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

magicbastarder · 19-04-2018 09:15PM

anyone from this parish?

https://www.facebook.com/globalcyclingnetwork/photos/a.134374393384959.29819.112665855555813/1027281850760871/?type=3&theater

(btw, i am not at all happy with this rebranding of dogs on the internet as 'doggos'. i was not consulted and am not amused).

coco0981 · 19-04-2018 10:32PM

https://twitter.com/AP/status/987062099305168897?s=19

Sounds like a good outcome for Lance

magicbastarder · 19-04-2018 11:12PM

funny enough, one or two of the more prominent cycling campaigners are championing the positioning of the bus parking beside the point depot as an example of how things should be done. maybe it's just me, but the resulting tailback on my cycle home was something i could have done without dealing with.

to be fair, it's just a crying shame that a large venue situated beside at least one heavy crossing point on the liffey couldn't have considered the need for bus parking. it's beyond ludicrous that the onus should fall onto public infrastructure to provide said parking.

Wishbone Ash · 19-04-2018 11:56PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

...as my mum would have said, one of you is as bad as the other.

My mum would have said 'there's a pair of yous in it'.

eeeee · 20-04-2018 12:45PM

Nice wee short documentary

P_1 · 20-04-2018 05:40PM

Is there a nicer thing than sitting outside Johnnie Fox's in the sunshine with a nice refreshing pint after an afternoon spent on your bike in Wicklow?

Wishbone Ash · 20-04-2018 06:01PM

P_1 wrote: »

Is there a nicer thing than sitting outside Johnnie Fox's in the sunshine with a nice refreshing pint after an afternoon spent on your bike in Wicklow?

Yes - sitting outside Johnnie Fox's with a nice refreshing pint after completing the Boards.ie Evil Ride.

LollipopJimmy · 20-04-2018 06:01PM

P_1 wrote: »

Is there a nicer thing than sitting outside Johnnie Fox's in the sunshine with a nice refreshing pint after an afternoon spent on your bike in Wicklow?

I had a pint mid cycle a while back, well we stopped about 3kms from home and that 3kms nearly killed me. I tip my hat to those of you that can enjoy a pint mid cycle

ford2600 · 20-04-2018 06:33PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I had a pint mid cycle a while back, well we stopped about 3kms from home and that 3kms nearly killed me. I tip my hat to those of you that can enjoy a pint mid cycle

Jean Baptiste Lafond famously drank champagne at half time in a French Cup Final in the 1980's.

I drank a bottle of beer at about 190km in a 300km audax with 4000m climbing. I also had a beer about 700km into an 800km 10000m 3 day trip across the North of Spain; that was at lunchtime and about 33C. For low to moderate intensity cycling a glass of beer isn't a big deal.

George Hanna, who's done more 1000km plus audax events than most people have done Sunday spins is a fond of a drink on the bike to. It doesn't slow him down much.

21 years ago I worked in New York retro fitting elevator shafts to old skyscrapers; effectively digging holes in a basement with a pneumatic rock hammer. Lots of granite from memory, pretty hard work. I was 22 fit as a fiddle and drank a gallon of water a day; my co worker was 45-50, drank 6 large cans of beer a day and was the toughest guy I've ever worked with.

Alek · 20-04-2018 09:04PM

Wishbone Ash wrote:

Yes - sitting outside Johnnie Fox's with a nice refreshing pint after completing the Boards.ie Evil Ride.

True!

Lusk_Doyle · 20-04-2018 10:30PM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Yes - sitting outside Johnnie Fox's with a nice refreshing pint after completing the Boards.ie Evil Ride.

Not everyone is as slow as you! Maybe he did complete it just faster that it only took an afternoon!

Wishbone Ash · 20-04-2018 10:44PM

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Not everyone is as slow as you! Maybe he did complete it just faster that it only took an afternoon!

Nah - 86k and 1400m do not an Evil make!

P_1 · 20-04-2018 10:45PM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Nah - 86k and 1400m do not an Evil make!

That they certainly do not

Hopefully I'll get myself up to a level to be able to try that this year

VW 1 · 20-04-2018 10:57PM

With 45 posts remaining, is there a name decided on yet for the new one?

LollipopJimmy · 20-04-2018 11:54PM

VW 1 wrote: »

With 45 posts remaining, is there a name decided on yet for the new one?

Dave

rollingscone · 21-04-2018 10:49AM

The "Did Beasty mention that he had a crash? thread"

Idleater · 21-04-2018 11:46AM

rollingscone wrote: »

The "Did Beasty mention that he had a crash? thread"

Part two would have to be

"What ? Beasty crashed ?"

Roadtoad · 21-04-2018 08:28PM

Was there a road bike left in Dublin today?
I was hiking near the Sally Gap, and was most impressed with the cyclists, even a buzy string up/down to Kippure mast.

magicbastarder · 21-04-2018 11:21PM

https://twitter.com/aoife_dots/status/987722466272440320

21-04-2018 11:39PM

Is that actually a cotraflow bike lane? Haven't been there in years.

ED E · 21-04-2018 11:40PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Is that actually a cotraflow bike lane? Haven't been there in years.

Half is, its bidirectional.

21-04-2018 11:41PM

ED E wrote: »

Half is, its bidirectional.

But cars coming towards the camera there only no?

ED E · 21-04-2018 11:49PM

Yeah. Cars come down from the centre of the park and cycles can theoretically go both ways.

LollipopJimmy · 22-04-2018 12:52PM

I went short sleeves yesterday, for only the second time this year. Currently sporting two sunburned arms. My face is also the same apart from the bits my sunglasses covered. Mad to think we were battling snow a couple of weeks ago

Idleater · 22-04-2018 01:06PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I went short sleeves yesterday, for only the second time this year.

Well Summer was good while it lasted.

LollipopJimmy · 22-04-2018 01:07PM

Idleater wrote: »

Well Summer was good while it lasted.

It's my favourite day of the year

P_1 · 22-04-2018 01:34PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I went short sleeves yesterday, for only the second time this year. Currently sporting two sunburned arms. My face is also the same apart from the bits my sunglasses covered. Mad to think we were battling snow a couple of weeks ago

Currently sporting white hands, rather red forearms and white shoulders myself too

CantGetNoSleep · 22-04-2018 04:26PM

Anyone have any suggestions on a winter / adventure type bike? I've been looking for something with hydraulic discs, slightly more relaxed geometry, and alu frame (although I'd consider steal). 28mm tire clearance minimum, ideally with full mudguards.

There's a Canyon Inflite that interests me although I'm looking for something closer to or below the 1000€ mark. Cube Attain is also an option and closer to my price range

With the new Shimano 105, would there be reductions in bikes fitted out with the current disc 105?

loyatemu · 22-04-2018 08:38PM

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

Anyone have any suggestions on a winter / adventure type bike? I've been looking for something with hydraulic discs, slightly more relaxed geometry, and alu frame (although I'd consider steal). 28mm tire clearance minimum, ideally with full mudguards.

There's a Canyon Inflite that interests me although I'm looking for something closer to or below the 1000€ mark. Cube Attain is also an option and closer to my price range

With the new Shimano 105, would there be reductions in bikes fitted out with the current disc 105?

Gravel bike? saw a couple of people on them today and they look pretty cool and versatile.

magicbastarder · 23-04-2018 09:04AM

slower start to the year than i'd hoped - i've only just passed the 1000km mark this morning.

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