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[[Image:rockhopper.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A Bicycle]]

==Buying a bike==
This is a mish mash of comments from the redbrick boards on bicycles. Contributors include Gavin, Gliceas, Sandman

Sender: cambo@murphy.internal
Reply-To: cambo
Thinking about getting a bike for cycling in and out of work.
I've seen a few people here talking about cycleways.com on Parnell St.
Are they the best place in town to get a bike ?

People tend to recommend cycleways on Parnell St when buying bicycles in town. They have a website, decent prices and are well located. Other places are cyclogical on the quays, Joe Dalys in Dundrum, and a bunch in Ranelagh, Rathmines, Georges St etc. Duff Cycles [http://www.duffcycles.com/] in the Omni Park Shopping Center have always been pleasant, a few members have bought bikes there. Other might add more here.

Online shops are http://www.chainreactioncycles.com and http://www.evanscycles.com/

When buying bicycles, there are three main types, road bikes, mountain bikes and hybrids. Roadbikes or 'Racers' are what ya see in the Tour de France. They go fast. You won't be reading this if you are looking to buy a roadbike.

Mountain bikes are what you had as a kid, typicaly heavy enough bikes, flat handle bars, reasonably upright posture when cycling them. Mountain bikes can come with front suspension (hard tail frame), front and rear suspension (full suspension) and no suspension.

Hybrid bikes are as you might think, a combination of the two above types. The posture of a hybrid is the same as a mountain bike, but the bikes tend to be lighter, thinner tyres and not have suspension. Or at least only have suspension on the saddle post. For cycling through town as the original question asked, I would recommend a hybrid bicycle with no suspension.

Suspension is somewhat debatable. I cycle a mountain bike with front suspension and thinish tyres. (1.5") I prefer to have a bit of suspension as the roads on my route can be cack and occasionally it's necessary to mount the kerb to go around traffic. However, suspension detracts from your speed, by absorbing some of the the downward force applied when pushing on the peddle. You might think, 'Well feck that, I won't be zooming around, the suspension will keep me comfortable' but after a few weeks of cycling, being able to go a bit faster can start to look quite appealing. A compromise is to ensure that the bicycle you can buy enables you to lock out the suspension. You still have the added weight of the heavy front forks, but the lack of suspension will result in a speed up. (I have aspirations of going mountain biking, which is why I stick with the mountain bike and don't get a hybrid)

Check as many bits as possible (pedals, pedal housing, brake/gear levels
and so on) are rust-proof. Pedals should be sealed to prevent road gunk
getting in and causing problems.

Basically, ask the sales guy:

"What's most likely to break first?" and "How much will it cost to fix?"

He'll tell you the brake / gear cables might need tuning after a few
weeks on the road. Reply "yes, obviously, but apart from that ...?" :)
Also, see will he throw in your first servcie (to tighten said cables)
for free.

See is there a front chain guard to stop your trouser cuffs getting
destroyed with oil :) Be prepared to tuck your trousers into your socks.

===Insurance===

Most people put the bike on their house insurance. The house cover should go up to bikes worth 500euro, beyond that you might need to add the bike to the policy and pay more.

If you are renting, apparantly a crowd called http://www.123.ie will insure the house contents and your bicycle.

CyclingIreland provide bicycle insurance through http://cyclesure.ie/ which covers theft, accidents and more.

==Accessories==

===Bells===
Bells are useful to have and in fact are a legal requirement. They can be slightly dangerous though. You shouldn't rely on a person getting out of the way when you ring your bell, they tend to ignore em. Always be ready to brake when going through an area with lots of pedestrians, don't worry so much about making sure they know they have inspired your ire by ringing your bell furiously.

An alternative to a bell is an air horn. These could be of more use than a bell as they are so loud. To be used only in an emergency though.

===Lights & Reflectors===

There are several requirements under law concerning lights & reflectors.

Legal requirements are:
* You are required at all times to have a rear reflector
* From "''half an hour after sunset and ending half an hour before sunrise on the following morning''" you must have a front and rear lamp. Flashing lights are actually not legal. http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/travel-and-recreation/vehicle-standards/lighting_of_bicycles_in_ireland

Broadly speaking, there are two types of bicycle lights. Those that allow you to see and those that allow you to be seen. For commuting through the city center, ones that allow you to be seen are usually enough. These are typically LED lights, running off AA or AAA batteries, usually with a flashing option. The other type of lights are for use on dark roads with no street lighting. These type of lights can be extremely expensive, come with their own powerpack. They are usually halogen, but increasingly more powerful LEDS are also being used.

The best approach is to have a set of lights on the bike which are non-flashing. Then, on your person/bag, put smaller flashing lights. These can help if you come off your bike at night. Non-flashing lights make it easier for drivers to gauge your speed/distance.

The best low range rear bicycle light is the Planet Bike Super Flash. http://ecom1.planetbike.com/3034.html

There are a range of decent front lights. The one I recommend for serious visibility on a budget is a Fenix L2D. http://fenix-store.com/product_info.php?products_id=195 This is actually a handheld torch, but with twofish lockblocks https://www.fenix-store.com/product_info.php?cPath=25_66&products_id=273 can be attached to a bicycle. This torch allows you to see on pitch black roads and be seen going through the city center. Get rechargable AA batteries, at least 2700mah.

There are alternative ones, as bright, available at dealextreme. Anything that uses a Cree LED is going to be bright.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.7938 I haven't used these, so don't know how good they are. Substantially cheaper than the Fenix though.

For flashing lights, I found these lights bought them off ebay. It's a LED Band. It's not one of the green reflective strips with 4 dim red leds in it. They are quite bright, glowing reasonably well for the whole length of the band.

[[Image:Twinkle_amber_on.JPG]]

A number of people seem to make them, Nite-Ize, Polybrite and a korean crowd do knocks off called Twinkler.

I bought the Twinkler version off ebay from here
http://stores.ebay.com/CycleJerseys-UK

The delivery price ain't fantastic, but at least it's quick. I bought an Amber one and a white one. The picture on the website is misleading for the white one though, it's actually multicoloured, Red, Green, Blue lights. Looks a bit odd, but highly visible.

I put the amber one on my ankle, it's easily spotted when cycling along. The other one goes on my arm. I found an american place on ebay selling the Nite-Ize ones a bit cheaper

http://stores.ebay.com/Lights-and-Holsters-Plus

Get a reflective, Hi-Vis jacket. If you're around DCU, head into Heitons up in Santry, a builders store with cheaper jackets.

===In the rain===
Get a light rain-jacket, and waterproof trousers.
Waterproof boots help too.

You'll heat up in no time once you get going, so don't smother yourself
with overcoats and whatnot. Wear a decent pair of gloves (I use padded
ski gloves) as your hands tend to freeze when cycling in cold rain.
Gloves are also handy in that they stop you getting cut when you skid off
on wet, icy roads.

Basically, as long as you're wrapped up, cycling in the rain is no hassle.
Just remember to allow extra stopping distance. Your brakes will be wet.
And if you try to jam on, the whole bike will just shoot from under you :)

Disc brakes can be an advantage here if you are willing to fork (ho ho) out a bit of extra cash. They are superior to v-brakes in the wet.

I tend to not wear waterproof trousers as I end up sweating so much in em that I get just as wet as if I'd been rained on. Decent waterproof trousers may prevent this.

===Helmets===
There is substantial debate as to the merits of helmets for cycling. I won't get into it particularly much. Whilst they may not safe your life, they can make certain falls less painful. All the stores mentioned at the top will stock em. Any helmet they sell will adhere to the safety regulations, the most important thing is to buy one that is comfortable on your noggin.

===Pump and spare tubes===
You will get a puncture at some point. With a bit of practice, fixing a puncture can be done fairly quickly. You will need bicycle levers (these are much more useful than forks or spoons) a spare tube and a pump. Rather than take the tube from the bike, fix it with a puncture repair kit, wait for the glue to dry and put it back in, the smarter bet is to just have a spare tube you can swap in. You can repair the burst one at home. This guy has a detailed description on how to handle punctures

http://sheldonbrown.com/flats.html

An advantage of thinner tyres is that you can pump them up to a very high pressure, which reduces the likelihood of a puncture. There are also tyres with puncture prevention, these have kevlar lining on the side. Any decent bicycle shop will have them.

===Keeping your bicycle===

[[Image:locked_bike.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A locked bicycle. Chain around mainframe, Ulock, with both wheels, going through rear triangle onto immovable object. Saddle removed.]]

When Gavin replied to Kevin's post about getting a good bike lock he has helped
loads of us keep our bikes safe. Here's the origional post as posted on redbrick.help

From: Gavin
Newsgroups: redbrick.help
Subject: Re: Bike Locks
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 21:58:47 +0000 (UTC)

On Tue, 3 May 2005 Kevin wrote:
> Hey,
>
> Anyone recommendations for a good bike lock, for securing a mountain bike?
>
> - Kevin

I did a ''lot'' of reading about this a few months ago. Have a look at http://www.sheldonbrown.com. He has lots of cycling articles and a good one on bicycle locks.

The end points were :

# Its all about pissing the thief off and making them look for an easier target.
# Use two different locks, the thief will need to carry two seperate pieces of equipment to nick the bike. I use a chain/padlock & Ulock. More on this.
# If you have a detachable front wheel, take it off and lock it to the back wheel. Lock it with the ulock, passing it through the rear triange and onto something immovable. The less space available in the lock, less room for leverage on behalf of the thief. Taking the wheel with you doesn't increase your security.
# Take your detachable saddle with you, or replace the quick release bolt with an alan key one. Someone will just nick your saddle and chuck it in a bin, cause they are scummers.
# Other obvious things. Park it in a public place, not in some secret location no one will ever find it. A secret location means a thief can spend their time working away on the locks without worrying about passers by. Lock it to an immovable object.

That's most of what I can remember. The lock I settled on was a rather [http://www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=29338 large Abus Granit lock and chain]
for 90 euro. I bought it in The Great Outdoors, funnily enough. They have a reasonable bicycle accessories section in there. Last time I went in, they were out of that exact lock though. You could also head into a locksmith and ask for a boron alloy chain and good padlock. Something like a 13mm boron chain requires a hydraulic bolt cutter to
get through it. The best padlocks are the ones that only have room for one link to be fit through. No space for a crowbar to get in there then.

My second lock is a fairly cheap combination ULock. If you get a Ulock, make sure it doesn't have a circle key. Google for Bic pen attacks ! The best Ulocks are Kryptonite ones. As above, make sure you get a flat key one. I see the New Yorker one mentioned a lot.

If you get a large chain & padlock, leave em at your target location.. I.e I leave mine locked to the bike rack in DCU, it's too heavy to be carrying it on my bike everyday. I have the ulock for quick tops. Also, never leave the padlock resting on the ground, you are leaving it open to getting whacked with a hammer. Wrap the chain good and tight about the frame and the 'immovable object'.

There are standards for locks, one of which is the SoldSecure label.
http://www.soldsecure.com/Leisure.htm
There is a very good youtube video showing that in fact the SoldSecure ratings are not as accurate as they claim to be.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC3hFr8p2ck The second lock shown is the one mentioned above, that I bought from the Great Outdoors.

Apparently the more expensive Kryptonite locks can be bought on ebay, and are better value than from cycling shops.

That's around about it. In conclusion, get a Granit chain and a Ulock & don't ever lock your bicyle in the city center if you love it.

==Good cycle practices==
[[Image:wheelie.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A Wheelie, performed by a daredevil cyclist with nothing to lose]]

People might put in comments about cycling through town, what to do and what not to do. There are a number of books about cycling through urban locations, a google will find em.

===Road Positioning===
When cycling through town, or for that fact anywhere, there are occasions when it is safest to move into the center of the lane. This is particularly the case when there is not enough room for a car to safely overtake you. By cycling in the middle of the lane, the car will not attempt it. If you are over the in kerb they might.

Similarly if cycling along a line of parked cars, do not stay in close, give them the mandatory door length space between you and them.

If approaching a left turn, it might be best to enter into the main lane of traffic. This way cars turning left will not squash you as they turn. Indicate of course that you are moving into the main lane of traffic. I find that drivers invariably allow you in, if you indicate, as they are nervous of making you go spat. Also, moving into the main lane makes it easier for oncoming cars turning to their right to see you and also for cars emerging from the left turn ahead to see you. (this is also why a front light at night is important, so as oncoming turning cars can see you)

Trucks and HGVs are the primary killer of cyclists. The classic situation seems to be where a cyclist goes up the inside of a truck turning left. The driver can't see the cyclist and the cyclist is crushed. This site, http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/598/hgv-blind-spots-from-nozzer/, has an excellent description of blind spots and how to cycle around/near trucks.

===Cycle Lanes===
It is mandatory to use cycle lanes when they are available. That is, a Garda can bust you for using the road, when a cyclelane is present, even if it's safer to use the road. However, the cycle lanes must be correctly defined and marked. There are a number of laws relating to the use of cycle lanes and cycling on the road in general. Theses are nicely presented at
http://www.geocities.ws/cyclopath2001/legal.htm

===Braking===
As mentioned above disc brakes offer superior performance to V-Brakes, especially in wet weather. When braking, the various books and sites I've read advise using your front brakes first, not your back brakes. Front brakes offer much greater stopping force. To avoid going head over heels, don't jam on the brakes as hard as you can. If travelling particularly fast, shove your arse up and over the back of the seat, moving your weight over the back of the bike, this will prevent you flying forward.

Be particularly careful in wet weather, skidding on your front brakes is remarkably scary.

Check your brake pads regularly enough, if you head a scraping sound from em when you brake, make sure you change them quickly. You might have worn the pad away and the metal underneath is shredding your wheel rim to pieces.

===Traffic Lights===
Various Gurus differ on traffic lights. At a dangerous junction, where it is difficult for a cyclist to get in the correct lane, it can sometimes be safer to move out while the light is red so as to get ahead of the waiting cars.

In general I obey all junction traffic lights, but tend to go through pedestrian lights. This is illegal of course, you are required to obey all lights. A number of traffic light junctions (in Dublin anyway) now have cyclist zones in front of the traffic that lets you be in front of where cars are (supposed to) stop, these let you legally be ahead of the traffic.

===Wheelies===
Wheelies are extremely cool and must be performed in front of lots of people for the best effect. To achieve wheelie perfection, one must practise on a green area. Concrete areas can result in broken arses. To capture your wheelie fame for all to behold, ensure that you have a friend along with some sort of camera shooting skills. Perform wheelie, record result and bask in adulation. This may in fact not be a good cycle practise.

==Routes==
Getting to and from DCU from various locations can be easier and safer by going via certain routes. A map showing routes and times around Dublin in general is available at http://273k.net/cycling/googlemaps_times.html created by and copyright of Robert Fitzsimons.

Another good link is http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/
Its very handy for route planning and figuring out your distances in advance. Yahoo Maps now has updated maps of dublin, and it's route planner can do a similar service.

