La Flamme Rouge off topic discussion

P_1 · 11-09-2018 7:31am

4 weeks after the crash, the cast comes off and I can finally get back on the bike! Looking forward to being less morose and argumentative

Fighting Tao · 11-09-2018 8:15am

P_1 wrote: »

4 weeks after the crash, the cast comes off and I can finally get back on the bike! Looking forward to being less morose and argumentative

So are we! :pac: Hopefully you have little to no residual pain.

tomasrojo · 11-09-2018 6:53pm

To answer my own question, Hollingsworth Cycles in Kilmacud stock the Series 4 Long Shackle.

dahat · 11-09-2018 8:21pm

Are the See Sense lights worth the hefty price of 125 for front n rear?

I have been behind the rear light and it's pretty impressive but the front I've not seen.

CramCycle · 11-09-2018 8:34pm

dahat wrote: »

Are the See Sense lights worth the hefty price of 125 for front n rear?

I have been behind the rear light and it's pretty impressive but the front I've not seen.

I can't say but what I can say is, you can get as powerful lights for less, and I say this as someone who has spent near that on lights in the past.

What are you using the lights for? Country night cycling, commuting, mountain biking etc. etc.

dahat · 11-09-2018 9:01pm

CramCycle wrote: »

I can't say but what I can say is, you can get as powerful lights for less, and I say this as someone who has spent near that on lights in the past.

What are you using the lights for? Country night cycling, commuting, mountain biking etc. etc.

Short commute plus a good rear light for Sunday club spins in Autumn /Winter.

I have 2 front Aldi lights which are pretty good tbh so it's a rear light needed really I suppose.

CramCycle · 11-09-2018 9:06pm

dahat wrote: »

Short commute plus a good rear light for Sunday club spins in Autumn /Winter.

I have 2 front Aldi lights which are pretty good tbh so it's a rear light needed really I suppose.

Liek I said, I haven't got one but going by reviews, if I was shining that in my clubmates face on a spin, I'd probably get thrown out of the club spin. Maybe it has a lower setting. I gave an Aldi rear light to an office mate and that seems to be grand. Looked like a copy of the Lezyne rechargable lights

dahat · 11-09-2018 9:15pm

Aldi winter gear surely due soon so they might have similar this year.

Valid point about the brightness but I'm fairly sure they have variable settings plus it reacts to cars etc that come close.

CrowdedHouse · 11-09-2018 9:19pm

CramCycle wrote: »

if I was shining that in my clubmates face on a spin, I'd probably get thrown out of the club spin. Maybe it has a lower setting.

The power output is adjustable from 10-100% via an app

Very happy with my Icon + (rear only)

magicbastarder · 12-09-2018 8:15am

i've been seeing signs up for project edward - European Day Without a Road Death. a noble cause, we can all agree.

i think we need one for the sporty minded too - i suggest project Beasty. Biannual European Accident Safe Track Year.

CrowdedHouse · 13-09-2018 10:23am

magicbastarder · 13-09-2018 10:24am

checked strava this morning after my commute in. for the second time in the last week or two, i thought to myself 'i'm sure i have racked up more in the last week' when looking at my yearly total - it hadn't incremented by the level i was expecting (i was expecting to break 4k by sunday, based on my expected spins - but now, they wouldn't get me over that 4k).

anyway, strava is claiming a 2018 total of 3,921km.
however, i got the calculator out and added up all the weekly totals since the 1st jan - and that's saying 4,234km.

i'm fairly convinced now that strava occasionally does not add rides to the yearly total.

magicbastarder · 13-09-2018 10:28am

aha - clicking 'refresh stats' on the main profile page has updated it successfully.

magicbastarder · 13-09-2018 2:44pm

https://twitter.com/fietsprofessor/status/1039892523081195522

dastardly00 · 13-09-2018 3:50pm

Anybody have any good recommendations for stylish (:pac:) winter socks?

My feet can get quite cold so warmth is the main criteria. I prefer thick-ish socks than thin socks. I have one pair of Merino wool socks that I quite like but they have seen better days.

