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

Wishbone Ash

Keith Emerson RIP

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/keith-emerson-emerson-lake-and-palmer-keyboardist-dead-at-71-20160311

The Black Oil

https://twitter.com/BikesyUK/status/708249957300621312

Charming.

AstraMonti

Wtf! Whoever did this, needs to be jailed for attempted murder, it's that simple.

rollingscone

The Mrs is watching something about Sugar Babies and Sugar Daddies.

Aka the Café en Seine arrangement of wealthy older dudes effectively paying young women to be their 'girlfriends'

Again I ask myself do none of these men have bicycles to take their time and money and give them affection and a sense of self worth?

Eamonnator

Mr. Grieves wrote: »

I wonder if the Tour de Meath organisers know they've a celebrity on their poster:
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.ie/2011/01/ubiquity-wherever-you-ride-there-you.html

Not only that, but most sportives make a point about not allowing the use of tri-bars. It seems from the poster, that they will be welcome in Meath

Alek

ImThatGuy

Just got notified that a cycle of mine on Strava from over a month and a half ago has been flagged. I can only imagine by the guy I took the KOM off. Seems a bit unfair!

CramCycle

ImThatGuy wrote: »

Just got notified that a cycle of mine on Strava from over a month and a half ago has been flagged. I can only imagine by the guy I took the KOM off. Seems a bit unfair!

From experience if you write back with a reasonable reason for beating them then they reinstall it.
The other alternative is to edit the end or beginning from the ride and that puts it back up.

Wishbone Ash

ImThatGuy wrote: »

Just got notified that a cycle of mine on Strava from over a month and a half ago has been flagged. I can only imagine by the guy I took the KOM off. Seems a bit unfair!

Was the segment flagged or your ride?

ImThatGuy

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Was the segment flagged or your ride?

Looks like it was the whole ride.

Wishbone Ash

ImThatGuy wrote: »

Looks like it was the whole ride.

As Cram says, let them know and they should unflag it (presuming it's all above board). Someone flagged a ride I did in the US about 2 years after I did it. I don't know why as there was nothing exceptional about it - very flat terrain. Strava unflagged it after I notified them.

manafana

Did my good dead today, asking if two cyclists needed a hand, got tyre off checked the tyre and showed them how to get in back on, made me realise how long its been since in punctured touch wood. Weather picking up all sorts out on road today, and mostly patient drivers

crosstownk

Alek wrote: »

Haha. This is what I did today - it was a choice between cleaning the bike or cutting the grass. Only one winner.

It's been over 2 months since I cleaned the bike :eek: . The amount of crud and crap was unbelievable. It took almost 2 hours and it's still not as clean as I'd like it. I'll need to remove the chainset next weekend to do a proper job. The grass might have to wait another week.

ThisRegard

ImThatGuy wrote: »

Looks like it was the whole ride.

It's definitely down as a cycle and not a run? There's a few run segments around me that have been claimed by people obviously riding a bike or even in a car that I flag.

Wishbone Ash

crosstownk wrote: »

... or cutting the grass...

That phrase is an instant giveaway of where your priorities lie! Amateurs 'cut grass' - experts 'mow lawns'.

I could never refer to it as 'cutting the grass' but then I'm very fussy about my lawn.

RobFowl

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

That phrase is an instant giveaway of where your priorities lie! Amateurs 'cut grass' - experts 'mow lawns'.

I could never refer to it as 'cutting the grass' but then I'm very fussy about my lawn.

I have trained my 14yr old to mow the lawn...

Over the weekend he did a great job while I cleaned the race bike

buffalo

Kimmage interviewing Agassi, a lot about doping in tennis:

http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/tennis/paul-kimmage-professional-tennis-could-teach-the-mafia-about-omerta-34535092.html

crosstownk

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

That phrase is an instant giveaway of where your priorities lie! Amateurs 'cut grass' - experts 'mow lawns'.

I could never refer to it as 'cutting the grass' but then I'm very fussy about my lawn.

I was being polite. Truth be told, I actually 'hack' at the grass. Anything to just get the job done and get out on the bike.

crosstownk

Nice to see the continued resurfacing on Drumcondra Road Lower although there's still a good bit more to do but any improvement is welcome.

If only Wicklow Co. Co. could do a decent job on the Old Military Road from Kippure gate to Sally Gap. Potholes seem to be filled with shovel loads of tar. It's like navigating an obstacle course!

brocbrocach

buffalo wrote: »

Kimmage interviewing Agassi, a lot about doping in tennis:

http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/tennis/paul-kimmage-professional-tennis-could-teach-the-mafia-about-omerta-34535092.html

It's a terrible article though, by Kimmages standards. He basically asked Agassi if he took steroids and Agassi said no I took Meth.
It's yet another of his 'trawl through the archives' type articles.
The lack of editorship at the Independent is doing Kimmage no favours either.

Fian

crosstownk wrote: »

Nice to see the continued resurfacing on Drumcondra Road Lower although there's still a good bit more to do but any improvement is welcome.

If only Wicklow Co. Co. could do a decent job on the Old Military Road from Kippure gate to Sally Gap. Potholes seem to be filled with shovel loads of tar. It's like navigating an obstacle course!

And the bit between the top of stocking lane and glencree - every time i go over that i get irritated and the awful bumpy surface.

ford2600

sellin for a freind bitch half s**t zoo half shoe wowwow

Facebook add

To my shame I deciphered it

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=99035993&postcount=2803

brocbrocach

Weepsie wrote: »

Might deserve a thread of it's own, but an investigation into Pantani's failed drug test has shown Criminal involvement and the Camorra had it changed.

Now so dirty was the sport at this time that he may not have been clean at all, but from the film (I may be wrong), wasn't this the beginning of the end for him and saw his downward spiral into depression. Tragic either way.

The italian investigative process is crazy, as far as I can make out. A prosecutor with an agenda can make anything happen. I'll be interested to read more about it ... but I'm sceptical.

brocbrocach

Weepsie wrote: »

Yeah very true. Another one I'd ready stated it was all to be thrown out, though it was a bad translation.

Twould be a great Italian soap opera if true though, the cycling jesus who died for all our sins. Grande Marco!

traprunner

Two spokes gone on rear wheel today. I got another one replaced about 3 months ago on the same wheel.

bp_me

traprunner wrote: »

Two spokes gone on rear wheel today. I got another one replaced about 3 months ago on the same wheel.

Sucks. Get some spokes and DIY? It's not that difficult at all really. Just use good spoke keys.

bazermc

Since when is Milan San Remo on a Saturday. ?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/milan-san-remo/

Raam

bazermc wrote: »

Since when is Milan San Remo on a Saturday. ?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/milan-san-remo/

Milano-Sanremo goes back to its roots. Following last year’s return of the race finish to the Via Roma, the Classicissima will be held on March 19 this year. That’s St Joseph’s Day, which Milano-Sanremo used to take place on regardless of which day of the week it fell on.

According to here anyway...

http://www.milanosanremo.it/en/notizie/milano-sanremo-allinsegna-della-tradizione/

tomasrojo

So we've all heard about the brave new world of autonomous cars which will be at our beck-and-call. But how about an autonomous bike?

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/16/03/15/0223219/autonomous-cars-how-about-autonomous-bikes?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot+%28Slashdot%29

Of course, the obvious question is: Will the bike stop at stop signs?

Har har.

rollingscone

Fattling my way up Cruagh Road this morning, Ford Focusing on other things while I tried to keep my HR in zone 2ish.

Looked down at the old speedo and saw 3kph...I didn't know you could be upright at 3kph!