If you're into leisure or training in dublin, this guy has a great collection of routes in and around Dublin on his [[http://www.routeslip.com/user/dickobrien RouteSlip page]]. There is also the more general page at [[http://www.routeslip.com/discover/Ireland/Dublin RouteSlip Dublin]]

===DCU into the City Center (O'Connell Street)===
*Leave via the Ballymun Road entrance, and go down the Ballymun Road.
*At the junction of Griffith Avenue and Ballymun road, go straight on. If the traffic is stopped at this point, move into the righthand lane, out of the cycle lane, otherwise when the lights change you will get stuck on the inside of car or buses turning left.
*Go straight on, down Mobhi Hill, and move back into the cycle lane, keep an eye on the left behind you, cars don't turn to the left sometimes and can surprise you.
*Go past HomeFarm road and down to the bottom of Mobhi Hill. At the bottom turn left onto Botanic Ave.
*Go all the way up Botanic road to the junction with upper Drumcondra road, staying in the middle in most places, as there is not enough room for cars to overtake, if there are oncoming cars.
*Get to the top of the queue, if the traffic lights are red. If you saw the lights turn red, then cross the road onto the path at Fagans and press for the pedestrian crossing. Cross the road when the green man arrives. This way you can get ahead of all the cars
*When on Drumcondra road, go to the left onto a slip road at the public toilets, this leads you onto a shared cycle path/footpath facility. Go to the end of this path, right up to the junction and back onto the main road.
* Stay in the bus lane and zoom along this road, making sure to move out occasionally when the road turns to the left, to ensure you don't get squashed.
*Turn left onto Parnell Square, go straight on and you are on O' Connell St.
*Stop somewhere for icecream after securely locking your bicycle.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=459587

===Dundrum to DCU===
For getting from Dundrum to DCU my route is

Dundrum -> Clonskeagh -> Ranelagh -> Canal -> Camden St -> Georges St -> Dame St -> Westmoreland St -> O Connell St -> Parnell St -> Nt Gt Neorges St -> MountJoy Square -> Belvedere Rd -> Dorset St -> Drumcondra -> Collins Avenue -> DCU
From Dundrum to Dame St and from Drumcondra to DCU there are reasonable cycle lanes.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=459481

===City Center to BlackRock/Dun Laoghaire===
Head out through Pearse St. & Grand Canal Dock, Over the canal and follow road round to the right. Take the left before "the big red pub" onto Pembroke st. out onto the beach road and straight along the strand road to merrion gates (Road crosses the dart line). From Merrion gates, theres a cycle lane until booterstown station, and then enter the park on the left... theres about a mile and a half of cycle lanes in the park away from the traffic. Exit the park in the SE corner and take the back path behind Blackrock station and then follow the road up into the town center. From there its a pretty much straight run down the coast road (by Seapoint, Salthill & Monkstown) to Dun Laoghaire.

===Rathfarnham to City Centre===
This way avoids alot of traffic lights and also alot of the heavy traffic on the canal. Sorry for the lack of roadnames, I'll update as I get to know more of them. From Rathfarnham, cycle past the river and up into Terenure. In Terenure take the right hand turn to go towards Rathgar (this is officially a No Right Turn but I've never had any trouble doing it). At Rathgar, take the road to the right of the Church. Keep cycling straight until you reach the first set of traffic lights and take the slip road to the left. Cycle on this road until you reach the shops. About halfway along the shops, there's a right hand turn. Go down this road and at the end of this road there should be a Church. Go around the Church and straight on until you reach the traffic lights. At the lights turn left onto Palmerston Road and keep straight until you reach the next lights. At these lights, turn right and this will bring you into Ranelagh. In Ranelagh, turn left at the traffic lights and head out of Ranelagh. Shortly after Ranelagh there's a right turn onto Northbrook Road, go down this road and this will take you onto Dartmouth Square. Go around this and this will bring you onto Leeson St Upper. Cycle down Lesson St and into the City Centre.

==Links==

===College Club===

http://cycling.redbrick.dcu.ie

The following set of links have been blatantly stolen from the [http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=410 Cycling] forum on http://www.boards.ie

===Shops===
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com - Northern Ireland, free delivery , decent enough.

http://ontrackdublin.com/ - Fixed gear and track specialists, Cook St.

http://www.evanscycles.com - UK

http://www.cyclesuperstore.ie - Ireland

http://www.cycleways.com - Ireland

===News & General===
http://www.irishcycling.com -Irish news

http://www.cyclingnews.com - World News

===Bike Reviews===
http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/ - all your MTB products & bikes reviewed

===D.I.Y Repair & Maintenance Tips===
http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/FAQindex.shtml

http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/fix/

http://www.sheldonbrown.com - Plenty of good advice on this site. Ignore the dodgy design and scary photos.

===Groups & Activists===
http://www.MTBIreland.com - MTB Ireland, forums here as well.

http://www.dublincycling.org

http://home.connect.ie/dcc/ - Dublin Cycling Campaign

http://www.madmtb.com - Mountain Biking Association of Dublin, based in Rathfarnham

Cycling

2013-03-22T21:44:57Z

Elephant: /* Buying a bike */

[[Category:Articles]]
[[Image:rockhopper.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A Bicycle]]

==Buying a bike==
This is a mish mash of comments from the redbrick boards on bicycles. Contributors include Gavin, Gliceas, Sandman

Sender: cambo@murphy.internal
Reply-To: cambo
Thinking about getting a bike for cycling in and out of work.
I've seen a few people here talking about cycleways.com on Parnell St.
Are they the best place in town to get a bike ?

People tend to recommend cycleways on Parnell St when buying bicycles in town. They have a website, decent prices and are well located. Other places are cyclogical on the quays, Joe Dalys in Dundrum, and a bunch in Ranelagh, Rathmines, Georges St etc. Duff Cycles [http://www.duffcycles.com/] in the Omni Park Shopping Center have always been pleasant, a few members have bought bikes there. Other might add more here.

Online shops are http://www.chainreactioncycles.com and http://www.evanscycles.com/

When buying bicycles, there are three main types, road bikes, mountain bikes and hybrids. Roadbikes or 'Racers' are what ya see in the Tour de France. They go fast. You won't be reading this if you are looking to buy a roadbike.

Mountain bikes are what you had as a kid, typicaly heavy enough bikes, flat handle bars, reasonably upright posture when cycling them. Mountain bikes can come with front suspension (hard tail frame), front and rear suspension (full suspension) and no suspension.

Hybrid bikes are as you might think, a combination of the two above types. The posture of a hybrid is the same as a mountain bike, but the bikes tend to be lighter, thinner tyres and not have suspension. Or at least only have suspension on the saddle post. For cycling through town as the original question asked, I would recommend a hybrid bicycle with no suspension.

Suspension is somewhat debatable. I cycle a mountain bike with front suspension and thinish tyres. (1.5") I prefer to have a bit of suspension as the roads on my route can be cack and occasionally it's necessary to mount the kerb to go around traffic. However, suspension detracts from your speed, by absorbing some of the the downward force applied when pushing on the peddle. You might think, 'Well feck that, I won't be zooming around, the suspension will keep me comfortable' but after a few weeks of cycling, being able to go a bit faster can start to look quite appealing. A compromise is to ensure that the bicycle you can buy enables you to lock out the suspension. You still have the added weight of the heavy front forks, but the lack of suspension will result in a speed up. (I have aspirations of going mountain biking, which is why I stick with the mountain bike and don't get a hybrid)

Check as many bits as possible (pedals, pedal housing, brake/gear levels
and so on) are rust-proof. Pedals should be sealed to prevent road gunk
getting in and causing problems.

Basically, ask the sales guy:

"What's most likely to break first?" and "How much will it cost to fix?"

He'll tell you the brake / gear cables might need tuning after a few
weeks on the road. Reply "yes, obviously, but apart from that ...?" :)
Also, see will he throw in your first servcie (to tighten said cables)
for free.

See is there a front chain guard to stop your trouser cuffs getting
destroyed with oil :) Be prepared to tuck your trousers into your socks.

===Insurance===

Most people put the bike on their house insurance. The house cover should go up to bikes worth 500euro, beyond that you might need to add the bike to the policy and pay more.

If you are renting, apparantly a crowd called http://www.123.ie will insure the house contents and your bicycle.

CyclingIreland provide bicycle insurance through http://cyclesure.ie/ which covers theft, accidents and more.

==Accessories==

===Bells===
Bells are useful to have and in fact are a legal requirement. They can be slightly dangerous though. You shouldn't rely on a person getting out of the way when you ring your bell, they tend to ignore em. Always be ready to brake when going through an area with lots of pedestrians, don't worry so much about making sure they know they have inspired your ire by ringing your bell furiously.

An alternative to a bell is an air horn. These could be of more use than a bell as they are so loud. To be used only in an emergency though.

===Lights & Reflectors===

There are several requirements under law concerning lights & reflectors.

Legal requirements are:
* You are required at all times to have a rear reflector
* From "''half an hour after sunset and ending half an hour before sunrise on the following morning''" you must have a front and rear lamp. Flashing lights are actually not legal. http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/travel-and-recreation/vehicle-standards/lighting_of_bicycles_in_ireland

Broadly speaking, there are two types of bicycle lights. Those that allow you to see and those that allow you to be seen. For commuting through the city center, ones that allow you to be seen are usually enough. These are typically LED lights, running off AA or AAA batteries, usually with a flashing option. The other type of lights are for use on dark roads with no street lighting. These type of lights can be extremely expensive, come with their own powerpack. They are usually halogen, but increasingly more powerful LEDS are also being used.

The best approach is to have a set of lights on the bike which are non-flashing. Then, on your person/bag, put smaller flashing lights. These can help if you come off your bike at night. Non-flashing lights make it easier for drivers to gauge your speed/distance.

The best low range rear bicycle light is the Planet Bike Super Flash. http://ecom1.planetbike.com/3034.html

There are a range of decent front lights. The one I recommend for serious visibility on a budget is a Fenix L2D. http://fenix-store.com/product_info.php?products_id=195 This is actually a handheld torch, but with twofish lockblocks https://www.fenix-store.com/product_info.php?cPath=25_66&products_id=273 can be attached to a bicycle. This torch allows you to see on pitch black roads and be seen going through the city center. Get rechargable AA batteries, at least 2700mah.

There are alternative ones, as bright, available at dealextreme. Anything that uses a Cree LED is going to be bright.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.7938 I haven't used these, so don't know how good they are. Substantially cheaper than the Fenix though.

For flashing lights, I found these lights bought them off ebay. It's a LED Band. It's not one of the green reflective strips with 4 dim red leds in it. They are quite bright, glowing reasonably well for the whole length of the band.

[[Image:Twinkle_amber_on.JPG]]

A number of people seem to make them, Nite-Ize, Polybrite and a korean crowd do knocks off called Twinkler.

I bought the Twinkler version off ebay from here
http://stores.ebay.com/CycleJerseys-UK

The delivery price ain't fantastic, but at least it's quick. I bought an Amber one and a white one. The picture on the website is misleading for the white one though, it's actually multicoloured, Red, Green, Blue lights. Looks a bit odd, but highly visible.

I put the amber one on my ankle, it's easily spotted when cycling along. The other one goes on my arm. I found an american place on ebay selling the Nite-Ize ones a bit cheaper

http://stores.ebay.com/Lights-and-Holsters-Plus

Get a reflective, Hi-Vis jacket. If you're around DCU, head into Heitons up in Santry, a builders store with cheaper jackets.

===In the rain===
Get a light rain-jacket, and waterproof trousers.
Waterproof boots help too.

You'll heat up in no time once you get going, so don't smother yourself
with overcoats and whatnot. Wear a decent pair of gloves (I use padded
ski gloves) as your hands tend to freeze when cycling in cold rain.
Gloves are also handy in that they stop you getting cut when you skid off
on wet, icy roads.

Basically, as long as you're wrapped up, cycling in the rain is no hassle.
Just remember to allow extra stopping distance. Your brakes will be wet.
And if you try to jam on, the whole bike will just shoot from under you :)

Disc brakes can be an advantage here if you are willing to fork (ho ho) out a bit of extra cash. They are superior to v-brakes in the wet.

I tend to not wear waterproof trousers as I end up sweating so much in em that I get just as wet as if I'd been rained on. Decent waterproof trousers may prevent this.

===Helmets===
There is substantial debate as to the merits of helmets for cycling. I won't get into it particularly much. Whilst they may not safe your life, they can make certain falls less painful. All the stores mentioned at the top will stock em. Any helmet they sell will adhere to the safety regulations, the most important thing is to buy one that is comfortable on your noggin.

===Pump and spare tubes===
You will get a puncture at some point. With a bit of practice, fixing a puncture can be done fairly quickly. You will need bicycle levers (these are much more useful than forks or spoons) a spare tube and a pump. Rather than take the tube from the bike, fix it with a puncture repair kit, wait for the glue to dry and put it back in, the smarter bet is to just have a spare tube you can swap in. You can repair the burst one at home. This guy has a detailed description on how to handle punctures

http://sheldonbrown.com/flats.html

An advantage of thinner tyres is that you can pump them up to a very high pressure, which reduces the likelihood of a puncture. There are also tyres with puncture prevention, these have kevlar lining on the side. Any decent bicycle shop will have them.

===Keeping your bicycle===

[[Image:locked_bike.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A locked bicycle. Chain around mainframe, Ulock, with both wheels, going through rear triangle onto immovable object. Saddle removed.]]

When Gavin replied to Kevin's post about getting a good bike lock he has helped
loads of us keep our bikes safe. Here's the origional post as posted on redbrick.help

From: Gavin
Newsgroups: redbrick.help
Subject: Re: Bike Locks
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 21:58:47 +0000 (UTC)

On Tue, 3 May 2005 Kevin wrote:
> Hey,
>
> Anyone recommendations for a good bike lock, for securing a mountain bike?
>
> - Kevin

I did a ''lot'' of reading about this a few months ago. Have a look at http://www.sheldonbrown.com. He has lots of cycling articles and a good one on bicycle locks.

The end points were :

# Its all about pissing the thief off and making them look for an easier target.
# Use two different locks, the thief will need to carry two seperate pieces of equipment to nick the bike. I use a chain/padlock & Ulock. More on this.
# If you have a detachable front wheel, take it off and lock it to the back wheel. Lock it with the ulock, passing it through the rear triange and onto something immovable. The less space available in the lock, less room for leverage on behalf of the thief. Taking the wheel with you doesn't increase your security.
# Take your detachable saddle with you, or replace the quick release bolt with an alan key one. Someone will just nick your saddle and chuck it in a bin, cause they are scummers.
# Other obvious things. Park it in a public place, not in some secret location no one will ever find it. A secret location means a thief can spend their time working away on the locks without worrying about passers by. Lock it to an immovable object.

That's most of what I can remember. The lock I settled on was a rather [http://www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=29338 large Abus Granit lock and chain]
for 90 euro. I bought it in The Great Outdoors, funnily enough. They have a reasonable bicycle accessories section in there. Last time I went in, they were out of that exact lock though. You could also head into a locksmith and ask for a boron alloy chain and good padlock. Something like a 13mm boron chain requires a hydraulic bolt cutter to
get through it. The best padlocks are the ones that only have room for one link to be fit through. No space for a crowbar to get in there then.

My second lock is a fairly cheap combination ULock. If you get a Ulock, make sure it doesn't have a circle key. Google for Bic pen attacks ! The best Ulocks are Kryptonite ones. As above, make sure you get a flat key one. I see the New Yorker one mentioned a lot.

If you get a large chain & padlock, leave em at your target location.. I.e I leave mine locked to the bike rack in DCU, it's too heavy to be carrying it on my bike everyday. I have the ulock for quick tops. Also, never leave the padlock resting on the ground, you are leaving it open to getting whacked with a hammer. Wrap the chain good and tight about the frame and the 'immovable object'.

There are standards for locks, one of which is the SoldSecure label.
http://www.soldsecure.com/Leisure.htm
There is a very good youtube video showing that in fact the SoldSecure ratings are not as accurate as they claim to be.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC3hFr8p2ck The second lock shown is the one mentioned above, that I bought from the Great Outdoors.

Apparently the more expensive Kryptonite locks can be bought on ebay, and are better value than from cycling shops.

That's around about it. In conclusion, get a Granit chain and a Ulock & don't ever lock your bicyle in the city center if you love it.

==Good cycle practices==
[[Image:wheelie.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A Wheelie, performed by a daredevil cyclist with nothing to lose]]

People might put in comments about cycling through town, what to do and what not to do. There are a number of books about cycling through urban locations, a google will find em.

===Road Positioning===
When cycling through town, or for that fact anywhere, there are occasions when it is safest to move into the center of the lane. This is particularly the case when there is not enough room for a car to safely overtake you. By cycling in the middle of the lane, the car will not attempt it. If you are over the in kerb they might.

Similarly if cycling along a line of parked cars, do not stay in close, give them the mandatory door length space between you and them.

