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

CramCycle · 18-09-2017 02:07PM

Dublin Bus, apologies.

Unwritten rule, if you are on early and off later on a busy route, get upstairs, near the front/close to the stairs. You reduce the amount of sweaty people who crowd over you having not washed properly or with bad breath and it is never as packed.

My partner is apparently a snob and stupidly stayed down stairs even though she got on at the start of the route. Also refused my advice to get on 15 minutes earlier so they would miss the school kids and the people who pack in like sardines.

She is one of those people who will probably quit their job rather than use public transport. I think she is a fool but it is her extra two hours a day.

The ebike may work for good weather, but again, probably won't happen.

Chuchote · 18-09-2017 03:10PM

CramCycle wrote: »

My partner is apparently a snob and stupidly stayed down stairs even though she got on at the start of the route.

Why is staying downstairs snobbish? :eek:

(The top front right is the best seat because you can see everything going on in the street and enjoy your scenic ride. Top front left is also good, except drivers get a sadistic pleasure from running into low branches and scaring the bejasus out of you if you've started reading.)

tomasrojo · 18-09-2017 04:05PM

Pigeon Reaper wrote: »

My car has broken down and I'm now seriously considering not replacing it. I used it for about 1000km a year as opposed to cycling 14000km. Maybe an ebike is the way to go for days when I don't feel like cycling.

If you don't need the car most days, GoCar might suit you. I only drive about 400km a year, so I just use that. If I have to drive outside Dublin I use Avis or someone like that.

If you drive so little, it would probably work out way cheaper per year to not have a car and rent instead. More expensive per trip, obviously.

Chuchote · 18-09-2017 04:42PM

I had GoCar for a while, but I think it would actually be cheaper to simply rent a car as needed (though GoCar is handy in that there's probably a car waiting locally).

What's not currently done much in Ireland is carpooling, which is huge in Europe. BlaBlaCar, which generally does long-distance covoiture, is now moving into short-journey sharing. BlaBlaCar is a website - the best-known of many - that lets you advertise the need for a lift or the offer of a seat, then arrange payment for petrol. Like AirBnB, people acquire reviews for their reliability, niceness, etc.

tomasrojo · 18-09-2017 05:07PM

I used to rent cars with Avis to do journeys inside Dublin that were impractical on public transport -- usually travelling with wife and baby. Avis had a branch near me. It was more expensive than GoCar, because you couldn't rent for just a few hours. Also on Sundays I had to drop the car off to Dublin Airport and cycle back to Kilmainham from there, as the Kilmainham branch closed early on Sundays.

Chuchote · 18-09-2017 05:09PM

tomasrojo wrote: »

I used to rent cars with Avis to do journeys inside Dublin that were impractical on public transport -- usually travelling with wife and baby. Avis had a branch near me. It was more expensive than GoCar, because you couldn't rent for just a few hours. Also on Sundays I had to drop the car off to Dublin Airport and cycle back to Kilmainham from there, as the Kilmainham branch closed early on Sundays.

Yeah, but you don't have to pay Avis a monthly fee.

tomasrojo · 18-09-2017 05:23PM

But it's only four euro a month.

rubadub · 18-09-2017 05:34PM

CramCycle wrote: »

An electric bike would have been a good suggestion but they are just not there yet.

how do you mean "not there yet", technology? price?

CramCycle wrote: »

The ebike may work for good weather, but again, probably won't happen.

I have the use of a car but do not bother, I especially hate driving in rain. With an ebike you do not even have to bother getting breathable expensive rain gear as you are no longer having to build up a sweat if you choose not to. You can get away with cheaper stuff, which unlike "breathable" stuff will not let in moisture during extreme rain (well it might get in poor stitching, gaps etc).

Harrybelafonte · 18-09-2017 06:17PM

Pigeon Reaper wrote: »

My car has broken down and I'm now seriously considering not replacing it. I used it for about 1000km a year as opposed to cycling 14000km. Maybe an ebike is the way to go for days when I don't feel like cycling.

What's up with the car?

rollingscone · 18-09-2017 07:06PM

I think the thread has the bug where it won't show the latest post again.

Lusk_Doyle · 18-09-2017 09:18PM

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

What's up with the car?

It broke down from lack of use. Very sad.

CramCycle · 19-09-2017 09:41AM

Chuchote wrote: »

Why is staying downstairs snobbish? :eek:

She is just a snob for not wanting to use PT as she doesn't like it on her own. The staying downstairs bit is more ignorance from lack of use as regular users who go end to end will know that its the least comfy with all the crowding.

rubadub wrote: »

how do you mean "not there yet", technology? price?

I meant my partner, not the bikes.

Pigeon Reaper · 19-09-2017 10:38AM

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

It broke down from lack of use. Very sad.

Clutch master cylinder has gone along with some other things. It's also depressed due to lack of use.

