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

blorg

el tel wrote: »

There was a chap who posted regularly on here back in the day (5+ years ago maybe?) who went on a big cycle, round Europe maybe? He rode with Orwell, loved really long rides and had a Litespeed Icon among other bikes, wore glasses and hap a mop of black curly hair. Anyone know who I'm talking about, was it Blorg?, and know where he is on his travels now?

Hey! I kept going until I got to Indonesia. I then decided I would settle down for a bit in Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand. 

Some really nice cycling here.

velo.2010

blorg wrote: »

Hey! I kept going until I got to Indonesia. I then decided I would settle down for a bit in Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand.

Are you buddies with durianrider?

RobFowl

Good to hear from you Blorg, life is for living

blorg

velo.2010 wrote: »

blorg wrote: »

Hey! I kept going until I got to Indonesia. I then decided I would settle down for a bit in Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand.

Are you buddies with durianrider?

I met him once. He wasn't impressed with my Brooks.

velo.2010

blorg wrote: »

I met him once. He wasn't impressed with my Brooks.

Ha! You were impressed by my Trek Madone back in 2009! How time flies... Best of luck.:)

You must have had some adventures on your travels blorg. Sure looks like an incredible spot you ended up in.

el tel

blorg wrote: »

Hey! I kept going until I got to Indonesia. I then decided I would settle down for a bit in Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand. 

Some really nice cycling here.

That's awesome. I'm glad I asked. Amazing trip.

Diarmuid

irishrover99 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8jeSX0b_pE

must watch video.:eek:

I skied that very road last weekend.

gmacww

I read this article this morning and one passage left me absolutely stunned:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/clontarf-wall-what-exactly-can-you-see-from-a-moving-car-1.3360023

The following is from the article:

"The wall does not obscure the views of Dublin Bay for pedestrians and cyclists using the new path, and the section being reduced is not opposite any houses. However, the council warned if the wall was not lowered motorists would have restricted views of the sea."

Is this not exactly what's wrong with our road safety approach? Should the only view of concern to a motorist, and I'm one myself, not be the road and those around you?

buffalo

gmacww wrote: »

I read this article this morning and one passage left me absolutely stunned:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/clontarf-wall-what-exactly-can-you-see-from-a-moving-car-1.3360023

The following is from the article:

"The wall does not obscure the views of Dublin Bay for pedestrians and cyclists using the new path, and the section being reduced is not opposite any houses. However, the council warned if the wall was not lowered motorists would have restricted views of the sea."

Is this not exactly what's wrong with our road safety approach? Should the only view of concern to a motorist, and I'm one myself, not be the road and those around you?

There's a whole thread over here --> https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=105879847#post105879847

robyntmorton

I’m in Spain for a week, and I’m walking around Altea today. A training group from Nippo Vini Fantini has just gone through, riders & a team car, with the traffic behind just sitting back. No horns, no gestures, no “look at those arseholes riding 4 abreast”. Just pleasantness.

Incidentally, I do have pictures to share of the respect cycling/cycling infrastructure is given, and the respect required of cyclists in return, but that can wait until I’m home next week.

koutoubia

blorg wrote: »

Hey! I kept going until I got to Indonesia. I then decided I would settle down for a bit in Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand. 

Some really nice cycling here.

Chiang Mia is a really beautiful part of the world.
Spent a week there on my honeymoon.
Then onto Koh Samui.
Always vowed to return.

robyntmorton

The Wanty Pro Continental team are in the hotel around the corner from my apartment in Benidorm. The (very under appreciated) mechanics were working on the bikes at the back of the car park this evening. Hopping the gate to have a poke around the pretty pretty bikes is allowed, right? (I didn’t, this time)

robyntmorton

robyntmorton wrote: »

The Wanty Pro Continental team are in the hotel around the corner from my apartment in Benidorm. The (very under appreciated) mechanics were working on the bikes at the back of the car park this evening. Hopping the gate to have a poke around the pretty pretty bikes is allowed, right? (I didn’t, this time)

They ride Cube I think ? Yeah go have a look and report back

robyntmorton

[Deleted User] wrote: »

They ride Cube I think ? Yeah go have a look and report back

I went into the hotel for a drink this evening. They must have known because when I left this was parked almost within touching distance...