If approaching a left turn, it might be best to enter into the main lane of traffic. This way cars turning left will not squash you as they turn. Indicate of course that you are moving into the main lane of traffic. I find that drivers invariably allow you in, if you indicate, as they are nervous of making you go spat. Also, moving into the main lane makes it easier for oncoming cars turning to their right to see you and also for cars emerging from the left turn ahead to see you. (this is also why a front light at night is important, so as oncoming turning cars can see you)

Trucks and HGVs are the primary killer of cyclists. The classic situation seems to be where a cyclist goes up the inside of a truck turning left. The driver can't see the cyclist and the cyclist is crushed. This site, http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/598/hgv-blind-spots-from-nozzer/, has an excellent description of blind spots and how to cycle around/near trucks.

===Cycle Lanes===
It is mandatory to use cycle lanes when they are available. That is, a Garda can bust you for using the road, when a cyclelane is present, even if it's safer to use the road. However, the cycle lanes must be correctly defined and marked. There are a number of laws relating to the use of cycle lanes and cycling on the road in general. Theses are nicely presented at
http://www.geocities.com/cyclopath2001/legal.htm

===Braking===
As mentioned above disc brakes offer superior performance to V-Brakes, especially in wet weather. When braking, the various books and sites I've read advise using your front brakes first, not your back brakes. Front brakes offer much greater stopping force. To avoid going head over heels, don't jam on the brakes as hard as you can. If travelling particularly fast, shove your arse up and over the back of the seat, moving your weight over the back of the bike, this will prevent you flying forward.

Be particularly careful in wet weather, skidding on your front brakes is remarkably scary.

Check your brake pads regularly enough, if you head a scraping sound from em when you brake, make sure you change them quickly. You might have worn the pad away and the metal underneath is shredding your wheel rim to pieces.

===Traffic Lights===
Various Gurus differ on traffic lights. At a dangerous junction, where it is difficult for a cyclist to get in the correct lane, it can sometimes be safer to move out while the light is red so as to get ahead of the waiting cars.

In general I obey all junction traffic lights, but tend to go through pedestrian lights. This is illegal of course, you are required to obey all lights. A number of traffic light junctions (in Dublin anyway) now have cyclist zones in front of the traffic that lets you be in front of where cars are (supposed to) stop, these let you legally be ahead of the traffic.

===Wheelies===
Wheelies are extremely cool and must be performed in front of lots of people for the best effect. To achieve wheelie perfection, one must practise on a green area. Concrete areas can result in broken arses. To capture your wheelie fame for all to behold, ensure that you have a friend along with some sort of camera shooting skills. Perform wheelie, record result and bask in adulation. This may in fact not be a good cycle practise.

==Routes==
Getting to and from DCU from various locations can be easier and safer by going via certain routes. A map showing routes and times around Dublin in general is available at http://273k.net/cycling/googlemaps_times.html created by and copyright of Robert Fitzsimons.

Another good link is http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/
Its very handy for route planning and figuring out your distances in advance. Yahoo Maps now has updated maps of dublin, and it's route planner can do a similar service.

If you're into leisure or training in dublin, this guy has a great collection of routes in and around Dublin on his [[http://www.routeslip.com/user/dickobrien RouteSlip page]]. There is also the more general page at [[http://www.routeslip.com/discover/Ireland/Dublin RouteSlip Dublin]]

===DCU into the City Center (O'Connell Street)===
*Leave via the Ballymun Road entrance, and go down the Ballymun Road.
*At the junction of Griffith Avenue and Ballymun road, go straight on. If the traffic is stopped at this point, move into the righthand lane, out of the cycle lane, otherwise when the lights change you will get stuck on the inside of car or buses turning left.
*Go straight on, down Mobhi Hill, and move back into the cycle lane, keep an eye on the left behind you, cars don't turn to the left sometimes and can surprise you.
*Go past HomeFarm road and down to the bottom of Mobhi Hill. At the bottom turn left onto Botanic Ave.
*Go all the way up Botanic road to the junction with upper Drumcondra road, staying in the middle in most places, as there is not enough room for cars to overtake, if there are oncoming cars.
*Get to the top of the queue, if the traffic lights are red. If you saw the lights turn red, then cross the road onto the path at Fagans and press for the pedestrian crossing. Cross the road when the green man arrives. This way you can get ahead of all the cars
*When on Drumcondra road, go to the left onto a slip road at the public toilets, this leads you onto a shared cycle path/footpath facility. Go to the end of this path, right up to the junction and back onto the main road.
* Stay in the bus lane and zoom along this road, making sure to move out occasionally when the road turns to the left, to ensure you don't get squashed.
*Turn left onto Parnell Square, go straight on and you are on O' Connell St.
*Stop somewhere for icecream after securely locking your bicycle.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=459587

===Dundrum to DCU===
For getting from Dundrum to DCU my route is

Dundrum -> Clonskeagh -> Ranelagh -> Canal -> Camden St -> Georges St -> Dame St -> Westmoreland St -> O Connell St -> Parnell St -> Nt Gt Neorges St -> MountJoy Square -> Belvedere Rd -> Dorset St -> Drumcondra -> Collins Avenue -> DCU
From Dundrum to Dame St and from Drumcondra to DCU there are reasonable cycle lanes.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=459481

===City Center to BlackRock/Dun Laoghaire===
Head out through Pearse St. & Grand Canal Dock, Over the canal and follow road round to the right. Take the left before "the big red pub" onto Pembroke st. out onto the beach road and straight along the strand road to merrion gates (Road crosses the dart line). From Merrion gates, theres a cycle lane until booterstown station, and then enter the park on the left... theres about a mile and a half of cycle lanes in the park away from the traffic. Exit the park in the SE corner and take the back path behind Blackrock station and then follow the road up into the town center. From there its a pretty much straight run down the coast road (by Seapoint, Salthill & Monkstown) to Dun Laoghaire.

===Rathfarnham to City Centre===
This way avoids alot of traffic lights and also alot of the heavy traffic on the canal. Sorry for the lack of roadnames, I'll update as I get to know more of them. From Rathfarnham, cycle past the river and up into Terenure. In Terenure take the right hand turn to go towards Rathgar (this is officially a No Right Turn but I've never had any trouble doing it). At Rathgar, take the road to the right of the Church. Keep cycling straight until you reach the first set of traffic lights and take the slip road to the left. Cycle on this road until you reach the shops. About halfway along the shops, there's a right hand turn. Go down this road and at the end of this road there should be a Church. Go around the Church and straight on until you reach the traffic lights. At the lights turn left onto Palmerston Road and keep straight until you reach the next lights. At these lights, turn right and this will bring you into Ranelagh. In Ranelagh, turn left at the traffic lights and head out of Ranelagh. Shortly after Ranelagh there's a right turn onto Northbrook Road, go down this road and this will take you onto Dartmouth Square. Go around this and this will bring you onto Leeson St Upper. Cycle down Lesson St and into the City Centre.

==Links==

===College Club===

http://cycling.redbrick.dcu.ie

The following set of links have been blatantly stolen from the [http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=410 Cycling] forum on http://www.boards.ie

===Shops===
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com - Northern Ireland, free delivery , decent enough.

http://ontrackdublin.com/ - Fixed gear and track specialists, Cook St.

http://www.evanscycles.com - UK

http://www.cyclesuperstore.ie - Ireland

http://www.cycleways.com - Ireland

===News & General===
http://www.irishcycling.com -Irish news

http://www.cyclingnews.com - World News

===Bike Reviews===
http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/ - all your MTB products & bikes reviewed

===D.I.Y Repair & Maintenance Tips===
http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/FAQindex.shtml

http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/fix/

http://www.sheldonbrown.com - Plenty of good advice on this site. Ignore the dodgy design and scary photos.

===Groups & Activists===
http://www.MTBIreland.com - MTB Ireland, forums here as well.

http://www.dublincycling.org

http://home.connect.ie/dcc/ - Dublin Cycling Campaign

http://www.madmtb.com - Mountain Biking Association of Dublin, based in Rathfarnham

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[[Image:rockhopper.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A Bicycle]]

==Buying a bike==
This is a mish mash of comments from the redbrick boards on bicycles. Contributors include Gavin, Gliceas, Sandman

Sender: cambo@murphy.internal
Reply-To: cambo
Thinking about getting a bike for cycling in and out of work.
I've seen a few people here talking about cycleways.com on Parnell St.
Are they the best place in town to get a bike ?

People tend to recommend cycleways on Parnell St when buying bicycles in town. They have a website, decent prices and are well located. Other places are cyclogical on the quays, Joe Dalys in Dundrum, and a bunch in Ranelagh, Rathmines, Georges St etc. Other might add more here.

Online shops are http://www.chainreactioncycles.com and http://www.evanscycles.com/

When buying bicycles, there are three main types, road bikes, mountain bikes and hybrids. Roadbikes or 'Racers' are what ya see in the Tour de France. They go fast. You won't be reading this if you are looking to buy a roadbike.

Mountain bikes are what you had as a kid, typicaly heavy enough bikes, flat handle bars, reasonably upright posture when cycling them. Mountain bikes can come with front suspension (hard tail frame), front and rear suspension (full suspension) and no suspension.

Hybrid bikes are as you might think, a combination of the two above types. The posture of a hybrid is the same as a mountain bike, but the bikes tend to be lighter, thinner tyres and not have suspension. Or at least only have suspension on the saddle post. For cycling through town as the original question asked, I would recommend a hybrid bicycle with no suspension.

Suspension is somewhat debatable. I cycle a mountain bike with front suspension and thinish tyres. (1.5") I prefer to have a bit of suspension as the roads on my route can be cack and occasionally it's necessary to mount the kerb to go around traffic. However, suspension detracts from your speed, by absorbing some of the the downward force applied when pushing on the peddle. You might think, 'Well feck that, I won't be zooming around, the suspension will keep me comfortable' but after a few weeks of cycling, being able to go a bit faster can start to look quite appealing. A compromise is to ensure that the bicycle you can buy enables you to lock out the suspension. You still have the added weight of the heavy front forks, but the lack of suspension will result in a speed up. (I have aspirations of going mountain biking, which is why I stick with the mountain bike and don't get a hybrid)

Check as many bits as possible (pedals, pedal housing, brake/gear levels
and so on) are rust-proof. Pedals should be sealed to prevent road gunk
getting in and causing problems.

Basically, ask the sales guy:

"What's most likely to break first?" and "How much will it cost to fix?"

He'll tell you the brake / gear cables might need tuning after a few
weeks on the road. Reply "yes, obviously, but apart from that ...?" :)
Also, see will he throw in your first servcie (to tighten said cables)
for free.

See is there a front chain guard to stop your trouser cuffs getting
destroyed with oil :) Be prepared to tuck your trousers into your socks.

===Insurance===

Most people put the bike on their house insurance. The house cover should go up to bikes worth 500euro, beyond that you might need to add the bike to the policy and pay more.

If you are renting, apparantly a crowd called http://www.123.ie will insure the house contents and your bicycle.

CyclingIreland provide bicycle insurance through http://cyclesure.ie/ which covers theft, accidents and more.

==Accessories==

===Bells===
Bells are useful to have and in fact are a legal requirement. They can be slightly dangerous though. You shouldn't rely on a person getting out of the way when you ring your bell, they tend to ignore em. Always be ready to brake when going through an area with lots of pedestrians, don't worry so much about making sure they know they have inspired your ire by ringing your bell furiously.

An alternative to a bell is an air horn. These could be of more use than a bell as they are so loud. To be used only in an emergency though.

===Lights & Reflectors===

There are several requirements under law concerning lights & reflectors.

Legal requirements are:
* You are required at all times to have a rear reflector
* From "''half an hour after sunset and ending half an hour before sunrise on the following morning''" you must have a front and rear lamp. Flashing lights are actually not legal. http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/travel-and-recreation/vehicle-standards/lighting_of_bicycles_in_ireland

Broadly speaking, there are two types of bicycle lights. Those that allow you to see and those that allow you to be seen. For commuting through the city center, ones that allow you to be seen are usually enough. These are typically LED lights, running off AA or AAA batteries, usually with a flashing option. The other type of lights are for use on dark roads with no street lighting. These type of lights can be extremely expensive, come with their own powerpack. They are usually halogen, but increasingly more powerful LEDS are also being used.

The best approach is to have a set of lights on the bike which are non-flashing. Then, on your person/bag, put smaller flashing lights. These can help if you come off your bike at night. Non-flashing lights make it easier for drivers to gauge your speed/distance.

The best low range rear bicycle light is the Planet Bike Super Flash. http://ecom1.planetbike.com/3034.html

There are a range of decent front lights. The one I recommend for serious visibility on a budget is a Fenix L2D. http://fenix-store.com/product_info.php?products_id=195 This is actually a handheld torch, but with twofish lockblocks https://www.fenix-store.com/product_info.php?cPath=25_66&products_id=273 can be attached to a bicycle. This torch allows you to see on pitch black roads and be seen going through the city center. Get rechargable AA batteries, at least 2700mah.

There are alternative ones, as bright, available at dealextreme. Anything that uses a Cree LED is going to be bright.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.7938 I haven't used these, so don't know how good they are. Substantially cheaper than the Fenix though.

For flashing lights, I found these lights bought them off ebay. It's a LED Band. It's not one of the green reflective strips with 4 dim red leds in it. They are quite bright, glowing reasonably well for the whole length of the band.

[[Image:Twinkle_amber_on.JPG]]

A number of people seem to make them, Nite-Ize, Polybrite and a korean crowd do knocks off called Twinkler.

I bought the Twinkler version off ebay from here
http://stores.ebay.com/CycleJerseys-UK

The delivery price ain't fantastic, but at least it's quick. I bought an Amber one and a white one. The picture on the website is misleading for the white one though, it's actually multicoloured, Red, Green, Blue lights. Looks a bit odd, but highly visible.

I put the amber one on my ankle, it's easily spotted when cycling along. The other one goes on my arm. I found an american place on ebay selling the Nite-Ize ones a bit cheaper

http://stores.ebay.com/Lights-and-Holsters-Plus

Get a reflective, Hi-Vis jacket. If you're around DCU, head into Heitons up in Santry, a builders store with cheaper jackets.

===In the rain===
Get a light rain-jacket, and waterproof trousers.
Waterproof boots help too.

You'll heat up in no time once you get going, so don't smother yourself
with overcoats and whatnot. Wear a decent pair of gloves (I use padded
ski gloves) as your hands tend to freeze when cycling in cold rain.
Gloves are also handy in that they stop you getting cut when you skid off
on wet, icy roads.

Basically, as long as you're wrapped up, cycling in the rain is no hassle.
Just remember to allow extra stopping distance. Your brakes will be wet.
And if you try to jam on, the whole bike will just shoot from under you :)

Disc brakes can be an advantage here if you are willing to fork (ho ho) out a bit of extra cash. They are superior to v-brakes in the wet.

I tend to not wear waterproof trousers as I end up sweating so much in em that I get just as wet as if I'd been rained on. Decent waterproof trousers may prevent this.

===Helmets===
There is substantial debate as to the merits of helmets for cycling. I won't get into it particularly much. Whilst they may not safe your life, they can make certain falls less painful. All the stores mentioned at the top will stock em. Any helmet they sell will adhere to the safety regulations, the most important thing is to buy one that is comfortable on your noggin.

===Pump and spare tubes===
You will get a puncture at some point. With a bit of practice, fixing a puncture can be done fairly quickly. You will need bicycle levers (these are much more useful than forks or spoons) a spare tube and a pump. Rather than take the tube from the bike, fix it with a puncture repair kit, wait for the glue to dry and put it back in, the smarter bet is to just have a spare tube you can swap in. You can repair the burst one at home. This guy has a detailed description on how to handle punctures

http://sheldonbrown.com/flats.html

An advantage of thinner tyres is that you can pump them up to a very high pressure, which reduces the likelihood of a puncture. There are also tyres with puncture prevention, these have kevlar lining on the side. Any decent bicycle shop will have them.

===Keeping your bicycle===

[[Image:locked_bike.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A locked bicycle. Chain around mainframe, Ulock, with both wheels, going through rear triangle onto immovable object. Saddle removed.]]

