La Flamme Rouge off topic discussion

Weepsie · 05-04-2019 12:23pm

Diarmuid wrote: »

Why implement wireless on a groupset? It's an solution looking for a problem. The shifters or gears don't move from the bars/frame. All you're adding is the requirement to have distributed batteries. All downside, no upside.

Well yes, but SRAM eTap looks lovely (IMO) and that's more important.

I hanker for an early midlife crisis as an excuse to get it.

That said, my 10 Speed Sram Red is still near perfect. It would be perfect but I can't adjust the RD after its winter hibernation.

Raam · 05-04-2019 1:01pm

Diarmuid wrote: »

Why implement wireless on a groupset? It's an solution looking for a problem. The shifters or gears don't move from the bars/frame. All you're adding is the requirement to have distributed batteries. All downside, no upside.

No cables, man, NO CABLES!

LollipopJimmy · 05-04-2019 1:10pm

Weighed in and should be in the cage around 9ish.

I'm sure you're all a bag of nerves waiting to hear how I got on!

Torres09 · 05-04-2019 3:07pm

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Weighed in and should be in the cage around 9ish.

I'm sure you're all a bag of nerves waiting to hear how I got on!

Good luck Jimmy rather you than me...

LollipopJimmy · 06-04-2019 4:00am

Decision loss...

magicbastarder · 06-04-2019 8:14pm

silver wheels on a bike with a black groupset. yea or nay?

silverharp · 07-04-2019 10:03am

murica fcuk yeah

https://twitter.com/dongho_chang/status/1114234493412319232

LollipopJimmy · 07-04-2019 11:16am

magicbastarder wrote: »

silver wheels on a bike with a black groupset. yea or nay?

No from me. However, I don't like silver wheels in general

Miklos · 07-04-2019 8:43pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

silver wheels on a bike with a black groupset. yea or nay?

It’s a yes from me!

Can’t figure out why that’s coming out upside down...

Hurrache · 07-04-2019 9:03pm

Australians always did have funny tastes though.

magicbastarder · 07-04-2019 10:05pm

if there's anyone else like me (god help you) who's interested in townland names you wouldn't know about were it not for the segment names on strava, it's well worth checking out logainm.ie - for example, i'm often pass through a place called mallahow (oldtown to naul road, it's the first of the three sisters)
it turns out the literal translation as bearla is 'hilltop cave' or 'hilltop souterrain'.
i've checked the map on archaeology.ie and i'm not 100% certain if any of the features listed there (mainly ring ditches, seemingly), might be the one which led to the townland name.

07Lapierre · 08-04-2019 9:01am

magicbastarder wrote: »

if there's anyone else like me (god help you) who's interested in townland names you wouldn't know about were it not for the segment names on strava, it's well worth checking out logainm.ie - for example, i'm often pass through a place called mallahow (oldtown to naul road, it's the first of the three sisters)
it turns out the literal translation as bearla is 'hilltop cave' or 'hilltop souterrain'.
i've checked the map on archaeology.ie and i'm not 100% certain if any of the features listed there (mainly ring ditches, seemingly), might be the one which led to the townland name.

Would it be named after the Tomb at Fourknocks?

https://www.google.com/maps/place/FourKnocks+Tomb/@53.5910486,-6.3338557,15.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x48673e75f91de56d:0x8e2973bb8e292029!8m2!3d53.5965657!4d-6.3264915

magicbastarder · 08-04-2019 9:19am

fourknocks is quite a distance away, it's a couple of hills over, about 4km as the crow files, roughly, from what i can see.

Hurrache · 08-04-2019 9:52am

magicbastarder wrote: »

if there's anyone else like me (god help you) who's interested in townland names you wouldn't know about were it not for the segment names on strava, it's well worth checking out logainm.ie - for example, i'm often pass through a place called mallahow (oldtown to naul road, it's the first of the three sisters)
it turns out the literal translation as bearla is 'hilltop cave' or 'hilltop souterrain'.
i've checked the map on archaeology.ie and i'm not 100% certain if any of the features listed there (mainly ring ditches, seemingly), might be the one which led to the townland name.

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 · 08-04-2019 9:58am

there's also a yellow walls road in malahide. i've wondered where the name comes from.

magicbastarder · 08-04-2019 10:03am

though i guess this might help: https://oldyellowwalls.org/why-yellow-walls/

Hurrache · 08-04-2019 10:07am

magicbastarder wrote: »

though i guess this might help: https://oldyellowwalls.org/why-yellow-walls/

That's pretty interesting, cheers.

buffalo · 08-04-2019 12:04pm

Best news I've heard all day!

A long-awaited contra-flow cycle route on Lombard Street East, linking the junction of Pearse Street and Westland Row to the quays is set to be built.

