Saturday

TinyExplosions

Usual Spin?

Leaving Harolds Cross Dog Track at ten, Dundrum at 10.20 or so.

See you there!

kenmc

Me out this week

TinyExplosions

It'll not be the same without ya mate, but we'll struggle on

kenmc

I'm sure ye will do just fine

niceonetom

i'm in.

for real this time.

you got a bike with gears yet tiny? tis april yunno.

TinyExplosions

Not yet Tom.. if all goes well, I'll be ordering one on the 14th!

niceonetom

kaffenbach?

TinyExplosions

niceonetom wrote: »

kaffenbach?

At the moment I'm looking at the Canyon Roadlite 5.0 now -I know, I change my mind more often than my socks, but for just over a grand I get full Ultegra, and everything I could possibly want.

I'm waiting so long as a mate of my old man's is majorly into his long distance cycling and I'm goin to have a chat with him, drool over his bike stable and see what he reckons, but at the mo, it's Canyon all the way

DirkVoodoo

Really tempted to join this. I'm tryin to get started for the WW200, only problem is i havent cycled in about a month and the last two days commute have been unusually tiring. Also, my regular cycling compadres are all occupied this weekend, and I am a pretty poor self motivator.

What kinda distance/route do ya do? Is everyone incredibly good?

kenmc

Usually go up to stepaside/kilternan/enniskerry, and then split - Tiny Explosions tends to head back from thre cos he's on a single speed, others of us have gone to glencree and turned back, yet others of us go over the sally gap. The pace is relaxed, waiting for each other at tops of big climbs etc. it's an 'as much as you want to do' sort of spin.

TinyExplosions

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Is everyone incredibly good?

I'm certainly not!

DirkVoodoo

Cool, I think I may join ye then. I need all the spins i can get between now and june. I did a few sally gap trips for the Sean Kelly (I stuck to the 100, my first big cycle event) and found it grand. As mentioned above tho, that was when I was fitter.

TinyExplosions

Cool, see you there!

Bambaata

hey all, this open to any? just got myself a trek 1.5 three weeks back and do about 1 to 2 50k+ spins a week but want to get out more. Also have signed up for the W200 and have done 2 Duathlons (Naas and Athenry) and doing Waterford this Saturday so this Saturday i couldnt. Have one friend i go around with and we were looking into joining some clubs to get into bigger groups but i dont know about clubs just yet cos i work weekends sometimes so the odd Sat or whenever would suit best

TinyExplosions

Bambaata wrote: »

hey all, this open to any? just got myself a trek 1.5 three weeks back and do about 1 to 2 50k+ spins a week but want to get out more. Also have signed up for the W200 and have done 2 Duathlons (Naas and Athenry) and doing Waterford this Saturday so this Saturday i couldnt. Have one friend i go around with and we were looking into joining some clubs to get into bigger groups but i dont know about clubs just yet cos i work weekends sometimes so the odd Sat or whenever would suit best

Anyone and everyone is welcome mate, just be at the dog track by ten

DirkVoodoo

Crap, I just remembered I have football at 12. if i meet you guys in Dundrum at 10:20 and get back to UCD for 12 I should still get a decent spin in, right?

TinyExplosions

Yeah, you'll still get a bit of a spin in anyway, sure you can head for UCD whenever ya need too

mikemac

I'm interested.
Generally cycle around Howth, Malahide and the Dollymount Strand. Never realy go southside so it'd be cool to see new areas and not be on my own too

But I don't suppose you go out on Sundays too? Would suit me better than Saturday

flickerx

I'm working tomorrow so good luck with it, hope you get better weather than last time.

flickerx (the quitter)

Chips Lovell

Probably won't be along this week. I've already arranged to go out earlier in the morning with someone else.

beans

I was planning a spin tomorrow morning, think I'll pop along to the Dog Track for ten. Just outside the track on the main road?

With only my humble hybrid, what kind of speeds were clocked last week? My average speed always tends to rest around the 25kmh mark on my solo rides, and I'd like to know in advance if I'll be considered dead wood in the group

TinyExplosions

beans wrote: »

I was planning a spin tomorrow morning, think I'll pop along to the Dog Track for ten. Just outside the track on the main road?

