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

magicbastarder · 18-12-2016 12:07AM

basic maintenance question - is there such a thing as jockey wheels specific to a groupset?
it's a 13 year old 9 speed 105 derailleur. just discovered that one of the jockey wheels is pretty shagged.

CramCycle · 19-12-2016 09:36AM

magicbastarder wrote: »

basic maintenance question - is there such a thing as jockey wheels specific to a groupset?
it's a 13 year old 9 speed 105 derailleur. just discovered that one of the jockey wheels is pretty shagged.

AFAIK, any of the 9 speed jockey wheels from Shimano will do the job. SJS or CRC will have a pair for just north of a tenner.

Wishbone Ash · 19-12-2016 10:48AM

Male cyclist on Seville Place this morning wearing short shorts and a belly top. I'm not the better of it yet!

rollingscone · 19-12-2016 12:21PM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Male cyclist on Seville Place this morning wearing short shorts and a belly top. I'm not the better of it yet!

RobFowl?

He's a TryAthlete you know

RobFowl · 19-12-2016 12:25PM

rollingscone wrote: »

RobFowl?

He's a TryAthlete you know

Short shorts and a belly top !

Not me,

I'd go for speedos with a belly top (and they would have to be in matching colours..)

tomasrojo · 19-12-2016 12:49PM

I really have to get on top of the dirty laundry pile. You wouldn't believe the get-up I had to go out in today.

manafana · 19-12-2016 01:15PM

Beasty wrote: »

I'll include it in the match

confirmed now, good work from you both

smacl · 20-12-2016 08:50AM

manafana wrote: »

confirmed now, good work from you both

Only just noticed SSF now, obviously not spending enough time in AH. Maybe should be stickied on all forums. Anyhoo, €50 down, better late than never.

Chips Lovell · 20-12-2016 04:28PM

Finnish bloke heat tests brakes on icy roads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqMuxfHd9Vg

I've no idea what the purpose of this experiment was, but I could listen to that lad talk all day.

Wishbone Ash · 20-12-2016 05:17PM

Jep Gambardella wrote: »

Finnish bloke heat tests brakes on icy roads....

Fcukin hell - he's hammering downhill on an icy road at minus 23 degrees.

Feel like a wimp now for moving gingerly along when there may be ice.

Chips Lovell · 20-12-2016 05:21PM

Another fishy package being delivered to Team Sky.

smacl · 20-12-2016 07:55PM

Jep Gambardella wrote: »

I've no idea what the purpose of this experiment was, but I could listen to that lad talk all day.

Hmmm, getting increasingly fat curious myself. Given I'm a total disaster on a MTB, this does not bode well for my continued physical health.

Chuchote · 21-12-2016 08:09AM

Holy God! -23 and he's wearing jeans, making his legs the same temperature/colour as the nearby forest. And I'm wearing wets on top of my trousers to retain heat and feel a bit warmer in Dublin's frosty weather! Mad hardy Finns!

Vel · 21-12-2016 10:08AM

Cycling along in the city centre yesterday and overtook a horse and cart, only to have to stop a few metres ahead at the lights. As i was waiting I felt a gentle nudge on my wheel and looked around to see the horse saying hi! I gave his nose a little rub and we went on our merry way!

Lumen · 21-12-2016 10:17AM

smacl wrote: »

Hmmm, getting increasingly fat curious myself. Given I'm a total disaster on a MTB, this does not bode well for my continued physical health.

Now that "plus" size MTB tyres are available e.g. 3.0" on 27.5, is the case for a dedicated fat bike weakened? How fat do you really need to go?

Lusk_Doyle · 21-12-2016 09:13PM

Lumen wrote: »

Now that "plus" size MTB tyres are available e.g. 3.0" on 27.5, is the case for a dedicated fat bike weakened? How fat do you really need to go?

Orca fat.

Lusk_Doyle · 21-12-2016 09:23PM

Beasty, your presence is required in AH...

Darkglasses · 21-12-2016 09:34PM

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Beasty, your presence is required in AH...

I know he does track and road racing but that's not what "mixed race" means..

Beasty · 21-12-2016 09:34PM

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Beasty, your presence is required in AH...

Been there quite a lot already over the past couple of weeks!!

Lusk_Doyle · 21-12-2016 09:36PM

Beasty wrote: »

Been there quite a lot already over the past couple of weeks!!

Indeed, but baby jesus needs repeat customers.

Beasty · 21-12-2016 09:39PM

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Indeed, but baby jesus needs repeat customers.

It's XMas - don't spoil the fun by getting all religious with me....

CramCycle · 22-12-2016 12:51PM

Lumen wrote: »

Now that "plus" size MTB tyres are available e.g. 3.0" on 27.5, is the case for a dedicated fat bike weakened? How fat do you really need to go?

You can get a fat bike and then put 27.5+ or 29s on it, whereas you cannot go the other way. A good all round fat bike frame is where it is at, with 3 or sets of wheels for all scenarios.

rollingscone · 23-12-2016 03:42AM

Spent last week in Sao Paulo, Brazil where only a few hardy souls seem to commute by bike but the midnight run concept seems to extend to lycra clad club runs (mostly on mountain bikes, 20% inclines abound ) through the city centre complete with coffee stop outside a late opening luncheonette.

I almost had the courage to test my supposedly fluent Portuguese on them but fell into the easy excuse of not delaying my friends.

Even more impressive I saw a dozen or so fixie riders...not clear if they just get around by avoiding the bigger hills or if they in fact have knees that will outlive us all

P_1 · 23-12-2016 04:14AM

Urgh, nasty fall. Potential fractured thumb. There goes the Festive 500. Quite irritated.

Chuchote · 23-12-2016 08:59AM

Interesting concept for a forward-thinking company involved in the Bike-to-Work scheme, maybe:

https://www.dutchcycling.nl/news/146-solar-application-lab-pilot-project?platform=hootsuite

There is currently one E-Bike with the Solar Application Lab panels in the bicycle wheels, called S-Bike. The technology ensures longer riding times because the bike charges while you ride, and longer battery life compared to E-Bikes currently on the market. A new pilot project is in the making to test the S-Bike even further…
A call for action is needed for a company (or companies) to take the lead of zero emission transportation, and fund the pilot project of 20 S-Bikes.

smacl · 23-12-2016 10:19AM

P_1 wrote: »

Urgh, nasty fall. Potential fractured thumb. There goes the Festive 500. Quite irritated.

Sorry to hear that, though the conditions are pretty brutal at the moment. Up in Ballyboden here, just chased my greenhouse across the garden and had a half full water butt blown off the wall. I can imagine the Featherbeds this morning would be interest, and doubt you'd be able stand up let alone cycle. Anyway, speedy recover and lift a glass or two with the other hand.

Eamonnator · 24-12-2016 05:00PM

And on it goes.
Another of the greats.

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/status-quo-guitarist-rick-parfitt-has-died-in-hospital-in-spain-35319431.html
Rick Parfitt of Status Quo has passed away.
R.I.P.

RobFowl · 26-12-2016 01:20AM

Yes we do Weepsie
He was one of the greats and always felt he could xo5me back
That said for whatever reasons I'm not surprised hes gone
RIP

Lusk_Doyle · 26-12-2016 01:54PM

Weepsie wrote: »

Do we put George Michael on the list of greats?

Ah here! A rhetorical question, I presume?

tomasrojo · 26-12-2016 02:28PM

I never particularly liked George Michael's music, though I think it was very well done, just not my thing; but I thought, from what I knew of him from interviews, he was a thoughtful guy and very funny too.

When he fell out of a moving car on a motorway I did wonder how much more misfortune he could survive.

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