La Flamme Rouge off topic discussion

24-02-2019 1:31pm

Thought I heard an Irish accent on the PA calling them off at one point there.

24-02-2019 8:26pm

Conor Dunne finished 5th overall Tour of Antalya in Turkey. Possibly his best finish in a stage race?

Wishbone Ash · 24-02-2019 8:30pm

Raphael Kimmage RIP

https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling/irish-cycling-mourning-the-death-of-raphael-kimmage-37848573.html

magicbastarder · 24-02-2019 10:02pm

Mandatory speed limiters to be fitted to all new cars in Europe within three years
Sitting among a range of new safety features due for all new cars, the mandatory speed limiters come as part of a proposal from the European Transport Safety Council, recently approved by a group of key MEPs.

Dubbed Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA), the limiters will use GPS data and/or traffic sign recognition cameras to determine the speed limit of the road a vehicle is travelling on. Engine power will then be limited to match this, preventing the car from exceeding the speed limit. It will be possible to override the system by pushing hard on the throttle, however the system will be engaged every time a car is started.
https://www.evo.co.uk/news/22326/mandatory-speed-limiters-to-be-fitted-to-all-new-cars-in-europe-within-three-years

24-02-2019 11:50pm

They should go one better if the speed limit is broken wilfully then it should automatically inform the authorities and dispatch the points and fine. Add detection for red light jumping while they are at it.

That being said I can see data and privacy issues with this. It's unreal when you stop to think about it what you give away without thinking that can then be sold on to advertising companies etc. Hop on the bike and at least vodafone or whoever, google, garmin and strava know where you went , where you stopped off maybe what you listened to on the way there. They can even tell you have kids even though they don't have a device or an account based on the fact that most adults wouldn't watch baby shark on youtube for the 100th time

I wouldn't be a tin foil hat guy but I'd be of the mind that if they are making money off this stuff then I'll have a sweeter piece of the pie thanks and this data is serious money for them.

bp_me · 25-02-2019 7:48am

The automated sign recognition and speed location databases are going to need an awful lot of work before that's a reality.

My car regularly gets confused. Some examples...

- driving on motorway and decides speed limit is exit speed limit though I've not taken the exit.
- random 30kph limits in places there aren't any signs (there aren't any 30 zones in Waterford as far as I am aware)
- there is at least one spot I pass regularly in a 50kph zone where about half the time the car decides I'm on a motorway.

There's also a ton of incorrect speed zones in the GPS system (even wrong when the car was new in 2018).

LollipopJimmy · 25-02-2019 9:09am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

They should go one better if the speed limit is broken wilfully then it should automatically inform the authorities and dispatch the points and fine. Add detection for red light jumping while they are at it.

That being said I can see data and privacy issues with this. It's unreal when you stop to think about it what you give away without thinking that can then be sold on to advertising companies etc. Hop on the bike and at least vodafone or whoever, google, garmin and strava know where you went , where you stopped off maybe what you listened to on the way there. They can even tell you have kids even though they don't have a device or an account based on the fact that most adults wouldn't watch baby shark on youtube for the 100th time

I wouldn't be a tin foil hat guy but I'd be of the mind that if they are making money off this stuff then I'll have a sweeter piece of the pie thanks and this data is serious money for them.

Its mad when you think about this stuff, my watch instantly knows when I start cycling. I should turn that off but it vibrates and says 'great ride' and well, that's as close as I'm getting at the moment

Fighting Tao · 26-02-2019 2:42pm

Poor language choice by whoever wrote the tweet.

Hope the cyclist is ok.

https://twitter.com/DubFireBrigade/status/1100320671719149568

dermabrasion · 27-02-2019 9:27am

THE CURSE OF THE RAINBOW JERSEY
Just watched AVV at the UAE tour, and my heart sank seeing him fly past Roglic, Dan and others at the sharp end of the Queen stage. I am worried that this year there will be a scandal and it will be wearing the World Champion Jersey. Really don't want to see this.
On the other hand, given that I have just had a significant birthday, I expect to have a year of PB's, KOM's and race wins, as age clearly has no effect on performance.

