Jan and Klodi's Party Bus - part II **off topic discussion**

RobertFoster

Chuchote wrote: »

Lamas

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/7/8/12131638/tour-de-france-llamas

A potential llama drama ding dong?!

seamus

tomasrojo wrote: »

I'm baffled by this return from the grave of the mandatory rule.

The bit here
http://irishcycle.com/2016/07/12/mandatory-cycle-track-law-not-revoked-in-2012-says-department/


That's just wilful misinterpretation of what's written, even without the clarifying note that makes the intention of the then minister crystal clear: cycle tracks are only mandatory in bus contraflows and pedestrian zones.

The division of the article into (a) and (b) is clearly to delineate the two scenarios: pedestrian zone and contraflow. If the DoT's new interpretation was correct, there would be no need to have an (a) and (b). It would be (a) road, part of road, etc. (b) pedestrian zone (c) contraflow.

Thankfully the department of transport doesn't get to interpret the law nor provide direction to the traffic corps, so their interpretation is irrelevant.

The law there is actually very clear. That's not a wilful misinterpretation, but an incompetent interpretation by someone with no qualification to do so.

Subclauses are interpreted as entire statements, they are not broken up and interpreted as a series of subclauses. Whoever interpreted it this way is just straight up unqualified to do so.

tomasrojo

Full thread about compulsory-use zombie:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057621464

NamelessPhil

On a lighter note. we've just got back from a family holiday in north-eastern Brittany (we didn't bring our bikes!:eek:). While we were there we went to a velo-rail in Medreac not far from Rennes. It consists of a section of disused railway with bicycles attached in pairs that can be cycled along the rails. We ended up on the shorter trip of 3km each way. Our daughter was delighted as she got to sit in the middle between the bikes while we did all the work. It was a fun way to spend a half day and there's a cafe and a small train inter-active train museum in the old station.

Velo-Rail Médréac

cdaly_

There another one of these at Commequiers in the Vendee. Good day out and nice (reasonably priced) dinner in the hotel across the road...

Wishbone Ash

tigerboon wrote: »

...I noticed this these negative effects going up Horn Head this morning after a bit of a late one last night...

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It's hard enough going up there in a car! I've headed in that direction a few times on the bike but something keeps drawing me away from making that turn. Fantastic scenery on a good day all the same.

CramCycle wrote: »

Where is Horn Head?

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Up the ar$e end of Donegal.

Gave Horn Head a lash today. It was handy enough and no where near as difficult as I expected it would be. It seems much steeper when driving.

https://www.strava.com/activities/639589440

Unknown Soldier

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It seems much steeper when driving.

I keep telling people, never do a reconnaissance on a hill in your car, it's exaggerated by about 25%

Unless your car has gyroscope-type enabled seats, self-leveling etc.

I've been reading up on hypens today. I shall be using them a lot. Badly.

tomasrojo

Unknown Soldier wrote: »

I've been reading up on hypens today. I shall be using them a lot. Badly.

Looks pretty good to me so far. But my software team in a job I had years ago was once described in an email as "hyphen happy", based on error messages we'd written.

The email concluded: "Us tech authors are hear to help."

Idleater

tomasrojo wrote: »

"hyphen happy""

Hyphen-happy no?

Thud

Better look at Nico's jersey:
http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/first-proper-look-at-nico-roches-irish-champs-kit-in-action/

Chuchote

Unknown Soldier wrote: »

I've been reading up on hypens today. I shall be using them a lot. Badly.

Gettin' phrasal, eh?

Just to start you off, whatever you may read in the papers, where they've got rid of the tradition of crusty old pedants of sub-editors and compositors making every word absolutely correct, this is correct:

He was a six-year-old boy.

This is not:

The boy was six-years-old.

The reason is that in 'six-year-old boy', the phrase 'six-year-old' is a phrasal adjective. But 'six years old' is three separate words, and there's absolutely no reason for them to be hyphenated.

tomasrojo

Idleater wrote: »

Hyphen-happy no?

In my example, the compound adjective followed the noun.

So, my team was described as "hyphen happy", but it actually was not a "hyphen-happy" team.

The long winter evenings just fly by.

Chuchote

tomasrojo wrote: »

In my example, the compound adjective followed the noun.

So, my team was described as "hyphen happy", but it actually was not a "hyphen-happy" team.

The long winter evenings just fly by.

I think I'd still hyphenate that for clarity.

We make our own entertainment in these days.

Alek

Ford2600, was that you?

https://www.facebook.com/NBCSports/videos/1031661480222537/

traprunner

Did I just stumble into some weird English class?

Chuchote

traprunner wrote: »

Did I just stumble into some weird English class?

Alors quoi?

rollingscone

traprunner wrote: »

Did I just stumble into some weird English class?

O quatrocenos e dez e um lugar onde todos as línguas podem andar juntos no mesmo footpad

daragh_

Ĉiuj estontaj fadenoj devus esti en Esperanto.

Thud

Aquablue to go ProContinental:
http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/new-irish-pro-team-set-for-international-peloton-in-2017/

Unknown Soldier

Probably good for hill repeats, probably...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK2AT05Nsnc

LollipopJimmy

No. Has to be Heavy metal or 80's cheese

LollipopJimmy

What would be the handiest way up Sally Gap from the Tallaght side?

Eamonnator

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

What would be the handiest way up Sally Gap from the Tallaght side?

N81 to Manor Kilbride- R759 to Sally Gap.

Harrybelafonte

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

No. Has to be Heavy metal or 80's cheese

Heavy Metal is a term used by people who like to categorise Hard Rock as more "extreme" than it really is.

Video posted has good beat for hill repeats. Agree.

Wishbone Ash

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

What would be the handiest way up Sally Gap from the Tallaght side?

By helicopter would be the handiest.

MediaMan

Eamonnator wrote: »

N81 to Manor Kilbride- R759 to Sally Gap.

An alternative, if you're at the Old Bawn end of Tallaght, would be to head up Gunny Hill to Stocking Lane and then along the Military Road. Or head up past Bohernabreena cemetery, keep heading uphill and join up with the Military Road.

MediaMan

Anyone know if there's bike parking at Longitude? On their web site they cover every conceivable means of transport to get there except the potentially most effective one.

LollipopJimmy

MediaMan wrote: »

An alternative, if you're at the Old Bawn end of Tallaght, would be to head up Gunny Hill to Stocking Lane and then along the Military Road. Or head up past Bohernabreena cemetery, keep heading uphill and join up with the Military Road.

I went up by the cemetery last time I went up. Found the ride from the cemetery to military road fairly tough. In saying that I was battered with hailstones the whole length so I might try that again

Wishbone Ash

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I went up by the cemetery last time I went up. Found the ride from the cemetery to military road fairly tough. In saying that I was battered with hailstones the whole length so I might try that again

The route via the R759 as indicated by Eamonnator is less challenging. There's only one steepish part near the end.

rollingscone

There are loose chippings on the last part of the military road descent into Laragh.

Also the road surface after the bridge in Hollywood is almost as gritty despite no signs for loose chippings...