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

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  • #5522
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,458 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    CramCycle wrote: »
    Based on meetings in the real world, you are below the average of racers who post here.
    One guy in the IVCA who was definitely racing last year is well over 80. Think this year may even see him reaching 85. Think there may be one or two more in or moving into the 80+ cat this year


  • #5523
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,458 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    tomasrojo wrote: »
    I thought for a second or two you meant "below the average ability". Seemed a bit blunt!

    Well if da hat fits.....


  • #5524
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,093 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Beasty wrote: »
    One guy in the IVCA who was definitely racing last year is well over 80. Think this year may even see him reaching 85. Think there may be one or two more in or moving into the 80+ cat this year
    Is that JM?


  • #5525
    manafana
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,487 ✭✭✭manafana


    Weepsie wrote: »
    I enjoyed this chain review

    http://ugc.chainreactioncycles.com/profiles/5230-en_gb/3074997986/profile.htm

    joking aside that looks like an easy chain to get off anyone use them id consider changing knownng i could take of a chain so easily.


  • #5526
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,093 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Eamonnator wrote: »
    He rode the Ras, when he was 53.
    He is in his 70s now, and as far as I know, he's still going strong
    Still going strong. He can be seen every Thursday morning meeting point outside the Lord Mayors in Swords. I went out with him on a few occasions, by invitation, when no-one else turned up for our club ride. He looks great and always turned out like a new pin. (He looks much younger than his younger brother Jimmy).


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  • #5527
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,411 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    has anyone ever figured out a use for old tyres and tubes?
    i hate throwing stuff out if there's an alternate use that can be put to them, so if anyone has figured out ingenious uses for worn out tyres and tubes, please share them!


  • #5528
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,388 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    has anyone ever figured out a use for old tyres and tubes?
    I use tubes as exercise resistance bands.


  • #5529
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,093 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    has anyone ever figured out a use for old tyres and tubes?
    i hate throwing stuff out if there's an alternate use that can be put to them, so if anyone has figured out ingenious uses for worn out tyres and tubes, please share them!
    If you're into gardening, road tubes can be used as ties to secure young trees to stakes. MTB tubes can be slid over heavy duty chains if using them for cycle locks to prevent them from scratching frame.


  • #5530
    Chuchote
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭Chuchote


    If you're using old tubes to tie trees to stakes, put them in a figure 8 around tree and stake, so the tree is protected.


  • #5531
    eeeee
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,857 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    has anyone ever figured out a use for old tyres and tubes?
    i hate throwing stuff out if there's an alternate use that can be put to them, so if anyone has figured out ingenious uses for worn out tyres and tubes, please share them!

    Patch old tubes and use again.


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  • #5532
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,240 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Weepsie wrote: »
    Damn that's ingenious.

    I spent 25quid on resistance bands yesterday morning. Fml lol


  • #5533
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,388 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    If using as bands the valves can get in they way, so you can cut them down. I would not cut them fully out as it weakens the tube hugely. Or else just cut the valve section out and no longer have a full circle.

    I also use old tubes for grip on things. E.g. I pulled a MTB tube onto a smooth chromed chinup bar for grip. Had them on barbell & dumbbell too, and on the handles of a hammer and small spade.

    I have also used them as connection reducer gaskets for tubes of different size, e.g. connecting a 1.5" hard wavin pipe to a narrower one.


  • #5534
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,458 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Clearly not tried it myself but maybe you can keep yourself trim over the winter months by turning them into hula hoops

    :pac:


  • #5535
    Rogue-Trooper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,854 ✭✭✭Rogue-Trooper


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    has anyone ever figured out a use for old tyres and tubes?
    i hate throwing stuff out if there's an alternate use that can be put to them, so if anyone has figured out ingenious uses for worn out tyres and tubes, please share them!

    These guys have figured out how to make money from it.........

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  • #5536
    Hungrycol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,246 ✭✭✭Hungrycol


    rubadub wrote: »
    If using as bands the valves can get in they way, so you can cut them down. I would not cut them fully out as it weakens the tube hugely. Or else just cut the valve section out and no longer have a full circle.

    I also use old tubes for grip on things. E.g. I pulled a MTB tube onto a smooth chromed chinup bar for grip. Had them on barbell & dumbbell too, and on the handles of a hammer and small spade.

    I have also used them as connection reducer gaskets for tubes of different size, e.g. connecting a 1.5" hard wavin pipe to a narrower one.