Daroxtar · 27-02-2019 3:40pm

Flights booked. Vuelta Espana, here I come

27-02-2019 10:52pm

Caught the climb to the dam in todays stage of UAE tour, sight of poor

Kristoff

having to get off and push his bike to the line after blowing is something I could sympathise with

manafana · 27-02-2019 11:08pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Caught the climb to the dam in todays stage of UAE tour, sight of poor
Kristoff
having to get off and push his bike to the line after blowing is something I could sympathise with

he broke his chain stay i think

koutoubia · 27-02-2019 11:19pm

manafana wrote: »

he broke his chain stay i think

His rear mech was well buried in his back wheel anyway!

27-02-2019 11:25pm

Get out of it , must have another look I didn't pick that up when I saw it earlier.

Here are the highlights, he's clearly looking down at the rear of the bike after he hopped off with a few meters to go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq6jKsyb71s

manafana · 28-02-2019 11:11am

https://twitter.com/freddreier/status/1100788700731138048

07Lapierre · 28-02-2019 11:16am

manafana wrote: »

https://twitter.com/freddreier/status/1100788700731138048

I suspect the chain jammed, causing the rear derailleur to get jammed in the cassette, which spun it around and smashed into the chainstay. I doubt the chainstay snapped for no reason?

28-02-2019 11:26am

https://twitter.com/Kristoff87/status/1100783980410896384

CrowdedHouse · 28-02-2019 11:30am

Feckin' Colnago made out recycled Tayto bags, get back to Columbus steel

magicbastarder · 28-02-2019 12:35pm

anyone ever report KOMs on strava as being suspicious? there's a couple i'd love to report, but it would just make me seem petty. they're not exactly classic climbs..

RobertFoster · 28-02-2019 12:53pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

anyone ever report KOMs on strava as being suspicious? there's a couple i'd love to report, but it would just make me seem petty. they're not exactly classic climbs..

The segments or the rides? I've only ever reported rides that were obviously done in a car either intentionally or unintentionally.

magicbastarder · 28-02-2019 12:55pm

it was the segment which caught my eye, but was done on a ride done at an average of 14.5km/h over an hour, but managed to hit 84km/h at one point, and it's around the southside suburbs of dublin.

Fighting Tao · 28-02-2019 1:02pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

anyone ever report KOMs on strava as being suspicious? there's a couple i'd love to report, but it would just make me seem petty. they're not exactly classic climbs..

I reported one yesterday one that was set a few days ago going along Frascati road at 105km/h!

I also reported the one on stepaside lane. Nothing appears to have been done about it though.

LollipopJimmy · 28-02-2019 1:10pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

anyone ever report KOMs on strava as being suspicious? there's a couple i'd love to report, but it would just make me seem petty. they're not exactly classic climbs..

I've done it and they were removed after a few days. There was a guy around the Parkwest area swallowing up all of the KOMs on an ebike

Wishbone Ash · 28-02-2019 1:12pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

it was the segment which caught my eye, but was done on a ride done at an average of 14.5km/h over an hour, but managed to hit 84km/h at one point, and it's around the southside suburbs of dublin.

There is/was a segment along one of the runways at the airport. I think the KOM was something like 190km/h. Pilots having a bit of fun?

I've reported a few which were obviously done in a car and included driving on a motorway but only if they knocked me off a podium or KOM.

....and then there are those with E bikes and Garmins mounted!

RobertFoster · 28-02-2019 1:23pm

Fighting Tao wrote: »

I also reported the one on stepaside lane. Nothing appears to have been done about it though.

According to this video the first time a ride is flagged it's up to the user to crop or remove their ride. If they don't and you flag it again it goes to Strava to moderate.

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

There is/was a segment along one of the runways at the airport. I think the KOM was something like 190km/h. Pilots having a bit of fun?

Someone I was following on Strava had a spin called "Out for coffee" and they ended up in Kraków

magicbastarder · 28-02-2019 1:35pm

heh, i tried flagging it and got 'Cannot create a flag on an activity that already has a resolved flag'

seamus · 28-02-2019 1:49pm

It's a continuous issue in South Dublin, where MTBers finish their run and load the bike onto the back of the car without removing or stopping their Garmin.

Fighting Tao · 28-02-2019 7:18pm

The 105km/h segment record in Blackrock has been taken down. Surely it wouldn’t be difficult for Strava to ignore speeds like that on a relatively flat road.