When Gavin replied to Kevin's post about getting a good bike lock he has helped
loads of us keep our bikes safe. Here's the origional post as posted on redbrick.help

From: Gavin
Newsgroups: redbrick.help
Subject: Re: Bike Locks
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 21:58:47 +0000 (UTC)

On Tue, 3 May 2005 Kevin wrote:
> Hey,
>
> Anyone recommendations for a good bike lock, for securing a mountain bike?
>
> - Kevin

I did a ''lot'' of reading about this a few months ago. Have a look at http://www.sheldonbrown.com. He has lots of cycling articles and a good one on bicycle locks.

The end points were :

# Its all about pissing the thief off and making them look for an easier target.
# Use two different locks, the thief will need to carry two seperate pieces of equipment to nick the bike. I use a chain/padlock & Ulock. More on this.
# If you have a detachable front wheel, take it off and lock it to the back wheel. Lock it with the ulock, passing it through the rear triange and onto something immovable. The less space available in the lock, less room for leverage on behalf of the thief. Taking the wheel with you doesn't increase your security.
# Take your detachable saddle with you, or replace the quick release bolt with an alan key one. Someone will just nick your saddle and chuck it in a bin, cause they are scummers.
# Other obvious things. Park it in a public place, not in some secret location no one will ever find it. A secret location means a thief can spend their time working away on the locks without worrying about passers by. Lock it to an immovable object.

That's most of what I can remember. The lock I settled on was a rather [http://www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=29338 large Abus Granit lock and chain]
for 90 euro. I bought it in The Great Outdoors, funnily enough. They have a reasonable bicycle accessories section in there. Last time I went in, they were out of that exact lock though. You could also head into a locksmith and ask for a boron alloy chain and good padlock. Something like a 13mm boron chain requires a hydraulic bolt cutter to
get through it. The best padlocks are the ones that only have room for one link to be fit through. No space for a crowbar to get in there then.

My second lock is a fairly cheap combination ULock. If you get a Ulock, make sure it doesn't have a circle key. Google for Bic pen attacks ! The best Ulocks are Kryptonite ones. As above, make sure you get a flat key one. I see the New Yorker one mentioned a lot.

If you get a large chain & padlock, leave em at your target location.. I.e I leave mine locked to the bike rack in DCU, it's too heavy to be carrying it on my bike everyday. I have the ulock for quick tops. Also, never leave the padlock resting on the ground, you are leaving it open to getting whacked with a hammer. Wrap the chain good and tight about the frame and the 'immovable object'.

There are standards for locks, one of which is the SoldSecure label.
http://www.soldsecure.com/Leisure.htm
There is a very good youtube video showing that in fact the SoldSecure ratings are not as accurate as they claim to be.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC3hFr8p2ck The second lock shown is the one mentioned above, that I bought from the Great Outdoors.

Apparently the more expensive Kryptonite locks can be bought on ebay, and are better value than from cycling shops.

That's around about it. In conclusion, get a Granit chain and a Ulock & don't ever lock your bicyle in the city center if you love it.

==Good cycle practices==
[[Image:wheelie.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A Wheelie, performed by a daredevil cyclist with nothing to lose]]

People might put in comments about cycling through town, what to do and what not to do. There are a number of books about cycling through urban locations, a google will find em.

===Road Positioning===
When cycling through town, or for that fact anywhere, there are occasions when it is safest to move into the center of the lane. This is particularly the case when there is not enough room for a car to safely overtake you. By cycling in the middle of the lane, the car will not attempt it. If you are over the in kerb they might.

Similarly if cycling along a line of parked cars, do not stay in close, give them the mandatory door length space between you and them.

If approaching a left turn, it might be best to enter into the main lane of traffic. This way cars turning left will not squash you as they turn. Indicate of course that you are moving into the main lane of traffic. I find that drivers invariably allow you in, if you indicate, as they are nervous of making you go spat. Also, moving into the main lane makes it easier for oncoming cars turning to their right to see you and also for cars emerging from the left turn ahead to see you. (this is also why a front light at night is important, so as oncoming turning cars can see you)

Trucks and HGVs are the primary killer of cyclists. The classic situation seems to be where a cyclist goes up the inside of a truck turning left. The driver can't see the cyclist and the cyclist is crushed. This site, http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/598/hgv-blind-spots-from-nozzer/, has an excellent description of blind spots and how to cycle around/near trucks.

===Cycle Lanes===
It is mandatory to use cycle lanes when they are available. That is, a Garda can bust you for using the road, when a cyclelane is present, even if it's safer to use the road. However, the cycle lanes must be correctly defined and marked. There are a number of laws relating to the use of cycle lanes and cycling on the road in general. Theses are nicely presented at
http://www.geocities.com/cyclopath2001/legal.htm

===Braking===
As mentioned above disc brakes offer superior performance to V-Brakes, especially in wet weather. When braking, the various books and sites I've read advise using your front brakes first, not your back brakes. Front brakes offer much greater stopping force. To avoid going head over heels, don't jam on the brakes as hard as you can. If travelling particularly fast, shove your arse up and over the back of the seat, moving your weight over the back of the bike, this will prevent you flying forward.

Be particularly careful in wet weather, skidding on your front brakes is remarkably scary.

Check your brake pads regularly enough, if you head a scraping sound from em when you brake, make sure you change them quickly. You might have worn the pad away and the metal underneath is shredding your wheel rim to pieces.

===Traffic Lights===
Various Gurus differ on traffic lights. At a dangerous junction, where it is difficult for a cyclist to get in the correct lane, it can sometimes be safer to move out while the light is red so as to get ahead of the waiting cars.

In general I obey all junction traffic lights, but tend to go through pedestrian lights. This is illegal of course, you are required to obey all lights. A number of traffic light junctions (in Dublin anyway) now have cyclist zones in front of the traffic that lets you be in front of where cars are (supposed to) stop, these let you legally be ahead of the traffic.

===Wheelies===
Wheelies are extremely cool and must be performed in front of lots of people for the best effect. To achieve wheelie perfection, one must practise on a green area. Concrete areas can result in broken arses. To capture your wheelie fame for all to behold, ensure that you have a friend along with some sort of camera shooting skills. Perform wheelie, record result and bask in adulation. This may in fact not be a good cycle practise.

==Routes==
Getting to and from DCU from various locations can be easier and safer by going via certain routes. A map showing routes and times around Dublin in general is available at http://273k.net/cycling/googlemaps_times.html created by and copyright of Robert Fitzsimons.

Another good link is http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/
Its very handy for route planning and figuring out your distances in advance. Yahoo Maps now has updated maps of dublin, and it's route planner can do a similar service.

If you're into leisure or training in dublin, this guy has a great collection of routes in and around Dublin on his [[http://www.routeslip.com/user/dickobrien RouteSlip page]]. There is also the more general page at [[http://www.routeslip.com/discover/Ireland/Dublin RouteSlip Dublin]]

===DCU into the City Center (O'Connell Street)===
*Leave via the Ballymun Road entrance, and go down the Ballymun Road.
*At the junction of Griffith Avenue and Ballymun road, go straight on. If the traffic is stopped at this point, move into the righthand lane, out of the cycle lane, otherwise when the lights change you will get stuck on the inside of car or buses turning left.
*Go straight on, down Mobhi Hill, and move back into the cycle lane, keep an eye on the left behind you, cars don't turn to the left sometimes and can surprise you.
*Go past HomeFarm road and down to the bottom of Mobhi Hill. At the bottom turn left onto Botanic Ave.
*Go all the way up Botanic road to the junction with upper Drumcondra road, staying in the middle in most places, as there is not enough room for cars to overtake, if there are oncoming cars.
*Get to the top of the queue, if the traffic lights are red. If you saw the lights turn red, then cross the road onto the path at Fagans and press for the pedestrian crossing. Cross the road when the green man arrives. This way you can get ahead of all the cars
*When on Drumcondra road, go to the left onto a slip road at the public toilets, this leads you onto a shared cycle path/footpath facility. Go to the end of this path, right up to the junction and back onto the main road.
* Stay in the bus lane and zoom along this road, making sure to move out occasionally when the road turns to the left, to ensure you don't get squashed.
*Turn left onto Parnell Square, go straight on and you are on O' Connell St.
*Stop somewhere for icecream after securely locking your bicycle.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=459587

===Dundrum to DCU===
For getting from Dundrum to DCU my route is

Dundrum -> Clonskeagh -> Ranelagh -> Canal -> Camden St -> Georges St -> Dame St -> Westmoreland St -> O Connell St -> Parnell St -> Nt Gt Neorges St -> MountJoy Square -> Belvedere Rd -> Dorset St -> Drumcondra -> Collins Avenue -> DCU
From Dundrum to Dame St and from Drumcondra to DCU there are reasonable cycle lanes.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=459481

===City Center to BlackRock/Dun Laoghaire===
Head out through Pearse St. & Grand Canal Dock, Over the canal and follow road round to the right. Take the left before "the big red pub" onto Pembroke st. out onto the beach road and straight along the strand road to merrion gates (Road crosses the dart line). From Merrion gates, theres a cycle lane until booterstown station, and then enter the park on the left... theres about a mile and a half of cycle lanes in the park away from the traffic. Exit the park in the SE corner and take the back path behind Blackrock station and then follow the road up into the town center. From there its a pretty much straight run down the coast road (by Seapoint, Salthill & Monkstown) to Dun Laoghaire.

===Rathfarnham to City Centre===
This way avoids alot of traffic lights and also alot of the heavy traffic on the canal. Sorry for the lack of roadnames, I'll update as I get to know more of them. From Rathfarnham, cycle past the river and up into Terenure. In Terenure take the right hand turn to go towards Rathgar (this is officially a No Right Turn but I've never had any trouble doing it). At Rathgar, take the road to the right of the Church. Keep cycling straight until you reach the first set of traffic lights and take the slip road to the left. Cycle on this road until you reach the shops. About halfway along the shops, there's a right hand turn. Go down this road and at the end of this road there should be a Church. Go around the Church and straight on until you reach the traffic lights. At the lights turn left onto Palmerston Road and keep straight until you reach the next lights. At these lights, turn right and this will bring you into Ranelagh. In Ranelagh, turn left at the traffic lights and head out of Ranelagh. Shortly after Ranelagh there's a right turn onto Northbrook Road, go down this road and this will take you onto Dartmouth Square. Go around this and this will bring you onto Leeson St Upper. Cycle down Lesson St and into the City Centre.

==Links==

===College Club===

http://cycling.redbrick.dcu.ie

The following set of links have been blatantly stolen from the [http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=410 Cycling] forum on http://www.boards.ie

===Shops===
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com - Northern Ireland, free delivery , decent enough.

http://ontrackdublin.com/ - Fixed gear and track specialists, Cook St.

http://www.evanscycles.com - UK

http://www.cyclesuperstore.ie - Ireland

http://www.cycleways.com - Ireland

===News & General===
http://www.irishcycling.com -Irish news

http://www.cyclingnews.com - World News

===Bike Reviews===
http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/ - all your MTB products & bikes reviewed

===D.I.Y Repair & Maintenance Tips===
http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/FAQindex.shtml

http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/fix/

http://www.sheldonbrown.com - Plenty of good advice on this site. Ignore the dodgy design and scary photos.

===Groups & Activists===
http://www.MTBIreland.com - MTB Ireland, forums here as well.

http://www.dublincycling.org

http://home.connect.ie/dcc/ - Dublin Cycling Campaign

http://www.madmtb.com - Mountain Biking Association of Dublin, based in Rathfarnham

Rails

2013-03-16T16:34:40Z

Elephant: Protected "Rails": Excessive vandalism ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))

[[File:Rails.jpg|200px|thumb|left|I-Beam Rails]]

Rails are a structure, fastened using [[fasteners]] to [[sleepers]] and [[ballast]] to create a structure capable of supporting a [[train|locomotive engine]] moving at high speeds. To support this, rails are typically created from [[Hot Rolling|hot rolled]] steel, with the profile of an [[I-Beam]].

Rails

2013-03-16T16:34:10Z

Elephant: Reverted edits by Dever (talk) to last revision by Nemo

Rails

2013-03-10T15:09:11Z

Elephant:

[[File:Rails.jpg|200px|thumb|left|I-Beam Rails]]

Rails are a structure, fastened using [[fasteners]] to [[sleepers]] and [[ballast]] to create a structure capable of supporting a [[locomotive engine]] moving at high speeds. To support this, rails are typically created from [[Hot Rolling|hot rolled]] steel, with the profile of an [[I-Beam]].

File:Rails.jpg

2013-03-10T15:08:20Z

Elephant: I-Beam rails.

I-Beam rails.

User:MaK

2013-03-09T22:27:47Z

Elephant: Reverted edits by Darci (talk) to last revision by Macattac

no more Nazism. :(

maK. An enigma of sorts. A pretty cool guy - "trips balls" and doesn't afraid of David Sinclair.

Awarded "Single Biggest Provider of Lulz in 2008".

lmaolmaolmaolmaolmaolmao

Food

2012-09-01T14:03:01Z

Elephant:

== Cakes ==

Extermely Unhealthy Cake (posted by almighty, 8 may 2007)

You will need:

1x large(ish) packet of Rich Tea Biscuits
1x small can of Nestl<E9> Sweetened Condensed Milk
2x blocks of cooking chocolate
4 oz (100 g) Butter
Nuts
Raisins
Cherries

Melt the chocolate and the butter together in a big pot. When melted, add the
condensed milk. Stir through until the chocolate mix is very gooey. Whist
these are melting, you break the packet of Rich Tea into bits - don't crush,
or it'll just be powder. Fire them and the fruit and nuts into the mix and
turn over until everything is covered in chocolate. Line a log tin with
greasproof paper and fill with the cake mix. Stick it in the fridge overnight
and you now have some Extremely Unhealthy Cake. Goes well with coffee ;)

== Meals ==
[[Category:Food & Drink]]
'''Shimoda Meal 1'''

> Ingredients: 
> Breast of chicken 
> Nice Ham 
> Cream cheese 
> Buffalo Mozarella 
> Spinach. 
[Shimoda]

'''Shimoda Meal 2'''

> For 2: 
> 1/4 pint Double cream 
> chopped pancetta or unsmoked bacon (basically any rashers you've got in 
> your fridge) 
> 1 clove of garlic, chopped 
> Spinach 
> 1/2 tsp Ground nutmeg 
> Spaghetti. 
> 
> 1. Cook the spaghetti 
> 2. fry the bacon until golden brown, then add the garlic for 1 minute 
> and then the spinach. 
> 3. Cook for 2 minutes, when the spinach has wilted, add the cream and 
> the nutmeg and stir it all together. 
> 4. Drain the pasta, keeping back 2 tbsp of water and toss that 
> immediately with the rest. 
> 5. Eat your filling, easy, pasta meal. 
[Shimoda]

== Chicken ==

I never season chicken with salt before cooking as it draws out moisture.
Not sure if it affects it too much though. 
[Shimoda]

== Steak ==

Here's a tip: before you put your steaks on the grill, load them with
freshly ground pepper. Heat up a pan with some oil till it's really
hot, and cook each steak for about 30seconds each side - this sears the
steak and keeps in the juices during cooking. And if you are dealing
with steak that isnt the best quality (e.g. sirloin) make sure to mash
it with a steak hammer to tenderise it! It makes you feel even manlier.
Ketchup is just wrong tho! If I had known you did that to steak I never
would have spoken to you! Pepper sauce is the way to go. 
[Mickeyd]
 
another top tip is to hold the steak fat edge onto the pan for a min or two to
cook it before laying flat to cook. also when your finished..leave the steak to sit for a moment or two before
tucking in..its kinda cool to watch the entire thing relax after the heat of
the pan , and it makes for a juicier steak imo. 
[bob]
 
Here is another good way to cook a steak. You need a cast iron pan. sear the
steak for 10 seconds or so on each side in the pan, then put the pan in the
preheated medium oven for 10 mins or 20 mins depending on how well done you
like it. This seems to keep the juices in more than grilling it. You can
have a couple of chopped onions and mushrooms in the pan too, for nice gravy
:) 
[Fatwa]

Steak should never be fried/griddled in oil. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. If you need oil, buy a better pan citation needed.

