La Flamme Rouge off topic discussion

ED E · 09-01-2019 1:00am

Bike: Standing height
Horse: Twice standing height?

Your distance to fall is what matters unless you hit something like a wall.

Lumen · 09-01-2019 8:21am

ED E wrote: »

Bike: Standing height
Horse: Twice standing height?

Your distance to fall is what matters unless you hit something like a wall.

Also, bikes mostly lowside whereas horses tend to highside except when felled by musket fire.

eeeee · 09-01-2019 9:21am

Yep you're up much higher, hence I was wondering what the mechanism is for the cycling one to inflate.
You can fall off a house any number of ways. I can't remember falling off backwards, I had more of a talent for heading out the side door: D

magicbastarder · 09-01-2019 9:42am

i once saw my wife ejected off the front of a horse. i think it's what they call a dirty stop - brakes went full on and the horse dropped his head.

Peter T · 10-01-2019 8:55am

nee wrote: »

I wonder what the mechanism for inflation is on the bike version?

More than likely an accelerometer picking up the sudden jerk or movement

magicbastarder · 10-01-2019 10:02am

expect a rush of people heading out to try to claim the KOM/QOM:

World’s steepest street: Welsh town challenges New Zealand for Guinness World Record
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/10/worlds-steepest-street-welsh-town-challenges-new-zealand-for-guinness-world-record

10-01-2019 10:17am

36% gradient :eek:

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee and then ouch on the way back up lol.

EDIT: They say it takes 10 minutes to walk up it , 350 meters. Or 7 if you're a local.

magicbastarder · 10-01-2019 10:20am

not so much wheeeeeeee as baldwin street:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.8601134,-4.1075119,3a,75y,213.91h,78.26t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4l9c_IpW-SwibYTFEiJ4JA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

baldwin street is straight, at least.

Mc Love · 10-01-2019 4:15pm

And I thought St. Patricks Hill was steep - apparently only 23% gradient!

Wishbone Ash · 10-01-2019 7:30pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

expect a rush of people heading out to try to claim the KOM/QOM:...

The current KOM holder averaged 16.9km/h on it! :eek::eek:

(2 Boardsies on the list

)

silverharp · 10-01-2019 9:40pm

saw the weirdest contraption the other day, guy on a stand up tricycle , 2 tiny back wheels and a front wheel about half the size of a standard bike wheel, may have had a chain, not 100% sure but had pedals. guessing exercise as opposed to getting from a to b. what was it and why?

magicbastarder · 10-01-2019 10:22pm

there was an electric scooter locked in the bike cage in work today. that's a first for our building.

10-01-2019 11:33pm

Are the electric scooters considered a scourge in the US? I recall a recent episode of South Park featuring them and it seemed like it was the case.

magicbastarder · 11-01-2019 11:44am

there's been a change to the traffic lights on a junction near me, and i suspect it's specific to that junction, but i wonder if it's something which DCC are going to do to more junctions.

it's where ballymun road and glasnevin avenue/collins avenue meet; for example, if you were heading north on ballymun road, you would be faced with this (old image):
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.388883,-6.2650032,3a,73.7y,12.53h,89.12t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sFp3aU_tAlhbFfJiKOhIKwQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

however, now the general green light has been replaced with a straight on only green light. it will piss off some motorists no doubt, as you now cannot (well should not) take a right until you get the explicit right turn signal, whereas before you could take a right on the general green, if the oncoming lanes were clear. there have been a few crashes at that junction, i suspect caused when people queuing to take the right from both directions had their line of sight blocked by the cars in the opposite queue - but went for it anyway.
will be interesting to see if a similar change is made elsewhere, i can think of a couple of junctions that would benefit cyclists if this was done.

VW 1 · 11-01-2019 12:19pm

The first few days caused a lot of traffic backup for those waiting on the filter, but they obviously adjusted them to leave the filter on longer to reduce queueing times.

They also seem to have made adjustments to the length of green time going west to east onto collins avenue,which has made a big difference in time spent queueing to cross ballymun road.

Its a nightmare of a junction whichever way you take it, for cars breaking red lights. Often see 3/4/5 cars break the light only to sit in traffic or block the junction.

magicbastarder · 11-01-2019 12:23pm

they had originally been planning to run the metro at road level through that junction. the current plan is for it to be tunnelled there. 'current' used advisedly. as is the word 'plan'.