CrowdedHouse · 13-09-2018 5:59pm

Larry Warbasse ex AquaBlue has signed for AG2R

https://twitter.com/AG2RLMCyclisme/status/1040278137391775745

Wishbone Ash · 13-09-2018 11:19pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

Anybody have any good recommendations for stylish (:pac:) winter socks?....

Each to their own but if they are going to be covered by tights/leg warmers and over shoes, does it matter whether they are stylish or not!

eeeee · 13-09-2018 11:47pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Each to their own but if they are going to be covered by tights/leg warmers and over shoes, does it matter whether they are stylish or not!

It's like underwear. Even though it's only and usually one other person that sees it doesn't make it any less of a consideration

It's the most aesthetically considered part of my daily dress, I'm sure most are the same.
Secret personal nice is nice.

magicbastarder · 14-09-2018 8:21am

should i admit that nearly all my cycling socks were bought in aldi/lidl/decathlon and are garish acid yellow or green?
and that i wear them pulled up over my leggings?

done so in mind of the advice that human eyes are suited to spot biomechanical motion, and these are regularly used on the commute during dark winter mornings and evenings.

Fighting Tao · 14-09-2018 8:31am

magicbastarder wrote: »

should i admit that nearly all my cycling socks were bought in aldi/lidl/decathlon and are garish acid yellow or green?
and that i wear them pulled up over my leggings?

done so in mind of the advice that human eyes are suited to spot biomechanical motion, and these are regularly used on the commute during dark winter mornings and evenings.

I find the Aldi socks the most comfortable I have.

Thud · 14-09-2018 8:49am

dastardly00 wrote: »

Anybody have any good recommendations for stylish (:pac:) winter socks?

My feet can get quite cold so warmth is the main criteria. I prefer thick-ish socks than thin socks. I have one pair of Merino wool socks that I quite like but they have seen better days.

Stylish and warm

https://www.evanscycles.com/en-ie/defeet-woolie-boolie-baaad-sheep-4-sock-EV288515?esvt=55270-GOIEE3485952&esvq=&esvadt=999999-0-1267040-1&esvcrea=196154449870&esvplace=&esvd=c&esvtg=pla-303622944881&esvo=EV288515-M-PNK&esvaid=50080&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjO3zuYC63QIVQ7HtCh0QWw-2EAQYAyABEgLBYPD_BwE

I have a few pairs of the regular Woolie Boolie which only have the sheep on the sole but can recommend them for warmth.

Hurrache · 14-09-2018 9:43am

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Each to their own but if they are going to be covered by tights/leg warmers and over shoes, does it matter whether they are stylish or not!

nee wrote: »

It's like underwear. Even though it's only and usually one other person that sees it doesn't make it any less of a consideration
It's the most aesthetically considered part of my daily dress, I'm sure most are the same.
Secret personal nice is nice.

As our mothers used to say, change your underwear in case you get hit by a bus. Who wants to go through the embarrassment of being carted into the back of a bus with your tights cut off and you displaying non-Euro compliant socks?

ford2600 · 14-09-2018 10:16am

dastardly00 wrote: »

Anybody have any good recommendations for stylish (:pac:) winter socks?

My feet can get quite cold so warmth is the main criteria. I prefer thick-ish socks than thin socks. I have one pair of Merino wool socks that I quite like but they have seen better days.

Winter boots make a huge difference; regular cycling shoes aren't designed with warmth in mind.

I'd suggest a front mudguard with a flap if you were less worried about style

Pedal harder helps to

cdaly_ · 14-09-2018 10:24am

On the way to work this morning I spotted somebody using their saddle to pump a tyre!

Stopped to look and it turns out their Dahon folder has a track pump integrated into the seatpost... :cool:

Hurrache · 14-09-2018 10:39am

Wow, that's brilliant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSq0P3e-tqs

daragh_ · 14-09-2018 11:24am

dastardly00 wrote: »

Anybody have any good recommendations for stylish (:pac:) winter socks?