Category:Humour

2012-09-01T13:55:14Z

Elephant: Reverted edits by Dever (talk) to last revision by Receive

Some funny, some less funny

In Jokes

2012-09-01T13:54:36Z

Elephant: Reverted edits by Dever (talk) to last revision by Undone

With a strong community of posters to be found on Redbrick, it is inevitable that a number of in-jokes exist. Feel free to update and add to this list.

When adding a new in-joke, please keep the same format.

="Is this another one of those recursive wiki entries?"=

Recursive threads are one of the greatest tools of the users of the Redbrick newsgroups - To destroy a thread, merely ask is the thread recursive. Most Redbrick in-jokes have [[recursion]] at the core - recursion is the new lowest form of wit.

===Origin===

Digital media is prone to easy duplication, and the Redbrick newsgroups are no different. Recursive (i.e. repeatitive) newsgroup threads have existed for as long as I can remember, however however originally wrote "Is this another one of those recursive threads?" should probably be locked up for crimes against humanity.

===Added to list===

14 Jun 2005

=Finland has an Army?=

Well someone asks a question on the boards and then someone will respond with "Finland has an army?". It sometimes changed to fit in the context of the thread, for example on a thread discussing this wiki, [[User:Doc|Doc]] suggested the topic [[Finland Has An Army]].

Sometimes, someone will then ask, what is this "Finland has an Army?" shenanigans. This will prompt someone else to write a long description of the origin of the joke will then prompt someone else to reply with "Finland has an Army?"

This joke has taken on a life of its own. Some of members of Redbrick work in Google and they slipped in an ad to Google's ads: [http://thedeadone.net/?p=194 Redbrick has an Army?] In February 2009, 21 members and associates of Redbrick travelled to Finland. It was noted by a few of the group that there were, in fact, a high number of soldiers in gear compared to Ireland. At the airport in Tampere, Redbrick members were treated to two F18 fighter jets taking off. Finland surely does have an army.

<pre>
From: Disposable Teen <bosco@RedBrick.DCU.IE>
Newsgroups: redbrick.babble
Subject: Re: Internet addiction
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 12:25:51 +0000 (UTC)

On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 Captain Olimar <myk@RedBrick.DCU.IE> wrote:
> From Ireland.com
>
> Helsinki: A number of Finnish conscripts have been excused their full
> term of military service because they are addicted to the Internet, the
> Finnish Defence Forces announced yesterday.
>
> Doctors found that the young men miss their computers too much to cope
> with their compulsory six months in the forces.
>
> "For people who play (Internet) games all night and don't have any
> friends, don't have any hobbies, to come into the army is a very big
> shock," said Commander-Captain Jyrki Kivela at the military conscription
> unit.
>
> "They get sent home for three years and after that they have to come
> back and we ask if they are okay ... they will have had time to grow
> up."
>
> "We are very proud of our Finnish men. Eighty-two per cent of all
> Finnish men manage their whole military service," Commander Kivela
> added.
>
>

Finland has an army?

</pre>

===Origin===

Somebody posted a news story about people escaping Finland's conscription by being addicted to the internet. This made them unsuitable for military service.

Somebody followed up to this with "Finland has an army?". I don't think this was repeated too much, but the response, "They held back the Russians in World War 2" - and one million and five variants - was soon posted, by one million and size people eager to demonstrate their sexy historical knowledge. They were so eager, they didn't check to see if anybody else had posted something similar. After a while, people started posting it ironically, to demonstrate that people should check threads before posting.

Since then, "Finland has an army?" and "held back the russians in world war 2" in a response have come to mean "This has already been said". Constant reposting of the same answer in various slightly different (or implausibly identical) forms is a variant of this injoke - the Nebuchadnezzar joke below is an example. Likewise, expect the current topic to be incorporated: "Google has a Finland?" - "Held back the Matrix in world war 2".

===Added to list===

16 May 2005

=The Nebuchadnezzar=

Often used in response to obvious questions or lingustic related questions. Someone replies with a post saying "The name of the ship was the Nebuchadnezzar. It was the ship in the Matrix".

===Origin===

[http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~spock Spock] started this one off. He asked a seemingly simple question. He wanted to know if anyone knew a word he had heard which he attempted to spell it phonetically. This provoked a huge amount of responses as people replied saying it was the Nebuchadnezzar. And so an in-joke was born.

===Added to list===

16 May 2005

=FREE SHERRO!!!=

Often said ironically by older members to indicate that they are being intentionally loud and/or obnoxious.

===Origin===

Sometime in 1997, a user named sherro was DisUsered for being an ass (as a lot of users were wont to be). This then caused a torrent of calls from his friends to re-enable his account. These took the form of the words 'FREE SHERRO!!!' in almost every form NewsGroups, emails to committee, spamming in ItchyNuts and such). It's been verified that the call was also scrawled as graffitti in some of DCUs toilets.

Since then, FREE SHERRO!!! has been used as a statement to indicate that the sayer is being ironically loud and obnoxious. Nobody younger then about 4th gen ever really gets this.

===Added to list===

23 June 2005

=tbh=

Stands for "to be honest". Gives a cheesy superiority to the person who says it. Usually said when trying to be authoritative about something, or when telling off someone for being stupid. e.g. "You suck tbh", "Gaming is deadly tbh".

===Origin===

Mid-late 2004, originated with zyox who overused it.

===Added to list===

23 June 2005

=Cammy's Law=

As any Redbrick discussion about religion or religion and science grows longer, the probability of a comparison to relativism approaches one.

===Origin===

See [[Cammy's Law|the article]] for more.

===Added to list===

28 March 2005

=Batman Movies=

A movie title, quote, plot summary or tag-line has the main character (or a some other element) replaced with Batman. Subsequent posters followup with more examples of "Batman Movies".

> > Batman sees dead people.
>
> "Batman freaked out, joined the army... now he's a professional killer."

There's something about Batman.

===Origin===

It originated on the redbrick.movies board and went on for quite a bit. It resurfaced again in May 2006 on a discussion about what the longest thread on the boards and so it is now an official a Redbrick in-joke.

===Added to list===

10 May 2006

=RESIIIIIIIII...GN=

===Origin===

When [[User:robby|robby]] was elected chair of RedBrick at the 2008 AGM, certain elected rootholders at the time began drunkenly hassling him in [[Fibbers]]. Legend has it that the cry "RESIIIIIGN" was said to have been uttered by [[User:lil_cain|lil_cain]]. It is now shouted at committee members when they do something wrong, or in an attempt to demotivate them.

===Added to list===

27 September 2009

=Grand=
===Origin===
Particularly associated with [[User:lithium|lithium]] and [[User:hauk|hauk]], "grand" is a complex adjective that can be used to express any level of casual assent from "good" or "ok" to "sure, why not?".

Frequently seen in #lobby, grand is most often used in conjunction with grand activities such as growing chilies or homebrewing, but can be adapted to banally express approval of almost anything. Statistics indicate that by the year 2013, the ever-increasing usage of "grand" will eliminate the need for all other mildly positive adjectives.

See also: [[Grand]]

===Added to list===

14 April 2011

=Failchair=
===Origin===
Failchair is a light-hearted mock term for a DCU society committee's chairperson.

From the Games Soc wiki - "The term "failchair" came about in 2008 or so as part of a Redbrick/Games Soc in-joke, whereby the word "fail" is attached to the front of all or part of a committee title. The term is used almost exclusively in jest, and rarely implies actual failure on the part of the committee member in question."

===Added to list===

14 April 2011

[[Category:Humour]]
[[Category:Redbrick History]]
[[Category:Community]]

User:Beimear

2011-02-24T18:11:04Z

Elephant: /* Character Witnesses */

Beimear... Swan Killer

[[Image:Swanslaughter.jpg]]

==The Issue At Hand==

19:56 < gw> yeah she is

19:57 < gw> we disowned her after she killed a swan

20:00 < don> gw: lolwut?

20:01 < gw> she just snapped it's fucking neck

20:02 < gw> like a cheap pencil

20:06 < gw> so like

20:06 < gw> we were drinking

20:06 < gw> heavily

20:06 < gw> I think we were in rain

20:07 < gw> she fell on it

20:08 < gw> I have never seen anyons so horrified in all my life

20:09 < gw> yeah

20:09 < gw> see, she want up to it to feed it or pet it or something

20:09 < gw> it tried to take a bite out of her

20:10 < gw> she lost her footing on the damp grass

20:10 < gw> and *snap*

20:10 < gw> this was alongside the canal

20:11 < gw> near where rain is

20:13 < gw> let me find the name of the road

20:14 < gw> few nights ago

20:19 < gw> It's a hell of a lot more fucked up when it actually happens

20:20 < gw> rather than just hearing about it

==Character Witnesses==

"Beimear! you vomited on the bathroom door and all up the stairs D:"

"I personally am aroused at beimear"

"She woke up in his bed and thought she was on the couch."

"I want to eat her out and make her cum as I fuck her quietly"

"She stole my chocolate pudding"

"She clearly bit off more then she could chew"

"Where, when and why did beimear kill a swan?"

"A vote for beimear is a vote for abortion!"

"swans are fuckin gayfags but you shouldn't kill them"

"She murdered a *swan*, Joe!"

==Swan Philly Pasta==

===Ingredients===

* 1 (16 ounce) package uncooked rotini pasta
* 3 tablespoons margarine
* 1 pound skinless, boneless swan breast halves, or half a freshly murdered cygnet
* 1 cup chopped onion
* 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon black pepper
* 1 teaspoon swan soup base
* 1/2 cup water
* 1 pound shredded Swiss cheese

===Method===

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x11-inch baking dish.

2. Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the rotini, and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.

3. Melt the margarine in a large skillet over medium heat, and pan-fry the swan breasts until the meat is no longer pink inside and the outsides are golden brown, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Cut the swan into bite-size strips, and set aside.

4. Cook the onion and green pepper in the same skillet until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the vegetables with salt and black pepper, then stir in the swan soup base and water until the soup base has dissolved. Place the cooked pasta into the skillet, and stir to combine with the vegetables; mix in the swan strips and Swiss cheese until thoroughly combined. Spread the mixture into the prepared baking dish.

5. Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is hot and the cheese has melted, about 15 minutes.

User:Beimear

2011-02-24T14:43:32Z

Elephant: Swan Cake

Beimear... Swan Killer

[[Image:Swanslaughter.jpg]]

==Character Witnesses==

"Beimear! you vomited on the bathroom door and all up the stairs D:"

"I personally am aroused at beimear"

"She woke up in his bed and thought she was on the couch."

"I want to eat her out and make her cum as I fuck her quietly"

"She stole my chocolate pudding"

"She clearly bit off more then she could chew"

"Where, when and why did beimear kill a swan?"

"A vote for beimear is a vote for abortion!"

"swans are fuckin gayfags but you shouldn't kill them"

==Swan Philly Pasta==

===Ingredients===

* 1 (16 ounce) package uncooked rotini pasta
* 3 tablespoons margarine
* 1 pound skinless, boneless swan breast halves, or half a freshly murdered cygnet
* 1 cup chopped onion
* 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon black pepper
* 1 teaspoon swan soup base
* 1/2 cup water
* 1 pound shredded Swiss cheese

===Method===

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x11-inch baking dish.

2. Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the rotini, and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.

3. Melt the margarine in a large skillet over medium heat, and pan-fry the swan breasts until the meat is no longer pink inside and the outsides are golden brown, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Cut the swan into bite-size strips, and set aside.

4. Cook the onion and green pepper in the same skillet until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the vegetables with salt and black pepper, then stir in the swan soup base and water until the soup base has dissolved. Place the cooked pasta into the skillet, and stir to combine with the vegetables; mix in the swan strips and Swiss cheese until thoroughly combined. Spread the mixture into the prepared baking dish.

5. Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is hot and the cheese has melted, about 15 minutes.

Emo

2010-10-26T15:18:14Z

Elephant: /* lil_cain */

After many users both laid claim to and denied their affiliation with the tag "emo", it has been decided that the wiki is the best Redbrick tool with which to lay the matter to rest. Here is a list of known emos on Redbrick and pics with which to both prove their "emoness" and identify/avoid them in the real world.

==aisling==
[[image:aeris.jpg]]
03:20 < Aisling > but i feel emo
^^ Proof enough.

==atlas ==
[[Image:Atlas_emo.jpg]]

Although not showing some of the more classic emo signs this person never seems to be happy, and has almost never been recorded smiling. That, and his other somewhat "unusual" habits make him emo enough for this page.

Saturday, 25th Feb 2007, Doyles Pub
receive: this is ac/dc! enjoy yourself
atlas: I shall do no such thing

== bincheol ==
[[Image:emobinky.jpg]]
[[Image:Emo_binky.jpg]]

16:26 < binncheol > fightstar are EPCI.
16:26 < binncheol > EPIC. even
16:26 < binncheol > seriously one of my favourite bands right now.

[16:58:36] binncheol | 'everything is beautiful and nothing hurts'

Went to Taking Back Sunday - EMO!

== carri ==

16:03:36 < nanaki> carri: you have no heart
16:03:46 <@carri> No. BECAUSE YOU BROKE IT
16:03:48 <@carri> <cut>

carri ? I like taking back sunday.

== chris ==

Seen here with eyeliner and straightened hair. His teary eyed appearance really defines him as a person...

[[Image:Emo_chris.jpg]]

== doc ==
[[Image:Emo_doc_grey.jpg]]

== dregin ==
[[Image:emo_dregin.JPG]]

'''BREAKING NEWS: '''Dregin just came out of the emo closet to Castle in #lobby. Check [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~dregin/emo_out.txt here] for proof.

There is also evidence of dregin's allegiance to the ultra-faggy ''straight edge'' trend.

13:06 < Attol> someone recently told me they'd gone straight edge, can't remember who
13:07 < Dregin> Attol: It WAS ME!

The proof is undeniable.

== emma ==

10:47 < emma> I hate everything :(

10:47 < emma> I'll just go cut my self

[[Image:Emmagingemo.jpg]]

If this isn't emo.... (also, she's 16 when this was taken.. JAILBAIT++;)

== exzantia ==
[[image:Emo_exzantia.jpg]]

==finch==
[[Image:Emo.jpg]]

== gizmo ==
[[Image:emo gizmo.jpg]]

gizmo's second baptism.

18:23:19 < g1zmo> I'm just an awesome guy
18:26:31 < g1zmo> jesus
18:26:36 < g1zmo> don't all rush to agree with me or anything
18:32:49 < g1zmo> ...
18:32:51 < g1zmo> I fucking hate you guys
18:32:57 < g1zmo> *cut*

== goldfish ==
[[Image:EmoGoldie.jpg]]

14:10 < go|dfish> LIFE IS FUCKING SHIT.
14:10 < joe5ie> an hero time.
14:11 < go|dfish> i hope my manager died in a plane crash on his way back from usa
14:11 < undone> emo|fish

22:35 < go|dfish> because life is shit?
22:35 < go|dfish> </emo>
22:35 < roro> how come??
22:35 < roro> stop being soo EMO

20:10:30 goldfish | i may have to end my life

== hauk ==

01:04:33 < HAUK> I want another life.
01:04:38 < HAUK> This one sucks.
01:04:41 < HAUK> *cut*

==haus==
Image says it all.

[[image:8323_178900470395_505410395_3857158_7804031_n.jpg]]

< haus> ;_;
< haus> I've been cut, cut deep

* haus gets his emo on
* haus - I'm Not Okay - MCR

< haus> He makes me want to cut other people
< elephant> for once

* haus thinks he needs a new blade

Text of http://redbrick.dcu.ie/~haus

Life.
It's all just one big fuck up really. People spend the majority of it looking for somebody else.
Like, what if you never do find that person who's supposed to make you happy? Do you die miserable?
Is anyone ever really always happy? Sure, I've been happy. But it never seems to last.
Happiness, building you up just to shatter it all down again when you won't see it coming since the beginning of time.
So what's the answer to avoid being shattered? Not letting anything external to your own body/mind.
That'll never work. You'll die alone like that.
But maybe it is better to die alone rather than just get hurt, over and over again.
I sure know I'm sick of being hurt, aren't you?

== lil_cain ==

[[Image:Lil cain emo.jpg]]

Recently spotted at the DCU Clubs & Socs Ball. Notice the anger expressed on his visage.

