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

LollipopJimmy · 31-01-2018 10:57AM

magicbastarder wrote: »

what did you do to deserve that?
my wife had it done and it made little difference.

Few lads over in the gym swear by it and also that cup therapy

tomasrojo · 31-01-2018 12:28PM

rollingscone wrote: »

Just had dry needling done for the first time
... oy vey

I thought you were being continually criticised by Steven Wright or something.

31-01-2018 02:05PM

Glad we don't have to contend with this :eek:

She was ok, needed a few stitches on her knee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTaIvrhT7OE

CramCycle · 31-01-2018 03:16PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Glad we don't have to contend with this :eek:

She was ok, needed a few stitches on her knee

ahem:

Photo from RTE and taken by Erik Stagg

Lumen · 31-01-2018 03:28PM

Lucky deer. Those antlers probably saved its life.

LollipopJimmy · 31-01-2018 03:31PM

CramCycle wrote: »

ahem:
https://img.rasset.ie/000cc534-800.jpg

Photo from RTE and taken by Erik Stagg

Gas

I've just booked a week off work for the middle of Feb, going to get the train to Athlone and cycle back. Am I right in saying there's a greenway route around Mullingar that can be taken on a road bike?

moonshadow · 31-01-2018 06:05PM

I've just booked a week off work for the middle of Feb, going to get the train to Athlone and cycle back. Am I right in saying there's a greenway route around Mullingar that can be taken on a road bike?[/QUOTE]

This is what your looking for,
http://www.westmeathcoco.ie/en/media/OldTrail_Map.pdf

LollipopJimmy · 31-01-2018 07:41PM

moonshadow wrote: »

This is what your looking for,
http://www.westmeathcoco.ie/en/media/OldTrail_Map.pdf

Ah brilliant thanks

moonshadow · 01-02-2018 12:15AM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Ah brilliant thanks

Was on the boat in athlone last year and cycled the greenway from there to mullingar and most of the way back, it's lovely but gets a bit boring tbh so I hit the old main road ...
You will need to give the many walkers a bit of a shout as you approach from behind them as most wore headphones..
There are some "gates" like on the canal in Dublin but you really don't have to dismount.
Google the start point in athlone...I had 20 k done before I found it.
Enjoy

LollipopJimmy · 01-02-2018 01:47PM

While in traffic on the way to College on Tuesday a motorcyclist pulled up beside me, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw he was facetiming somebody, phone on a cradle on the handlebars, obviously bluetooth headphones or mic. Is it any wonder people are being mushed on our roads at an alarming rate

magicbastarder · 01-02-2018 04:07PM

https://twitter.com/caoilybee_like/status/959060194608238592

TL;DR - a woman who owns a dutch bike and a road bike reports that the reaction of other road users to her differs considerably - and consistently - depending on which bike she's on.

tomasrojo · 01-02-2018 06:15PM

https://twitter.com/SarahJindra/status/959084468119195649

Good helicopter footage. Amazingly reckless the speed they were going at, considering it's a bike path they've decided to use.

tomasrojo · 01-02-2018 06:18PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

https://twitter.com/caoilybee_like/status/959060194608238592

TL;DR - a woman who owns a dutch bike and a road bike reports that the reaction of other road users to her differs considerably - and consistently - depending on which bike she's on.

I get completely different, kindlier reactions when I'm on the bakfiets. Then again, I suspect people think I've dropped into the real world out of a children's movie.

magicbastarder · 01-02-2018 06:19PM

to be fair, there was only one driver to blame there. everyone else who followed clearly assumed the driver in front knew where they were going.

not that it's massively common, but i'm always bemused at the drivers who think 'sure the footpath on griffith avenue is wide enough to drive on, so i'll do it'.

Rogue-Trooper · 01-02-2018 06:25PM

The charging port on my iPhone is dicky so it's been sent off for repair and I won't get it back until tomorrow afternoon.

It's really, really weird being phoneless and it's incredible how attached to them you get. It's a work phone and my schedule is on Outlook and without it I have no idea where I am supposed to be (I spend most of my days in various meetings in various parts of our building). I had to wait to get back to my desk to see my email, I have no idea if anyone is texting me or WhatsApping me. I can't see the news or the weather on the fly. The list is endless.

However, once you get over the initial drama of withdrawal anxiety, it's actually quite a pleasant experience being phoneless........

tomasrojo · 01-02-2018 06:26PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

to be fair, there was only one driver to blame there. everyone else who followed clearly assumed the driver in front knew where they were going.

