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

RobFowl · 13-06-2016 09:45AM

magicbastarder wrote: »

to be fair, it sounds like she's cycling the quays which is not for the faint hearted.

is the idea of the gardai doing her for admitting the crime the same as the police in the UK (hypothetical situation, i'm not aware of it having happened) busting say lemmy kilminster for admitting he did speed?

I could see the Tories digging up Lemmy to charge him .....

magicbastarder · 13-06-2016 09:51AM

traprunner wrote: »

Not quite the same. Lemmy is dead and so can't be charged.

ah, you know what i meant.

tomasrojo · 13-06-2016 10:05AM

I think you get a bye on most confessions of past bad behaviour. Don't admit to punching someone, pushing them into a canal and possibly leaving them for dead though.

LollipopJimmy · 13-06-2016 10:21AM

I finally got a locker in work which means I no longer need to haul a bag packed full of clothes, I need to drive in once a week so can leave clothes for the week in my locker along with everything else I need. I'm so happy

CramCycle · 13-06-2016 10:39AM

manafana wrote: »

not worse piece the intor doesn't help but his points later on are very valid for more occasional cycle commuters.

I can't help but feel that they are not valid at all. In fact one or two of her points may be true but none of her points advocating her poor behaviour are valid.

If she isn't happy to use the road, then she can walk those stretches. She is either the law abiding citizen she claims or she is not.

That attitude always bugs me, I am this, except for when it doesn't suit me, in which case I am not. I don't get annoyed at others being annoyed at my poor behaviour, because I know that it's wrong but I won't change because it suits me.

I almost prefer the articles where they berate cyclists as a homogenous group because at least they have the excuse of ignorance, she has no such reasoning, she is just qa pr1ck, who thinks she is above the laws that do not suit her, and that is the crux of it. She is a law abiding citizen when it suits her (or does not affect her too much), when it doesn't, she isn't.

ThisRegard · 13-06-2016 11:01AM

A unique way of catching bike thieves in Oregon

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/4nimm5/so_this_dude_on_a_horse_just_lassoed_a_bike_thief/

magicbastarder · 13-06-2016 04:06PM

friends of mine have a couple of old bikes they want rid of - is there anywhere like rothar operating down near greystones who might use them?

Lumen · 13-06-2016 04:09PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

friends of mine have a couple of old bikes they want rid of - is there anywhere like rothar operating down near greystones who might use them?

Rothar? In Greystones.

You could drop them into the Happy Pear where they will be carefully tended to with yoga and smugness for a very reasonable price.

magicbastarder · 13-06-2016 04:12PM

happy pear? reasonable price?

CramCycle · 13-06-2016 04:19PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

friends of mine have a couple of old bikes they want rid of - is there anywhere like rothar operating down near greystones who might use them?

Some local council skip sites have a bicycle donation spot which is linked to Rothar who sort through them to take out anything useful, at least in the Ballyogan one they do.

Might be worth dropping Rothar an e-mail and asking them do they have any in Wicklow to drop your old gear off too.

magicbastarder · 13-06-2016 04:26PM

i notice rothar in dun laoghaire has closed.

AstraMonti · 13-06-2016 04:29PM

I just finished a spreadsheet with a new bike build with all the current prices. After that I decided that I no longer need a new bike

tomasrojo · 13-06-2016 04:36PM

Ballyogan Recycling Centre has a deal with Rothar, so Rothar gets bikes left at Ballyogan. I think that's the case anyway. Not that near Greystones though.

(I've just seen that CramCycle already said this.)

LollipopJimmy · 13-06-2016 05:26PM

AstraMonti wrote: »

I just finished a spreadsheet with a new bike build with all the current prices. After that I decided that I no longer need a new bike

I raced cars once upon a time, I always said that if I added up how much it was costing me I wouldn't do it. Delete the spreadsheet from memory and start again

Lusk_Doyle · 13-06-2016 05:54PM

AstraMonti wrote: »

I just finished a spreadsheet with a new bike build with all the current prices. After that I decided that I no longer need a new bike

I can't believe that you removed the emotion from the process and used financial logic instead!

Raam · 13-06-2016 07:11PM

AstraMonti wrote: »

I just finished a spreadsheet with a new bike build with all the current prices. After that I decided that I no longer need a new bike

But you still want a new bike, right?