My feet can get quite cold so warmth is the main criteria. I prefer thick-ish socks than thin socks. I have one pair of Merino wool socks that I quite like but they have seen better days.

Victory Chimp! Support Irish Design.

https://www.victorychimp.cc/collections/socks

I've a few pairs and they are great.

Wishbone Ash · 14-09-2018 2:30pm

Hurrache wrote: »

As our mothers used to say, change your underwear in case you get hit by a bus....

I think our mothers were concerned about clean underwear - not stylish underwear.

On cold winter days, I wear Merino wool hiking socks as they are only seen by me. I wouldn't dream of wearing them when not wearing legwarmers or overshoes.

OleRodrigo · 14-09-2018 2:38pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I think our mothers were concerned about clean underwear - not stylish underwear.

On cold winter days, I wear Merino wool hiking socks as they are only seen by me. I wouldn't dream of wearing them when not wearing legwarmers or overshoes.

Hmm. A trained eye can spot such an egregious and flagrant flouting of all that is good and decent.

Raam · 14-09-2018 7:23pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

aha - clicking 'refresh stats' on the main profile page has updated it successfully.

Even that is a mess. I had 10,042km logged. Uploaded a 33km ride and hit refresh. Now I have 10,030km logged.

Raam · 14-09-2018 7:25pm

Raam wrote: »

Even that is a mess. I had 10,042km logged. Uploaded a 33km ride and hit refresh. Now I have 10,030km logged.

Hit refresh again and now I am 10,063km ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Lusk_Doyle · 14-09-2018 7:40pm

Raam wrote: »

Even that is a mess. I had 10,042km logged. Uploaded a 33km ride and hit refresh. Now I have 10,030km logged.

That was the backwards ride that you did.

rollingscone · 14-09-2018 7:41pm

OleRodrigo wrote: »

Hmm. A trained eye can spot such an egregious and flagrant flouting of all that is good and decent.

This is why I always carry merino blindfolds to protect any Trueblooded roadies I meet from the horrors of my fat eurofailures

dahat · 14-09-2018 8:19pm

Popped into the bike shop to get mud guards for work bike and nearly left with a Giant Tcx for a real good price...

After briefly dancing around the topic of a new bike with Mrs Dahat I'm glad I didmt commit, going to keep my new bike promise for a new race bike this time next year.

Fighting Tao · 14-09-2018 8:22pm

So is there and unwritten rule about the pad matching the socks in case of accident? I don’t want to embarrass myself if I ever end up in A&E after being hit by the proverbial bus.

Rechuchote · 14-09-2018 10:49pm

Fighting Tao wrote: »

So is there and unwritten rule about the pad matching the socks in case of accident? I don’t want to embarrass myself if I ever end up in A&E after being hit by the proverbial bus.

Pad???

magicbastarder · 14-09-2018 10:55pm

chamois in cycling shorts.
maybe not the pad you were thinking of...

OleRodrigo · 15-09-2018 10:52am

Fighting Tao wrote: »

So is there and unwritten rule about the pad matching the socks in case of accident? I don’t want to embarrass myself if I ever end up in A&E after being hit by the proverbial bus.

Just make sure your socks are the correct height. Or you may find yourself unceremoniously booted out with instructions to HTFU.

magicbastarder · 15-09-2018 6:40pm

https://twitter.com/yahoo_pete/status/1040309896691032066

tomasrojo · 16-09-2018 1:15pm

https://twitter.com/OwenCallan/status/1041298132145975297

Mc Love · 16-09-2018 4:03pm

Has anyone seen these? They seem to be good value for the set. The only thing is they might be a bit annoying to be stuck behind
https://seesense.cc/pages/see-sense-ace

Fighting Tao · 16-09-2018 4:38pm

Mc Love wrote: »

Has anyone seen these? They seem to be good value for the set. The only thing is they might be a bit annoying to be stuck behind
https://seesense.cc/pages/see-sense-ace

Their previous lights are great. If you have a set and you are on a spin with another user they work together so that you aren’t blinded if behind.

