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La Flamme Rouge **off topic discussion**

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  • #2822
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    RobertFoster wrote: »
    I can't seem to find a proper map of that route. Using this map it looks like it gets close but not quite.

    Fair play to you, I couldn't find any map.
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  • #2823
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,240 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Sitting in work, having one of those days then I get a text 'Hey dude, your wheels are in'

    :D:D:D
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  • #2824
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,302 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    was just perusing that 'favourite bike shops' thread and copped that even though i have six bikes, i haven't actually bought a bike new in a bike shop in about 15 years.
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  • #2825
    Fighting Tao
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,496 ✭✭✭Fighting Tao


    In the last 6 years, 4 out of 5 bikes were bought in bike shops.
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  • #2826
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,240 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    was just perusing that 'favourite bike shops' thread and copped that even though i have six bikes, i haven't actually bought a bike new in a bike shop in about 15 years.

    Does that mean you have a bike2work to abuse? Or did you use it online?
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  • #2827
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,302 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    My last four bikes have been bought secondhand.
    Post edited by magicbastarder on


  • #2828
    eeeee
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,857 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    I have yet to buy a new bike
    Post edited by magicbastarder on


  • #2829
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,240 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Out of my last 5 I bought one new through B2W. The last 2 actually came from the cycling adverts section here
    Post edited by magicbastarder on


  • #2830
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,302 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    yeah, of my four bikes bought S/H, one was bought as a full bike here, one was bought without wheels but the wheels also sourced S/H here, and the third bought as a frame, with many of the components also bought here. the fourth was bought in the rediscovery centre in ballymun.
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  • #2831
    buffalo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,161 ✭✭✭buffalo


    Anyone looking for a job: https://www.dublininquirer.com/2019/05/01/dublin-city-council-may-soon-get-a-new-cycling-and-walking-officer
    Dublin City Council hasn’t had a cycling and walking promotion officer since last summer, but that’s about to change.

    The new job listing is supposed to go live this week on 2 May, according to a spokesperson for the council, but no details about the post are available until then.
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  • #2832
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,302 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    one thing i've noticed of late is i'm pinging a lot more gravel out from under my tyres on my commute. it happened about four times this morning that i threw up road chippings, and i'm fairly sure one hit a car.
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  • #2833
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,240 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    one thing i've noticed of late is i'm pinging a lot more gravel out from under my tyres on my commute. it happened about four times this morning that i threw up road chippings, and i'm fairly sure one hit a car.

    It's building trucks all over the city dropping bits. Even starting to see the 'concrete skidmarks' around the city that disappeared when the tiger moved out.
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  • #2834
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,302 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    yeah, i flagged down a cement mixer last week to tell him he was dribbling out the back.
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  • #2835
    Large bottle small glass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,093 ✭✭✭Large bottle small glass


    LollipopJimmy wrote: »
    More that these are a really nice looking set of wheels that I wouldn't mind running in winter.

    Here's a quote from the book linked above on spoke count.

    "In the majority of cases you will find 32 and 36 hole components built 3 cross and you will have to come up with a very good reason for doing something different. 95% of my customer wheels for road race, mountain bike and those of the professional downhill racing teams use 32 spokes. The exceptions are a few 36 hole wheels for road touring and BMX, and a few 28 hole wheels for road race. I’ve never built any 24, 40 or 48 hole wheels (because I’ve never been asked).
    The only spokes I use are standard double butted (2mm/1.8mm) for the majority of the wheels and a few lightweight double butted (2mm/1.5mm) for light cross country mountain bike wheels, I’ve been using some 1.8mm/1.6mm double butted spokes on road sport/race wheels (but for no real reason). I never use plain (straight) gauge and try not to use bladed spokes wherever a road customer really wants them (mountain bikers never get these)    .

    You are proposing to build a 2 cross rear with 20 spokes and a front wheel with 20 spokes built radially. For your first build.

    32/36 spoke 3 cross is forgiving for amateurs, what your proposing is far from it, but it's your money and your safety so it's your call
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  • #2836
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    one thing i've noticed of late is i'm pinging a lot more gravel out from under my tyres on my commute. it happened about four times this morning that i threw up road chippings, and i'm fairly sure one hit a car.

    50/50 whether it was gravel or an acorn that hit my lid on a group ride last weekend. Scared the bejayyyysus out of me either way.
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  • #2837
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,275 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    ED E wrote: »
    50/50 whether it was gravel or an acorn that hit my lid on a group ride last weekend. Scared the bejayyyysus out of me either way.
    Surely too early for an acorn, unless it's been rolling around on the road since last October.
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  • #2838
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Lumen wrote: »
    Surely too early for an acorn, unless it's been rolling around on the road since last October.

