La Flamme Rouge off topic discussion

CramCycle · 20-03-2019 9:05pm

Fighting Tao wrote: »

Was that the RTE story or were you knocked off the bike?

- I seem to have confused people.
- There was a positive story about cycling on the six one news.
- It did not involve me.
- It involved two people Everesting on the Conor Pass and went on for a few minutes (the news section, I presume the cycling went on for a good bit longer).
- It at no point mentioned negatives about cycling, was friendly, and impressive and overall a nice piece.
- I was so shocked by a positive news story that lasted more than 30seconds on the TV that I presume I imagined it and am actually stuck in my own mind, teetering moments from death on the side of the N11.
- The fact that no one got this joke means that, good news, there was a positive, no negatives, random story on the news about cycling. Bad news, no one gets my sense of humour.

magicbastarder · 20-03-2019 9:08pm

CramCycle wrote: »

Bad news, no one gets my sense of humour.

maybe you got a knock on the head?

CramCycle · 20-03-2019 9:09pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

maybe you got a knock on the head?

Well played sir, I'd tip my hat to you but its sore to move it for some reason :pac:

magicbastarder · 20-03-2019 9:28pm

that first bike featured is genuinely interesting. interchangeable front and back wheels?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TEyZLpCRkI

buffalo · 20-03-2019 10:01pm

manafana wrote: »

Today makes me realize why i try get out at lunch than evenings, ...

To get to point i had someone pull out on wrong side of road near bottom of cruagh road just after post office. Had hit breaks so just shrugged at him as he finally moved off, anyway id forgotten about it by time i got onto taylors lane only for himself to appear threatening to show me what he'd do to me if i had something to say to him.

He pulled in front of me then, so i went round, he stopped again alongside to threaten me and only drove off after id pulled camera out. He had a dublin accent but a northern reg navy blue jag if anyone saw it this evening, very distinct older model, staggering reaction to me shrugging at him pulling out on wrong side of road. Upsetting really

Had a similar experience as I got out for a short spin after work around Kildare/Meath. Someone in a jeep overtook me into a pair of blind bends, and I shook my head in disbelief.

I was then treated to some kind of weird courtship dance as he alternately swerved the car from side to side and braked - all thankfully a good 20-30 metres in front of me. After a while he got bored, the passenger gave me the finger and he drove off.

cdaly_ · 21-03-2019 10:45am

manafana wrote: »

He had a dublin accent but a northern reg navy blue jag if anyone saw it this evening, very distinct older model, staggering reaction to me shrugging at him pulling out on wrong side of road. Upsetting really

If you have the reg on camera, report it to revenue. A dublin accent shouldn't be driving a UK vehicle without re-registering it. They might seize the car...

CramCycle · 21-03-2019 1:54pm

Anyone here know anyone selling bolts with american/imperial threading

21-03-2019 1:59pm

CramCycle wrote: »

Anyone here know anyone selling bolts with american/imperial threading

Bolt Company in Ballycoolin maybe.

magicbastarder · 21-03-2019 2:10pm

also wrong side of the city for you - i was recommended this place once but never got out there:

https://www.tucksfasteners.ie/

cdaly_ · 21-03-2019 2:28pm

Tucks don't seem to be the best lately. Try F.J.Keogh in Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin.

Mr. Grieves · 21-03-2019 2:37pm

This is a fascinating comparison of Dutch street design with UK design:

https://robertweetman.wordpress.com/2019/03/19/i-want-my-street-to-be-like-this/

I wonder if the decision making process in local authorities is different in the Netherlands, here it seems so slow, and unwilling to upset anyone with any changes.

Slightly related, I emailed all of my councillors asking their opinion on Bus Connects/cycling infrastructure ahead of the local elections. Depressingly, the only one to reply is a confirmed NIMBY who I've no intention of voting for.

eeeee · 21-03-2019 10:32pm

Long shot but does anyone know where to get the cable stoppers for a Caad12 disc where the cables go into the frame from the front end? I fear water seepage, might get some Sugru if I can't find anything.

Plastik · 21-03-2019 10:46pm

CannondaleExperts or CannondaleSpares?

eeeee · 21-03-2019 10:50pm

Plastik wrote: »

CannondaleExperts or CannondaleSpares?

Ta I'll get on these. Never knew about them

magicbastarder · 22-03-2019 3:24pm

i'm sure everyone has seen this, but i think there are a few people here who cycle through drumcondra at times - not sure if they have cameras or not:

Gardaí have appealed to any witnesses or to anyone who may have dash-cam footage of the incident or who was on Drumcondra Road Lower between 5.45am and 6.15am

https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2019/0322/1037896-dublin-rta/

Weepsie · 22-03-2019 3:26pm

Not to make light of such an awful tragedy, which this is, but again there it is, Gardai asking for Dash-cam footage, yet say they can't accept it most of the time when you go to them.

On the accident itself, even without hearing much about it, you could have guessed it was very bad given the various diversions in place and how much traffic ended up on the Ballymun Road and through Phibsborough

manafana · 22-03-2019 6:19pm

Weepsie wrote: »

Not to make light of such an awful tragedy, which this is, but again there it is, Gardai asking for Dash-cam footage, yet say they can't accept it most of the time when you go to them.