LollipopJimmy

College all day today, going home to tidy my shed and give the bike a mini service, big route tomorrow.

tomasrojo

Pedestrians and cyclists now account for nearly 50% of the street traffic in Dublin’s central traffic counts

http://irishcycle.com/2018/01/22/pedestrians-and-cyclists-nearly-50-of-traffic-in-dublin-city-centre-counts/

manafana

robyntmorton wrote: »

The Wanty Pro Continental team are in the hotel around the corner from my apartment in Benidorm. The (very under appreciated) mechanics were working on the bikes at the back of the car park this evening. Hopping the gate to have a poke around the pretty pretty bikes is allowed, right? (I didn’t, this time)

Benidorm eh, planning laws gone wild, the least wild thing about the place

muckwarrior

Wasn't sure where to put this. One of the worst attempts at locking a bike I've ever seen.

Alek

I see this from time to time... some people are just extremely non-technically minded.

rubadub

muckwarrior wrote: »

Wasn't sure where to put this. One of the worst attempts at locking a bike I've ever seen.

I saw one like this below, well the post was higher than that, but has a nice wall to stand on to get the bike easily off.



Here is the post in dalkey
https://goo.gl/maps/y1LwdTtHSZ42

cdaly_

muckwarrior wrote: »

Wasn't sure where to put this. One of the worst attempts at locking a bike I've ever seen.

I came out of the shop one day where I'd carefully locked bike to stand via the rear triangle and realised I'd missed any part of the bike in my locking...

Beasty

cdaly_ wrote: »

I came out of the shop one day where I'd carefully locked bike to stand via the rear triangle and realised I'd missed any part of the bike in my locking...

Hopefully any potential thief had also missed that fact. I'm hoping you're going to confirm the bike was still there

LollipopJimmy

cdaly_ wrote: »

I came out of the shop one day where I'd carefully locked bike to stand via the rear triangle and realised I'd missed any part of the bike in my locking...

I locked mine outside a coffee shop just recently and left the feckin key in the lock. Now it wasn't out of my eyeline the entire time but still I'd have been some sight trying to run after a potential thief in my cleats

tomasrojo

I don't think I've ever neglected to lock the bike, but quite a few times I've come running back to retrieve the pannier I left on the bike.

tomasrojo

rubadub wrote: »

I saw one like this below, well the post was higher than that, but has a nice wall to stand on to get the bike easily off.



Here is the post in dalkey
https://goo.gl/maps/y1LwdTtHSZ42

David Cameron did this once, didn't he?

https://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/david-cameron-has-bike-stolen-17700/

And people wonder how Brexit happened.

cdaly_

Beasty wrote: »

Hopefully any potential thief had also missed that fact. I'm hoping you're going to confirm the bike was still there

T'was indeed...

NamelessPhil

Now this is a suitable use for a hi-vis vest. (Stolen from You laugh, you lose).

https://asset-a.soupcdn.com/asset/13950/2669_a9de_900.jpeg

eeeee

muckwarrior wrote: »

Wasn't sure where to put this. One of the worst attempts at locking a bike I've ever seen.

Seen a brand spanking new road bike locked like this in Dun Laoghaire, a single spoke in the quick release wheel locked with a Kryptonite to the stand *facepalm* :rolleyes:

I only hope they don't learn the hard way to lock them better :eek:

CramCycle

I pass two bikes every day that look like solid commuters, tied with a cable lock to themselves. the people who use them are on shift so they are often there at quiet times. The mind boggles. They can literally carry them inside at these "off peak" times.