Including the bus that got stuck!

magicbastarder wrote: »

not that it's massively common, but i'm always bemused at the drivers who think 'sure the footpath on griffith avenue is wide enough to drive on, so i'll do it'.

They really should throw the book at people who do that.

Doctor Bob · 01-02-2018 07:13PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

https://twitter.com/caoilybee_like/status/959060194608238592

TL;DR - a woman who owns a dutch bike and a road bike reports that the reaction of other road users to her differs considerably - and consistently - depending on which bike she's on.

I can relate to this somewhat. I commute almost exclusively on my Dutch bike and am generally treated well. My road bike riding is more at the weekends. While I've definitely noticed drivers treating me a bit differently - closer passes, less patience - that might be to do with the different time of the week/different drivers on the roads, and the contrast isn't as striking as outlined in the tweet above. I do wonder if being unhelmeted on my road bike makes a difference to how I'm perceived.

I have also noticed that a lot of commuter cyclists - on road bikes, hybrids and fixies, predominantly male - see me on my Dutch bike and jump to conclusions. Whether they think I'm going to be slower than them (90+% of the time they're wrong) or just that I must be a novice (because only newbie cyclists ride Dutch bikes, right? :rolleyes:), they all bust a gut to get past me, often when it's quite dangerous to do so.

Actually, now that I think of it, going around Howth I've had a few lads panting past me with bright red faces, possibly because they resent being passed by a 1993 Raleigh Elan when they've spent far more on a far swankier bike. Or maybe they'd hate being passed by anyone...

RobertFoster · 01-02-2018 07:32PM

Do you think it's the bike or the tweed that garners the respect, Doctor Bob?

Doctor Bob · 01-02-2018 09:10PM

I'd like to think it's my winning smile.

buffalo · 02-02-2018 09:29AM

This caught my eye this morning: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/new-garda-allegations-on-homicide-data-are-staggering-1.3377141

New Garda allegations on homicide data are staggering
...
The allegation that some murders and other homicides were both misclassified and never investigated properly is a staggering claim that will rock Government and the Garda.
...
Instead, 89 road deaths between 2003 and 2017 that should have been classified as homicides were recorded as some other, less serious, offence. All of them were cases of dangerous driving causing death.
...
They say homicides, including murders, were classified in official records and on the Garda’s Pulse as less serious offences. And, crucially, they also alleged that some of those cases were never investigated as homicides.

To quote BikeSnob - the best way to kill someone and get away with it is with your car.

AstraMonti · 02-02-2018 10:50AM

I like these. Magnic Microlights: Non-contact driven brake shoe bike light

Chips Lovell · 02-02-2018 10:58AM

The Lion of Flanders

Alek · 02-02-2018 11:02AM

AstraMonti wrote: »

I like these. Magnic Microlights: Non-contact driven brake shoe bike light

It seems you have like 1.5mm of useful brake pad life with these.

[edit]

£876,175 goal

Whoa Mr. Rockefeller!

AstraMonti · 02-02-2018 11:44AM

Alek wrote: »

Whoa Mr. Rockefeller!

Yeah.. that's a bit... ambitious for brake pads.

LollipopJimmy · 02-02-2018 12:27PM

Anybody know how easy it is to get derailleur hangers in bricks and mortar shops? It's for a Lappiere Audacio 400 with Tiagra 10sp if that makes a difference.

RobFowl · 02-02-2018 01:10PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Anybody know how easy it is to get derailleur hangers in bricks and mortar shops? It's for a Lappiere Audacio 400 with Tiagra 10sp if that makes a difference.

They usually have to order them in but some have a box of generic ones which may fit.
If its a dealer or where you got it more likely.

LollipopJimmy · 02-02-2018 01:22PM

RobFowl wrote: »

They usually have to order them in but some have a box of generic ones which may fit.
If its a dealer or where you got it more likely.

It's a friends bike, I actually bought it through the adverts section on here for him. He came off this morning on black ice and it's not shifting properly now. I'll take a proper look at it later but from a pic he's sent the hanger looks bent

RobFowl · 02-02-2018 01:29PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

It's a friends bike, I actually bought it through the adverts section on here for him. He came off this morning on black ice and it's not shifting properly now. I'll take a proper look at it later but from a pic he's sent the hanger looks bent

Do a Joe Pesci on it.....

LollipopJimmy · 02-02-2018 01:46PM

RobFowl wrote: »

Do a Joe Pesci on it.....

How's that funny?

:P

RobFowl · 02-02-2018 01:54PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

How's that funny?

:P

Stick it in a vice .....

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