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

tomasrojo

To be fair, the colloquial view is not 100% unjustified.

RobertFoster

tomasrojo wrote: »

To be fair, the colloquial view is not 100% unjustified.

Were The Shamen the only outliers when they claimed "Es are good" in 1992?

RobFowl

RobertFoster wrote: »

Were The Shamen the only outliers when they claimed "Es are good" in 1992?

That was a ballad about Ebenezer Goode, a legendary philosopher....

tomasrojo

RobFowl wrote: »

That was a ballad about Ebenezer Goode, a legendary philosopher....

Yes, his friends call him 'Ezer and he is the main geezer.

tomasrojo

Apparently, they finished a live TV performance with the line "Anyone got any underlay?"
Asked about this subsequently, they said they were hoping people would spot the rug reference.

(So says Wikipedia anyway.)

rubadub

tomasrojo wrote: »

I guess you don't see E numbers on packets much anymore, because they colloquially became synonymous with "toxins permitted in foods for some reason".

Yes, mcdonalds used to be very open about ingredients, listed e number and what they actually did (e.g. stailiser, prevents clumping etc). I see no E numbers on the UK site now.

I love some of the sensationalist crap. Watch out for those gel packs,

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/weird-news/what-mcdonalds-chicken-nuggets-actually-6761988

They included dextrose, a sugar also used by shoe makers to make leather more pliable.

:eek: can't believe idiots are actually eating that stuff! :eek:

RobFowl

Personally preferred this track..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpjnzxtZ6Qg

RobertFoster

rubadub wrote: »

:eek: can't believe idiots are actually eating that stuff! :eek:

It looks like they also contain dihydrogen monoxide! The public need to be warned!

tomasrojo

RobertFoster wrote: »

It looks like they also contain dihydrogen monoxide! The public need to be warned!

The stuff they use to cool nuclear reactors?! This is crazy.

manafana

magicbastarder wrote: »

cycling through malahide earlier, spotted a car with hazards on, sitting at least a metre from the kerb with the door open, thought to myself 'oh you bleeding tool' - and then spotted the driver administering to (presumably) his young daughter being ill at the side of the road. some things you just have to let slide...

a little later, passing st. aidan's - beside DCU on collins avenue; good god, that's a hot mess of parents making a hames of the cycle lane and pulling out without looking, picking their darlings up from school.

I worked for 2 days with that school, thankful that the principal is top of his game, so many bikes parked up on school grounds, and kids dropped off in cars is still big issues

Beasty

Just want to give a shout out for Jack Watson who has been awarded the MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours list

I appreciate these honours may not mean a great deal to many in the Republic, but Jack is one person in Ireland who fully deserves this recognition. I may have disagreed with one or two of the positions he has taken over the years, but can also say I know of no-one who has dedicated so much time and effort into Cycling across the island of Ireland. Equally I cannot imagine cycling in this country will ever again have someone so committed over such an extended period to the improvement of cycling within Ireland

The Cycling Ireland announcement, which details some of his roles within cycling, can be seen here

Rogue-Trooper

Only just discovered mywindsock.com (maybe everyone here knows about it and just forgot to tell me!:P). Links to your Strava activity and confirms just how brutal the headwind on your ride was!

This is mine from this morning's commute.......



(Hoping the wind direction hasn't changed for the ride home!)

Alek

I dreamt of taking 10th place in the Olimpic Time Trial on my daily commute route, and posting about this in this thread. After waking up I couldn't shake off the urge to check the comments.....

#inception# commuterrace

VW 1

Had a pedal snap on me on my way in this morning, are the posting times from wiggle usually decent, or would I be better off going to an alternative online/b&m?

bp_me

VW 1 wrote: »

Had a pedal snap on me on my way in this morning, are the posting times from wiggle usually decent, or would I be better off going to an alternative online/b&m?

B&M if you need it urgently.

You can pay for priority delivery with CRC also.

rubadub

VW 1 wrote: »

Had a pedal snap on me on my way in this morning, are the posting times from wiggle usually decent, or would I be better off going to an alternative online/b&m?

I put an old crappy one on before while waiting for it to arrive, rather than pay a premium for fast delivery.

Wishbone Ash

VW 1 wrote: »

Had a pedal snap on me..

Look Keo?