The project will include 2 metre wide one-way segregated cycle lane heading south-north from the junction of Pearse Street to City Quay.

https://irishcycle.com/2019/04/08/contra-flow-cycle-lane-to-be-built-between-westland-row-and-the-quays/

magicbastarder · 08-04-2019 2:39pm

https://twitter.com/IrishRail/status/1115240958864572419

LollipopJimmy · 08-04-2019 2:43pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

https://twitter.com/IrishRail/status/1115240958864572419

I cycled out that way earlier today, would have been just my luck to get a smack of a JCB

Weepsie · 08-04-2019 3:48pm

Scroll down and a new type of victim blaming happening. Blaming Irish Rail and just about stopping short of blaming the bridge. It's not as it's a new bridge. It's nearly 130 years old.

https://twitter.com/aidanbreen/status/1115253369860501509

magicbastarder · 08-04-2019 4:25pm

not enough hi-vis on the bridge.

CramCycle · 08-04-2019 5:11pm

Weepsie wrote: »

Scroll down and a new type of victim blaming happening. Blaming Irish Rail and just about stopping short of blaming the bridge. It's not as it's a new bridge. It's nearly 130 years old.

https://twitter.com/aidanbreen/status/1115253369860501509

Another prime example of why having a PhD does not necessarily make you intelligent.

Weepsie · 08-04-2019 5:14pm

CramCycle wrote: »

Another prime example of why having a PhD does not necessarily make you intelligent.

Yeah. He's not letting it go either. Some of his recommendations are just a bit like solutions that are looking for problems.

CramCycle · 08-04-2019 5:16pm

Weepsie wrote: »

Yeah. He's not letting it go either. Some of his recommendations are just a bit like solutions that are looking for problems.

I did laugh at his, Railway bridges are not the hill I thought I would die on comment.
He just doesn't get that the problem is the driver, and most of his solutions do not over come this.

magicbastarder · 08-04-2019 6:17pm

CramCycle wrote: »

I did laugh at his, Railway bridges are not the hill I thought I would die on comment.

or this one?
https://twitter.com/aidanbreen/status/1115264826945806337

physician, heal thyself.
his twitter bio is toe curling.

CramCycle · 08-04-2019 8:20pm

His website is better, he reviews products he makes himself. He has to be a character actor, it's just too much too believe. I can't wait for the TV show, hopefully C4 or the BBC pick it up after RTE turn it down.

Thargor · 08-04-2019 9:30pm

Everybody is using that "Hill to die on" phrase these days, I cringe when I hear it.

Tbh if a bridge is getting struck repeatedly maybe they could put signs or chains or something at the same height on the approach roads that will make a lot of noise when struck without doing any damage? Or some kind of laser that sets off lights and sirens when something too tall is approaching? Im not a city planner but Im sure its been solved in other countries before now.

Fighting Tao · 08-04-2019 9:35pm

Thargor wrote: »

Everybody is using that "Hill to die on" phrase these days, I cringe when I hear it.

Tbh if a bridge is getting struck repeatedly maybe they could put signs or chains or something at the same height on the approach roads that will make a lot of noise when struck without doing any damage? Or some kind of laser that sets off lights and sirens when something too tall is approaching? Im not a city planner but Im sure its been solved in other countries before now.

Chains? That guy suggested poles. So a truck hits the chain or pole and where do they go? Who do they kill?

The driver is at fault for not knowing the height of his vehicle and for ignoring the signs. No one else. Basic trucking would have prevented the situation.

Thargor · 08-04-2019 9:50pm

Fighting Tao wrote: »

Chains? That guy suggested poles. So a truck hits the chain or pole and where do they go? Who do they kill?

The driver is at fault for not knowing the height of his vehicle and for ignoring the signs. No one else. Basic trucking would have prevented the situation.

Well some kind of noise maker, they're not going to be designed in a way that sends shrapnel flying all over the place, which is better, hitting this or hitting a bridge?

Fighting Tao · 08-04-2019 9:53pm

Thargor wrote: »

Well some kind of noise maker, they're not going to be designed in a way that sends shrapnel flying all over the place, which is better, hitting this or hitting a bridge?

The poor bridge is the victim. It was already wearing hivis too.

Any truck driver that hits a bridge that has a height signposted should not be on the road.

magicbastarder · 08-04-2019 9:55pm

Thargor wrote: »

Well some kind of noise maker, they're not going to be designed in a way that sends shrapnel flying all over the place, which is better, hitting this or hitting a bridge?

i suspect the chap in the incident above would not have been aware he struck the sign, given how far back the JCB was. wouldn't have transmitted through to the cab.

RobertFoster · 08-04-2019 10:10pm

Some bridges are like magnets: http://11foot8.com/

magicbastarder · 09-04-2019 8:01am

magicbastarder wrote: »

they've put armadillos in here, to protect the cycle lane between the entry and exit points of this yard. great job, lads, it's one of the dirtiest cycle lanes i know of, but they've addressed an issue which has never actually manifested itself, that i can remember.

