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

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tomasrojo

rollingscone wrote: »

Commuter Solutions became Thinkbike a loooooong time ago.

Oh yeah, that's right. I think it changed around when I set off on my tour of Indo-China.

I am, &c.

Harrybelafonte

Weepsie wrote: »

Yup, I've used Parcel Motel though. The Irish store has improved a bit price wise in the last few months, but the UK one still tends to have better deals.

It’d be a full bike so can’t make a call on just going up and getting them to build it while I shop for other stuff or just order. Thanks for info.

NamelessPhil

We are really missing a trick in this country. Can you imagine rolling through D4 on one of these! At least traffic would certainly hear you coming.

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2017/nov/10/pump-up-velo-palermo-teenagers-bikes-stereos-in-pictures

robyntmorton

As much as I hate to post this:

Another cyclist was killed on Irish roads today. A 70-year-old man in a car v bicycle collision in Co. Meath.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/cyclist-dies-following-crash-near-kentstown-co-meath-1.3289217?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

RobFowl

robyntmorton wrote: »

As much as I hate to post this:

Another cyclist was killed on Irish roads today. A 70-year-old man in a car v bicycle collision in Co. Meath.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/cyclist-dies-following-crash-near-kentstown-co-meath-1.3289217?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

We cycle by there almost every Sunday ourselves
Be careful out there
We are all brothers and sisters on the road
Rest in peace

Prime Irish Beef

CramCycle wrote: »

Well I have been sent home from work after following that advice, wins all round.

Depends where you are based and if you want to try the clothes before hand, most of the established LBS in Dublin are not far from retail prices online nowadays, and you get the benefit of seeing the gear in the flesh as it were first.

After that, the Aldi stuff is grand, good quality, and more than adequate for most scenarios

tomasrojo wrote: »

I don't think I'm the best person to answer this, but I hate to see you left hanging.

Look out for the Aldi sales. They seem to be ok for clothes and maybe tools/floor pumps. Others can confirm or deny, as I haven't bought anything there yet. Are their lights any good?

A bike rack shouldn't cost that much. Try a bike shop that's more orientated towards commuters rather than big-spending hobbyists. Commuting Solutions in Rathmines maybe, if you live in Dublin?

Online is often the cheapest option, but at the expense of the network of local bike shops. I only buy online what I can't get in a local shop.

EDIT: Cram replied while I was typing!

Thanks guys aaaaaand I live in Dublin. I've got a few things in Lidl/Aldi, just find my local bike shop extortionate. I'll shop around and try other places.

Wishbone Ash

robyntmorton wrote: »

As much as I hate to post this:

Another cyclist was killed on Irish roads today. A 70-year-old man in a car v bicycle collision in Co. Meath.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/cyclist-dies-following-crash-near-kentstown-co-meath-1.3289217?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

RIP

11.30am according to the news - we were on that road full of the joys on the Sunday club ride this morning probably about 15 minutes before the incident.

robyntmorton

Both Rob and Wishbone make interesting comments on this. It is so easy to take something as I know this place well, but so quickly that place you know well can turn bad for you, or for someone else.

Take care of yourself, and other members of the two wheels family out there, wherever there is. When someone goes out for a spin, we want them to come back.

RIP

loyatemu

Weepsie wrote: »

Yup, I've used Parcel Motel though. The Irish store has improved a bit price wise in the last few months, but the UK one still tends to have better deals.

I'm assuming the stuff still comes from Belfast, they've just revamped the IE website.

Harrybelafonte

loyatemu wrote: »

I'm assuming the stuff still comes from Belfast, they've just revamped the IE website.

Online stuff sent from elsewhere. ROI online store is supplied by Belfast which is also why offerings are so limited.

Pinch Flat

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Has anyone bought anything from Decathlon UK to the Republic ever since they opened an online Irish store? Still cheaper to buy from them in sterling.

Yep. Got a few things through the new An Post Address mate thingy. Pretty seamless, if not the speediest (allow about a week for delivery)

tomasrojo

Still insufferable:
https://twitter.com/copenhagenize/status/930548636768985088

Beasty

Anyone else get an e-mail from Teamer today, entitled
"The Beast is coming to Dublin"

"ARE YOU READY TO TAKE ON THE BEAST?"

"....After a sell-out success in London, The Beast is taking over Dublin for a limited time...."

:pac:

tomasrojo

Quoting Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil spokesperson on transport:
https://twitter.com/ccferrie/status/930734978996101120

("the scourge of cyclists", mandatory hiviz, mandatory helmets)

CramCycle

I am really getting annoyed with the quality of politician from my home county election area. They just seem that bit further removed from reality than most of the rest, who are not all that close either.

tomasrojo

He's been bringing up mandatory hi-viz for some time (for pedestrians too), and plenty of people pointing out the downsides doesn't seem to have dissuaded him at all.

He strikes me as quite dangerous.

I've yet to hear him say anything about transport and climate commitments, even though we've been rated as the worst in the EU on meeting our (already watered-down) commitments.

Lumen

tomasrojo wrote: »

scourge that is cyclists

Scourge of petrol stretching
http://www.roberttroy.ie/urgent-resources-needed-to-tackle-scourge-of-petrol-stretching-in-midlands-troy-2/

Scourge of cyber-bullying
http://www.roberttroy.ie/ask-fm-move-must-force-cyber-bullying-back-on-the-agenda-troy/

Scourge of long-term unemployment
http://www.advertiser.ie/athlone/article/58355/government-failing-to-prioritise-job-creation-in-the-midlands-troy

Pigeon Reaper

I had to drive into work today for the first time in a year. Why would anyone drive in Dublin daily? It took me over twice as long, cost a lot more, and didn't let me get my daily swan and rabbit interactions on the canal path. Are we as a society really this stupid?

tomasrojo

The scourge of enjoyable commutes.

