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

CramCycle · 09-11-2017 11:04am

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Clothes are over rated. Naked is so de rigeur right now.

Well I have been sent home from work after following that advice, wins all round.

Prime Irish Beef wrote: »

Hey Hope it's okay to put this here. I know you guys have the bargains thread but this is more like a general question. I started cycling to and from work when I moved jobs and I'm starting to get more into it.

I was wondering where ye would go to buy good quality stuff that's not overly expensive? Currently looking into buying a bike rack and winter gear but the place where I bought my bike is just crazy expensive.

Depends where you are based and if you want to try the clothes before hand, most of the established LBS in Dublin are not far from retail prices online nowadays, and you get the benefit of seeing the gear in the flesh as it were first.

After that, the Aldi stuff is grand, good quality, and more than adequate for most scenarios

tomasrojo · 09-11-2017 11:15am

Prime Irish Beef wrote: »

I was wondering where ye would go to buy good quality stuff that's not overly expensive? Currently looking into buying a bike rack and winter gear but the place where I bought my bike is just crazy expensive.

I don't think I'm the best person to answer this, but I hate to see you left hanging.

Look out for the Aldi sales. They seem to be ok for clothes and maybe tools/floor pumps. Others can confirm or deny, as I haven't bought anything there yet. Are their lights any good?

A bike rack shouldn't cost that much. Try a bike shop that's more orientated towards commuters rather than big-spending hobbyists. Commuting Solutions in Rathmines maybe, if you live in Dublin?

Online is often the cheapest option, but at the expense of the network of local bike shops. I only buy online what I can't get in a local shop.

EDIT: Cram replied while I was typing!

magicbastarder · 09-11-2017 11:33am

i find the sizing can be odd in aldi - i have a couple of jackets where fit is nominally OK; the sleeves and body are the right length, and comfy to tight around the arms, but with enough excess material around the torso to fit a watermelon in there.
shorts are grand for commuting, i wouldn't wear them on spins longer than about 20k; the chamois is not as soft nor does it wick sweat away as well as more expensive shorts.

rollingscone · 09-11-2017 11:52am

tomasrojo wrote: »

I don't think I'm the best person to answer this, but I hate to see you left hanging.

Look out for the Aldi sales. They seem to be ok for clothes and maybe tools/floor pumps. Others can confirm or deny, as I haven't bought anything there yet. Are their lights any good?

A bike rack shouldn't cost that much. Try a bike shop that's more orientated towards commuters rather than big-spending hobbyists. Commuting Solutions in Rathmines maybe, if you live in Dublin?

Online is often the cheapest option, but at the expense of the network of local bike shops. I only buy online what I can't get in a local shop.

EDIT: Cram replied while I was typing!

Commuter Solutions became Thinkbike a loooooong time ago.

Weepsie · 09-11-2017 4:13pm

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Has anyone bought anything from Decathlon UK to the Republic ever since they opened an online Irish store? Still cheaper to buy from them in sterling.

Yup, I've used Parcel Motel though. The Irish store has improved a bit price wise in the last few months, but the UK one still tends to have better deals.

tomasrojo · 09-11-2017 5:06pm

rollingscone wrote: »

Commuter Solutions became Thinkbike a loooooong time ago.

Oh yeah, that's right. I think it changed around when I set off on my tour of Indo-China.

I am, &c.

Harrybelafonte · 09-11-2017 6:42pm

Weepsie wrote: »

Yup, I've used Parcel Motel though. The Irish store has improved a bit price wise in the last few months, but the UK one still tends to have better deals.

It’d be a full bike so can’t make a call on just going up and getting them to build it while I shop for other stuff or just order. Thanks for info.

NamelessPhil · 10-11-2017 10:22am

We are really missing a trick in this country. Can you imagine rolling through D4 on one of these! At least traffic would certainly hear you coming.

