La Flamme Rouge off topic discussion

Thargor · 02-12-2019 11:13pm

Ugh so many building sites around the place on my commute these days, that plus the rain means my bike is just permanently caked in sh1t, I cringe when I look down at the drivetrain. How much damage am I doing on 15k a day with mud all over everything do you think? Theres not much point cleaning it in this weather in these road conditions.

magicbastarder · 02-12-2019 11:23pm

probably worth spending a tenner on a chain checker just to be sure. building sites can mean crud more abrasive than just soil, and funny enough i was just watching a video about waxing chains, and wondering if that is can cope with conditions you get while commuting.

CramCycle · 02-12-2019 11:38pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

probably worth spending a tenner on a chain checker just to be sure. building sites can mean crud more abrasive than just soil, and funny enough i was just watching a video about waxing chains, and wondering if that is can cope with conditions you get while commuting.

Not really, do you mean the proper job or the mixture you can buy in a bike oil bottle. The former is too time consuming, but the latter I use all the time but it has to be reapplied quite alot.

magicbastarder · 02-12-2019 11:48pm

the one i was watching was one on making your own wax based lube; but more aimed at the type you can reapply at will. equal parts of paraffin oil, xylene and wax, but i guess you can change the quantities depending on how much work you're willing to put in/how effective it is.

tigerboon · 02-12-2019 11:51pm

Thargor wrote: »

Ugh so many building sites around the place on my commute these days, that plus the rain means my bike is just permanently caked in sh1t, I cringe when I look down at the drivetrain. How much damage am I doing on 15k a day with mud all over everything do you think? Theres not much point cleaning it in this weather in these road conditions.

Probably worth giving it a wash every couple of days anyway. The stuff coming out of sites tends to be very fine and will probably cake fairly hard when dry. Could have cement in it as well. There's stuff under my car that will probably never come off.

tomasrojo · 03-12-2019 12:21am

If you can bear the look, long mudguards with a front mudflap keep most of the stuff off your chain, given that it's pretty much all being thrown up by the front wheel.

CramCycle · 03-12-2019 12:25am

magicbastarder wrote: »

the one i was watching was one on making your own wax based lube; but more aimed at the type you can reapply at will. equal parts of paraffin oil, xylene and wax, but i guess you can change the quantities depending on how much work you're willing to put in/how effective it is.

Do they think you work in a histology lab?!? Also, on a more serious note, don't make this, xylene is not good for you. Smells awesome but no, really not good for you.

tomasrojo · 03-12-2019 12:36am

Histology reference made me laugh.

magicbastarder · 03-12-2019 9:20am

CramCycle wrote: »

Also, on a more serious note, don't make this, xylene is not good for you. Smells awesome but no, really not good for you.

that was the very first comment underneath the video. i guess something less foul would work, its role seems to just be a volatile liquid to keep the lube fluid, and to evaporate after application.

Melodeon · 03-12-2019 9:58am

Acetone is used similarly as a solvent mixed with ATF (Automatic Transmission Fluid) to make backwoods 'WD-40', but I have no idea if it's any better or worse than Xylene from an environmental/toxicological point of view.

magicbastarder · 03-12-2019 10:12am

yeah, i have acetone here, the stuff lidl were selling a few months ago, was thinking along the same lines.

i've always assumed that acetone is *reasonably* safe given that it's the main solvent in nail varnish remover.

Melodeon · 03-12-2019 10:15am

magicbastarder wrote: »

i've always assumed that acetone is *reasonably* safe given that it's the main solvent in nail varnish remover.

I'll defer too your superior knowledge and experience on that one, I've only ever used it for cleaning up expanding polyurethane foam and fibreglass gel.

magicbastarder · 03-12-2019 10:18am

nail varnish remover is the fastest option when trying to remove leylandii sap from your hands after a day of cutting the cursed stuff down.
though i found baby oil does the job, just a little more slowly.

Melodeon · 03-12-2019 10:23am

magicbastarder wrote: »

nail varnish remover is the fastest option when trying to remove leylandii sap from your hands after a day of cutting the cursed stuff down.
though i found baby oil does the job, just a little more slowly.

Harrybelafonte · 03-12-2019 11:14am

magicbastarder wrote: »

nail varnish remover is the fastest option when trying to remove leylandii sap from your hands after a day of cutting the cursed stuff down.
though i found baby oil does the job, just a little more slowly.