CramCycle

Pigeon Reaper wrote: »

Are we as a society really this stupid?

Why yes, yes we are.

magicbastarder

Pigeon Reaper wrote: »

I had to drive into work today for the first time in a year. Why would anyone drive in Dublin daily? It took me over twice as long, cost a lot more, and didn't let me get my daily swan and rabbit interactions on the canal path. Are we as a society really this stupid?

the only time i ever drove to work (60km round trip on the M5), in 15 years in this building, was to pick something up that would only fit in the car.
i had to make the trip again as soon as i got home because i realised i'd left the parcel shelf in the office car park. ergo, driving makes you stupid.

Eamonnator

robyntmorton wrote: »

As much as I hate to post this:

Another cyclist was killed on Irish roads today. A 70-year-old man in a car v bicycle collision in Co. Meath.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/cyclist-dies-following-crash-near-kentstown-co-meath-1.3289217?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

There seems to be a lot of confusion, locally and in the Press, about this incident.
As I understand it now, there was no collision. The cyclist apparently got a heart attack, the motorist stopped at the scene to give assistance. The cyclist passed away.

May he rest in peace.

[Deleted User]

Eamonnator wrote: »

There seems to be a lot of confusion, locally and in the Press, about this incident.
As I understand it now, there was no collision. The cyclist apparently got a heart attack, the motorist stopped at the scene to give assistance. The cyclist passed away.

May he rest in peace.

Theres a piece on the man in the Drogheda Independent cover and on page 3 this week. Can't say for sure but I've a feeling I've passed him out Beamore direction a few times and given and received a wave. Pat Beakey was his name.

tomasrojo

http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/dr-hutch-best-components-end-up-winter-bike-358841

The problems all started with a puncture on my winter bike, one of the exquisitely irritating variety that happen overnight in the garage and you only discover when you’re in a hurry to get out the next day. Instead of fixing it, I just took a wheel from my summer bike.

The evolution of the Frankenbike.

tomasrojo

The results can be unsettling. Last week I suddenly realised that my current winter bike is the bike I rode in the Commonwealth Games in 2002.

:-)

monument

Eamonnator wrote: »

There seems to be a lot of confusion, locally and in the Press, about this incident.
As I understand it now, there was no collision. The cyclist apparently got a heart attack, the motorist stopped at the scene to give assistance. The cyclist passed away.

May he rest in peace.

I hope you don’t mind me asking: What’s your understanding based on?

Rumours start to fly every time there’s a cyclist in a collision. From the one near myself in Mayo and talking to witnesses and people who hear it second hand near one in Dublin, the stories can vary a lot. After the recent death in Mayo, I heard of four or five different stories.

Rural areas are possibly worse for this. It’s not the first time recently I heart attack reason — possibly confusion there is a person suffering a heart attack as a result of injuries.

In any case, here’s the full Garda press release:

Fatal Traffic Collision Co. Meath 12th November 2017

Gardaí in Navan are appealing for witness following a fatal traffic collision on the N2 Balrath Co. Meath.

At approximately 11.30am Gardaí attended the scene of an incident involving a car and a cyclist on the R153 Balrath near Kentstown. A 70-year-old male cyclist was removed from the scene by ambulance to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda where he was later pronounced dead. The driver of the car, a woman in her 40s, was uninjured in the collision.

Garda forensic collision investigators are at scene and the road remains closed to traffic. The local Coroner has been notified.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and in particular to anyone who travelling on the R153 in Balrath between 11am and 11.30am to contact them. Anyone with information is asked to contact Navan Garda Station at 0469036100 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.

Ref 1131/’17

Wishbone Ash

Pigeon Reaper wrote: »

.. Why would anyone drive in Dublin daily? ....

Many employees are required to utilise their own transport while at work as they are not based in the same location all day and therefore don't have the luxury of cycling or using public transport.

LollipopJimmy

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Many employees are required to utilise their own transport while at work as they are not based in the same location all day and therefore don't have the luxury of cycling or using public transport.

Yup

Currently I'm having to drive the few hundred yards to work because I have off site meetings all over Dublin at the moment. Can't exactly meet clients in padded shorts either so need to use the car. Going to a meeting in the Leeson St area from Ballyfermot would require more than one mode of public transport or long walks which aren't feasible during working hours.

Wishbone Ash

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Yup

Currently I'm having to drive the few hundred yards to work because I have off site meetings all over Dublin at the moment. Can't exactly meet clients in padded shorts either so need to use the car. Going to a meeting in the Leeson St area from Ballyfermot would require more than one mode of public transport or long walks which aren't feasible during working hours.

I've arrived in work a few times in Lycra only for my manager to inform me that she's sending me to a meeting in another county. She doesn't be too impressed when I have to cycle home again to get the car.

tomasrojo

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Yup

Currently I'm having to drive the few hundred yards to work because I have off site meetings all over Dublin at the moment. Can't exactly meet clients in padded shorts either so need to use the car. Going to a meeting in the Leeson St area from Ballyfermot would require more than one mode of public transport or long walks which aren't feasible during working hours.

I guess it varies from person to person, but I would definitely just cycle from Ballyfermot to Leeson Street, in normal clothes at a modest pace. I think it would take a bit over half an hour, which is not a lot longer than any other option.

If it was raining you mightn't be presentable at the other end though.

My wife doesn't cycle, but gets public transport to work. When she has meetings off site within Dublin she gets public transport when it's practical, and a taxi when not. Some businesses do a deal with GoCar so employees can use a GoCar instead of a taxi.

There are practical limits, and maybe it's just too much of a pain, but I think most people's work would allow them not drive without enormous inconvenience.