With only my humble hybrid, what kind of speeds were clocked last week? My average speed always tends to rest around the 25kmh mark on my solo rides, and I'd like to know in advance if I'll be considered dead wood in the group

You're pretty much the same as myself

We clock 20 -25kph generally, and yup, just on the main road outside the track

beans

Excellent, the only thing standing in the way of Saturday morning now is Friday night - but my willpower shall deal with that

Chips Lovell

Actually, previous plan fell through cause the other guy is sick, so I'll be in Dundrum at 10:20.

RtD

I enjoyed last weeks spin, despite the weather, and plan to go on a few more of them before the 200. Won't be tomorrow though, my bottom bracket started making unhealthy noises during the week so I dropped the bike in for a full service, I'm back to the 46A until early next week.

If people are unsure whether they want to do the 200 or not then going on a spin like this will prob help you make up your mind, it's certainly helped convince me.

Limestone1

I'll be heading out tomorrow morn on that route but plan to get out earlier as I need to be home by 1pm. If I can't get up early I might see you around Dundrum ....

emty

Well,I turned for home at the sally gap,cold head wind most of the way.El Tonto kept going,he is probably in kilkenny by now.The man is a machine!BTY,a few words of wisdom from an older cyclist that we met at the sally gap."...I have never regretted going out (on my bike)but I have often regretted not going...Well said,sir!!

Bicyclegadabout

I gotta get on this buzz soon.
Bike is in for it's first service this weekend.

Chips Lovell

Not quite Kilkenny. Went over the Wicklow Gap and home via Hollywood and Blessington. Got caught in a bit of hail near Brittas, which was intersesting given I was wearing shorts.

kenmc

good crowd today? there were 4 under the luas bridge as I was driving by at 10:20, presume a few more came from Harolds Cross to join up?
Anyone up for tomorrow at all? around 3ish?

TinyExplosions

kenmc wrote: »

good crowd today? there were 4 under the luas bridge as I was driving by at 10:20, presume a few more came from Harolds Cross to join up?
Anyone up for tomorrow at all? around 3ish?

Nope, only us four in the end.

I may be up for 3 tomorrow, depending on how the thesis work goes tonight -will let ya know in the am

Planet X

Lads, take a look at the weather forecast. You'll be calling out Mountain Rescue by the looks of it.
:eek:

DirkVoodoo

Yeah I heard that alright, just bring an ice axe and crampons and you should be fine.

I enjoyed today, except me being a total drag whore and pretty much tucking in behind tiny for most of the way home

TinyExplosions

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Yeah I heard that alright, just bring an ice axe and crampons and you should be fine.

I enjoyed today, except me being a total drag whore and pretty much tucking in behind tiny for most of the way home

No bother at all -I block out a fair amount of wind

TinyExplosions

kenmc wrote: »

good crowd today? there were 4 under the luas bridge as I was driving by at 10:20, presume a few more came from Harolds Cross to join up?
Anyone up for tomorrow at all? around 3ish?

I'm game for a 3pm spin. Anyone else?

Bambaata

Anyone going this Saturday? The guy i normally go on spins with is off on a cycling holiday so i'm left all alone this week. Is ti always the same route or how do ye generally decide that?

TinyExplosions

Bambaata wrote: »

Anyone going this Saturday? The guy i normally go on spins with is off on a cycling holiday so i'm left all alone this week. Is ti always the same route or how do ye generally decide that?

Generally we take the same route up to Enniskerry, and then decide from there.

I'm heading out at 10am from the Dog Track, 10.20 or so from Dundrum.

Who else is in? (there's an outside chance I'll have the Focus as it should have been shipped today :cool: )

Bambaata

i'm not 100% sure where that harolds cross track is. cant seem to get a street address either from the website. any advice? just looking for it on google maps at mo

edit, I think I've spotted it on the hybrid of the map beside leinster park road and the actual harolds cross rd

Planet X

Acute abscess on the back of my leg. Off work for a week. All sorts of tablets. Be a while before I'll be on my Focus!
:mad::mad:

kenmc

I'm in. Might make sense to start a new thread each week, something like <Day> Spin: <Date>, just to keep things a bit cleaner?

TinyExplosions

Bambaata wrote: »

i'm not 100% sure where that harolds cross track is. cant seem to get a street address either from the website. any advice? just looking for it on google maps at mo

edit, I think I've spotted it on the hybrid of the map beside leinster park road and the actual harolds cross rd

That's the one. GEt on the Harolds cross road, and you can't miss it... it's on the left if you're coming from the city centre.

Planet X -sorry to hear about that mate -must be f**kin painful!