Harrybelafonte · 19-09-2017 10:51AM

Pigeon Reaper wrote: »

Clutch master cylinder has gone along with some other things. It's also depressed due to lack of use.

Holy ****. That's poor. Was it just old?

LollipopJimmy · 19-09-2017 01:46PM

Pigeon Reaper wrote: »

Clutch master cylinder has gone along with some other things. It's also depressed due to lack of use.

Cheapish and easy fix on most cars, unless it's a Ford Focus, Ford in their wisdom put the slave cylinder inside the gearbox and if the seals are gone in the master cylinder the slave isn't usually far behind.

As for the depression, a bit of dipetane with the next full tank should sort it out

Daroxtar · 19-09-2017 09:11PM

Felt good after the few days cycling in Spain. Ordered a sexy Santini Vuelta Jersey. Went up a size to large just to be safe. It arrived today. Obviously, the Italian cyclists definition of Large differs significantly from that of an Irish carpenter.

rollingscone · 19-09-2017 09:43PM

If I ever get a custom user title let it be "Habitual equine dental inspector"

Twice today when I could have just left a bike imperfectly functioning I had to push for perfection and ended up doubling the size of the job for myself.

LollipopJimmy · 19-09-2017 09:57PM

rollingscone wrote: »

If I ever get a custom user title let it be "Habitual equine dental inspector"

Twice today when I could have just left a bike imperfectly functioning I had to push for perfection and ended up doubling the size of the job for myself.

Put the bike in the stand last Saturday to clean it. Current situation is a bare frame in my stand... not a thing left on it. I feel your pain. Although being savage on the tools helps :pac:

smacl · 20-09-2017 07:20AM

rollingscone wrote: »

If I ever get a custom user title let it be "Habitual equine dental inspector"

Twice today when I could have just left a bike imperfectly functioning I had to push for perfection and ended up doubling the size of the job for myself.

Perfection can be a dangerous thing to strive for

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mdwAkWvWMw

buffalo · 20-09-2017 11:16AM

http://www.dublincity.ie/cycling-and-walking-promotion-extends-city-wide

DCC initiative to promote walking and cycling...

On Wednesday, 20th September, 2017 an tArdmhéara Mícheál Mac Donncha and Owen Keegan, Chief Executive officially launch Dublin City Council’s cycling and walking initiative Hike It. Bike It. Like It. Dublin at an event in the atrium, Civic Offices, Wood Quay as part of European Mobility Week 2017.

If I put aside the cynical part of me, it sounds promising!

loyatemu · 20-09-2017 11:26AM

tomasrojo wrote: »

But it's only four euro a month.

No monthly fee with GoCar and it's actually free to sign up this week only

https://my.gocar.ie/signup.php

RobertFoster · 20-09-2017 11:37AM

I've never parked in Drury St, I assume it's similar to this? :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3M_GM_MDg8

tomasrojo · 20-09-2017 11:46AM

loyatemu wrote: »

No monthly fee with GoCar and it's actually free to sign up this week only

https://my.gocar.ie/signup.php

I think the "no monthly fee" part might be for this week only too. At least, I'm still paying four euro a month. (I mean, if you join this week you don't have to pay the monthly fee for a while, or something like that. Maybe I should look into whether I'm paying too much.)

loyatemu · 20-09-2017 12:00PM

tomasrojo wrote: »

I think the "no monthly fee" part might be for this week only too. At least, I'm still paying four euro a month. (I mean, if you join this week you don't have to pay the monthly fee for a while, or something like that. Maybe I should look into whether I'm paying too much.)

they changed their charging model in February to €10 signup with no monthly fee - you can switch onto the new system from the old (but I think the hourly charges are different too so check those).

Peterx · 20-09-2017 12:01PM

Rainfall Radar on met.ie is a wonderful thing. Lunch inside today so!

Kav0777 · 20-09-2017 12:11PM

RobertFoster wrote: »

I've never parked in Drury St, I assume it's similar to this? :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3M_GM_MDg8

The resemblance is uncanny

tomasrojo · 20-09-2017 12:49PM

loyatemu wrote: »

they changed their charging model in February to €10 signup with no monthly fee - you can switch onto the new system from the old (but I think the hourly charges are different too so check those).

Ah, that rings a bell. I'll have a look at my old emails.

robyntmorton · 20-09-2017 01:32PM

Get on the train along with someone with a bike.

The two guys in the corner start talking about needing angle grinders these days instead of bolt cutters...

Hmmm

Canis Lupus · 21-09-2017 02:05AM

Chips Lovell · 21-09-2017 10:02AM

Spotted this in the Irish Times today:

At a meeting of the Urban District Council in 1896, it was concluded “cyclists are more dangerous than horses” and the area of Kenilworth Square was set aside solely for cyclists wishing to pursue their hobby.

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