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Cycling Videos Megathread **Do not quote videos**

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    #242
    Zyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭Zyzz




    "Martyn Ashton takes the £10k carbon road bike used by Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins & Mark Cavendish for a ride with a difference.
    With a plan to push the limits of road biking as far as his lycra legs would dare, Martyn looked to get his ultimate ride out of the
    awesome Pinarello Dogma 2. This bike won the 2012 Tour de France - surely it deserves a Road Bike Party!"

    (if its a repost Ill remove the thread)


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    #243
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,725 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    Zyzz wrote: »
    (embed isnt going too well..)
    (if its a repost Ill remove the thread)

    I'm getting This video does not exist. Maybe check the link?


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    #244
    Zyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭Zyzz


    smacl wrote: »
    I'm getting This video does not exist. Maybe check the link?

    Sorry my man, finally got the embed to work! :pac:


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    #245
    The tax man
    Registered Users Posts: 4,557 ✭✭✭The tax man


    Already posted in the video mega thread.


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    #246
    ednwireland
    Registered Users Posts: 14,321 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    The tax man wrote: »
    Already posted in the video mega thread.

    its postd again in here now yawn .............

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



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    #247
    Briando
    Registered Users Posts: 691 ✭✭✭Briando


    Lovely tricks on a team sky Pinarello

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZmJtYaUTa0&feature=share


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    #248
    ednwireland
    Registered Users Posts: 14,321 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    and again in here now yawn .............

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



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    #249
    Yi Harr
    Registered Users Posts: 1,205 ✭✭✭Yi Harr


    It's not Martyn Ashton on a Dogma.



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    #250
    connie_c
    Registered Users Posts: 191 ✭✭connie_c


    cardboard bike, maker hopes it will retail for $20 http://vimeo.com/37584656


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    #251
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,101 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Zyzz wrote: »
    "Martyn Ashton takes the £10k carbon road bike used by Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins & Mark Cavendish for a ride with a difference.
    With a plan to push the limits of road biking as far as his lycra legs would dare, Martyn looked to get his ultimate ride out of the
    awesome Pinarello Dogma 2. This bike won the 2012 Tour de France - surely it deserves a Road Bike Party!"

    (if its a repost Ill remove the thread)
    OK yea it's a repost, but a great oul vid and a good one to have on tap the next time someone loudly claims a high end carbon racing bike is mad delicate and with little impact will explode into pieces under you. :)

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    #252
    Zyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭Zyzz


    Wibbs wrote: »
    OK yea it's a repost, but a great oul vid and a good one to have on tap the next time someone loudly claims a high end carbon racing bike is mad delicate and with little impact will explode into pieces under you. :)

    Very true..but then again Im stumped as to how he didn't puncture the tyres..some of the stunts you can see the wheels hitting the ground with some thump! I hit a small pothole here in Ireland and boom, out comes the puncture repair kit :eek:


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    #253
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,101 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    My completely amateur opinion? It's all in the legs and riding style(missus!). I very very rarely get punctures. When I was running light tubulars back in the day I had one in thousands of miles/KMs over all sorts of roads and off roads once or twice too. Some I knew would damn near puncture every time they went on a training run. TO be fair tubs are safe from one kind of puncture, the pinch puncture. They tend to give a bit more and you can run lower as well as higher pressures more than a clincher. They were a pain in the arse otherwise mind you.

    When I was a kid and the mountain bike thing was just taking off I went along with a few mates with their new mountain bikes, me on a Columbus SLX racing yoke running tubs on mavic GEL 280's(oldies may recall they were daftly light and considered very soft). Up and down mountain trails we went, even did the stream thing like your man. One guy broke a couple of spokes, another punctured. Twice. Another guys derailleur packed up. I cycled home with the lone survivor on a muddy fox(remember them), not a bother. Damn things didn't even go out of true. Now I weigh feck all which helps, but I also get out of the saddle and let any pothole etc shock go through my legs.

    Watch the video and you'll see a great example of it. When he does big jumps his legs take the guts of the impact, not the bike/wheels. Makes a big difference. So if you're a heavier rider and who ploughs on regardless you're going to impact the bike and tyres way more than a lighter rider who lets the bike "float" over obstacles large and small.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    #254
    rich.d.berry
    Registered Users Posts: 517 ✭✭✭rich.d.berry


    More Danny MacAskill

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDWZklyfN9I


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    #255
    Zyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭Zyzz


    Wibbs wrote: »
    My completely amateur opinion? It's all in the legs and riding style(missus!). I very very rarely get punctures. When I was running light tubulars back in the day I had one in thousands of miles/KMs over all sorts of roads and off roads once or twice too. Some I knew would damn near puncture every time they went on a training run. TO be fair tubs are safe from one kind of puncture, the pinch puncture. They tend to give a bit more and you can run lower as well as higher pressures more than a clincher. They were a pain in the arse otherwise mind you.

