[Other Sport] Cycling geeks

[1066familyman]

Eurosport subs all sorted. At 50p a week for a seasons worth of race viewing I consider that a proper bargain

I'm like an excited kid waiting for the season to start now, much more excited than I ever get over football these days.

Edit: If anyone has any handy tips on how to make the UCI race calender into a desktop wallpaper I'd appreciate it.

 

[Woodchip]

Eurosport subs all sorted. At 50p a week for a seasons worth of race viewing I consider that a proper bargain

I'm like an excited kid waiting for the season to start now, much more excited than I ever get over football these days.

Edit: If anyone has any handy tips on how to make the UCI race calender into a desktop wallpaper I'd appreciate it.

I'll see what I can do. What resolution do you want?

 

[1066familyman]

I'll see what I can do. What resolution do you want?

Very kind of you, thanks. Now you see what my problem is here. I have no idea what resolution, the best for a laptop I suppose

I'm currently walking myself through doing it on openoffice via youtube tutorials using one of my Paris - Roubaix pics. If I can get a result then I'm happy to share it with anyone who wants it (as if).

 

[Woodchip]

Probably 1366 x 768 or similar. I'll have a play and see what I can make up.

 

[Woodchip]

I've got the idea for a 2012 in review wallpaper with the calender running down one side.

So far I've got the three tour winners, but not sure if I should put Lance and McQuaid in it (as they have had a huge part to play in the 2012 season) or what else to put in. I suppose I should put Sagan in there somewhere as well.

 

[Woodchip]

Here's a small preview on what I'm working on. This the kind thing you're after [MENTION=10856]1066familyman[/MENTION]? The races will go down the right hand side.

 

[Pantani]

Happy New Year, Geeks,

Are we going to continue this thread, or start a 'Cycling Geeks 2013'? Should we keep Fantasy Cycling a part of this thread, or have a seperate thread?

My feeling is keep it all in one place and continue this thread, we must be close to being the biggest tread on NSC, excluding BS like Word Association and what music are you listening to.

 

[Pantani]

Just checked, we are fifth in the longest thread charts. Only Infinite Jukebox, Lucky 15 Challenge, Itunes what is playing now and more snow tomorrow have more replies.

 

[Stat Brother]

Happy New Year, Geeks,

Are we going to continue this thread, or start a 'Cycling Geeks 2013'? Should we keep Fantasy Cycling a part of this thread, or have a seperate thread?

My feeling is keep it all in one place and continue this thread, we must be close to being the biggest tread on NSC, excluding BS like Word Association and what music are you listening to.

Yay the boss is back, quick tidy up!

Deffo keep this thread, I kind of think we might as well keep fantasy here as well.
But reading back we do turn geekism into a fine art, which apparently is off putting.

Saying that though we get only occasional new family member, so maybe wading through that could be the initiation

 

[Woodchip]

Happy New Year, Geeks,

Are we going to continue this thread, or start a 'Cycling Geeks 2013'? Should we keep Fantasy Cycling a part of this thread, or have a seperate thread?

My feeling is keep it all in one place and continue this thread, we must be close to being the biggest tread on NSC, excluding BS like Word Association and what music are you listening to.

Keep this one rolling, I reckon.

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

Happy New Year, Geeks,

Are we going to continue this thread, or start a 'Cycling Geeks 2013'? Should we keep Fantasy Cycling a part of this thread, or have a seperate thread?

My feeling is keep it all in one place and continue this thread, we must be close to being the biggest tread on NSC, excluding BS like Word Association and what music are you listening to.

Welcome back Pantani. I'd say keep it going, though we could have a separate fantasy thread - i have to admit I drift away when the chat turns to knackered 80s saddle restoration etc!

 

[Stat Brother]

Welcome back Pantani. I'd say keep it going, though we could have a separate fantasy thread - i have to admit I drift away when the chat turns to knackered 80s saddle restoration etc!

The plan is for the knackered stuff to be out of the way before the proper cycling starts.



(Oh and it's a circa '73 saddle!)

 

[Woodchip]

The plan is for the knackered stuff to be out of the way before the proper cycling starts.



(Oh and it's a circa '73 saddle!)

And my circa 85 saddle is way beyond restoring. It may even be too knackered for the bin.

 

[Woodchip]

Hopefully this will come out fullsize (1920 x 1080). If not I'll have to host in in my webspace somewhere. If you need a different size let me know (or if you can see any improvements). I could have done the image copying a little tidier, but wanted to see what you all thought first.

 

[Woodchip]

Tiso 12-speed wireless transmission finally breaks cover + video | road.cc | Road cycling news, Bike reviews, Commuting, Leisure riding, Sportives and more

I can't see how this will improve shifting? Surely the extra weight of the batteries and chance of failure is enough to put anyone off. Wireless computers are temperemental enough, so I'll be damned if I want wireless transmission.

 

[teaboy]

Tiso 12-speed wireless transmission finally breaks cover + video | road.cc | Road cycling news, Bike reviews, Commuting, Leisure riding, Sportives and more

I can't see how this will improve shifting? Surely the extra weight of the batteries and chance of failure is enough to put anyone off. Wireless computers are temperemental enough, so I'll be damned if I want wireless transmission.

The only need for wireless shifting is on a time-trail bike - if you can shift in the tribars or the base bar (be that bull-horn, or drops with clip-ons) then it'll make life very slightly easier. 12 speed though??!! Where will this madness end? I do like the idea of 'remote shifting' though - imagine a team time trial with the DS in the car remote-shifting everyone's gears as and when they want regardless of the rider. It'll bring added confusion and carnage to an already confused, carnage-filled discipline!

 

[Woodchip]

The only need for wireless shifting is on a time-trail bike - if you can shift in the tribars or the base bar (be that bull-horn, or drops with clip-ons) then it'll make life very slightly easier. 12 speed though??!! Where will this madness end? I do like the idea of 'remote shifting' though - imagine a team time trial with the DS in the car remote-shifting everyone's gears as and when they want regardless of the rider. It'll bring added confusion and carnage to an already confused, carnage-filled discipline!

Or the DS of a competitor team shifting for them. Now that would be confusion. Could you imagine Cannondale shifting Trek and Trek shifting Sky. Utter madness. What happens if two riders are near each other on the same frequency as well?

Electronic shifting I can see a point to. Wireless just seems to be a gadget for sales reasons instead of anything to increase performance.

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

Tiso 12-speed wireless transmission finally breaks cover + video | road.cc | Road cycling news, Bike reviews, Commuting, Leisure riding, Sportives and more

I can't see how this will improve shifting? Surely the extra weight of the batteries and chance of failure is enough to put anyone off. Wireless computers are temperemental enough, so I'll be damned if I want wireless transmission.

I agree. Most electrical applications are still more reliable wired (Internet, speakers etc) and people will not tolerate unreliable shifts.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Hopefully this will come out fullsize (1920 x 1080). If not I'll have to host in in my webspace somewhere. If you need a different size let me know (or if you can see any improvements). I could have done the image copying a little tidier, but wanted to see what you all thought first.

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That is magnificent. I will be printing, framing (!) and displaying it prominently.

 

[Woodchip]

That is magnificent. I will be printing, framing (!) and displaying it prominently.

Cheers Pogue Mahone. Teaboy mentioned changing Sagan to Gilbert. May have a go at that tonight (unless I'm stuffed after my first day back).