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

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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 26,005 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    Eamonnator wrote: »
    Yes

    When I renewed, C.I. sent me a confirmation email. There was a PDF included in the email.

    If you pay by DD you won't be able to get this until payment commences by the looks of it, my status still says awaiting DD.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,479 ✭✭✭rollingscone


    Should Howth/Coastal roads be a safe bet late tomorrow morning?

    Have a hankering for some distance but no studs.

    Alternative is to go offroad in the park.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,854 ✭✭✭Rogue-Trooper


    Should Howth/Coastal roads be a safe bet late tomorrow morning?

    Have a hankering for some distance but no studs.

    Alternative is to go offroad in the park.

    Sutton all the way to city centre was fine earlier this morning. Saw a tiny patch of frost on the cycle path opposite The Sheds in Clontarf but that was about it.

    Go for it! :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,241 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Oh sweet suffering jesus. I'd not been using Strava but started yesterday, I didn't realise it was as complex as it is and never knew about leaderboards until last night. My commute to work was somewhat sprightly this morning trying to get myself up near the top and now I'm in work constantly checking it to see I'm still up there!


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Just back from a wee spun and it was effing cold !


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 739 ✭✭✭Buzwaldo


    Oh sweet suffering jesus. I'd not been using Strava but started yesterday, I didn't realise it was as complex as it is and never knew about leaderboards until last night. My commute to work was somewhat sprightly this morning trying to get myself up near the top and now I'm in work constantly checking it to see I'm still up there!
    Friend of mine was on Strava for about two months when he picked up a KOM on a busy 12km long segment on a club spin. After about 7-8 congratulatory messages, he asked 'Hey lads, what's a KOM?'
    We thought he was taking the p1ss, but he wasn't. Priceless.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Luxman


    Buzwaldo wrote: »
    Friend of mine was on Strava for about two months when he picked up a KOM on a busy 12km long segment on a club spin. After about 7-8 congratulatory messages, he asked 'Hey lads, what's a KOM?'
    We thought he was taking the p1ss, but he wasn't. Priceless.
    KilOMetre??ðŸ˜႒ðŸ˜႒


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,479 ✭✭✭rollingscone


    RobFowl wrote: »
    Just back from a wee spun and it was effing cold !

    I bet it was the swim at the start that chilled you.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,199 ✭✭✭Fian


    http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/cyclist-deliberately-kicked-19-month-old-baby-in-unprovoked-attack-34361242.html

    I expect the comment section will get interesting, cyclist alleged to have "deliberately kicked" a toddler on the cycle lane. Punishment pass gone wrong or child darting onto a track into cyclist?

    Worse yet it appears the cyclist wasn't even wearing high viz either.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,190 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Probably cycled by and gave her a little kick in the arse as he did. Not excusable, but not exactly newsworthy either. Just some prick being a prick.


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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,857 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    seamus wrote: »
    Probably cycled by and gave her a little kick in the arse as he did. Not excusable, but not exactly newsworthy either. Just some prick being a prick.

    Nope, I don't think.they're making too big a deal out of it at all. A stranger kicking or hitting a kid out of the way is not ok in any way, shape or form, its horrendous behaviour. Now we don't know what exactly happened, maybe the little one fell or wobbled over onto the cyclists path at the last minute and he shoved her out of the way so he didn't go over her, or maybe not. If not he should be heavily reprimanded and this behaviour held up as absolutely unacceptable. It's beyond bring a Dick to be honest, hurting a random child deliberately is psychopathic and utterly inexcusable.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,327 ✭✭✭koutoubia


    RobFowl wrote:
    Just back from a wee spun and it was effing cold !


    Did you expect it to be warm?