15:36 < lil_cain> hello great depression
15:37 < lil_cain> time to start stockpiling cigarettes, alchol, and razorblades me thinks

In Clubs and Socs: "I resign from life!"

Plan:
Life. Loath it or ignore it, you can't like it.

EEEMMMOOOOO!!!!

== maK ==
[[Image:426404945a4491595700b660418857l.jpg]]
[19:12:26] maK | thisrbthingisreallyboring.
[19:13:07] maK | ilikeditatfirstbutnownoonetalknsaboutanythinelsebutinsults.

12:43 < maK> is this not hell already?
12:44 < maK> you cant feel pain when your dead.
12:44 < maK> death > life.
12:45 < maK> ;_;
12:45 < maK> *slit*

== marvin ==
[[Image:Marvin.jpg]]
[13:52:29] marvin | life is a heap of shit
[13:52:32] marvin | good riddance

== Merchelo ==

19:35 < Merchelo> it's true
19:35 < Merchelo> my friends call me lovely so i don't cut myself
19:35 < Merchelo> *cut*

== nemo ==
[14:08] * nemo prays for the sweet release of death.

His name even has the word "emo" in it. How much more evidence do you need?

==ornat==
[[Image:emo_ornat.jpg]]

Don't let this user's seemingly happy facade fool you, as this photo evidence proves her emoness. Also has a strange obsession with hugs.

==phaxx==
[[Image:DSC01727.jpg]]

Apart from the trademark frown, phaxx appears here to be taking an uncharacteristically feminine interest in hair, make-up and wearing womens clothing; all hallmarks of the emo.

==tiroskan==

In clubs and socs office: "I'm too tired for life ;_;"

== twiggy ==
[[Image:emo_twiggy.JPG]]
Likes to mention the war - emo.

[13:41:46] @twiggy | i wasn't about to suggest i was going to

[13:41:51] @twiggy | I'm clearly not welcome

[13:41:55] @Zyox | YEAH

[13:41:56] @twiggy | *cuts wrists*

[13:42:05] -*- twiggy cries emo tears

== undone ==
[[Image:Undone_emo.JPG]]

Photographical evidence of undone on the loose in the real world has proven hard to come by.
He has made it onto the list due to his constant claims to haircare prowess and threats to kill his parents in #lobby. Any better pictures may save the life of many an ill-educated DCU student should they approach him unaware of his "emoness" so, please act with the utmost urgency in passing these on.

coconut: Away cutting himself.

undone: i was just finding a razor

undone: gonna do it now

undone: liveblogging

== zero ==
[[Image:Emo_zero.jpg]]

WAF!

Note: zero is no longer a member of RedBrick due to his epic exam fail and subsequent dropping out. Fagwaffery.

== zyox ==
[[Image:ZyoxHair.jpg]]

Although many have long suspected zyox of being emo, evidence has only recently come to light:

14:05:01 < Zyox> pain is good
14:05:06 < Zyox> it reminds me im still alive
14:05:10 < Zyox> ;_;
14:05:12 < Zyox> *cut*

[[Category:Humour]]

Talk:Of Heroes and Champions

2010-10-16T15:53:43Z

Elephant: New page: Who should be added here? Obv. the founding members, anyone who's been involved in serious crashes and The Great Hack. Anyone volunteering to scour the timeline?

Who should be added here?

Obv. the founding members, anyone who's been involved in serious crashes and The Great Hack.

Anyone volunteering to scour the timeline?

Mercurial

2010-03-23T12:15:10Z

Elephant: changed filepath for hgweb.cgi

Mercurial is a version control system, like [[svn|subversion]] in that it manages changes in your code, but different in that it's designed to be distributed. Git and bazaar are also distributed version control systems. Mercurial is also written in python, which is [http://xkcd.com/353/ cool]. It's built in web interface is also excellent.

==Setting Up On RedBrick ==

All the setup needs to be done on murphy, since that's the webserver. After that, you can access your code from anywhere.

First, we need to setup the repo that will contain the code
receive@murphy (~) % hg init hgrepo

Next, we setup the web access...

=== Step 1 - Create the directory, and copy in the python cgi ===
receive@murphy (~) % cd ~/public_html
receive@murphy (~/public_html) % mkdir hg
receive@murphy (~/public_html) % chmod 711 hg
receive@murphy (~/public_html) % cd hg
receive@murphy (~/public_html/hg) % cp /usr/share/doc/mercurial-common/examples/hgweb.cgi .
receive@murphy (~/public_html/hg) % chmod 755 hgweb.redbrick.cgi

=== Step 2 - Set the repo location ===

Open the hgweb.redbrick.cgi in nano (or any other text editor) and on the second to last line replace /YOUR/HOME/DIR/YOUR/REPO with the location of the repo you created. For me, this is /home/member/r/receive/hgrepo - the location will depend on where your home directory is. Optionally, replace "repository name" with something cooler.

=== Step 3 - Set Up htaccess ===

receive@murphy (~/public_html/hg) % touch .htaccess
receive@murphy (~/public_html/hg) % chmod 644 .htaccess

Open the htaccess file in a text editor.

<pre>
##################################
# Force all access to over https #
##################################

RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
RewriteRule (.*) https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~receive/hg

###################################
# Options for rewriting hg access #
###################################

RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 443
#write base depending on where the base url lives
RewriteBase /~receive/hg
# Send requests for files that exist to those files.
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
# Send requests for directories that exist to those directories.
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
# Send requests to hgwebdir.cgi, appending the rest of url.
RewriteRule (.*) hgweb.redbrick.cgi/$1 [QSA,L]

################################
# Options for password control #
################################

AuthType Basic
AuthName "My Mercurial Repo"
AuthUserFile /home/member/r/receive/.hgpasswd
Require valid-user
</pre>

You can use this htaccess file as a sample, but you'll need to make a few changes. The rewrite base should be set to the location on the webserver you created the hg directory. If you've been following the same example names I used it will be ~username/hg

Also, you'll need to set the location you're going to use for your htpasswd file.

=== Step 4: Create the password file ===

receive@murphy (~/public_html/hg) % htpasswd -c /home/member/r/receive/.hgpasswd receive

This will prompt you to enter your new password twice.

receive@murphy (~/public_html/hg) % chmod 644 /home/member/r/receive/.hgpasswd

== Cloning the Repo ==

Once all this is done you should be able to login at https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~username/hg - of course you won't see any code there yet.

Go to whatever computer you want to start writing code on and clone a copy of the repo

andrew@laptop:~ $ hg clone https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~receive/hg

Now I have a copy of the repo on my laptop I can work on. You should [http://mercurial.selenic.com/guide/ read the guide] to see all the commands that are available, but the basics you'll need are hg add and hg commit.

== Pushing ==

After making changes you can push them back to your repo on RedBrick.

andrew@laptop:~/hg $ hg push

You can now look at the changes on the web interface :)

Emo

2010-03-04T16:48:53Z

Elephant: /* haus */

After many users both laid claim to and denied their affiliation with the tag "emo", it has been decided that the wiki is the best Redbrick tool with which to lay the matter to rest. Here is a list of known emos on Redbrick and pics with which to both prove their "emoness" and identify/avoid them in the real world.

==aisling==
[[image:aeris.jpg]]
03:20 < Aisling > but i feel emo
^^ Proof enough.

==atlas ==
[[Image:Atlas_emo.jpg]]

Although not showing some of the more classic emo signs this person never seems to be happy, and has almost never been recorded smiling. That, and his other somewhat "unusual" habits make him emo enough for this page.

Saturday, 25th Feb 2007, Doyles Pub
receive: this is ac/dc! enjoy yourself
atlas: I shall do no such thing

== bincheol ==
[[Image:emobinky.jpg]]
[[Image:Emo_binky.jpg]]

16:26 < binncheol > fightstar are EPCI.
16:26 < binncheol > EPIC. even
16:26 < binncheol > seriously one of my favourite bands right now.

[16:58:36] binncheol | 'everything is beautiful and nothing hurts'

Went to Taking Back Sunday - EMO!

== carri ==

16:03:36 < nanaki> carri: you have no heart
16:03:46 <@carri> No. BECAUSE YOU BROKE IT
16:03:48 <@carri> <cut>

carri ? I like taking back sunday.

== doc ==
[[Image:Emo_doc_grey.jpg]]

== dregin ==
[[Image:emo_dregin.JPG]]

'''BREAKING NEWS: '''Dregin just came out of the emo closet to Castle in #lobby. Check [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~dregin/emo_out.txt here] for proof.

There is also evidence of dregin's allegiance to the ultra-faggy ''straight edge'' trend.

13:06 < Attol> someone recently told me they'd gone straight edge, can't remember who
13:07 < Dregin> Attol: It WAS ME!

The proof is undeniable.

== emma ==

10:47 < emma> I hate everything :(

10:47 < emma> I'll just go cut my self

[[Image:Emmagingemo.jpg]]

If this isn't emo.... (also, she's 16 when this was taken.. JAILBAIT++;)

== exzantia ==
[[image:Emo_exzantia.jpg]]

==finch==
[[Image:Emo.jpg]]

== gizmo ==
[[Image:emo gizmo.jpg]]

gizmo's second baptism.

18:23:19 < g1zmo> I'm just an awesome guy
18:26:31 < g1zmo> jesus
18:26:36 < g1zmo> don't all rush to agree with me or anything
18:32:49 < g1zmo> ...
18:32:51 < g1zmo> I fucking hate you guys
18:32:57 < g1zmo> *cut*

== goldfish ==
[[Image:EmoGoldie.jpg]]

14:10 < go|dfish> LIFE IS FUCKING SHIT.
14:10 < joe5ie> an hero time.
14:11 < go|dfish> i hope my manager died in a plane crash on his way back from usa
14:11 < undone> emo|fish

22:35 < go|dfish> because life is shit?
22:35 < go|dfish> </emo>
22:35 < roro> how come??
22:35 < roro> stop being soo EMO

== hauk ==

01:04:33 < HAUK> I want another life.
01:04:38 < HAUK> This one sucks.
01:04:41 < HAUK> *cut*

==haus==
Image says it all.

[[image:8323_178900470395_505410395_3857158_7804031_n.jpg]]

< haus> ;_;
< haus> I've been cut, cut deep

* haus gets his emo on
* haus - I'm Not Okay - MCR

< haus> He makes me want to cut other people
< elephant> for once

* haus thinks he needs a new blade

== lil_cain ==

[[Image:Lil cain emo.jpg]]

Recently spotted at the DCU Clubs & Socs Ball. Notice the anger expressed on his visage.

15:36 < lil_cain> hello great depression
15:37 < lil_cain> time to start stockpiling cigarettes, alchol, and razorblades me thinks

In Clubs and Socs: "I resign from life!"

EEEMMMOOOOO!!!!

== maK ==
[[Image:426404945a4491595700b660418857l.jpg]]
[19:12:26] maK | thisrbthingisreallyboring.
[19:13:07] maK | ilikeditatfirstbutnownoonetalknsaboutanythinelsebutinsults.

12:43 < maK> is this not hell already?
12:44 < maK> you cant feel pain when your dead.
12:44 < maK> death > life.
12:45 < maK> ;_;
12:45 < maK> *slit*

== marvin ==
[[Image:Marvin.jpg]]
[13:52:29] marvin | life is a heap of shit
[13:52:32] marvin | good riddance

== Merchelo ==

19:35 < Merchelo> it's true
19:35 < Merchelo> my friends call me lovely so i don't cut myself
19:35 < Merchelo> *cut*

== nemo ==
[14:08] * nemo prays for the sweet release of death.

His name even has the word "emo" in it. How much more evidence do you need?

==ornat==
[[Image:emo_ornat.jpg]]

Don't let this user's seemingly happy facade fool you, as this photo evidence proves her emoness. Also has a strange obsession with hugs.

==phaxx==
[[Image:DSC01727.jpg]]

Apart from the trademark frown, phaxx appears here to be taking an uncharacteristically feminine interest in hair, make-up and wearing womens clothing; all hallmarks of the emo.

==tiroskan==

In clubs and socs office: "I'm too tired for life ;_;"

== twiggy ==
[[Image:emo_twiggy.JPG]]
Likes to mention the war - emo.

== undone ==
[[Image:Undone_emo.JPG]]

Photographical evidence of undone on the loose in the real world has proven hard to come by.
He has made it onto the list due to his constant claims to haircare prowess and threats to kill his parents in #lobby. Any better pictures may save the life of many an ill-educated DCU student should they approach him unaware of his "emoness" so, please act with the utmost urgency in passing these on.

== zero ==
[[Image:Emo_zero.jpg]]

WAF!

Note: zero is no longer a member of RedBrick due to his epic exam fail and subsequent dropping out. Fagwaffery.

== zyox ==
[[Image:ZyoxHair.jpg]]

Although many have long suspected zyox of being emo, evidence has only recently come to light:

14:05:01 < Zyox> pain is good
14:05:06 < Zyox> it reminds me im still alive
14:05:10 < Zyox> ;_;
14:05:12 < Zyox> *cut*

[[Category:Humour]]

Obelisk

2010-02-24T15:43:21Z

Elephant: /* Description */

{{Redbrick Hardware}}
__NOTOC__
'''Obelisk ~ 136.206.15.12'''
== Details ==

<table>
<tr><td>Type:</td><td>IBM Old Netfinity 5500 Shite </td></tr>
<tr><td>OS:</td><td>Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron</td></tr>
<tr><td>CPU:</td><td>2 x 500MHz Intel Pentium 2</td></tr>
<tr><td>RAM:</td><td>1GB</td></tr>
<tr><td>Storage:</td><td>Onboard PERC RAID controller</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td>OnBoard Untrawide SCSI controller</td></tr>
<tr><td>Disks:</td><td>3x SCSI Disks</td></tr>
<tr><td>Drives:</td><td>Internal IDE CDROM</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td>Internal FDE Floppy</td></tr>
<tr><td>Network:</td><td>Onboard Ethernet</td></tr>
<tr><td>Extras:</td><td>Certainly not applicable</td></tr>
</table>

== Description ==

Old obelisk is old. Obelisk was decommissioned in 2009 and taken by [[User:elephant|elephant]].

At the end of the academic year, it was placed in Clubs & Socs for safe keeping, where it remains to today.

[[Image:Obelisk.jpg|right]]

== Services ==

* anyterm.redbrick.dcu.ie
* ajaxterm.redbrick.dcu.ie
* bitlbee.redbrick.dcu.ie

Obelisk will most likely run ircproxy if/when it is working again.

[[Category:Hardware]]

File:Robbyspic.jpg

2009-12-18T13:02:32Z

Elephant:

TimeLine2009

2009-12-18T13:01:43Z

Elephant:

{{Timeline Years}}
[[Category: Redbrick History]]

== January ==

* 1st - Cynic is re-installed with debian so that it can temporarily host mysql (disk issues on deathray had caused it to be temporarily moved to severus, which hadn't been much better.)

* 3nd - Murphy is re-installed with Solaris. Tests with OpenBSD had mainly proven that it was good at crashing a lot

== February ==
* 4th - Finland has a redbrick? 21 of redbricks member go to Finland to visit some random Museum. (very very very cold!)
* 19th - Webmaster makes a test edit to the wiki.
* 24th - Bake Sale for Rag week! Carri , emma, kat & lotta baked enough cakes to feed redbrick. €110 euro was earned.
* 24th - [[Dare Day]]. Redbrick members took part in many weird and wonderful dares in the name of charity.
== March ==
* 3rd - Trainee Admins first workshop. Topic Shell Scripting. Location Meeting room 1, Attendance 12.
* 9th - Redbrick's annual tech week begins! First event was Filmsoc presents hackers.
* 10th
1pm - Forensic Security talk presented by Charlie Daily - note Charlie Daily was a no show.
2pm - Microsoft XNA Talk. Present by Martha Rotter - free pens for all! Also Windows 7 for some.
5pm - Git VCS: How to not lose your final year project. Present by Redbricks Lorcan McDonald
6pm - Build Your Own PC Tutorial. Present by Sean Hand (Revenant)
8pm - Strange Things Table Quiz.
* 11th
4pm - Demonware Talk, presented by Eoghan Gaffney (atlas).http://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/mw/Talk:Quiz#Round_7_Picture_round
5pm - Linux install fest.
* 12th - Redbrick goes to Q-Zar! Blues (oldies) win Oranges (newbs + bambi).
* 12th - The new Sun x4140s, Morpheus and Daniel Arrive, Morpheus goes into production within 6 hours of it being racked.
* 13th - Wavehunt runs again this year. Phaxx wins and donates his prize money to redbrick.
* 13th - Intersocs night in the longstone. Rediculously tiny platter was had, some loved it, two (Angelkat & carri) hated it. Werdz was indifferent to the taste of it, but he couldn't believe how small it was for the amount of money that was paid.