AstraMonti · 13-06-2016 07:46PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I raced cars once upon a time, I always said that if I added up how much it was costing me I wouldn't do it. Delete the spreadsheet from memory and start again

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

I can't believe that you removed the emotion from the process and used financial logic instead!

That's how I built the PX, but this time, the more sensible part of me decided to plan ahead. The fact that I did it, proves it was the wrong thing to do.

Raam wrote: »

But you still want a new bike, right?

At any given time I want a new bike!

13-06-2016 08:25PM

Apparently not a wind up, a certain Mr. Hook is now cycling to work.

https://youtu.be/T8L-GqKhZDw

Has the world gone mad?

com1 · 13-06-2016 09:10PM

buffalo wrote: »

Where can I pick up those little disc batteries for HR monitors, etc. The CR2032s are common enough, but I'm looking for a CR2450. Anywhere I'd reliably get one in Dublin city centre, preferably northside?

Try smyths toys, no really, cant check now as i am banished from the kitchen, but got a pack of a gazillion *(might be exaggerating slightly) of those disk batteries for 2.50

buffalo · 13-06-2016 10:50PM

com1 wrote: »

Try smyths toys, no really, cant check now as i am banished from the kitchen, but got a pack of a gazillion *(might be exaggerating slightly) of those disk batteries for 2.50

For future reference, Boots have a great range but didn't stock the CR2450 in Blanchardstown nor Jervis, which are both big stores.

Maplins had it. Raam wins!

Raam · 13-06-2016 10:52PM

buffalo wrote: »

For future reference, Boots have a great range but didn't stock the CR2450 in Blanchardstown nor Jervis, which are both big stores.

Maplins had it. Raam wins!

Give me money.

tomasrojo · 13-06-2016 10:53PM

ronoc wrote: »

Apparently not a wind up, a certain Mr. Hook is now cycling to work.

https://youtu.be/T8L-GqKhZDw

Has the world gone mad?

I only watched the start, but it's commendable that he won't be breaking reds, going the wrong way down one-way streets or cycling on the footpath. Indeed, this would make his behaviour on a bike considerably better than his behaviour behind the wheel of a car.

magicbastarder · 14-06-2016 12:23AM

i stole that and left a comment to that effect on the youtube link. will be interesting to see if it's left there.

CramCycle · 14-06-2016 12:28AM

He mounted a footpath in the link and done a U turn on what i think is a one way street. Being a pedant I know but, its not a great start :pac:

buffalo · 14-06-2016 08:07AM

I am so very rarely in a car in rush hour traffic, but I was sitting for a while on the N2 in a tailback due to a breakdown ahead. I have no idea why so many drivers give out about cyclists when about one car every minute (I counted) zips down the bus lane.

And just for the whataboutery, I didn't see any cyclists breaking red lights.

traprunner · 14-06-2016 09:27AM

So another spoke has gone in the back wheel of my hybrid. That's four now. I know I'm a bit on the heavy side but should I really have lost in the space of 4-5 months?

LollipopJimmy · 14-06-2016 09:31AM

traprunner wrote: »

So another spoke has gone in the back wheel of my hybrid. That's four now. I know I'm a bit on the heavy side but should I really have lost in the space of 4-5 months?

Same thing was happening me on my road bike. Combo of weight and poor wheels. I bought a wheelset from a user here and have had no such problems since. Also the spokes could be tensioned poorly, my wheel was straight but dished

bp_me · 14-06-2016 09:39AM

traprunner wrote: »

So another spoke has gone in the back wheel of my hybrid. That's four now. I know I'm a bit on the heavy side but should I really have lost in the space of 4-5 months?

Is it the same one every time?

traprunner · 14-06-2016 09:40AM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Same thing was happening me on my road bike. Combo of weight and poor wheels. I bought a wheelset from a user here and have had no such problems since. Also the spokes could be tensioned poorly, my wheel was straight but dished

I got 2 spokes fixed a couple of weeks ago and asked them to check all other spokes. Maybe the message didn't get to the mechanic working on the bike or maybe the wheels are a bit crap.

All spokes that have been replaced popped out of the nipple. I don't know if that signifies anything.

The wheels are Bontrager TLR disc 700c. They don't even have 1000km on them as I only use that bike for commuting 6-7km per day.

traprunner · 14-06-2016 09:40AM

bp_me wrote: »

Is it the same one every time?

Nope. Different each time.

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