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3478772,-6.2271453,3a,75y,97.06h,82.31t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sVlLz4Nc9GplO5SbaHioPHQ!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DVlLz4Nc9GplO5SbaHioPHQ%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D85.59376%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100

spotted this morning that they've repainted the markings on the cycle path along here; one minor benefit being that i assume they had to sweep it before starting.
however, the markings on the section above (at the exit from this yard) now direct cyclists up onto a path where there is no cycle path marked, and never has been IIRC. given that there was a cyclst killed on this stretch a year ago, i might have hoped they'd have taken a bit more care. maybe the armadillos *is* their version of taking more care.

CrowdedHouse · 09-04-2019 8:29am

Ah feck - I thought Paris - Roubaix was on Sunday week, I kinda promised someone my time on Sunday next, Pray for bad weather folks

CramCycle · 09-04-2019 8:53am

The only thing you could do is put a sign up at Bus Aras directing trucks etc. over a certain height to do a turnaround there. That's it. Used to happen all the time at my old workplace where trucks over height thought they could squeeze in at the apex of the bridge so would drive in the middle of the road, blocking all traffic, and typically get stuck or have a bridge strike. Even if they made it, it always took 20 minutes to do, rather than just drive to a different junction.

Budawanny · 09-04-2019 10:01am

First time in 15 years of bike commuting Ive seen Gardaí pulling during rush hour. They were going to town on private cars in the Harolds cross road bus lane.
Ive never seen it move so freely. Fair play Guards.

silverharp · 09-04-2019 2:22pm

can anyone give me their thoughts on this bike for sale. I have an older commuting bike but I don't want to use my bike-to-work until an office move happens later in the year so I know about security, ie I don't want to spend a grand on a bike unless I can bring it in-doors and I’d be going for more a hybrid. However I'd like a decent bike to take a spin at the weekend and this looked interesting. Ive asked for more info on state of the tyres/rust , age etc. How would you judge in terms of “good deal” or just average price for what it is?

https://www.gumtree.ie/a-sports-leisure/dublin/cube-peloton-racer-new-model-bike/1004657778460911167537609

magicbastarder · 09-04-2019 2:28pm

58cm size would suit someone 160-195cm tall

talk about hedging your bets!

Miklos · 09-04-2019 2:33pm

It looks okay for the price but it's certainly not a "new model" as he describes it. That groupset was new about eight years ago.

Lumen · 09-04-2019 2:34pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

talk about hedging your bets!

Also, 30 speed tiagra?

magicbastarder · 09-04-2019 2:35pm

i'm guessing it's a triple.

magicbastarder · 09-04-2019 2:37pm

from what i can see, it's a 2012 model

https://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycles/cube-peloton-pro-road-2012-size-50-small-./1298577759

silverharp · 09-04-2019 2:54pm

2012 lol , a well shagged bike then

Lumen · 09-04-2019 3:06pm

silverharp wrote: »

2012 lol , a well shagged bike then

Not necessarily. I have a few old bikes that are in near-perfect condition.

magicbastarder · 09-04-2019 3:08pm

also ask about the drivetrain - how much mileage is on it, has the chain/cassette ever been changed; ask about brake wear on the rims too.

aldark · 09-04-2019 4:38pm

silverharp wrote: »

Ive asked for more info on state of the tyres/rust , age etc. How would you judge in terms of “good deal” or just average price for what it is?

in general, for a 2nd hand bike, plan on replacing everything that moves! Unless the bike is sold in an as new condition, at the very least, the drivetrain will need replacing - cassette, chain, chainrings, possibly the bottom bracket if its done enough miles. You should also plan on new cables, brake blocks and tyres. The wheels should also be checked for sufficient metal in the braking surface - might need to factor in new ones. If it was me, I'd also be checking handlebar and stem for wear.

These bits all add up, 1k might sound a lot for a bike, but it could be cheaper than having to spend 2 chunks of cash - your 500ish spend for 1k on the btw scheme + a 2nd bike and all its spare parts.

silverharp · 10-04-2019 11:05am

aldark wrote: »

in general, for a 2nd hand bike, plan on replacing everything that moves! Unless the bike is sold in an as new condition, at the very least, the drivetrain will need replacing - cassette, chain, chainrings, possibly the bottom bracket if its done enough miles. You should also plan on new cables, brake blocks and tyres. The wheels should also be checked for sufficient metal in the braking surface - might need to factor in new ones. If it was me, I'd also be checking handlebar and stem for wear.

These bits all add up, 1k might sound a lot for a bike, but it could be cheaper than having to spend 2 chunks of cash - your 500ish spend for 1k on the btw scheme + a 2nd bike and all its spare parts.

:eek: doesn't sound so cheap now, thanks for the tips

Weepsie · 10-04-2019 11:25am

I've bought a few second hand bikes from here, and adverts. They've not needed nearly as much as that if well maintained. It's obviously an idea to check all these things, but if it's just a runaround/commuter then it will most likely be fine.

magicbastarder · 10-04-2019 12:37pm

'at the very least, the drivetrain will need replacing' - somewhat overstated, methinks?
if the bike was heavily used or badly used enough that the chainrings were shot, i suspect you'd see it quickly enough on inspection. i know people who have scored bargains on barely used bikes, being sold precisely because they were not being used.

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