== April ==

* 5th - [http://twitter.com/RedbrickDCU RedBrick Twitter] is launched to tell people about stuff.

* 9th - SU Election results in after many recounts. Alan Keegan (barium) is elected president, and John Murphy (bobo) is elected Deputy President, beating Mark Egan by just 6 votes. Andrew Harford (receive) loses Vice President to Melanie Farrell by 76 votes. In the battle of former RedBrick PROs John Needham (colossus) beats Padraig O'Connor (landa2) in the race for Computing & Engineering Convenor.

* 10th - Good Friday. RedBrick is offline for several hours as all power to the campus is cut for maintenance on some transformer. Murphy takes over as webserver when we eventually get in to turn it back on.

* 14th - AGM is planned for today, but is postponed for a week when it turns enough notice hadn't been given.

* 16th - Redbrick Annual Table Quiz! Skyhawk wins raffle of an acer netbook. Randomers win first place, Bincheol, team limsups come 2nd (kat can't remember who they are ) moju, tiny and feanor come third. [http://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/mw/Talk:Quiz#Round_7_Picture_round Quiz]

* 21st - AGM is held.

Chairperson:

Andrew Martin (werdz) and Lotta Mikkonen (attol) ran. attol was elected.

Secretary:

Emma Gallagher (emma) was the only candidate and was elected by a majority show of hands.

Treasurer:

Sean Hand (revenant) was the only candidate and was elected by a majority show of hands.

Events Officer:

Carri Fuery (carri) was the only candidate and was elected by a majority show of hands.

Public Relations Officer:

Daniel Fox (maiden) was the only candidate and was elected by a majority show of hands.

Helpdesk:

Diarmaid McManus (elephant), Gautam Wadhwa (gw), Daniel Fox (maiden), Austin Halpin (haus) and
Gavin Tubritt (gmblitis) all ran. elephant, gw and haus were elected.

System Administrators:

Eoghan Cotter (johan), Seamus Ronan (train), Alan Walsh (sonic), David Ó Laigheanáin (coconut) and
Diarmaid McManus (elephant) ran. johan, sonic and coconut were elected.

Webmaster:

Kat Farrell (Angelkat) was the only candidate and was elected by a majority show of hands.

== September ==

It becomes known that several incoming first years have attempted to join the society - despite their student IDs not being valid yet! Bravo, brave knights!

* 23rd - [[User:coconut|coconut]] begins the tedious task of re-uploading every image on this wiki. He feels sad. [[User:gw|gw]] is conscripted to assist, [[User:angelkat|angelkat]] gives a hand.

== October ==

* 6th/7th Clubs and Socs days are held. The 15th generation of Brickies register. Kubuntu discs, badges, magnets, freshers' ball tickets, goodie bags and freshers' leaflets are handed out. After the committee's fruitless searching for the missing RedBrick banner, SU president Alan Keegan comes to the rescue on the morning of the 6th. Apparently the banner had been hiding in meeting room 3 since Tech Week. Ceiling Cat's screen, keyboard and mouse are brought down and attached to Coconut's laptop so that people can play with RedBrick's services at the desk. An animated ascii train is the highlight. Attol and Coconut crash a CA1 lecture. Attol gets stagefright and says about 5 words, so Carri and Coconut handle the rest of the crashed lectures.

[[Image:Cands091.jpg|200px|thumb|left|RedBrick Stand 09]] [[Image:Cands092.jpg|200px|thumb|centre|RedBrick Stand 09]] [[Image:Cands094.jpg|200px|thumb|left|bunbun the brick 09]]

*8th - Generation 15 arrive. RedBrick celebrates by holding the Fresher's Ball in the Slipper. It is very well attended.

== December ==

* DCUfm forget to renew their license. RedBrick pull the stream for legal reasons, and DCUfm cry. or: "DCUFM decide to act like a bunch of 2 year olds. Redbrick gives them strange looks."

[[Image:robbyspic.jpg|200px|thumb|center|A good summary]]

TimeLine2009

2009-12-18T13:01:16Z

Elephant:

Emo

2009-12-07T17:15:07Z

Elephant:

After many users both layed claim to and denied their affiliation with the tag "emo", it has been decided that the wiki is the best Redbrick tool with which to lay the matter to rest. Here is a list of known emos on Redbrick and pics with which to both prove their "emoness" and identify/avoid them in the real world.

==aisling==
[[image:aeris.jpg]]
03:20 < Aisling > but i feel emo
^^ Proof enough.

==atlas ==
[[Image:Atlas_emo.jpg]]

Although not showing some of the more classic emo signs this person never seems to be happy, and has almost never been recorded smiling. That, and his other somewhat "unusual" habits make him emo enough for this page.

Saturday, 25th Feb 2007, Doyles Pub
receive: this is ac/dc! enjoy yourself
atlas: I shall do no such thing

== bincheol ==
[[Image:emobinky.jpg]]
[[Image:Emo_binky.jpg]]

16:26 < binncheol > fightstar are EPCI.
16:26 < binncheol > EPIC. even
16:26 < binncheol > seriously one of my favourite bands right now.

[16:58:36] binncheol | 'everything is beautiful and nothing hurts'

Went to Taking Back Sunday - EMO!

== carri ==

16:03:36 < nanaki> carri: you have no heart
16:03:46 <@carri> No. BECAUSE YOU BROKE IT
16:03:48 <@carri> <cut>

carri ? I like taking back sunday.

== doc ==
[[Image:Emo_doc_grey.jpg]]

== dregin ==
[[Image:emo_dregin.JPG]]

'''BREAKING NEWS: '''Dregin just came out of the emo closet to Castle in #lobby. Check [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~dregin/emo_out.txt here] for proof.

There is also evidence of dregin's allegiance to the ultra-faggy ''straight edge'' trend.

13:06 < Attol> someone recently told me they'd gone straight edge, can't remember who
13:07 < Dregin> Attol: It WAS ME!

The proof is undeniable.

== emma ==

10:47 < emma> I hate everything :(

10:47 < emma> I'll just go cut my self

[[Image:Emmagingemo.jpg]]

If this isn't emo.... (also, she's 16 when this was taken.. JAILBAIT++;)

== exzantia ==
[[image:Emo_exzantia.jpg]]

==finch==
[[Image:Emo.jpg]]

== gizmo ==
[[Image:emo gizmo.jpg]]

gizmo's second baptism.

18:23:19 < g1zmo> I'm just an awesome guy
18:26:31 < g1zmo> jesus
18:26:36 < g1zmo> don't all rush to agree with me or anything
18:32:49 < g1zmo> ...
18:32:51 < g1zmo> I fucking hate you guys
18:32:57 < g1zmo> *cut*

== goldfish ==
[[Image:EmoGoldie.jpg]]

14:10 < go|dfish> LIFE IS FUCKING SHIT.
14:10 < joe5ie> an hero time.
14:11 < go|dfish> i hope my manager died in a plane crash on his way back from usa
14:11 < undone> emo|fish

22:35 < go|dfish> because life is shit?
22:35 < go|dfish> </emo>
22:35 < roro> how come??
22:35 < roro> stop being soo EMO

==haus==
Image says it all.

[[image:8323_178900470395_505410395_3857158_7804031_n.jpg]]

< haus> ;_;
< haus> I've been cut, cut deep

== lil_cain ==

[[Image:Lil cain emo.jpg]]

Recently spotted at the DCU Clubs & Socs Ball. Notice the anger expressed on his visage.

15:36 < lil_cain> hello great depression
15:37 < lil_cain> time to start stockpiling cigarettes, alchol, and razorblades me thinks

In Clubs and Socs: "I resign from life!"

EEEMMMOOOOO!!!!

== maK ==
[[Image:426404945a4491595700b660418857l.jpg]]
[19:12:26] maK | thisrbthingisreallyboring.
[19:13:07] maK | ilikeditatfirstbutnownoonetalknsaboutanythinelsebutinsults.

12:43 < maK> is this not hell already?
12:44 < maK> you cant feel pain when your dead.
12:44 < maK> death > life.
12:45 < maK> ;_;
12:45 < maK> *slit*

== marvin ==
[[Image:Marvin.jpg]]
[13:52:29] marvin | life is a heap of shit
[13:52:32] marvin | good riddance

== Merchelo ==

19:35 < Merchelo> it's true
19:35 < Merchelo> my friends call me lovely so i don't cut myself
19:35 < Merchelo> *cut*

== nemo ==
[14:08] * nemo prays for the sweet release of death.

His name even has the word "emo" in it. How much more evidence do you need?

==ornat==
[[Image:emo_ornat.jpg]]

Don't let this user's seemingly happy facade fool you, as this photo evidence proves her emoness. Also has a strange obsession with hugs.

==phaxx==
[[Image:DSC01727.jpg]]

Apart from the trademark frown, phaxx appears here to be taking an uncharacteristically feminine interest in hair, make-up and wearing womens clothing; all hallmarks of the emo.

==tiroskan==

In clubs and socs office: "I'm too tired for life ;_;"

== twiggy ==
[[Image:emo_twiggy.JPG]]
Likes to mention the war - emo.

== undone ==
[[Image:Undone_emo.JPG]]

Photographical evidence of undone on the loose in the real world has proven hard to come by.
He has made it onto the list due to his constant claims to haircare prowess and threats to kill his parents in #lobby. Any better pictures may save the life of many an ill-educated DCU student should they approach him unaware of his "emoness" so, please act with the utmost urgency in passing these on.

== zero ==
[[Image:Emo_zero.jpg]]

WAF!

Note: zero is no longer a member of RedBrick due to his epic exam fail and subsequent dropping out. Fagwaffery.

== zyox ==
[[Image:ZyoxHair.jpg]]

Although many have long suspected zyox of being emo, evidence has only recently come to light:

14:05:01 < Zyox> pain is good
14:05:06 < Zyox> it reminds me im still alive
14:05:10 < Zyox> ;_;
14:05:12 < Zyox> *cut*

[[Category:Humour]]

Committee

2009-12-05T13:48:58Z

Elephant: /* 2009/10 (Current) */

The name given to the leadership of Redbrick. Elected every year at the Annual General Meeting it is composed of 13 members: three admins, three helpdesk, Webmaster, a first year rep, a Secretary, PRO, Ents Officer, Treasurer and Chairperson. The First Year Rep is elected at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), usually held during Clubs & Socs Week at the start of October. You must be a first year member to run for this position. All members of the committee are given ops in #lobby while the admins, along with previous system administrators still in the root group, hold [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_user root]. The webmaster may also hold root, upon passing a root competency test.

They are the Society's most popular target for abuse and insults and work tirelessly and without compensation for the Society they love so much. A list of past and present Committee members can be found at http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/about/committee/

An alternative view of the Committee is that it is a collection of the power-mad, the arrogant, the popular and the insulting. All members have their own opinions on that matter but most will agree that without the Committee Redbrick would not be able to function, and for that, and perhaps that alone, they deserve thanks.

--Cain

Originally from the [[Encyclopedia]], updated by atlas and coconut

The committee can be contacted at: committee@redbrick.dcu.ie

Or, you can e-mail individual members via their RedBrick addresses.

=== 2009/10 (Current) ===
Chairperson
Lotta Mikkonen ( attol )
Secretary
Emma Gallagher ( emma )
Treasurer
Seán Hand ( revenant )
Events Officer
Carri Fuery ( carri )
Public Relations Officer
Dan Fox ( maiden )
First Year Representative
David Glennon ( azrael )
Helpdesk
<del>Austin Halpin ( haus )</del>
Diarmaid McManus ( elephant )
Gautam Wadhwa ( gw )
Webmaster
Kat Farrell ( angelkat )
System Administrators
Eoghan Cotter ( johan )
<del>David Ó Laigheanáin ( coconut )</del>
Alan Walsh ( sonic )

=== 2008/09 ===
Chairperson
<del>Robert O'Reilly ( robby )</del>
Kat Farrell ( angelkat )
Secretary
Damian Rhatigan ( dano )
Treasurer
Leah Doyle ( bambi )
Events Officer
Lotta Mikkonen ( attol )
Public Relations Officer
Carri Fuery ( carri )
<del>John Needham ( colossus )</del>
First Year Representative
Emma Gallagher ( emma )
Helpdesk
<del>Seán Hand ( revenant )</del>
Séamus Ronan ( train )
<del>Gavin Tubritt ( gamblitis )</del>
Webmaster
Andrew Martin ( werdz )
System Administrators
Cian Brennan ( lil_cain )
Andrew Harford ( receive )
Eoghan Cotter ( johan )

=== 2007/08 ===
Chairperson (also known as Failchair)
Andrew Harford ( receive )
Secretary
Kevin Fox ( undone )
Treasurer
<del>Ashley Samuel Dooley Martyn ( mythe )</del>
Events Officer
Kat Farrell ( angelkat )
Public Relations Officer
Damian Rhatigan ( dano )
Education Officers (also known as Helpdesk, also known as Faildesk)
Padraig O'Connor ( landa2 )
Eoghan Cotter ( johan )
David Ó Laigheanáin ( coconut )
<del>Matthew Barrington ( moju )</del>
<del>Declan Whelan ( castle )</del>
Webmaster
Richard Dalton ( d_fens )
System Administrators
Andrew Martin ( werdz )
Cian Brennan ( lil_cain )
<del>Diarmuid Bourke ( drag0n )</del>

=== 2006/07 ===

Chairperson
Charlie Von Metzradt ( phaxx )
Secretary
Jessica Ni Chonchubhair ( jesjes )
Treasurer
Andrew Harford ( receive )
Public Relations Officer
<del>Padraig O'Connor ( landa2 )</del>
Damien Rathigan ( dano )
Events Officer
Kat Farrell ( angelkat )
Education Officers (helpdesk)
Kevin Fox ( undone )
Simon Kilroy ( gizmo )
Diarmuid Bourke ( drag0n )
Webmaster
John Doyle ( art_wolf )
System Administrators
Sarunas Vancevicius ( svan )
Eoghan Gaffney ( atlas )
Stephen Doyle ( igy )

=== 2005/06 ===

Chairperson
Michelle Graham (drusilla)
Secretary
Dave Couse ( phreak )
Treasurer
Kenneth Barrett ( sionnach )
Public Relations Officer
Jessica Ni Chonchubhair ( jesjes )
Events Officer
Bernard McKeever ( dregin )
Education Officers (helpdesk)
Stephen Doyle ( igy )
Simon Kilroy ( gizmo )
Graham Bishop ( winters )
Webmaster
Una Kehoe ( keloe )
System Administrators
Charlie Von Metzradt ( phaxx )
Eoghan Gaffney ( atlas )
Stephen Ryan ( ryaner )

=== 2004/05 ===

Chairperson
Michelle Graham (drusilla)
Secretary
Aisling Devlin ( aeris )
<del>Donal Mulligan ( thor )</del>
Treasurer
Charlene Barrett ( charlene )
Public Relations Officer
Martina Frain ( dramaq )
Events Officer
Mark Grenham ( kyper )
Education Officers (helpdesk)
John Doyle ( art_wolf )
<del>Una Kehoe ( keloe )</del>
Stephen Doyle ( igy )
Eoghan Gaffney ( atlas )
Webmaster
David Whelan ( biteme )
System Administrators
<del>Martin Clarke ( prolix )</del>
Charlie Von Metzradt ( phaxx )
Michael Dowling ( mickeyd )
Padraic Hallinan ( halenger )

