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

Wishbone Ash · 17-04-2018 06:33PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Spotted this on euro news earlier. An under construction 140km bike path around lake Garda in Italy.

http://www.euronews.com/2018/04/17/breathtaking-aerial-footage-shows-italy-s-floating-cycle-path-on-lake-garda

I wouldn't normally be a fan of cycle tracks but would make an exception on that road. Very narrow and busy with constant close passing.

Wishbone Ash · 17-04-2018 10:57PM

Jesus has just joined Strava and is in 1,500 clubs already!

https://www.strava.com/athletes/20086283

17-04-2018 11:42PM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Jesus has just joined Strava and is in 1,500 clubs already!

https://www.strava.com/athletes/20086283

He can walk on water but can he cycle on it I wonder ???

Rogue-Trooper · 18-04-2018 10:11AM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Jesus has just joined Strava and is in 1,500 clubs already!

https://www.strava.com/athletes/20086283

Hurrache · 18-04-2018 10:13AM

Cyclist casually pushed off bike by pedestrian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4K5iX0l-20

Stolen from the dashcam motors thread.

seamus · 18-04-2018 10:17AM

Hurrache wrote: »

Cyclist casually pushed off bike by pedestrian

Stolen from the dashcam motors thread.

"Suspect fleeing from police intercepted by passers-by" is a more accurate description.

Hurrache · 18-04-2018 10:19AM

seamus wrote: »

"Suspect fleeing from police intercepted by passers-by" is a more accurate description.

That was the joke.

Rogue-Trooper · 18-04-2018 10:33AM

Hurrache wrote: »

Cyclist casually pushed off bike by pedestrian

Stolen from the dashcam motors thread.

Apparently he didn't just break a red light..........

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/cyclist-huge-knife-smashed-getaway-14538889

loyatemu · 18-04-2018 12:03PM

he had no helmet or hi-viz either, a real nasty piece of work.

CramCycle · 18-04-2018 12:06PM

Hurrache wrote: »

Cyclist casually pushed off bike by pedestrian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4K5iX0l-20

Stolen from the dashcam motors thread.

The shoulder check guy was calm as you like, right he is knocked over, I am just going to get back to work. Actually neither pedestrian who stopped him done so lightly, they were decent hits.

Hurrache · 18-04-2018 12:44PM

Impressively timed and executed shoulder check by the first guy alright.

magicbastarder · 18-04-2018 01:21PM

hope the second guy didn't take any damage to the knee, that could have been sore.

Vizzy · 18-04-2018 01:33PM

There I was,riding along minding my own business and a f**king pedestrian walks out in front of me.
And then to top it all a Garda car breaks a red light, on the wrong side of the road, and nearly runs me over.

Drivers,eh ??

Pedestrians,eh ??

CramCycle · 18-04-2018 01:38PM

Too this day one of the coolest and (admittedly stupid and dangerous) pedestrian/cyclist interactions I ever seen, is the one on College Green where a courier tried to nip through crossing pedestrians and an elderly gent (tipping 70 if not well above it) clothes lined him and took him to ground where he stood. No giving out, he faded into the crowd like the Glimmer man.

Courier hadn't a notion what happened.

It was of course not OK as he could have seriously hurt him but part of me thinks that it could have happened accidentally and that is what the courier took the risk doing.

It was comical.

Eamonnator · 18-04-2018 04:39PM

About 35 years ago, just before Christmas, I was on my annual visit to dublin, accompanied by my wife and two sons. We were standing outside the Ilac Centre on Henry Street, deciding where to go for breakfast. I noticed a chap, running out of the Centre, with his hands in front of him, trying to hide something under his jacket. A security guard was chasing him. The gurrier passed about two feet from me. I stuck my foot out and he tripped over it. He went down like a log. He didn't have time to put his hands out to break his fall. The security guard caught him. My family and I walked away. I didn't look back to see the result of his fall.
Completely off thread, but I love telling the story.