    ...or for extra grip when unscrewing or tightening something.


  • #5537
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,411 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    i recently saw a taxi which was 98D reg.
    it was a wheelchair accessible one, afaik they're allowed be replaced at a lower turnover due to the extra cost of kitting them out.

    but i regularly see normal taxis which are 13 or 14 years old.


  • #5538
    Ryath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,548 ✭✭✭Ryath


    Rogue-Trooper wrote: »
    These guys have figured out how to make money from it.........

    http://www.velo-re.com/images/dec09/4.jpg

    http://www.velo-re.com/images/dec09/24.jpg

    These guys do even more with them! Wallets, Wristbands and Watchstraps
    http://www.buckitbelts.com/

    48a073_dce2f7378e3a4f2491add9c9fcfbd589.webp

    48a073_0cef91c277474cce882ab22fe47683ce~mv2_d_2000_2000_s_2.webp

    Some of the watch straps look great.
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    48a073_36c6d9ca849c431bb1e984c580d6b1df~mv2.webp


  • #5539
    Ryath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,548 ✭✭✭Ryath


    Weepsie wrote: »
    I would assume the cost of replacing some of the Wheelchair accessible one can be prohibitive. Also cars which are well maintained and regularly serviced could run perfectly and have no issues in the grand scheme of things. The age thing seems a little arbitrary.

    Try telling that to the insurance company's. :mad:


  • #5540
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,411 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    Weepsie wrote: »
    I would assume the cost of replacing some of the Wheelchair accessible one can be prohibitive. Also cars which are well maintained and regularly serviced could run perfectly and have no issues in the grand scheme of things. The age thing seems a little arbitrary.
    of course, but generally speaking, all other things being equal, newer cars are in better nick - and safer for the passengers too.
    a colleague once had a minor disagreement with a taxi driver - going from blackrock to the airport, he suggested to the driver that it'd be cheaper for him to buy the car than pay the fare. the driver didn't take it as light heartedly as my colleague intended.

    the last old taxi i was in - a 03 reg corolla - felt very old and tired.


  • #5541
    RobertFoster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,385 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    Weepsie wrote: »
    On a very brief spin out to the LBS earlier, about 4k there and back, I seemed to see oil patches all over the place. Careful out there. It was this week last year one of them contributed to me being off a bike for 2 months.

    The prevalence of them in bus lanes leads me to believe Bus maintenance and Taxis too needs a little improving
    I noticed a lot of oil/fuel patches too today. Not just in bus lanes, but in around St. Margaret's, Howth, and Castleknock/Blanchardstown.

    I was half expecting to see some vehicle parked up out of diesel there was so much of it. Either that or there's some home heating crowd missing half a tankers worth of kerosene.

    Anyone commuting in the dark will certainly need to take corners gently just in case.


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  • #5542
    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Harrybelafonte


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    i recently saw a taxi which was 98D reg.
    it was a wheelchair accessible one, afaik they're allowed be replaced at a lower turnover due to the extra cost of kitting them out.

    but i regularly see normal taxis which are 13 or 14 years old.

    So what? They pass a roadworthy ess test or they don't. Age of a car is arbitrary. Mine are 16 and 25 years old and I've seen cars with less than five years on the plate with crash damage, bald tyres and missing mirrors. Age is not a reflection of roadworthiness.

    And insurance companies are just trying to pull a fast one if they tell you otherwise. Otherwise the NCT is pointless.


  • #5543
    tomasrojo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,908 ✭✭✭✭tomasrojo


    I'm far from an expert, but I don't think cars from 1998 were all that much more dangerous, for the occupants. I mean, I'm sure they were more somewhat more dangerous, but I'm not sure it's worth upgrading on that basis alone if your 1998 car is in excellent condition.

    I have a friend who is a car enthusiast (was a designer for Ford at one stage) and he drives a car from about that far back (I think). His father won't get in the car with him, because of the lack of airbags and so on. The father didn't think his own car back in the 90s was dangerous at all, back then.

    In terms of CO2 emissions, given how much energy is expended on creating a car, it might be better to keep an old car going longer. In terms of general cardiovascular health, I guess new cars are better, provided they're not diesel cars.