On the accident itself, even without hearing much about it, you could have guessed it was very bad given the various diversions in place and how much traffic ended up on the Ballymun Road and through Phibsborough

baffles me to have an incident like that on an inner city road, excess of speed and mass driver error

07Lapierre · 22-03-2019 6:21pm

manafana wrote: »

baffles me to have an incident like that on an inner city road, excess of speed and mass driver error

Heart attack/stroke at the wheel?

magicbastarder · 22-03-2019 6:32pm

folks, please let's have no speculation on a cause of this incident.

RobbieMD · 22-03-2019 7:54pm

Weepsie wrote: »

Not to make light of such an awful tragedy, which this is, but again there it is, Gardai asking for Dash-cam footage, yet say they can't accept it most of the time when you go to them.

On the accident itself, even without hearing much about it, you could have guessed it was very bad given the various diversions in place and how much traffic ended up on the Ballymun Road and through Phibsborough

The dashcam wouldn’t be for use in a criminal trial though. It would be to aid the Dublin County Coroner. So all the usual proofs required to get CCTV admitted are null and void

ED E · 22-03-2019 11:44pm

Half the club in the next two weeks...

magicbastarder · 24-03-2019 12:27am

it's great to see how much of an impact trek's 'biggest development in cycling in 30 years' has made. something to do with bike helmets, i think?

25-03-2019 12:13am

Watching highlights of Grand Prix de Denain from today on Eurosport here, not a race I've seen before but wow!!!!!

Think Shay Elliot won this one ? Actually just as I type Quigley confirms it on commentary.

EDIT: One of the most impressive wins I've seen for a while, especially given the crashes earlier in the week and a few astana wins the week before.

manafana · 25-03-2019 11:07am

Deleted User wrote: »

Watching highlights of Grand Prix de Denain from today on Eurosport here, not a race I've seen before but wow!!!!!

Think Shay Elliot won this one ? Actually just as I type Quigley confirms it on commentary.

EDIT: One of the most impressive wins I've seen for a while, especially given the crashes earlier in the week and a few astana wins the week before.

Yeah think its only been on local french tv, seems this yr they expanded to get eurosport rights, as iv not seen any french race with cobbles like this before on tv

magicbastarder · 25-03-2019 8:11pm

https://twitter.com/cosaingalway/status/1110174376840884224

Wishbone Ash · 25-03-2019 10:17pm

Kudos to a Dublin Bus driver on the 33 tonight. On seeing me pulling over to the side of the road outside Rush, he stopped to see if I was ok. I was only changing over the rear lights but the gesture was appreciated.

(I initially thought he was stopping to give out about something!

)

07Lapierre · 26-03-2019 9:50am

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Kudos to a Dublin Bus driver on the 33 tonight. On seeing me pulling over to the side of the road outside Rush, he stopped to see if I was ok. I was only changing over the rear lights but the gesture was appreciated.

(I initially thought he was stopping to give out about something! )

The driver is obviously a cyclist?

CramCycle · 26-03-2019 10:05am

07Lapierre wrote: »

The driver is obviously a cyclist?

Maybe not, I know alot of the posts here are giving out but some are just decent people

magicbastarder · 26-03-2019 4:01pm

not surprising, but interesting news.

Time for a change: MEPs vote to scrap daylight savings time
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/time-for-a-change-meps-vote-to-scrap-daylight-savings-time-1.3839008

it has to be ratified individually by the various states now.

Hurrache · 26-03-2019 4:28pm

And the decision is still left to each state as to what time they want to stick with, winter or summer.

cdaly_ · 26-03-2019 4:48pm

I vote for us to use CET and be an hour ahead of post-Brexit London...

If Spain can do it...

Daroxtar · 26-03-2019 11:47pm

:eek: :eek: Ouch..... https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/mar/26/hannah-dines-saddle-research-pain-swelling-female-cyclists

Wishbone Ash · 27-03-2019 12:11am

Daroxtar wrote: »

:eek: :eek: Ouch..... https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/mar/26/hannah-dines-saddle-research-pain-swelling-female-cyclists

I had to stop reading as my eyes were watering!

I presume the old Brooks B17 wouldn't cut the mustard there!

27-03-2019 12:21am

Jesus what did I just read. Ouch!!!!!

I do however love the English's use of the word 'foof' for describing that particular part of their body.

wanderer 22 · 27-03-2019 10:04am

Nice piece about cycling in Eritrea - some great pics

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47709673

buffalo · 27-03-2019 10:54am

All new cars could be fitted with special devices from 2022 to automatically make them keep to the speed limit after new EU rules were provisionally agreed.

...

Road safety charity Brake described it as a “landmark day for road safety,” but the AA said the “best speed limiter is the driver’s right foot”.

...

“Dodgem cars are all fitted with speed limiters but they still seem to crash.”