=== 2003/04 ===

Chairperson
David Johnston ( emperor )
Secretary
Cillian Sharkey ( cns )
Treasurer
Seamus O'Toole ( mael )
<del>Grainne Sheerin ( dimples )</del>
Public Relations Officer
Aisling Devlin ( aeris )
Events Officer
Martina Frain ( dramaq )
Education Officers (helpdesk)
Eoin Campbell ( cambo )
Una Kehoe ( keloe )
Sun Ning ( sunshine )
Webmaster
Declan McMullen ( skyhawk )
System Administrators
Martin Clarke ( prolix )
Dermot Duffy ( dizer )
Martin Harte ( tuama )

=== 2002/03 ===

Chairperson
Nikki Kenny ( kamili )
Secretary
Trevor Johnston ( trevj )
<del>Andrew MacCann ( montoya )</del>
Treasurer
Grainne Sheerin ( dimples )
<del>Neil Walsh ( marvin )</del>
Public Relations Officer
Shane Tallon ( del_boy )
Events Officer
Elaine Bannon (purdy)
<del>Carla Coleman</del>
Education Officers (helpdesk)
Eoin Campbell ( cambo )
Declan McMullen ( skyhawk )
Declan O'Neill ( dec )
<del>Mark Campbell</del>
Webmaster
David Johnston ( emperor )
System Administrators
Mark Dunne ( pixies )
Dermot Duffy ( dizer )
Cillian Sharkey ( cns )

=== 2001/02 ===

Chairperson
Donal Mulligan ( thor )
Secretary
Brian Banbrick ( moridin )
Treasurer
John Canavan ( tibor )
Public Relations Officer
Andrew MacCann ( montoya )
Events Officer
Micheal Glennon ( magluby )
Education Officers (helpdesk)
Kevin Dermody ( esoteric )
Nikki Kenny ( kamili )
Neil Walsh ( marvin )
Webmaster
Colm MacCarthaigh ( colmmacc )
System Administrators
Philip Reynolds ( phil )
Mark Campbell ( mark )
Cillian Sharkey ( cns )

=== 2000/01 ===

Chairperson
Karl Podesta ( kpodesta )
Secretary
Brian Banbrick ( moridin )
Treasurer
Jonathan Lundberg ( spock )
Public Relations Officer
Kevin Cannon ( p )
Events Officer
John Canavan ( tibor )
Education Officers (helpdesk)
Conor O'Kane ( cokane )
Mark Campbell ( mark )
Donal Hunt ( redgiant )
Webmaster
Barry O'Neill ( bubble )
System Administrators
Philip Reynolds ( phil )
Sarvesh Singh ( macbain )
Noel Fitzpatrick ( noelfitz )
Mark Dunne ( pixies )
Robert Crosbie ( bobb)

=== 1999/2000 ===

Chairperson
Jonathan Lundberg ( spock )
Secretary
Caroline Sheedy ( bootie )
Treasurer
Damien Martin ( otto )
Public Relations Officer
Julie Kerin ( julie )
Events Officer
Orla McGan ( orly )
Education Officers (helpdesk)
Conor O'Kane ( cokane )
Nigel Parkes ( elmer )
Eileen Gavin ( munchkin )
Barry O'Neill ( bubble )
Webmaster
Karl Podesta ( kpodesta )
System Administrators
Adam Kelly ( cthulhu )
Hoi Chau Wong ( whc )
Robert Crosbie ( bobb)

=== 1998/99 ===

Chairperson
Justin Moran ( cain )
Secretary
Jonathan Lundberg ( spock )
Treasurer
Caroline Sheedy ( bootie )
Public Relations Officer/Events Officer
Cecily Murray ( celery )
Education Officers (helpdesk)
Aoife Cahill ( ace )
Sarvesh Singh ( macbain )
Eoin McGrath ( bob )
Barry O'Neill ( bubble )
Webmaster
Brian Scanlan ( singer )
David Murphy ( drjolt )
System Administrators
Adam Kelly ( cthulhu )
John Looney ( valen )
Hoi Chau Wong ( whc )
Colin Whittaker ( grimnar)
John Bolger (jbolger )
Cian Synnott ( pooka )
Ka Chun Leung ( plop )

=== 1997/98 ===

Chairperson
Patrick Grant ( floppy )
Mike Bennett ( thalia )
Secretary
Jonathan Lundberg ( spock )
Treasurer
Aoife McGoveran ( hms )
Public Relations Officer
Dave O'Flynn ( firefly )
Events Officer
Kevin O'Donovan ( kod )
Education Officers (helpdesk)
Daire McKenna ( fatwa )
Shane O'hUid ( wishkah )
John Barker ( barkerj )
Webmaster
Andrew Lawless ( andy )
System Administrators
Dermot Hanley ( wibble )
Ka Chun Leung ( plop )
David Murphy ( drjolt )

=== 1996/97 ===

Chairperson
Sean Cullen ( hyper )
Secretary
Dermot Hanley ( wibble )
Treasurer
Paraic O'Ceallaigh ( swipe )
Public Relations Officer
Michael McHugh ( sandman )
System Administrators
Fergus Donohue ( fergus )
David Murphy ( drjolt )

[[Category:Encyclopedia]]

Emo

2009-03-13T20:15:38Z

Elephant: /* train */

After many users both layed claim to and denied their affiliation with the tag "emo", it has been decided that the wiki is the best Redbrick tool with which to lay the matter to rest. Here is a list of known emos on Redbrick and pics with which to both prove their "emoness" and identify/avoid them in the real world.

==aisling==
[[image:aeris.jpg]]
03:20 < Aisling > but i feel emo
^^ Proof enough.

==atlas ==
[[Image:Atlas_emo.jpg]]

Although not showing some of the more classic emo signs this person never seems to be happy, and has almost never been recorded smiling. That, and his other somewhat "unusual" habits make him emo enough for this page.

Saturday, 25th Feb 2007, Doyles Pub
receive: this is ac/dc! enjoy yourself
atlas: I shall do no such thing

== bincheol ==
[[Image:emobinky.jpg]]
[[Image:Emo_binky.jpg]]

16:26 < binncheol > fightstar are EPCI.
16:26 < binncheol > EPIC. even
16:26 < binncheol > seriously one of my favourite bands right now.

[16:58:36] binncheol | 'everything is beautiful and nothing hurts'

== doc ==
[[Image:Emo_doc_grey.jpg]]

== dregin ==
[[Image:emo_dregin.JPG]]

'''BREAKING NEWS: '''Dregin just came out of the emo closet to Castle in #lobby. Check [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~dregin/emo_out.txt here] for proof.

There is also evidence of dregin's allegiance to the ultra-faggy ''straight edge'' trend.

13:06 < Attol> someone recently told me they'd gone straight edge, can't remember who
13:07 < Dregin> Attol: It WAS ME!

The proof is undeniable.

== exzantia ==
[[image:Emo_exzantia.jpg]]

==finch==
[[Image:Emo.jpg]]

== gizmo ==
[[Image:emo gizmo.jpg]]

gizmo's second baptism.

18:23:19 < g1zmo> I'm just an awesome guy
18:26:31 < g1zmo> jesus
18:26:36 < g1zmo> don't all rush to agree with me or anything
18:32:49 < g1zmo> ...
18:32:51 < g1zmo> I fucking hate you guys
18:32:57 < g1zmo> *cut*

== goldfish ==
[[Image:EmoGoldie.jpg]]

14:10 < go|dfish> LIFE IS FUCKING SHIT.
14:10 < joe5ie> an hero time.
14:11 < go|dfish> i hope my manager died in a plane crash on his way back from usa
14:11 < undone> emo|fish

22:35 < go|dfish> because life is shit?
22:35 < go|dfish> </emo>
22:35 < roro> how come??
22:35 < roro> stop being soo EMO

== lil_cain ==

[[Image:Lil cain emo.jpg]]

Recently spotted at the DCU Clubs & Socs Ball. Notice the anger expressed on his visage.

15:36 < lil_cain> hello great depression
15:37 < lil_cain> time to start stockpiling cigarettes, alchol, and razorblades me thinks

EEEMMMOOOOO!!!!

== maK ==
[[Image:426404945a4491595700b660418857l.jpg]]
[19:12:26] maK | thisrbthingisreallyboring.
[19:13:07] maK | ilikeditatfirstbutnownoonetalknsaboutanythinelsebutinsults.

12:43 < maK> is this not hell already?
12:44 < maK> you cant feel pain when your dead.
12:44 < maK> death > life.
12:45 < maK> ;_;
12:45 < maK> *slit*

== marvin ==
[[Image:Marvin.jpg]]
[13:52:29] marvin | life is a heap of shit
[13:52:32] marvin | good riddance

== Merchelo ==

19:35 < Merchelo> it's true
19:35 < Merchelo> my friends call me lovely so i don't cut myself
19:35 < Merchelo> *cut*

== nemo ==
[14:08] * nemo prays for the sweet release of death.

His name even has the word "emo" in it. How much more evidence do you need?

==ornat==
[[Image:emo_ornat.jpg]]

Don't let this user's seemingly happy facade fool you, as this photo evidence proves her emoness. Also has a strange obsession with hugs.

==phaxx==
[[Image:DSC01727.jpg]]

Apart from the trademark frown, phaxx appears here to be taking an uncharacteristically feminine interest in hair, make-up and wearing womens clothing; all hallmarks of the emo.

== twiggy ==
[[Image:emo_twiggy.JPG]]
Likes to mention the war - emo.

== undone ==
[[Image:Undone_emo.JPG]]

Photographical evidence of undone on the loose in the real world has proven hard to come by.
He has made it onto the list due to his constant claims to haircare prowess and threats to kill his parents in #lobby. Any better pictures may save the life of many an ill-educated DCU student should they approach him unaware of his "emoness" so, please act with the utmost urgency in passing these on.

== zero ==
[[Image:Emo_zero.jpg]]

WAF!

Note: zero is no longer a member of RedBrick due to his epic exam fail and subsequent dropping out. Fagwaffery.

== zyox ==
[[Image:ZyoxHair.jpg]]

Although many have long suspected zyox of being emo, evidence has only recently come to light:

14:05:01 < Zyox> pain is good
14:05:06 < Zyox> it reminds me im still alive
14:05:10 < Zyox> ;_;
14:05:12 < Zyox> *cut*

[[Category:Humour]]

Emo

2009-03-11T01:03:35Z

Elephant:

After many users both layed claim to and denied their affiliation with the tag "emo", it has been decided that the wiki is the best Redbrick tool with which to lay the matter to rest. Here is a list of known emos on Redbrick and pics with which to both prove their "emoness" and identify/avoid them in the real world.

==aisling==
[[image:aeris.jpg]]
03:20 < Aisling > but i feel emo
^^ Proof enough.

==atlas ==
[[Image:Atlas_emo.jpg]]

Although not showing some of the more classic emo signs this person never seems to be happy, and has almost never been recorded smiling. That, and his other somewhat "unusual" habits make him emo enough for this page.

Saturday, 25th Feb 2007, Doyles Pub
receive: this is ac/dc! enjoy yourself
atlas: I shall do no such thing

== bincheol ==
[[Image:emobinky.jpg]]
[[Image:Emo_binky.jpg]]

16:26 < binncheol > fightstar are EPCI.
16:26 < binncheol > EPIC. even
16:26 < binncheol > seriously one of my favourite bands right now.

[16:58:36] binncheol | 'everything is beautiful and nothing hurts'

== carri ==

[[Image:Carri_Emo.jpg]]

23:38 * carri is an emo fag
23:39 < carri> I think I'll go slit my wrists while riding my bird.

PROOF ENOUGH!

== doc ==
[[Image:Emo_doc_grey.jpg]]

== dregin ==
[[Image:emo_dregin.JPG]]

'''BREAKING NEWS: '''Dregin just came out of the emo closet to Castle in #lobby. Check [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~dregin/emo_out.txt here] for proof.

There is also evidence of dregin's allegiance to the ultra-faggy ''straight edge'' trend.

13:06 < Attol> someone recently told me they'd gone straight edge, can't remember who
13:07 < Dregin> Attol: It WAS ME!

The proof is undeniable.

== elephant ==
As seen in lobby:

23:33 < elephant> <cuts>

00:35 < elephant> why does noone love me... <emocide>

== exzantia ==
[[image:Emo_exzantia.jpg]]

==finch==
[[Image:Emo.jpg]]

== gizmo ==
[[Image:emo gizmo.jpg]]

gizmo's second baptism.

18:23:19 < g1zmo> I'm just an awesome guy
18:26:31 < g1zmo> jesus
18:26:36 < g1zmo> don't all rush to agree with me or anything
18:32:49 < g1zmo> ...
18:32:51 < g1zmo> I fucking hate you guys
18:32:57 < g1zmo> *cut*

== goldfish ==
[[Image:EmoGoldie.jpg]]

14:10 < go|dfish> LIFE IS FUCKING SHIT.
14:10 < joe5ie> an hero time.
14:11 < go|dfish> i hope my manager died in a plane crash on his way back from usa
14:11 < undone> emo|fish

22:35 < go|dfish> because life is shit?
22:35 < go|dfish> </emo>
22:35 < roro> how come??
22:35 < roro> stop being soo EMO

== haus17 ==

00:12 < haus17> WHERE I WANT TO DIE

== landa2 / tiny ==

15:33 < tiny> FFS,
15:33 < tiny> life blows...
15:33 < tiny> *cut*

== lil_cain ==

[[Image:Lil cain emo.jpg]]

Recently spotted at the DCU Clubs & Socs Ball. Notice the anger expressed on his visage.

15:36 < lil_cain> hello great depression
15:37 < lil_cain> time to start stockpiling cigarettes, alchol, and razorblades me thinks

EEEMMMOOOOO!!!!

== maK ==
[[Image:426404945a4491595700b660418857l.jpg]]
[19:12:26] maK | thisrbthingisreallyboring.
[19:13:07] maK | ilikeditatfirstbutnownoonetalknsaboutanythinelsebutinsults.

12:43 < maK> is this not hell already?
12:44 < maK> you cant feel pain when your dead.
12:44 < maK> death > life.
12:45 < maK> ;_;
12:45 < maK> *slit*

== marvin ==
[[Image:Marvin.jpg]]
[13:52:29] marvin | life is a heap of shit
[13:52:32] marvin | good riddance

== Merchelo ==

19:35 < Merchelo> it's true
19:35 < Merchelo> my friends call me lovely so i don't cut myself
19:35 < Merchelo> *cut*

== nemo ==
[14:08] * nemo prays for the sweet release of death.

His name even has the word "emo" in it. How much more evidence do you need?

==ornat==
[[Image:emo_ornat.jpg]]

Don't let this user's seemingly happy facade fool you, as this photo evidence proves her emoness. Also has a strange obsession with hugs.

==phaxx==
[[Image:DSC01727.jpg]]

Apart from the trademark frown, phaxx appears here to be taking an uncharacteristically feminine interest in hair, make-up and wearing womens clothing; all hallmarks of the emo.

== train ==

set a hard admin test - likes panic at the disco. So what if it's too long a username?

== twiggy ==
[[Image:emo_twiggy.JPG]]
Likes to mention the war - emo.

== undone ==
[[Image:Undone_emo.JPG]]

Photographical evidence of undone on the loose in the real world has proven hard to come by.
He has made it onto the list due to his constant claims to haircare prowess and threats to kill his parents in #lobby. Any better pictures may save the life of many an ill-educated DCU student should they approach him unaware of his "emoness" so, please act with the utmost urgency in passing these on.

== zero ==
[[Image:Emo_zero.jpg]]

WAF!

Note: zero is no longer a member of RedBrick due to his epic exam fail and subsequent dropping out. Fagwaffery.

== zyox ==
[[Image:ZyoxHair.jpg]]

Although many have long suspected zyox of being emo, evidence has only recently come to light:

14:05:01 < Zyox> pain is good
14:05:06 < Zyox> it reminds me im still alive
14:05:10 < Zyox> ;_;
14:05:12 < Zyox> *cut*

[[Category:Humour]]