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2017/nov/10/pump-up-velo-palermo-teenagers-bikes-stereos-in-pictures

robyntmorton · 12-11-2017 6:23pm

As much as I hate to post this:

Another cyclist was killed on Irish roads today. A 70-year-old man in a car v bicycle collision in Co. Meath.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/cyclist-dies-following-crash-near-kentstown-co-meath-1.3289217?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

RobFowl · 12-11-2017 6:52pm

robyntmorton wrote: »

As much as I hate to post this:

Another cyclist was killed on Irish roads today. A 70-year-old man in a car v bicycle collision in Co. Meath.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/cyclist-dies-following-crash-near-kentstown-co-meath-1.3289217?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

We cycle by there almost every Sunday ourselves
Be careful out there
We are all brothers and sisters on the road
Rest in peace

Prime Irish Beef · 12-11-2017 6:54pm

CramCycle wrote: »

Well I have been sent home from work after following that advice, wins all round.

Depends where you are based and if you want to try the clothes before hand, most of the established LBS in Dublin are not far from retail prices online nowadays, and you get the benefit of seeing the gear in the flesh as it were first.

After that, the Aldi stuff is grand, good quality, and more than adequate for most scenarios

tomasrojo wrote: »

I don't think I'm the best person to answer this, but I hate to see you left hanging.

Look out for the Aldi sales. They seem to be ok for clothes and maybe tools/floor pumps. Others can confirm or deny, as I haven't bought anything there yet. Are their lights any good?

A bike rack shouldn't cost that much. Try a bike shop that's more orientated towards commuters rather than big-spending hobbyists. Commuting Solutions in Rathmines maybe, if you live in Dublin?

Online is often the cheapest option, but at the expense of the network of local bike shops. I only buy online what I can't get in a local shop.

EDIT: Cram replied while I was typing!

Thanks guys aaaaaand I live in Dublin. I've got a few things in Lidl/Aldi, just find my local bike shop extortionate. I'll shop around and try other places.

Wishbone Ash · 12-11-2017 9:47pm

robyntmorton wrote: »

As much as I hate to post this:

Another cyclist was killed on Irish roads today. A 70-year-old man in a car v bicycle collision in Co. Meath.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/cyclist-dies-following-crash-near-kentstown-co-meath-1.3289217?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

RIP

11.30am according to the news - we were on that road full of the joys on the Sunday club ride this morning probably about 15 minutes before the incident.

robyntmorton · 12-11-2017 9:56pm

Both Rob and Wishbone make interesting comments on this. It is so easy to take something as I know this place well, but so quickly that place you know well can turn bad for you, or for someone else.

Take care of yourself, and other members of the two wheels family out there, wherever there is. When someone goes out for a spin, we want them to come back.

RIP

loyatemu · 12-11-2017 11:05pm

Weepsie wrote: »

Yup, I've used Parcel Motel though. The Irish store has improved a bit price wise in the last few months, but the UK one still tends to have better deals.

I'm assuming the stuff still comes from Belfast, they've just revamped the IE website.

Harrybelafonte · 13-11-2017 5:58am

loyatemu wrote: »

I'm assuming the stuff still comes from Belfast, they've just revamped the IE website.

Online stuff sent from elsewhere. ROI online store is supplied by Belfast which is also why offerings are so limited.

Pinch Flat · 13-11-2017 4:16pm

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Has anyone bought anything from Decathlon UK to the Republic ever since they opened an online Irish store? Still cheaper to buy from them in sterling.

Yep. Got a few things through the new An Post Address mate thingy. Pretty seamless, if not the speediest (allow about a week for delivery)

tomasrojo · 14-11-2017 10:45pm

Still insufferable:
https://twitter.com/copenhagenize/status/930548636768985088

Beasty · 14-11-2017 11:19pm

Anyone else get an e-mail from Teamer today, entitled
"The Beast is coming to Dublin"

"ARE YOU READY TO TAKE ON THE BEAST?"

"....After a sell-out success in London, The Beast is taking over Dublin for a limited time...."

