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La Flamme Rouge **off topic discussion**

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    #1862
    magicbastarder
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    there's still a colossal puddle on the rock road inbound near the punch bowl. nearly covers all inbound lanes.


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    #1863
    Fighting Tao
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    there's still a colossal puddle on the rock road inbound near the punch bowl. nearly covers all inbound lanes.

    Cars doing 60-80 through it too in order to beat the lights. Surprised there hasn’t been an accident.


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    #1864
    magicbastarder
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    what's the name for the stunt a car driver pulls when they turn across the road in front of you?
    i.e. they're oncoming, and are turning right off the road, and do so without taking account of your presence?

    anyway, i had that at the punch bowl earlier. it's one of the worst spots i know for it.


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    #1865
    CrowdedHouse
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    Bike24 gone from an occasional email to what seems like a daily one, must be the new owners. Unsubscribe time approaching.

    Seven Worlds will Collide



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    #1866
    buffalo
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    what's the name for the stunt a car driver pulls when they turn across the road in front of you?
    i.e. they're oncoming, and are turning right off the road, and do so without taking account of your presence?

    anyway, i had that at the punch bowl earlier. it's one of the worst spots i know for it.

    Right hook? As opposed to a left hook, where they come from behind you and turn across you.


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    #1867
    Hurrache
    Registered Users Posts: 10,148 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    So I added a 3rd bike to my collection because it was €100 cheaper on a Black Friday sale compared to what it was when I checked it out a few weeks ago. I was obliged to, right?

    I've gone for one of those mountainy ones, had great fun in the summer with a borrowed one.

    I may have to stash it in the attic and pretend Santy brought it and just produce it one day hoping it's not noticed.


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    #1868
    CramCycle
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    Hurrache wrote: »
    So I added a 3rd bike to my collection because it was €100 cheaper on a Black Friday sale compared to what it was when I checked it out a few weeks ago. I was obliged to, right?

    My LBS cut the price of a bike I have been fawning over for months by 700euro. I went in after work to plough myself head first into debt. Thankfully someone swooped in and beat me to it.


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    #1869
    Hurrache
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    It's universal isn't it. Any sniff of what you think is a deal has your hand in your pocket. What suckers we are.


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    #1870
    Mickiemcfist
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    CramCycle wrote: »
    My LBS cut the price of a bike I have been fawning over for months by 700euro. I went in after work to plough myself head first into debt. Thankfully someone swooped in and beat me to it.

    Any chance that was Fitzcycles? They had some ridiculous deals.


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    #1871
    tomasrojo
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    Dublinbikes hit its 25 millionth trip today, by the way.


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    #1872
    Lumen
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    tomasrojo wrote: »
    Dublinbikes hit its 25 millionth trip today, by the way.

    One death? (Leonardo Souza da Silva)


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    #1873
    LollipopJimmy
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    tomasrojo wrote: »
    Dublinbikes hit its 25 millionth trip today, by the way.

    I use it regularly, actually when I say regularly it's when I can get a bike, the system they have requires a shuttle service for bikes back out to the stations. I know if I hit St.James' after 8.15 there won't be a bike left and all the stations on the outskirts will be empty.

    And then when I get to a city centre station to return the bike I won't find a space. I'd happily pay €50 a year for a better service rather than the €25 for a mediocre service that I get now at an admittedly ridiculously cheap price


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    #1874
    LollipopJimmy
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    Lumen wrote: »
    One death? (Leonardo Souza da Silva)

    Drinking and a bop on the head never ends well :(


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    #1875
    buffalo
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    tomasrojo wrote: »
    Dublinbikes hit its 25 millionth trip today, by the way.

    I see that was announced by Just Eat Ireland Managing Director Amanda Roche-Kelly. I wonder if she had a hand in getting them to sponsor some bikes...


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    #1876
    ford2600
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    tomasrojo wrote: »
    Dublinbikes hit its 25 millionth trip today, by the way.