Mc Love · 11-01-2019 1:11pm

Ciara Kelly (Newstalk) discussing the blocking of cycle lanes in Dublin now

LollipopJimmy · 11-01-2019 1:33pm

Mc Love wrote: »

Ciara Kelly (Newstalk) discussing the blocking of cycle lanes in Dublin now

Anything interesting?

CramCycle · 11-01-2019 2:01pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

not so much wheeeeeeee as baldwin street:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.8601134,-4.1075119,3a,75y,213.91h,78.26t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4l9c_IpW-SwibYTFEiJ4JA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

baldwin street is straight, at least.

Baldwin street just doesn't look that bad to me, the Dying Cow looks worse.

Tempted to go for the Harlech one the next time I am in Wales, just to see. I remember a few 30% climbs the last time I was in Scotland and they slow you down, I am certain there are one or two more than 35% as one you cold not even sit on the bike as you simply flip backwards, walking was difficult.

Mc Love · 11-01-2019 2:03pm

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Anything interesting?

Surprisingly only one call from a delivery driver! But lots of VRU's and tweets from cyclists/pedestrians and Ciaran Ferrie

magicbastarder · 12-01-2019 7:46pm

https://twitter.com/cosaingalway/status/1084031452403195904

will be interesting to see what the story behind this is.

12-01-2019 8:57pm

There needs to be a serious discussion had about red lights in this country for all road users, but especially cars etc. it's far to common to see what was in that video at junctions up and down the country every day.

Cameras are the only way to go imo. The only way to change peoples behaviour is if they think there is a risk of being caught.

marvin80 · 12-01-2019 9:12pm

I'm doing a poster for a charity cycle and want to include a nice visual with details of the climbs. Restricted for space so what do people like to see when it comes to climbs?

1.) Length
2.) Total Elevation
3.) Average gradient
4.) Maximum gradient

magicbastarder · 13-01-2019 3:27pm

anyone else had issues with strava this morning?

Boscoirl · 13-01-2019 3:32pm

Yup, uploaded my ride but couldn’t edit it. Kept timing out in the app. Eventually was able to edit it on the website

Veloviewer wasn’t able to access it and haven’t got a mail to say relive has uploaded.

magicbastarder · 13-01-2019 3:34pm

didn't transfer across from garmin to strava for me, i just had to export it from garmin connect and import it to strava.

secman · 13-01-2019 3:39pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

anyone else had issues with strava this morning?

Yep, kept getting "data sync problem " message, I even deleted the app and reloaded it. Jeez I even sent an email to broadband provider complaining, as it happened last weekend too , oops !

ED E · 13-01-2019 5:12pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

anyone else had issues with strava this morning?

This page may be of use to you
http://status.strava.com/

Investigating Strava degraded performance
Monitoring - A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring site performance.
Jan 13, 06:37 PST

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Wishbone Ash · 13-01-2019 7:36pm

Just came in from work to learn that I've was relieved of a KOM this morning! :eek:

Well done magicbastarder - you have it back now but the gauntlet has been thrown down!

(mmmm........nice north westerly blowing I see......)

magicbastarder · 13-01-2019 7:41pm

heh. i decided that if i wanted it back, today was the day...

LollipopJimmy · 13-01-2019 7:47pm

Willy measuring :rolleyes:

Where's the segment? I'd like to measure too :pac:

magicbastarder · 13-01-2019 8:00pm

alas, it's just an inconequential little laneway out near kilsallaghan in north county dublin.

fact fans - the rural electrification scheme which began in 1946, to bring electricity to the rural areas of the country, began in kilsallaghan. apparently the very first pole erected for the scheme can still be found in a field there, but i don't know where that is.

secman · 13-01-2019 8:01pm

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Willy measuring :rolleyes:

Where's the segment? I'd like to measure too :pac:

Glebe road East.... I believe it to be 1km long..

CramCycle · 13-01-2019 8:06pm

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Willy measuring :rolleyes:

magicbastarder wrote: »

apparently the very first pole erected

secman wrote: »

I believe it to be 1km long..

I am skeptical........
Its always shorter than you think, but longer when your describing it, your never the first there, and unless you measure it side by side at the same time, its not really a fair comparison.