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,857 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    Seen a bike the other night coming the other way that had: one extremely bright flashing light in the middle of his bars, one smaller white light on the right, a helmet mounted very bright one and, inexplicably, a red light on the left hand side of his bars :confused: Kudos for all the lights but why the back light on the front? Wonders never cease... I suppose he had all areas covered!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,824 ✭✭✭Qualitymark


    gadetra wrote: »
    Seen a bike the other night coming the other way that had: one extremely bright flashing light in the middle of his bars, one smaller white light on the right, a helmet mounted very bright one and, inexplicably, a red light on the left hand side of his bars :confused: Kudos for all the lights but why the back light on the front? Wonders never cease... I suppose he had all areas covered!

    Last night, very very cold and not many cyclists out, but between St Patrick's and Heuston I saw 5 cyclists correctly lit, 5 with no lights at all, 2 with white lights on the back, 1 with a red light on the back of her helmet and no other light, and 1 with a cop-coloured blue light on the back. There's a definite need for education on correct bike lighting.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,241 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Buzwaldo wrote: »
    Friend of mine was on Strava for about two months when he picked up a KOM on a busy 12km long segment on a club spin. After about 7-8 congratulatory messages, he asked 'Hey lads, what's a KOM?'
    We thought he was taking the p1ss, but he wasn't. Priceless.

    What's a kom? :/


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,824 ✭✭✭Qualitymark


    Yeah, what is a kom?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭OleRodrigo


    King of the Mountain

    Only, with Strava, it doesn't have to be a mountain/hill - it can be any segment of road


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,824 ✭✭✭Qualitymark


    Sexist peegs. Should be MOM - Monarch of the Mountain.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 739 ✭✭✭Buzwaldo


    Yeah, what is a kom?

    Not sure myself, seeing as I don't have any, but if I ever get one I'll be sure to find out.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,389 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    Sexist peegs. Should be MOM - Monarch of the Mountain.
    There's QOMs too!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    gadetra wrote: »
    Seen a bike the other night coming the other way that had: one extremely bright flashing light in the middle of his bars, one smaller white light on the right, a helmet mounted very bright one and, inexplicably, a red light on the left hand side of his bars :confused: Kudos for all the lights but why the back light on the front? Wonders never cease... I suppose he had all areas covered!

    But you're a mod. Hope you stopped him and gave him an infraction.


    Or at least a warning...


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,857 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    cdaly_ wrote: »
    But you're a mod. Hope you stopped him and gave him an infraction.


    Or at least a warning...

    Ha no, I shook my head and had an incredulous laugh to myself about it.

    I was coming up the canal one evening, and pulled into the side of the road to let what I thought was an ambulance by. It was a fellow cyclists' front light, angled up :confused:. Said to him at the next lights that it was very bright. He said "Well sure you have to be seen". I think you could see him from space…

    I have yet to see someone with a blue light, I shall keep my eyes peeled Qualitymark! Is that even legal?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,824 ✭✭✭Qualitymark


    gadetra wrote: »
    I have yet to see someone with a blue light, I shall keep my eyes peeled Qualitymark! Is that even legal?

    I was pretty astonished myself. I suppose the idea is to make drivers think "Ooops, the filth" and sheer away.

    What's legal is white on the front and red on the back.


  • Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,276 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    cdaly_ wrote: »
    But you're a mod. Hope you stopped him and gave him an infraction.


    Or at least a warning...

    Me on my commute.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,094 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Reminds me of that gynnecologist who incompetently referreed several games during Italia '90.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,857 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    Magnificent. If I could run I would run like that every day.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭NeedMoreGears


    Sexist peegs. Should be MOM - Monarch of the Mountain.

    Ah here - if that was the case my one and only ever KOM in Ireland wouldn't have happened.

    I (briefly) had a KOM out near Clontarf that was 2 seconds behind the QOM. :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    Lots of black ice along Clontarf road. Be careful.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,824 ✭✭✭Qualitymark


    Ah here - if that was the case my one and only ever KOM in Ireland wouldn't have happened.

    I (briefly) had a KOM out near Clontarf that was 2 seconds behind the QOM. :o

    Power of the MOM.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Saw this on my commute in this morning. Idiot.



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