  • #5544
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,411 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    tomasrojo wrote: »
    I'm far from an expert, but I don't think cars from 1998 were all that much more dangerous, for the occupants. I mean, I'm sure they were more somewhat more dangerous, but I'm not sure it's worth upgrading on that basis alone if your 1998 car is in excellent condition.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRxLlFm3VUA

    that video might change your mind so; i think the recording is from 2003, but shows the difference 9 years made in occupant safety (TL;DW - the difference between death and a possible broken ankle for the driver)

    i've recently gotten into taxis at opposite ends of the spectrum - a two or three year old skoda superb vs. a 13 year old corolla. and i had to pay the same for both, which is probably where my objection arises. the corolla's seats were spongy and lacked support, and you could feel each bump in the road as the suspension was obviously tired. i just prefer to pay taxi drivers who've stumped up money for their car vs. one who's running a cheap one which scrapes in on whatever tests they have to pass.


  • #5545
    ford2600
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭ford2600


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRxLlFm3VUA

    that video might change your mind so; i think the recording is from 2003, but shows the difference 9 years made in occupant safety (TL;DW - the difference between death and a possible broken ankle for the driver)

    i've recently gotten into taxis at opposite ends of the spectrum - a two or three year old skoda superb vs. a 13 year old corolla. and i had to pay the same for both, which is probably where my objection arises. the corolla's seats were spongy and lacked support, and you could feel each bump in the road as the suspension was obviously tired. i just prefer to pay taxi drivers who've stumped up money for their car vs. one who's running a cheap one which scrapes in on whatever tests they have to pass.

    They might want to tweak the sensitivity of the auld airbag; combined impact speed of 70mph and it doesn't pop.

    It'll increase the salvage value I suppose 😀


  • #5546
    Chuchote
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭Chuchote


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  • #5547
    eeeee
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,857 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    "magicbastarder wrote:

    i've recently gotten into taxis at opposite ends of the spectrum - a two or three year old skoda superb vs. a 13 year old corolla. and i had to pay the same for both, which is probably where my objection arises. the corolla's seats were spongy and lacked support, and you could feel each bump in the road as the suspension was obviously tired. i just prefer to pay taxi drivers who've stumped up money for their car vs. one who's running a cheap one which scrapes in on whatever tests they have to pass.




    Jaysus


  • #5548
    tomasrojo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,908 ✭✭✭✭tomasrojo


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRxLlFm3VUA

    that video might change your mind so; i think the recording is from 2003, but shows the difference 9 years made in occupant safety (TL;DW - the difference between death and a possible broken ankle for the driver)

    Fair enough, but I still wouldn't be bothered upgrading a roadworthy car (if I had one). I suppose it's partly a matter of risk exposure. For example, I drive about twelve times a year. The difference in risk exposure between the two cars for me at that rate of driving would be minute; I'm just not likely to be in a head-on collision of that nature, especially as most of my driving is on 50km/h roads, or lower. If you were driving 100,000km a year on national-speed-limit roads, the difference might be very significant.


  • #5549
    tomasrojo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,908 ✭✭✭✭tomasrojo


    ford2600 wrote: »
    They might want to tweak the sensitivity of the auld airbag; combined impact speed of 70mph and it doesn't pop.

    I was intrigued by the episode of Mythbusters where they responded to a viewer's complaint that they'd assumed that a car hitting another car head on was worse than the car hitting a wall (or something like that). By Newton's Third Law of Motion, the two scenarios produce the same force on the first car (cars travelling at equal speed colliding head on, versus a single car hitting a stationary wall at the same speed).

    They tested it, and the two scenarios did result in the same force being applied to the car hitting another car as the car hitting a wall.

    Anyway, I'm quite a bit out of my depth here. I know very little about cars. But I did study Newton, I suppose.


  • #5550
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,278 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    tomasrojo wrote: »
    They tested it, and the two scenarios did result in the same force being applied to the car hitting another car as the car hitting a wall.
    I guess the knowledge is not really that useful unless you find yourself in the situation where you have the direct choice between hitting a wall and an oncoming car.

    Who's in the car? What's behind the wall? Maybe toddlers, or old people, or Mexicans. Or Mexican old people carrying toddlers. Does the wall have insurance?

    Life is so complicated.


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  • #5551
    tomasrojo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,908 ✭✭✭✭tomasrojo


    I was just prompted to remember it by the (totally reasonable) "combined impact" comment. And it's nicely counter-intuitive. I take your point about Mexicans et al.

    I did have a friend who fell asleep at the wheel and hit a tree, and subsequently told everyone how lucky she'd been that she hadn't hit another car. She meant that she wouldn't have survived the head-on collision. I told her about Mythbusters. It wasn't helpful.


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