I thought nail polish removal was mostly acetone?

magicbastarder · 03-12-2019 11:18am

yep, that's what we were discussing above.

Melodeon · 03-12-2019 11:20am

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

I thought nail polish removal was mostly acetone?

Melodeon wrote: »

I'll defer too your superior knowledge and experience on that one, I've only ever used it for cleaning up expanding polyurethane foam and fibreglass gel.

:D:D

Harrybelafonte · 03-12-2019 1:29pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

yep, that's what we were discussing above.

Apologies. Missed that bit while scanning. Also good for cleaning meth. Accetone, not really nail polish.

rubadub · 03-12-2019 3:02pm

Some nail polish remover is diluted acetone. Some is not acetone at all but will usually say this on the bottle.

eeeee · 04-12-2019 9:53pm

Anyone else commuting through town notice it's gotten way dodgier in December? My commute home goes through town, and it's become way more stressful and dangerous. Taxi's pulling in and out on top of you, and drivers... :rolleyes:
Traffic is shytier too. Choosing to drive into town is insane right now, why anyone would put themselves through that trial I don't know.

Seth Brundle · 04-12-2019 10:27pm

eeeee wrote: »

Taxi's pulling in and out on top of you,

What's new or unusual about that?

eeeee · 04-12-2019 10:49pm

Seth Brundle wrote: »

What's new or unusual about that?

There's a lot more than usual.
Christmas, town is much busier, people who don't normally drive in drive in, more taxis etc.

magicbastarder · 04-12-2019 10:59pm

Weirdly, I thought it was much quieter than usual this morning. Left the house at my usual time, about half six so traffic is reasonably light anyway.

magicbastarder · 04-12-2019 11:02pm

On the way home, I was behind a chap on East wall road with seven or possibly eight rear lights on his bike. They certainly did the job - he was probably visible from space, but my overriding thought was that it must be a nightmare to keep them all charged. At least four more on the front I think.

04-12-2019 11:21pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

On the way home, I was behind a chap on East wall road with seven or possibly eight rear lights on his bike. They certainly did the job - he was probably visible from space, but my overriding thought was that it must be a nightmare to keep them all charged. At least four more on the front I think.

This time of year maybe he wants to be lit up like a Christmas tree eh? /I'll see myself out

Harrybelafonte · 04-12-2019 11:57pm

eeeee wrote: »

There's a lot more than usual.
Christmas, town is much busier, people who don't normally drive in drive in, more taxis etc.

Definitely worse. Both on bike and driving.

tomasrojo · 05-12-2019 12:36am

magicbastarder wrote: »

On the way home, I was behind a chap on East wall road with seven or possibly eight rear lights on his bike. They certainly did the job - he was probably visible from space, but my overriding thought was that it must be a nightmare to keep them all charged. At least four more on the front I think.

He probably still gets "concerned" motorists winding down their window to tell him he's very hard to see and he needs to wear "a yellow jacket".

Vel · 05-12-2019 11:03am

Anyone else seeing a huge increase in pedestrians in hi-vis? And plenty of cyclists without lights but with hi-vis. Argh! Well done RSA.....

magicbastarder · 05-12-2019 11:22am

oh, loads of cyclists in hi-vis but no lights.

RobertFoster · 05-12-2019 11:30am

I noticed the three local retirees that I see walking regularly have only recently become builders started wearing hi-vis. How they made it into their 70s without it baffles me.

manafana · 05-12-2019 11:53am

RobertFoster wrote: »

I noticed the three local retirees that I see walking regularly have only recently become builders started wearing hi-vis. How they made it into their 70s without it baffles me.

yeah frustrating isn't it, do 100 other things you can easily do but yeah im wearing a yellow jacket so its ok. Usable clothing with panels, rather than a building site jacket if your that worried.

Idleater · 05-12-2019 11:55am

Vel wrote: »

Anyone else seeing a huge increase in pedestrians in hi-vis? And plenty of cyclists without lights but with hi-vis. Argh! Well done RSA.....

Actually I was "almost" run into by a car exiting a business at a fair speed (the entranceway has a dished footpath so I had right of way).

He winds down the window and mouths off about how I should have hiviz.