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/all-new-cars-could-be-fitted-with-speed-limiters-under-eu-plans-1.3840046

Fighting Tao · 27-03-2019 11:47am

buffalo wrote: »

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/all-new-cars-could-be-fitted-with-speed-limiters-under-eu-plans-1.3840046

People have demonstrated that they can’t be trusted to self regulate their speed. No one can honestly say that they have never broken the speed limit.

Daroxtar · 27-03-2019 8:58pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I had to stop reading as my eyes were watering!

I presume the old Brooks B17 wouldn't cut the mustard there!

Whatever about Foof, I've never heard it called The Mustard before

28-03-2019 1:52am

Christ the stuff you find online while waiting for the baby to wake up and remember she's still got half a boppy to go

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

I never knew this race existed, more info here http://www.thebikecomesfirst.com/archive-footage-of-the-1936-dublin-drogheda-dublin-race-video/

My brain has kicked into if the race was run today what route would it take. I came across some aerial photography from the time from the defence forces which led me down this rabbit hole and roads that exist now just weren't there back then.

Does anyone have link with more history of the race ?

Chips Lovell · 28-03-2019 11:59am

Story in the Irish Times this morning: Cairn gets go-ahead for 107 Dublin apartments instead of 22 house

Existing residents of earlier phases of the development not happy:

Residents were particularly concerned that, at less than one per unit, the number of parking spaces suggested the entire scheme might be sold to an investor as build-to-rent.

You want more traffic? Ummm, OK....

CramCycle · 28-03-2019 12:02pm

Surely this is excellent news for Dublin and the area?

Fighting Tao · 28-03-2019 12:45pm

I don't understand why so many parking spaces are expected in Dublin developments these days. There should be very few provided to encourage people to use sustainable transport.

Wishbone Ash · 28-03-2019 3:08pm

Deleted User wrote: »

...I never knew this race existed, more info here http://www.thebikecomesfirst.com/archive-footage-of-the-1936-dublin-drogheda-dublin-race-video/....?

There's a longer version of that footage around somewhere. It shows them going out through Balbriggan, Gormanston etc.

The narrator describes the competitors setting on from Nelson’s Pillar (or Neilson’s Pillar as he calls it) and as can be seen, it was a handicapped race back then also. The race in the film is named Dublin-Drogheda, but it’s not clear as to whether this was a mistake or if it did actually finish in Drogheda at the time, rather than returning to Dublin.

The link describes it as Dublin-Drogheda-Dublin but in the other footage I've seen, they are clearly finishing at Shop Street in Drogheda and the cup is presented by the Mayor of Drogheda.

Eamonnator · 28-03-2019 3:26pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Christ the stuff you find online while waiting for the baby to wake up and remember she's still got half a boppy to go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIJWzOdnTWY

I never knew this race existed, more info here http://www.thebikecomesfirst.com/archive-footage-of-the-1936-dublin-drogheda-dublin-race-video/

My brain has kicked into if the race was run today what route would it take. I came across some aerial photography from the time from the defence forces which led me down this rabbit hole and roads that exist now just weren't there back then.

Does anyone have link with more history of the race ?

I was 3rd in Dublin-Drogheda-Dublin on Patrick's Day in 1992 or 1993. The race was always on Patrick's Day and held in the morning.
I was a vet and I was in the limit group. We weren't caught. Two juniors slipped away at Kilmoone X and they stayed away. I won sprint for 3rd. At that time, The race started on the North Road, Finglas(N2) It went through Ashbourne to Kilmoone X and turned right towards Duleek, then it turned right at the top of Plattin hill, right again and left at bottom of Plattin onto Kilmoone. The race finished at a pub on the N2 north of Finglas (it might have been the Brock Inn)
Before my time racing, the race used come into Drogheda and turn at Marion Park.

NamelessPhil · 28-03-2019 5:08pm

I was just thinking about that race as I passed the Brock Inn on the way home after a 200km Audax a couple of weeks ago.

I rode it in my first year racing in UCD back in 1995. The women's race went from the gun. I got dropped on the way into Duleek and found my own way back to the pub. I was an awful racer but I'm good at distance.

Wishbone Ash · 28-03-2019 11:03pm

More kindness from strangers tonight!

My crank became loose on the way home from work tonight on an unlit section of the R127. I walked a few hundred metres to the nearest street light to fix it. While doing so a motorist who had passed, turned back and offered me a lift. I didn't need it but really appreciate the offer.

28-03-2019 11:59pm

One of these days someone will stop and offer you sweets to get in their car WA will you resist then ???

LollipopJimmy · 29-03-2019 10:23am

That's, last 'official' training session done for the fight. I'm the lightest and fittest I've ever been and ready for the cage door to be locked behind me.

The fun part? Next week is 'rest' and light cardio, things I'm used to and I'm off from Tuesday so some cycling is in order then at the weekend I shall be having a victory pint!

Puggy · 29-03-2019 11:53pm

Wishbone Ash, Next ones gonna be a serial killer...

Wishbone Ash · 30-03-2019 12:38am

Puggy wrote: »

Wishbone Ash, Next ones gonna be a serial killer...

Yea, probably at the back end of a mountain in Wicklow! :eek:

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