:pac:

tomasrojo · 15-11-2017 12:13pm

Quoting Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil spokesperson on transport:
https://twitter.com/ccferrie/status/930734978996101120

("the scourge of cyclists", mandatory hiviz, mandatory helmets)

CramCycle · 15-11-2017 12:19pm

I am really getting annoyed with the quality of politician from my home county election area. They just seem that bit further removed from reality than most of the rest, who are not all that close either.

tomasrojo · 15-11-2017 12:23pm

He's been bringing up mandatory hi-viz for some time (for pedestrians too), and plenty of people pointing out the downsides doesn't seem to have dissuaded him at all.

He strikes me as quite dangerous.

I've yet to hear him say anything about transport and climate commitments, even though we've been rated as the worst in the EU on meeting our (already watered-down) commitments.

Lumen · 15-11-2017 12:38pm

tomasrojo wrote: »

scourge that is cyclists

Scourge of petrol stretching
http://www.roberttroy.ie/urgent-resources-needed-to-tackle-scourge-of-petrol-stretching-in-midlands-troy-2/

Scourge of cyber-bullying
http://www.roberttroy.ie/ask-fm-move-must-force-cyber-bullying-back-on-the-agenda-troy/

Scourge of long-term unemployment
http://www.advertiser.ie/athlone/article/58355/government-failing-to-prioritise-job-creation-in-the-midlands-troy

Pigeon Reaper · 15-11-2017 12:44pm

I had to drive into work today for the first time in a year. Why would anyone drive in Dublin daily? It took me over twice as long, cost a lot more, and didn't let me get my daily swan and rabbit interactions on the canal path. Are we as a society really this stupid?

tomasrojo · 15-11-2017 1:02pm

The scourge of enjoyable commutes.

CramCycle · 15-11-2017 1:22pm

Pigeon Reaper wrote: »

Are we as a society really this stupid?

Why yes, yes we are.

magicbastarder · 15-11-2017 2:41pm

Pigeon Reaper wrote: »

I had to drive into work today for the first time in a year. Why would anyone drive in Dublin daily? It took me over twice as long, cost a lot more, and didn't let me get my daily swan and rabbit interactions on the canal path. Are we as a society really this stupid?

the only time i ever drove to work (60km round trip on the M5), in 15 years in this building, was to pick something up that would only fit in the car.
i had to make the trip again as soon as i got home because i realised i'd left the parcel shelf in the office car park. ergo, driving makes you stupid.

Eamonnator · 15-11-2017 9:24pm

robyntmorton wrote: »

As much as I hate to post this:

Another cyclist was killed on Irish roads today. A 70-year-old man in a car v bicycle collision in Co. Meath.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/cyclist-dies-following-crash-near-kentstown-co-meath-1.3289217?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

There seems to be a lot of confusion, locally and in the Press, about this incident.
As I understand it now, there was no collision. The cyclist apparently got a heart attack, the motorist stopped at the scene to give assistance. The cyclist passed away.

May he rest in peace.

16-11-2017 1:47am

Eamonnator wrote: »

There seems to be a lot of confusion, locally and in the Press, about this incident.
As I understand it now, there was no collision. The cyclist apparently got a heart attack, the motorist stopped at the scene to give assistance. The cyclist passed away.

May he rest in peace.

Theres a piece on the man in the Drogheda Independent cover and on page 3 this week. Can't say for sure but I've a feeling I've passed him out Beamore direction a few times and given and received a wave. Pat Beakey was his name.

tomasrojo · 16-11-2017 11:09am

http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/dr-hutch-best-components-end-up-winter-bike-358841

The problems all started with a puncture on my winter bike, one of the exquisitely irritating variety that happen overnight in the garage and you only discover when you’re in a hurry to get out the next day. Instead of fixing it, I just took a wheel from my summer bike.

The evolution of the Frankenbike.

tomasrojo · 16-11-2017 11:12am

The results can be unsettling. Last week I suddenly realised that my current winter bike is the bike I rode in the Commonwealth Games in 2002.

:-)

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