    D'oh, of course you're correct.


    In all in anyways makes me glad I always use some kind of eyewear.
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  • #2839
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,904 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    Truth...

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  • #2840
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,302 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    buffalo wrote: »
    Anyone looking for a job: https://www.dublininquirer.com/2019/05/01/dublin-city-council-may-soon-get-a-new-cycling-and-walking-officer
    Cycling & Walking Officer (Temporary)

    Dublin City Council invites applications, on the official form, from suitably qualified persons who wish to be considered for inclusion on a panel from which vacancies for the following position may be filled:

    Salary: €46,770 - €57,157 per annum
    Eligible: Suitably qualified persons
    Closing Date: 5.00p.m. on Thursday, 24th May 2019.
    Applications to: recruitclericaladmin@dublincity.ie

    All applications must be made on the Cycling & Walking Officer (Temporary) application form below. Alternatively, the form may be obtained by emailing human.resources@dublincity.ie, or by contacting the Human Resources Department at telephone number (01) 2223041.

    Please note that all application forms must be typed, must include a scanned photograph where requested on the form and should be emailed, in PDF format, to the above email address.

    http://www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-your-council-careers-dublin-city-council-current-vacancies/cycling-walking-officer
    Post edited by magicbastarder on


  • #2841
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,302 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    http://www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-your-council-careers-dublin-city-council-current-vacancies/cycling-walking-officer

    i wonder if any of the well known campaigners will be going for this; at least they'd stand a good chance of hitting the ground running (or walking, ho ho ho).
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  • #2842
    Macy0161
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,662 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    Only 8 months(!?!) until b2w comes around, so started looking with a view to saving... Looking at Steel options.

    Groupset, Wheelset, Bar and Seat post being equal, anything else that would specifically add weight to a finished bike with a steel frame and carbon fork compared to a carbon frame and fork?
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  • #2843
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,458 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    While sitting on the Tube in London this week I noticed an advert for the Lumen App

    I would just like to add, I had never previously used or even been aware of said app, and have no intention of using it....


    ….honest!!
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  • #2844
    eeeee
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,857 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    Beasty wrote: »
    While sitting on the Tube in London this week I noticed an advert for the Lumen App

    I would just like to add, I had never previously used or even been aware of said app, and have no intention of using it....


    ….honest!!

    Ha ha ha ha! Who knew such a thing existed?!
    Post edited by magicbastarder on


  • #2845
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,661 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    The over 50's eh? STI Shifters according to the stats :D
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  • #2846
    silverharp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,854 ✭✭✭✭silverharp


    Garda stops Electric Unicycle Scooter in Dublin, funny bit, the guy tells the garda that he is filming him, and the garda says you cant GDPR , what a muppet

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xIsNi1HUTg
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  • #2847
    Hurrache
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,373 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    Hurrache wrote: »
    There's a place called Yellow Walls on the road from Hollystown to Kilbride which will be familiar with a few cyclists who do that route the weekend. As far as I know there's nowhere in the actual area that uses that name but it comes up on google maps when flagging the weather etc for the location you're in etc.

    There's no walls around there, let alone yellow ones, so that's one I've always wondered about.
    magicbastarder wrote: »
    there's also a yellow walls road in malahide. i've wondered where the name comes from.
    magicbastarder wrote: »
    though i guess this might help: https://oldyellowwalls.org/why-yellow-walls/

    So this was Yellow Walls straddling the Dublin/Meath border yesterday. Not so much flax but rapeseed, it smelled great, and it certainly lived up to its name.
    479312.JPG
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  • #2848
    Mickiemcfist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,579 ✭✭✭Mickiemcfist


    For a minute there I was really scratching my head as to how Rapeseed lived up to its name.
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  • #2849
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,275 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    silverharp wrote: »
    Garda stops Electric Unicycle Scooter in Dublin, funny bit, the guy tells the garda that he is filming him, and the garda says you cant GDPR , what a muppet
    Who is the muppet?

    "Because GDPR" is just moronic.
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  • #2850
    buffalo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,161 ✭✭✭buffalo


    Lumen wrote: »
    Who is the muppet?

    "Because GDPR" is just moronic.

    A friend's son wrote up a complaint from their class about the standards of lecturing at their college course. When he - as class rep - submitted it to the Dean, the Dean asked if there were any lecturers' names in it. The answer was yes, so the Dean refused to take it on GDPR grounds.

    I admire the sheer brazenness of it.
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  • #2851
    silverharp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,854 ✭✭✭✭silverharp


    Lumen wrote: »
    Who is the muppet?

    "Because GDPR" is just moronic.

    the garda
    Post edited by magicbastarder on

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



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