalo wrote: »

Self-driving cars and track stands: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/08/26/how-fixed-gear-bikes-can-confuse-googles-self-driving-cars/

"While a human driver can easily see a rider doing a track stand isn’t going anywhere, Google’s self-driving car seems to be still be figuring that out."

I wouldn't like to be the on the team that has to program these cars.

IF (PEDESTRIAN==standing_on_pavement) AND (CHILD==On_road) AND (CAR==in_opposite_lane)
Smash(???);
ENDIF

I'm not sure what variable I would use in my Smash() function.