    Based on 2015 average trip length (14 mins) and average speed of cyclist in cso survey (17kmh) and allowing a few minutes for picking up/dropping off bike that's about 75,000,000km


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    #1877
    CramCycle
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    Mickiemcfist wrote: »
    Any chance that was Fitzcycles? They had some ridiculous deals.

    Yep, Cube CX bike down from 1700 to 1000. Another punter beat me in the door by a few hours.


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    #1878
    Mickiemcfist
    Registered Users Posts: 1,585 ✭✭✭Mickiemcfist


    CramCycle wrote: »
    Yep, Cube CX bike down from 1700 to 1000. Another punter beat me in the door by a few hours.

    Think I was looking at the same bike, I have a Bike to work to use so it would have been a mental deal. I was also too late.


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    #1879
    Thargor
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    You know those distinctive black scuffs that bike tyres leave on internal walls when you bring the bike indoors and bump the wall accidentally, does anyone have a quick solution for those that wont wreck the paint?


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    #1880
    Luxman
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    Sugar soap. Not a strong solution.


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    #1881
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Thargor wrote: »
    You know those distinctive black scuffs that bike tyres leave on internal walls when you bring the bike indoors and bump the wall accidentally, does anyone have a quick solution for those that wont wreck the paint?

    Sure just leave them there. Character


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    #1882
    Weepsie
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    Luxman wrote: »
    Sugar soap. Not a strong solution.

    This or the magic eraser though the latter isn't as good! My rented apartment has far too many!


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    #1883
    tomasrojo
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    Lumen wrote: »
    One death? (Leonardo Souza da Silva)

    Yeah, like most bike-share schemes it has a very low fatality rate. Much lower than people would expect, anyway.


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    #1884
    magicbastarder
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    nee wrote: »
    I got my whole kit three when I started, bibs, Briko I think? and 2 pairs of reduced to €8 Polaris cycling shoes, one pair of which i still wear and indeed rode on for the medal this year :cool:
    Haven't had a look in ages, I need to be in a very particular mood to go there.
    based on this conversation, as i was passing tk maxx yesterday i decided to pop in to look. got two (very much summer) cycling tops, €12 each.


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    #1885
    Lumen
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    tomasrojo wrote: »
    Yeah, like most bike-share schemes it has a very low fatality rate. Much lower than people would expect, anyway.
    But in the ballpark (right order of magnitude probably) for cycling fatalities in developed coutnries.

    Which somewhat makes a mockery of several popular tropes, such as:

    - "I would never cycle in Dublin, it's crazy dangerous"
    - "Dublin bike riders are suicidal/crazy"
    - "You need good bright lights and/or hi vis to be seen" (Dublin bike lights are fairly crap, and Dublin bike riders rarely wear hi vis)
    - Something about helmets


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    #1886
    ford2600
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    Lumen wrote: »
    But in the ballpark (right order of magnitude probably) for cycling fatalities in developed coutnries.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5227927/table/tbl1/?report=objectonly

    Almost identical with Germany anyhow, and other northern EU countries. The USA is a bit of an outlier.

    Injuries would probably be a better comparison given, thankfully, how small the fatality number is.

    The normal conversation around how dangerous cycling in Dublin is reminds me of Withnail
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh-X-1otyb4


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    #1887
    buffalo
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    Lumen wrote: »
    (Dublin bike lights are fairly crap, and Dublin bike riders rarely wear hi vis)

    They're pretty bright on the front anyway - they've improved immensely since the first generation imo.


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    #1888
    eeeee
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    based on this conversation, as i was passing tk maxx yesterday i decided to pop in to look. got two (very much summer) cycling tops, €12 each.

    Oh which tk maxx?


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    #1889
    magicbastarder
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    blanchardstown.
    they're a brand called tribesport - any smaller and they'd probably be a little obscene on me, but they seem decent enough quality.


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    #1890
    magicbastarder
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    https://twitter.com/colincoyle/status/1068088760317939713


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    #1891
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    ^^^^^
    seems a bit harsh, being pepper sprayed for listening to Oliver!


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