Jaysus cycling! (12 Viewers)

[flashback]

I'm gonna get one of those €7.99 aldi pumps on Thursday. Anyone use one?

I'm afraid to inflate racing wheels at a petrol station.

the petrol station (guessing here) wont be able to put out the same pressure as a hand pump. At least I have never found one that can.
Those compressors put out about 50psi, max. Racing tyres would be ~120psi.

(Track pumps are great.)

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

the petrol station (guessing here) wont be able to put out the same pressure as a hand pump. At least I have never found one that can.
Those compressors put out about 50psi, max. Racing tyres would be ~120psi.

(Track pumps are great.)

Aren't petrol station pumps all Schrader?

 

[classic seanc]

I'm gonna get one of those €7.99 aldi pumps on Thursday. Anyone use one?

I'm afraid to inflate racing wheels at a petrol station.

Yeah I have one, I’ve used it, it seems perfectly fine. A lot of work obviously since it’s so small.
Haven’t had it long so I can’t speak for it’s reliability.

 

[flashback]

Aren't petrol station pumps all Schrader?

They are, you can get little adapters through.

 

[Space]

They are, you can get little adapters through.

They're great.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

They are, you can get little adapters through.

Where?

Jaysis, I spent a weekend of my childhood trying to make one.

You got a link for that?

 

[Space]

Where?

Jaysis, I spent a weekend of my childhood trying to make one.

You got a link for that?

I bought one in cycological last year for about 3-4 euro.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

I bought one in cycological last year for about 3-4 euro.

Fuckin' hell

 

[sarah]

Fuckin' hell

I believe they are even cheaper in cycleways on parnell st.

watch out that they don't sell you the wrong thing, I went in looking for one and this wannabe cyclenerd young lad was trying to sell me a some mad contraption with a tube hanging out of it.
He was trying to blind me with technical terms insisting that it was what I wanted.

it basically just looks like a little nut that screws on over your valve.

 

[flashback]

Fuckin' hell

Ha ha... we were always losing the bloody things in work too.

4mm Allen keys, and those adapter yokes.
Fucking hens teeth round our workshop.

Ever since I have had the urge to rob and horde 4mm allen keys even though they hand them out with IKEA furniture and shit now.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Ha ha... we were always losing the bloody things in work too.

4mm Allen keys, and those adapter yokes.
Fucking hens teeth round our workshop.

Ever since I have had the urge to rob and horde 4mm allen keys even though they hand them out with IKEA furniture and shit now.

Hey, I'm in NY next week to see the Mets.
Recommend me somewhere to get a decent courier bag, would you?

 

[Hector Grey]

I think this has to be the finest first post anyone has ever made on Thumped.

Misspelled : yes
Personally offensive : yes
Offensive language : yes
Poorly punctuated : yes
Haiku-like word economy : yes.

it was marvelous. i feel as if i was smiled upon, by an autistic god.

 

[Tractor Hay]

still a cunt, with that hairy banjo.

 

[classic seanc]

Yeah I have one, I’ve used it, it seems perfectly fine. A lot of work obviously since it’s so small.
Haven’t had it long so I can’t speak for it’s reliability.

shut up seanc....

apologies, I thought we were talking about the mini pump which I for some reason thought Aldi were selling, but yee were actually talking about the big pump.



in other news...
Trip distance: 11.6km
Average speed: 29.8km/h
Travel time: 24:01
A new record. That's through rush hour traffic ladies & gentlemen. I'm proud.

 

[magicbastarder]

just back from a trip out on the bike, first time out in about six months.
breezy out there. managed about 16 miles in 64 minutes.

 

[flashback]

Hey, I'm in NY next week to see the Mets.
Recommend me somewhere to get a decent courier bag, would you?

manhattan portage.
http://www.manhattanportage.com/


R.E.Load Bags
http://www.reloadbags.com/
at
MooShoes
152 Allen Street
New York 10002
212 254 6512


ooh. Here we go.
http://ask.metafilter.com/72731/Messenger-bag-shop-in-NYC

There is another one, I am trying to remember. I dunno. I will post it up if I do.

 

[wageslave]

in other news...
Trip distance: 11.6km
Average speed: 29.8km/h
Travel time: 24:01
A new record. That's through rush hour traffic ladies & gentlemen. I'm proud.

Jaysus, well done. Where's that to and from?

 

[magicbastarder]

i once managed from the leopardstown racecourse to blanchardstown in 47 minutes. average of 28km/h over 22 km. my finest hour - i had the benefit of a tailwind and the hill down from clonskeagh into ranelagh, though.

 

[classic seanc]

Jaysus, well done. Where's that to and from?

Coolock to Rathmines via Malahide Rd., I had a bit of a downhill tailwind in my favour too in fairness. Also I had blazing row with someone before I started, I think that helped.

 

[nofunchee]

Also I had blazing row with someone before I started, I think that helped.

was it with Emilio Estevez? he's a narky cunt sometimes.

"Yo wastoid, you're not gonna blaze up in here!"