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

Beasty · 19-09-2015 04:24PM

Qualitymark wrote: »

a) Dear God, what is that?
b) It'll be stolen in no time. You can't lock it through the back wheel.

I suspect he's not actually bought it

If he has we should perhaps alert Bradley Wiggins as there's every chance he would be asking the Guards to nip round to Zyzz's gaff on the lookout for stolen property

I would just add that the UCI banned the use of front disc wheels outdoors as much wind and you get blown all over the place

Small tip - don't believe half the stuff Zyzz says around here and particularly in this thread - that way he'll only be winding you up half the time ....

Beasty · 19-09-2015 08:15PM

Speaking of which:

Evelyn Stevens' TT bike stolen at the Worlds

Police looking for a middle-aged man who stole the Specialized Shiv machine from hotel

... not guilty M'Lud!

Qualitymark · 19-09-2015 11:47PM

Beasty wrote: »

Small tip - don't believe half the stuff Zyzz says around here and particularly in this thread - that way he'll only be winding you up half the time ....

I wasn't altogether serious.

rollingscone · 20-09-2015 01:31PM

Just sorted the roadbike after this morning's disastrous clam bolt failure, in the workshop in Thinkbike buying a new clamp after the old one was deemed beyond saving, when the mechanic stops himself and says "Actually, I have this second hand one that's half the price that would probably be better for your bike".

Loves me some Thinkbike.

LollipopJimmy · 20-09-2015 09:12PM

Any recommendations on water bottles that don't make the water taste like plasting? Ones that fit in standard cages.

Halfway through a spin yesterday and my water made me want to vomit

rollingscone · 20-09-2015 09:23PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Any recommendations on water bottles that don't make the water taste like plasting? Ones that fit in standard cages.

Halfway through a spin yesterday and my water made me want to vomit

Camelbak Podium

Lusk_Doyle · 20-09-2015 09:32PM

Qualitymark wrote: »

I wasn't altogether serious.

It's grand. Neither is Zyzz as a bike rider.

letape · 20-09-2015 09:52PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Any recommendations on water bottles that don't make the water taste like plasting? Ones that fit in standard cages.

Halfway through a spin yesterday and my water made me want to vomit

I have always found the normal elite ones work perfectly

OldBean · 20-09-2015 10:04PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Any recommendations on water bottles that don't make the water taste like plasting? Ones that fit in standard cages.

Halfway through a spin yesterday and my water made me want to vomit

Kleen Kanteen make great bottles. I've two of them. Downsides are, they're expensive, you have to buy the sports too separately, they're heavier than plastic bottles, and they can be noisy as hell. But I still prefer them to normal bottles.

ednwireland · 20-09-2015 10:04PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Any recommendations on water bottles that don't make the water taste like plasting? Ones that fit in standard cages.

Halfway through a spin yesterday and my water made me want to vomit

camelbak as well (but i like the nozzles) the elite ones in the car arent bad either

RobFowl · 20-09-2015 10:46PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Any recommendations on water bottles that don't make the water taste like plasting? Ones that fit in standard cages.

Halfway through a spin yesterday and my water made me want to vomit

I'd recommend rule no 5

LollipopJimmy · 20-09-2015 10:54PM

Thanks all. I'll have a look the suggestions

RobFowl wrote: »

I'd recommend rule no 5

I'm a big girl, what can I say. Ya cheeky bollox lol

I did have to Google that

tomasrojo · 21-09-2015 09:28AM

Daily Mail Comments ‏
@BestoftheMail

Press conference
Cameron: Anyone have any questions
*everyone raises hands*
Cameron: That aren't about the pig?
*everyone lowers hands*

Zyzz · 21-09-2015 11:06AM

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

It's grand. Neither is Zyzz as a bike rider.

Last time you posted something similar I ruined my bike and ended up in hospital..

OleRodrigo · 21-09-2015 12:23PM

Zyzz wrote: »

Last time you posted something similar I ruined my bike and ended up in hospital..

Oh...did you have a crash?

Fian · 21-09-2015 01:19PM

Sasha Round Laser wrote: »

Even if you don't want to carry a spare tube todays patches are not like the old rubber patches which came with the old kits were you'd to sand/roughen up the patch surrounding the puncture hole, then use a tube of adhesive (which never worked in the cold or wet).

Today's patches are really strong & self adhesive.. Find the hole, stick on the patch and you're away in five minutes.

They're really good & simple to use these days.

it never occurred to me that patches would have improved since I was a kid (in teh 80s) but of course it makes sense that they would have. Maybe i should stop just throwing away punctured tubes and replacing them, and get some patches instead.

manafana · 21-09-2015 06:53PM

haven't been on in month as i have only just noticed the new thread.

straw poll im cycling decent pace from m50 towards rathfarnham/marlay park. Few roundabouts quiet bit of traffic straight through on each.