My retort was would it have protected me from his speeding, however I thought later I should have asked how he got to his car.

magicbastarder · 05-12-2019 2:56pm

i wonder if the folks in Cycling Ireland are currently scratching their heads going 'all we needed was €15m for an indoor velodrome, and no-one told us we just needed white water to get the authorities behind the idea'.

Wishbone Ash · 05-12-2019 10:15pm

RobertFoster wrote: »

I noticed the three local retirees that I see walking regularly have only recently become builders started wearing hi-vis. How they made it into their 70s without it baffles me.

I see that our soldiers are now required to wear hi viz vests over their camouflage fatigues. :rolleyes:

magicbastarder · 05-12-2019 10:16pm

to be fair, it probably makes them invisible.

RobertFoster · 05-12-2019 10:20pm

It's to scare the enemy into thinking there's hi-vis ghosts floating about.

McGrath5 · 06-12-2019 11:53am

Anybody registering for the Wicklow 200? Noticed it opened today, 65e if one registers before December 20th. Seems a little expensive for what it is, but I would like to set myself the goal of doing it next year.

LollipopJimmy · 06-12-2019 12:03pm

McGrath5 wrote: »

Anybody registering for the Wicklow 200? Noticed it opened today, 65e if one registers before December 20th. Seems a little expensive for what it is, but I would like to set myself the goal of doing it next year.

It's two week before I'm due to fight again, it's always **** timing for me. At that stage of camp it'll be trying to not get injured and winding the training down a touch.

I must just get a few of the lads together and do the route

lissard · 06-12-2019 2:52pm

McGrath5 wrote: »

Anybody registering for the Wicklow 200? Noticed it opened today, 65e if one registers before December 20th. Seems a little expensive for what it is, but I would like to set myself the goal of doing it next year.

Plus €5 for insurance and €4.50 booking fee. They are taking the piss this year.

dahat · 06-12-2019 2:55pm

McGrath5 wrote: »

Anybody registering for the Wicklow 200? Noticed it opened today, 65e if one registers before December 20th. Seems a little expensive for what it is, but I would like to set myself the goal of doing it next year.

Previous early bird prices have been €55, as with most sportives price has gone up. A great event but once is enough at that price.

A few dishonest lads I know just roll up on the day and pass through the start finsh part and use garages etc for food. Not for me though.

Harrybelafonte · 08-12-2019 10:07am

This is not really cycling related, but I think videos of 60s Dublin have struck a chord with a few here, so this is a YT channel with nothing but home movies of the time:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ZPoP7BBTORI-QYcTkFv3Q

magicbastarder · 08-12-2019 4:21pm

For those not in the know, there's a meme on Twitter which basically is 'name something you can say during (insert activity here) and also during sex'.

https://twitter.com/IBIKEDublin/status/1202423166859124738

11-12-2019 6:34pm

Some festive strava hi-jinks

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/cyclist-creates-brilliant-festive-reindeer-on-strava-during-9hr-ride/

There is a link to another one in the piece from Dublin a few years ago.

Seth Brundle · 12-12-2019 11:54am

The RSA recently had a back slapping night out in Croker.
Seems like their target audience only uses one form of transport...

https://twitter.com/RSAIreland/status/1204490970944983041

Weepsie · 12-12-2019 11:59am

Croke park 's car park actually has prety nifty bike stands too. Not many of them, but they can be put in and hoisted or something.

Seth Brundle · 12-12-2019 12:57pm

Weepsie wrote: »

Croke park 's car park actually has prety nifty bike stands too. Not many of them, but they can be put in and hoisted or something.

Yes but you won't drive your bike to it!

Weepsie · 12-12-2019 12:59pm

Seth Brundle wrote: »

Yes but you won't drive your bike to it!

You won't. The Car park also has the harshest speed bump I've ever come across, so you nearly need to bunny hop it or go really really slow if you do go in by bike

Seth Brundle · 12-12-2019 2:57pm

not cycling related but still nice to see the kids reaction...
https://twitter.com/OConnorOisin/status/1204906217732227073

Seth Brundle · 13-12-2019 5:24pm

Today's little bit of happiness...

https://twitter.com/fietsprofessor/status/1204415781909364737

eeeee · 13-12-2019 9:49pm

I am also loving the bunch skills in those cyclists. There's nothing like cycling in the Netherlands.

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