VW 1

Nope, standard wellgo that came on my felt. Snapped off midway through phibsborough, luckily was left with the piece sticking out from the crank so managed to complete the commute.

magicbastarder

one minor oddity in strava i've noticed is that there seems to be a chap based in stamullen who has set up two strava profiles and uploads his activities to both. you often see him listed twice in the top ten on segments.

VW 1

VW 1 wrote: »

Nope, standard wellgo that came on my felt. Snapped off midway through phibsborough, luckily was left with the piece sticking out from the crank so managed to complete the commute.

Have pedal, can't get old one off, looks like its fairly solidly held in.

Any pro tips other than spraying it with wd40 to try loosen?

Idleater

VW 1 wrote: »

Have pedal, can't get old one off, looks like its fairly solidly held in.

Any pro tips other than spraying it with wd40 to try loosen?

Just make sure you're loosening it the correct way - the left pedal removes clockwise.
I extended the 8mm Allen key using an old seat post to give more leverage when I came upon a stuck pedal.

Also, don't do what I did (twice) and have your hand strike the chainrings when removing the pedal thus leaving a significant gash and scar Someone recommended leaving the chain on the outer ring, which should stop the gouging but not the removal of just one layer of skin.

CramCycle

So I walked/jogged across the road yesterday morning, didn't realise there was a lip on the other side of the bike lane (when did this start happening?). Which is where I started to jog.

FACE PLANT

Flat out, like the aerial view of a body in a 1950s murder mystery. A stranger came over to me as I hobbled off the road, tail between legs, dignity in tatters. Asked me was I OK. I turned to them, I could see they were expecting a "I'll survive" style answer. I looked them square in the eye and mumbled "No, no I'm not". Surprised but not stifled, without breaking stride, they responded "You'll get over it". Humiliation complete.

Woke up this morning with a swollen knee and a tough to move shoulder and a wrist that can't take much weight.

eeeee

I actually laughed out loud at that Cram, sorry :pac:

I hope the shoulder, knee and wrist heal, I've a couple of friends who've broken wrists and damaged shoulders from seemingly innocuous falls.

koutoubia

bp_me wrote: »

You can pay for priority delivery with CRC also.

priority delivery is exactly the same as normal delivery!

Wishbone Ash

Idleater wrote: »

...Also, don't do what I did (twice) and have your hand strike the chainrings when removing the pedal thus leaving a significant gash and scar Someone recommended leaving the chain on the outer ring, which should stop the gouging but not the removal of just one layer of skin.

The simplest way to prevent chain ring injuries when removing pedals is to avoid this nonsense of placing a bike upside down.

A sharp tap with a hammer on the wrench usually does the trick for me. That said, my pedals are always greased well so don't tend to 'fuse'.

LollipopJimmy

VW 1 wrote: »

Have pedal, can't get old one off, looks like its fairly solidly held in.

Any pro tips other than spraying it with wd40 to try loosen?

A good soaking in WD40 or the like, a good fitting spanner and a piece of pipe over the spanner for leverage. A second pair of hands to hold the bike on the ground would also be good

py

Can anyone recommend a good cargo net for a pannier rack please?

Doctor Bob

CramCycle wrote: »

didn't realise there was a lip on the other side of the bike lane (when did this start happening?).

The cycle track above the carriageway but below the footpath was first used on the Braemor Road in Churchtowm, afaik. I think it was in 2013/2014 or so. A few of them around now- Frascati Road, parts of the N11, Pottery Road, Ashbourne, Navan (?), etc.

Hope you're not too badly damaged.

CramCycle

Doctor Bob wrote: »

The cycle track above the carriageway but below the footpath was first used on the Braemor Road in Churchtowm, afaik. I think it was in 2013/2014 or so. A few of them around now- Frascati Road, parts of the N11, Pottery Road, Ashbourne, Navan (?), etc.

Hope you're not too badly damaged.

Cycled in today so not too bad. Not in pain just stiff, knee is sore, and right shoulder movement is restricted but I will live. The humiliation will linger. Everything is making cracking noises as well.

Eamonnator

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

The simplest way to prevent chain ring injuries when removing pedals is to avoid this nonsense of placing a bike upside down. .

It cracks me up, when anybody turns their bike upside down to mend a puncture

Rule #49 applies.

http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#49