Some lad on hybrid was trying to overtake me after slowing for traffic on roundabout I make a comment not rudely as such but basically saying I will have to just overtake you again once your past me.

He then commented to say "why don't you f***ing use your hands to single" or the like. I actually indicate quiet a bit especially when moving lanes etc. in this case going straight one I might lower hand to signal break, I would use my hands on bars to show oncoming traffic im turning. Is this how most would do it.

rollingscone · 21-09-2015 07:03PM

manafana wrote: »

haven't been on in month as i have only just noticed the new thread.

straw poll im cycling decent pace from m50 towards rathfarnham/marlay park. Few roundabouts quiet bit of traffic straight through on each.

Some lad on hybrid was trying to overtake me after slowing for traffic on roundabout I make a comment not rudely as such but basically saying I will have to just overtake you again once your past me.

He then commented to say "why don't you f***ing use your hands to single" or the like. I actually indicate quiet a bit especially when moving lanes etc. in this case going straight one I might lower hand to signal break, I would use my hands on bars to show oncoming traffic im turning. Is this how most would do it.

D!€kheads gonna d!€k.

The sheer levels of pointless aggro and competition on the roads sadden me almost as much as the drop from rad-Ness to sadness when someone does some genuinely awesome trackstanding at lights and then jumps the red anyway.

Idleater · 21-09-2015 07:06PM

Lol, sounds like the van driver that told me to "pick a lane" at the n4 m50 junction. I did, the one going into town, and not the m50, which obviously I wouldn't be picking because it is the motorway :rolleyes:

manafana · 21-09-2015 07:12PM

Idleater wrote: »

Lol, sounds like the van driver that told me to "pick a lane" at the n4 m50 junction. I did, the one going into town, and not the m50, which obviously I wouldn't be picking because it is the motorway :rolleyes:

this guy did strike me as the self hating type, id be more worried about all the cars that don't indicate etc

manafana · 21-09-2015 09:53PM

smacl wrote: »

I offered some help to someone (manafana?) with a flat recently out near Stepaside and made such a bollix of patching the tyre I reckon he would have been better off if I'd left it at moral support. Done it often enough before, but not this time.

funny you say that I think that patch actually held, it was finding the bloody hole that made us look fools, thanks again

whacker00 · 21-09-2015 09:58PM

Thought this weekend was one of the worst I've seen for cyclists breaking lights. Out Saturday and Sunday around The NCD coast towards Howth and everyone was at it. Not just in ones and twos. Seen a couple of bigger groups on Sunday (6-8) just go straight through two junctions........ And we keep complaining about drivers.

Lusk_Doyle · 22-09-2015 08:31AM

Zyzz wrote: »

Last time you posted something similar I ruined my bike and ended up in hospital..

Hence, my post.

ThisRegard · 22-09-2015 09:23AM

Weepsie wrote: »

Had a strange day on the bike.........

Sorry, but at least you gave me an amusing start to my morning sitting behind a bank of laptops !

Qualitymark · 22-09-2015 09:35AM

Years ago, before the current knuckledragger craze for cyclist-hating, a pannier bounced off my bike in the city centre. As I ran back to get it I saw a driver actually change course to deliberately run it over. Nothing particularly precious in it at the time, but what if I'd had the puppy in there…
He is now undoubtedly suffering from erysipelas and hidradenitis suppurativa after my fervent curses, and probably wondering "what did I do to deserve this?"

Rogue-Trooper · 22-09-2015 09:43AM

Qualitymark wrote: »

He is now undoubtedly suffering from erysipelas and hidradenitis suppurativa after my fervent curses, and probably wondering "what did I do to deserve this?"

**WARNING**

Do NOT Google Image this. I did.

AstraMonti · 22-09-2015 10:33AM

Greek week on Lidl. Only the Cheese swirl and the white nougat is lovely. The ready made foods are poor quality and the taste is nowhere near the real thing.

Qualitymark · 22-09-2015 10:39AM

AstraMonti wrote: »

Greek week on Lidl. Only the Cheese swirl and the white nougat is lovely. The ready made foods are poor quality and the taste is nowhere near the real thing.

It was ever so.

OleRodrigo · 22-09-2015 11:54AM

AstraMonti wrote: »

Greek week on Lidl. Only the Cheese swirl and the white nougat is lovely. The ready made foods are poor quality and the taste is nowhere near the real thing.

The baklava is alright.

The blue and white packaging hints at dining al fresco on Santorini.

AstraMonti · 22-09-2015 12:06PM

I haven't tried that to be honest, the Ouzo will also probably be fine. Goes great with fish food.

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