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People driving a lot further for work too.
Don't have time to go to the pub

My bike is over 10 years old now. It has rim brakes and looks old.

My wife just got a more modern bike with disk brakes and I'm jealous already. It also doesn't seem to have quick-release wheels though. Seems to be some sort of Allen key needed to get the wheels off. Is that what riders are doing now? Carrying Allen keys around for when they get a flat?

Most through axles on bikes don't need an allen key

Anyone here with a bit of cycling knowledge, would be willing to look at a 2nd hand bike I was thinking of buying. Can PM the link across. I'm a bit lost on what I should be looking for, so 2nd opinion would be greatly appreciated!!

Ok. Will have a look

Cheers, maddog kindly volunteered on pm and give me advice. Problem was the bike went before I could get up for if. So looked like it was a good deal!! 😞

Always the way. What sort of bike are you looking for

A cheap one!! 😂 not sure if the cycling bug is going to stick so not going to fork out £12-1500 on a bike. Was looking at a reasonable 2nd hand one. I have a 20 year old Dawes Giro that's ready for pastures anew (And certainly not from being over worked as she's only been out about 10 times in 10 years). Still in ok nick but heavy and slow.
Had looked at a giant TCR 2015/16 I think. Carbon body with Ultegra group set. Was only £300 so not surprised it went quick.

A bike like that would be handy for a winter bike or turbo trainer as well. (I'm on the lookout for one(
Keep an eye on done deal or adverts. Some reasonable stuff can pop up.
The other issue is frame size

Anyone here with a bit of cycling knowledge, would be willing to look at a 2nd hand bike I was thinking of buying. Can PM the link across. I'm a bit lost on what I should be looking for, so 2nd opinion would be greatly appreciated!!

Ok. Will have a look

Cheers, maddog kindly volunteered on pm and give me advice. Problem was the bike went before I could get up for if. So looked like it was a good deal!! 😞

Always the way. What sort of bike are you looking for

Anyone here with a bit of cycling knowledge, would be willing to look at a 2nd hand bike I was thinking of buying. Can PM the link across. I'm a bit lost on what I should be looking for, so 2nd opinion would be greatly appreciated!!

Ok. Will have a look

Combination of pirelli tan wall 28mm on the training wheels and GP 5000 on racing wheels
Look, tires need replacing regularly if you're doing big km. Especially with the crap strewn along verges on roads

Think I'm on my third set this year on the good bike.

Thats a lot of tyres! Is that due to the tyres getting torn/ripped and being unusable?

10000km will do that.
I got a blowout in one tubeless tyre and because the local shop didn't have the same tyre to replace, I got a full new set.
Then I had to replace tyres on the training set as well, but I run tubes on that set of wheels. I've had to use them a few times in races so better to have them ready to go
the winter bike will have to be got ready soon, and I think that is due some tyres!

VAR making a mockery of itself already, last nights game Onana clattering yer man for a cert penalty at the death and then Fulham keeper drops the ball on Tarkowski's head for Keane to put it in the net..

Why bother?

It's called corruption
VAR should only.be used for offside and goal line

https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0815/1399798-schools-unfilled-teaching-posts/

No teachers to be got in Dublin. The country struggling for doctors & nurses. No decent car mechanics to be got either. A culture of taking a year out. What are our policy makers / civil servants at?

Yeah, mechanics very hard to get.

Always need them in a panic but fully booked for at least 2 weeks.

Nobody wants to do a trade anymore

Combination of pirelli tan wall 28mm on the training wheels and GP 5000 on racing wheels
Look, tires need replacing regularly if you're doing big km. Especially with the crap strewn along verges on roads

Think I'm on my third set this year on the good bike.

So let's try this again (for the third time)

Are you guys in favor of open borders? (Unlimited inward migration)

Yes or no?

If yes-that's great!

If no-how many should Ireland take annually?