RacoonQueen · 16-09-2018 5:04pm

There isn't enough space for my large farm machinery and other vehicles, particularly cyclists, on the roads near my farm, therefore the cyclists are a problem and shouldn't be there. :rolleyes:
Was kinda disappointed when they stopped responding, I don't think they have faced the "sounds like your the roads aren't suitable for the vehicles you are trying to use on it" concept before.

https://twitter.com/WitchyWife1964/status/1038836741199806466

P_1 · 16-09-2018 6:45pm

RacoonQueen wrote: »

There isn't enough space for my large farm machinery and other vehicles, particularly cyclists, on the roads near my farm, therefore the cyclists are a problem and shouldn't be there. :rolleyes:
Was kinda disappointed when they stopped responding, I don't think they have faced the "sounds like your the roads aren't suitable for the vehicles you are trying to use on it" concept before.

https://twitter.com/WitchyWife1964/status/1038836741199806466

Ah they're a silly yank, best of ignoring them

CramCycle · 16-09-2018 9:33pm

Fighting Tao wrote: »

Their previous lights are great. If you have a set and you are on a spin with another user they work together so that you aren’t blinded if behind.

What if its someone with just regular lights?

Fighting Tao · 16-09-2018 9:45pm

CramCycle wrote: »

What if its someone with just regular lights?

The brightness is adjustable from 10% to 100%. So maybe just ask the person in your group to dim them a bit or stop staring at them.

Many other lights can’t dim, so I guess they would cause more of an issue.

Chips Lovell · 17-09-2018 10:07am

Saw two things I'd never seen before last week in France.

The first was something I was expecting to see sooner or later, a guy with what looked like a full-sized iPad mounted on his handlebars.

The second was something I'd never even conceived of before I witnessed it, what can only be described as a rollerblade sportive. Complete with motorcycle marshals and an ambulance bringing up the rear.

RobFowl · 17-09-2018 10:32am

Baron de Charlus wrote: »

The second was something I'd never even conceived of before I witnessed it, what can only be described as a rollerblade sportive. Complete with motorcycle marshals and an ambulance bringing up the rear.

Unless it was full of Californian women in bikini's then that is just plain wrong....

Macy0161 · 17-09-2018 10:39am

Following on from the Audax thread/ The Dying Cow, I did a few comparisons compared to previous rides..

Macy0161 wrote: »

Move over Cunard. Full Wall? Full schmall... The Dying Cow climb is a untc!

Based on ride with gps from my own rides...

The Dying Cow, 0.6 km @ 16.6%, max of 26.5%
The Wall 0.6km @ 12%, max of 17.2%
The Full Wall 1.5km @ 11.3%, max of 17.2%*
Red Lane 2.2km @ 9.1%, max of 16.9%
Cunard 3.2km @ 7.9%, max of 10.4%**

*max on the top part, which was a surprise.
**not entirely trusting that Cunard max tbh

CramCycle · 17-09-2018 11:34am

Caution, pointless bragging coming up,

Macy0161 wrote: »

The Dying Cow, 0.6 km @ 16.6%, max of 26.5%
The Wall 0.6km @ 12%, max of 17.2%
The Full Wall 1.5km @ 11.3%, max of 17.2%*
Red Lane 2.2km @ 9.1%, max of 16.9%
Cunard 3.2km @ 7.9%, max of 10.4%**

*max on the top part, which was a surprise.
**not entirely trusting that Cunard max tbh

When I was younger and my knees were stronger, I completed all of these climbs on a fixed gear. The dying cow was definitely the hardest of the lot, I actually had to turn back twice at the bungalow half way and reassess my approach. I did manage it without walking though so was very pleased. The rest I just slogged through.

magicbastarder · 17-09-2018 2:06pm

just helped two chaps struggling with a tube swap outside the house - the spare tube they had was too long; how common would a wheel be of that size? i reckon the tube was somewhere between and inch and two inches too long.

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