RobertFoster · 18-04-2018 05:07PM

Jaysus, beware vigilante culchies on the 8th of December :eek: :pac:

magicbastarder · 18-04-2018 08:13PM

i strongly suspect the answer to this question - hoses on track pumps are not replacable/standardised parts?
mine has split. it will unscrew, but i guess a new pump would be cheaper than replacing just the hose.

CramCycle · 18-04-2018 09:14PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

i strongly suspect the answer to this question - hoses on track pumps are not replacable/standardised parts?
mine has split. it will unscrew, but i guess a new pump would be cheaper than replacing just the hose.

You can definitely replace them. I'd guess SJS. With Aldis brand one on sale in a few places though, not sure what the price difference would be.

Eamonnator · 18-04-2018 09:15PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

i strongly suspect the answer to this question - hoses on track pumps are not replacable/standardised parts?
mine has split. it will unscrew, but i guess a new pump would be cheaper than replacing just the hose.

If it's a Topeak, as I remember, pretty much all parts are replaceable.

magicbastarder · 18-04-2018 09:16PM

i'd actually be willing to pay more for just the hose; i loathe binning things for the sake of it.

Beasty · 18-04-2018 10:34PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

i'd actually be willing to pay more for just the hose; i loathe binning things for the sake of it.

No probs. I can let you have a hose for more than the price of the pump, then I'll bin the rest of mine....

Wishbone Ash · 19-04-2018 07:46AM

Beasty wrote: »

No probs. I can let you have a hose for more than the price of the pump, then I'll bin the rest of mine....

Next in line please!

magicbastarder · 19-04-2018 08:21AM

Beasty wrote: »

No probs. I can let you have a hose for more than the price of the pump, then I'll bin the rest of mine....

best not bin it, you could sell me the rest of the pump in a year's time when the plunger on mine fails.

CramCycle · 19-04-2018 08:53AM

I suggest the new off topic thread be called "Magicbastarders Pump"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUl6PooveJE

19-04-2018 12:26PM

Spent a bit last night changing the bar tape on my bike as it had become a bit tatty. Job done admired my handy work and promised I'd give the bike a wash this morning. Took it out earlier and it dawned on me that I'd not wrapped the cables and had left them out :mad:

seamus · 19-04-2018 02:38PM

Been a while (OK, nine months) since I went for a spin that wasn't a commute. And you start asking yourself if you really miss it. Is it really that much fun pushing yourself up hills and sitting on a saddle for ages.

So lacking any other time in the week to get out, I took out the good bike early this morning for an extended commute. Nothing fancy, 30k up Stocking and over Kilternan.

Coming down from Johnnie Foxes reminded me that yes, it is that much fun.

Also a really nice way to start off a work day. I shall be doing that again, repeatedly, this summer.

magicbastarder · 19-04-2018 05:49PM

worst traffic i think i've even seen on the strand road this evening. possibly due to the garda closing off a lane northbound just at point village, to allow half a dozen buses to park there. was quite a knock on effect if that was indeed the cause.

tomasrojo · 19-04-2018 07:03PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Spent a bit last night changing the bar tape on my bike as it had become a bit tatty. Job done admired my handy work and promised I'd give the bike a wash this morning. Took it out earlier and it dawned on me that I'd not wrapped the cables and had left them out :mad:

magicbastarder · 19-04-2018 09:05PM

i gave out to a motorist earlier, while i was crossing a road against a red pedestrian light.
as my mum would have said, one of you is as bad as the other.

Luxman · 19-04-2018 09:13PM

Two of us arrived a few minutes after a cyclist went down (around the back of Ashbourne). Turns out a dog had run out and knocked him off. Turns out he was a neighbour of my mate, two drivers already had called an ambulance. He was squirming in pain the whole 15 minutes we were there. When the paramedics arrived there were quick to see he has dislocated his right shoulder. He also had problems breathing (probably rib damage). We called his wife to let her know the situation. Once he was loaded up on the ambulance we left. Speedy recovery Rob (if he frequents boards). His bike was taken in by a local neighbour. Stay safe out there.

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