Strava segments :eek:

Thud · 14-01-2019 10:48am

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Willy measuring :rolleyes:

Where's the segment? I'd like to measure too :pac:

secman wrote: »

Glebe road East.... I believe it to be 1km long..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ1xHmQgXDM

manafana · 14-01-2019 11:19am

Mc Love wrote: »

Surprisingly only one call from a delivery driver! But lots of VRU's and tweets from cyclists/pedestrians and Ciaran Ferrie

Ciara is quiet balanced so wouldnt expect she'd let a show over run with cylists hate like others on that channel.

07Lapierre · 14-01-2019 4:47pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

alas, it's just an inconequential little laneway out near kilsallaghan in north county dublin.

fact fans - the rural electrification scheme which began in 1946, to bring electricity to the rural areas of the country, began in kilsallaghan. apparently the very first pole erected for the scheme can still be found in a field there, but i don't know where that is.

And here it is:

https://esbarchives.ie/2016/02/12/this-months-photo-theme-the-early-days-of-rural-electrification-1946-49/#jp-carousel-234

Weepsie · 14-01-2019 11:44pm

Shane Ross is hiring someone for his constituency office. Anyone fancy getting paid to try and badger him about cycling?

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1052485030/

Wishbone Ash · 15-01-2019 10:00am

07Lapierre wrote: »

And here it is:

https://esbarchives.ie/2016/02/12/this-months-photo-theme-the-early-days-of-rural-electrification-1946-49/#jp-carousel-234

That's disappointing. I thought you were posting a pic of the pole in Kilsallaghan that you took yesterday.

(I always thought Oldtown, Co Dublin was the first area to be covered under the rural electrification scheme

).

magicbastarder · 15-01-2019 10:02am

obvious question: how did they get electricity to that pole in the first place?

LollipopJimmy · 15-01-2019 10:37am

Cycling Ireland looking for a new CEO

https://www.jobs.ie/ApplyForJob.aspx?Id=1774178

Wishbone Ash · 15-01-2019 10:42am

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Cycling Ireland looking for a new CEO

https://www.jobs.ie/ApplyForJob.aspx?Id=1774178

What's the company bike like?

LollipopJimmy · 15-01-2019 10:53am

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

What's the company bike like?

Probably something from Halfords, salary is low enough for CEO but then again I can't imagine the role is massively stressful

CramCycle · 15-01-2019 11:21am

magicbastarder wrote: »

obvious question: how did they get electricity to that pole in the first place?

It comes with the pole, Dev and you would not have gotten along at all, next question.

07Lapierre · 15-01-2019 11:30am

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

That's disappointing. I thought you were posting a pic of the pole in Kilsallaghan that you took yesterday.

(I always thought Oldtown, Co Dublin was the first area to be covered under the rural electrification scheme ).

the Pole is in Kilsallaghan...but I think the wires carrying the electricity went to Oldtown. Oldtown was the first village with an Electric street light (Outside of Dublin)

EDIT: According to Wikipedia: "Oldtown was the first town in the State to benefit from the Rural Electrification Scheme, run by the Electricity Supply Board from 1946 to 1979. The first electricity pole was ceremoniously erected in November, 1946 at Kilsallaghan, and the first switch-on, was in Oldtown itself, in January 1947. The 50th anniversary of the event was commemorated in the village, by the ESB hosting a dinner, to which families living in the area since 1946, were invited."

RobFowl · 15-01-2019 1:07pm

07Lapierre wrote: »

the Pole is in Kilsallaghan...but I think the wires carrying the electricity went to Oldtown. Oldtown was the first village with an Electric street light (Outside of Dublin)

Pity that was as advanced as they got there, terrible backwater full of bumpkins ...

07Lapierre · 15-01-2019 1:30pm

RobFowl wrote: »

Pity that was as advanced as they got there, terrible backwater full of bumpkins ...

So true...we hope to get a phone line next year!

magicbastarder · 15-01-2019 1:49pm

they should erect a statue to phil lynott there. no harm in creating an urban (well, rural) myth.

LollipopJimmy · 15-01-2019 2:10pm

Anybody recommend the best place to pick up a secondhand frameset?

I'm hoping to come across something nice for around €1k-€1500. I have a full groupset, wheels, nice handlebars and everything needed apart from the frameset.

Wishbone Ash · 15-01-2019 3:24pm

RobFowl wrote: »

Pity that was as advanced as they got there, terrible backwater full of bumpkins ...

....and they famously decided to build a handball alley to a different size than was used everywhere else.

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