Follow up question

Are the 75% of people in the SBP who thought Ireland had taken in too many refugees racists/bigots/xenophobes?

https://www.businesspost.ie/politics/three-quarters-of-people-think-ireland-taking-in-too-many-refugees/


3 very simple questions. No need to change the subject or twist yourselves into knots?

You surely have more to say on the subject than you've said so far

Not in favour of open border policy. Not sure what number can be accommodated tbh but don't think it's excessive at the minute. And I think we should absolutely be doing our bit to help.
Can you give a breakdown of how many has come in, how many deported, how many awaiting decisions etc. if we have the figures then it might be easier to make informed decisions.

I'll do a little research and get back to you.  I want to make sure I'm putting up accurate data

You see I don't understand that. I had assumed because you were so annoyed about it, you knew the facts and that made the basis of your annoyance? Would that not be the normal way of operating?

I actually was actually in the middle of doing the research and then after reading some of the additional posts on here, I realized that whatever I came up with wouldn't make a blind bit of difference to the zealots on here.

You could probably summarize this thread as " agree with us or you're a racist"

75-85% of people polled (SBP/IT) expressed concern at the number of refugees or thought that we had taken more than we should have.

Think about that for a moment-75-85% of people think we need to hit the pause button, but according to a many of the posters on here they might as well be wearing white crosses and attend cross burnings

Keep in mind a large proportion of the refugees/asylum seekers are white Europeans

Forget about polls. What figure caused you to think there is a "replacement" going on?

I never posted that

Someone else did

I'm actually all in favor of diversity as long as it's managed correctly and people (migrants) are given the resources to succeed and get ahead.

There is tremendous anger in rural Ireland at topics ranging from the lack of Gardai, NCT appointments, Hospital Beds, School Places.

There's no money for anything, yet there seems to be unlimited money (at least that's peoples perception) to take care of refugees and asylum seekers- some of  whom are flat out scammers

No one can get planning permission to build a house on their own lane or put on an addition, yet the authorities can repurpose/re-zone  commercial buildings into residential accomadation at the stroke of a pen with no planning permission required

Then you hear that only 10%-20% of people who were served with deportation orders actually left the country. Complete and utter madness

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/majority-of-deportation-orders-not-carried-out-government-paper-reveals-1447810.html

Its complete and utter madness what's going on and anyone who says so is now a racist and a bigot and a cvnt of some description

There shouldn't be a house in every field along every road
That is part of the reason rural Ireland is fecked
Not viable to out services in villages/towns when everyone has to drive long distances to get to then

Stockdale is just a bit clueless as a rugby player

Multiple times he had a player free beside him today but took the ball into contact.

He also reminded everyone of his poor tackling for Italy's first try

Didn't help that the manager is contesting allegations in the US about ill treatment of players and staff

Anyone doing Lap the Lough?

Thinking of doing it this year but it's only 4 weeks away this weekend so I've left it late to start training. Typical cycle for me would be 30-60km. Never done more than 70km at a time which is just under half the distance but I'm going to train like a dog this month to get up to speed.

If you want a lumpy sportive, head down to the Leitrim Glens Sportive on August 6th

If hills are your thing, have a go at the Dromara Hilly, nearly killed me.

https://www.strava.com/segments/5090691?hl=en-GB

Might do it the day after racing in Dromore in a few weeks

Anyone doing Lap the Lough?

Thinking of doing it this year but it's only 4 weeks away this weekend so I've left it late to start training. Typical cycle for me would be 30-60km. Never done more than 70km at a time which is just under half the distance but I'm going to train like a dog this month to get up to speed.

If you want a lumpy sportive, head down to the Leitrim Glens Sportive on August 6th

Fantastic Limerick performance.
But the level of thrown hand passes is now off the charts. And I done care if theres a mm of space that only geniuses can see. When will someone stand up and call this out?

Duignan will never mention the throwing of the ball.
It's gone beyond a joke at this stage