    When I was a kid and the mountain bike thing was just taking off I went along with a few mates with their new mountain bikes, me on a Columbus SLX racing yoke running tubs on mavic GEL 280's(oldies may recall they were daftly light and considered very soft). Up and down mountain trails we went, even did the stream thing like your man. One guy broke a couple of spokes, another punctured. Twice. Another guys derailleur packed up. I cycled home with the lone survivor on a muddy fox(remember them), not a bother. Damn things didn't even go out of true. Now I weigh feck all which helps, but I also get out of the saddle and let any pothole etc shock go through my legs.

    Watch the video and you'll see a great example of it. When he does big jumps his legs take the guts of the impact, not the bike/wheels. Makes a big difference. So if you're a heavier rider and who ploughs on regardless you're going to impact the bike and tyres way more than a lighter rider who lets the bike "float" over obstacles large and small.

    Very good post.

    On that note..does anyone want to lend their 10k carbon bike to me to try it out? :pac:


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    #256
    jiffybag
    Registered Users Posts: 193 ✭✭jiffybag


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_h1Cgv4K2c


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    #257
    kerry4sam
    Registered Users Posts: 15,127 ✭✭✭✭kerry4sam


    What do you make of this incident and those drivers' awareness of that poor cyclist :mad:

    Delighted I was given a camera for my helmet recently. I don't go cycling without it now.


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    #258
    coastwatch
    Registered Users Posts: 908 ✭✭✭coastwatch


    That really deserves a it's own thread, really shocking. Apart for any physical injuries, it must have been a real knock to his confidence. It was daytime, he had a light and was wearing hi-viz, what else are you supposed to do?


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    #259
    greenmat
    Registered Users Posts: 581 ✭✭✭greenmat


    Thank god he had his helmet on. Do you know that a bicycle helmet can save your life in the event of an accident. :D


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    #260
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,316 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    greenmat wrote: »
    Thank god he had his helmet on.

    Especially as it had a camera!!!

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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    #261
    Briando
    Registered Users Posts: 691 ✭✭✭Briando


    I lol'd!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIl5RxhLZ5U


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    #262
    greenmat
    Registered Users Posts: 581 ✭✭✭greenmat


    Posted in the Lance thread, worth posting here too. :D






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    #263
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,316 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    jiffybag wrote: »

    That is terrifying!!!:eek::eek::eek:

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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    #264
    Yi Harr
    Registered Users Posts: 1,205 ✭✭✭Yi Harr


    Some outtakes from the Martyn Ashton video.



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    #265
    monkeyslayer
    Registered Users Posts: 913 ✭✭✭monkeyslayer




    Just watched this on itunes, its very good, not as epic as chasing legends but interesting all the same... the shot of the schlek brothers finding each other and breaking down amidst all the crowds and media furore after evans destroyed them on the time trail will break your heart.


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    #266
    feck sake lads
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,889 ✭✭✭feck sake lads


    heres one for the sportive riders this is super cool on a bike watch and learn ;)
    http://bestbikingvideos.com/bicycling-the-pacific-coast-liz-hatch/?fb_action_ids=198929346907878%2C198928143574665&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%22198929346907878%22%3A10151021344652308%2C%22198928143574665%22%3A280785175374178%7D&action_type_map=%7B%22198929346907878%22%3A%22og.likes%22%2C%22198928143574665%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=[]


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    #267
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,101 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    greenmat wrote: »
    Posted in the Lance thread, worth posting here too. :D
    I remember watching that at the time thinking OHMIGOD! Look at him go!:eek: Then considering later that Pantani was rocking more goofballs than a Hunter S Thompson house party and Armstrong looked so relaxed? GTFO.

    Here's what happened pre EPO when a rider, one of our own pulled out all the stops to catch the yellow jersey;

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQojh-wqL04

    As Liggett said "he's almost in a state of collapse". Of course he was. That's what happens when you're pushing the human body to that degree. The other riders in that finish were clearly suffering. Of course they were. Armstrong looked like he was out for a training run.

    The great Eddy Merckx;

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8km8B7A0L9Y

    Watch them struggling, their shoulders bobbing with the stress and pain. At times barely at walking pace The Italian fans as mad as fook as Italian fans and Italians tend to be. :) Fair play.

    And another bear on a bike, or is that un velo, Jacques Anquetil. Over 500 miles in 34 hours, without sleep;

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4yqv7s6nbY

    And no I dont care if he was taking speed, there isn't enough speed in the world for this stuff.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    #268
    Zyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭Zyzz


    Wouldn't mind a fair auld ride on that..




    ..the girl is ok aswel :)


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    #269
    Ryder
    Registered Users Posts: 995 ✭✭✭Ryder


    Zyzz wrote: »
    Wouldn't mind a fair auld ride on that..




    ..the girl is ok aswel :)
    bike porn?


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    #270
    NamelessPhil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,098 ✭✭✭NamelessPhil


    http://youtu.be/WTLsAnxUwzQ


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    #271
    CardinalJ
    Registered Users Posts: 1,303 ✭✭✭CardinalJ


    Dunno how to embed vimeo.....

    http://vimeo.com/52214380


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