Archive for November, 2006
This is a great [tag]cycle lane[/tag] from the UK. Courtesy of velorution: I can understand Andrea’s point about the [tag]fraud[/tag] and missing money, but nevermind that stuff. Just think Andrea, this is the kind of bullsh!t that [tag]cyclists[/tag] in [tag]Ireland[/tag] are required by law to use! What a f’cking joke!
[tag]Light and Motion Arc NiMH[/tag] Overall Rating: 9/10 Value for money: 10/10 Brightness: 10/10 Battery life: 7/10 Cost: 308 euros – $404 USD I wanted a decent [tag]bike light[/tag] for a while now, for [tag]winter commute[/tag]s, evening [tag]trail riding[/tag], and for a couple of long distance day-trips so I can start early and continue late. [...]
Showing the weakness of the [tag]IRB[/tag] [tag]ranking[/tag] algorithm: (1) NEW ZEALAND 94.59 (2) FRANCE 85.94 (4) Ranking Climber AUSTRALIA 85.55 (5) Ranking Climber SOUTH AFRICA 84.71 (3) Ranking Faller IRELAND 84.68 South Africa and Australia have climbed above Ireland owing to to the Ireland vs Pacific Islands game not being counted as a ranking Test [...]
I’ve been quiet this week on [tag]cycling[/tag], haven’t been out all that much. I did some minor work on the [tag]Cross Check[/tag]… I installed the (wired) [tag]VDO C4[/tag] computer, we’ll see how that goes. I must admit I got lazy with measurement – I reckon my Randonneur 700x28s are close enough to 2138mm that I [...]
[tag]Ireland[/tag] 61-17 [tag]Pacific Islands[/tag] A nice 8 [tag]try[/tag] to 3 victory for Ireland’s last [tag]International[/tag] in the old [tag]Lansdowne Road[/tag] [tag]stadium[/tag] in front of 43,000. The game was messy at times, with the Islanders showing some of their individual class, but they found it hard to deal with such a confident [tag]Irish[/tag] side. Particularly impressive [...]
I left work late, around 7.30pm and decided that I wanted to test both my [tag]fitness[/tag] (my back seems greatly improved now) and my new toy – L&M ARC NiMH [tag]HID[/tag] light :) Here are some observations related to my [tag]cycle[/tag] trip home this evening. Dublin is windy. [tag]Dublin[/tag], along the coast, in late November, [...]