Sunday 13th of July Spin ... anyone?

Caroline_ie

Hi people,

Anyone for a spin tomorrow, maybe a flat-ish route meeting the Phoenix Park at the Papal cross at 10.00

This spin is fully endorced by TinyExplosions by the way. :pac:

2 routes possible - Towards Meath and Kildare or Toward Malahide, along the coast for as far as we want!!!

I guess we can decide when we meet.

Cheers guys

ROK ON

Would be on for it. I had planned to head from Castleknock to Maynooth via back roads of Leixlip & Carton. Maynooth to Naas via Clane. From Naas could decide to head out further or head back via Celbridge.

emty

Might be on for it.Am only in 10 mins from todays spin(don't ask!).Will post in the morning

TinyExplosions

Caroline_ie wrote: »

This spin is fully endorced by TinyExplosions by the way. :pac:

I endorse nothing!

I'm in though. We meeting in the carpark at the cross?

Caroline_ie

TinyExplosions wrote: »

I'm in though. We meeting in the carpark at the cross?

Car park of the cross Not up all the way at the cross...

I think ROK ON's spin route can be a good option.

blorg

Sounds good. How about something like this- out to Trim and back by Summerhill and Maynooth?

Note this only involves cycling on the N3 for a stretch of a couple of km after Clonee, I haven't indicated it on the map but the route would go on a quiet road parallel to the N3, through Mulhuddart. The Trim road is a good surface and relatively quiet, it's quite popular with some cycling clubs.

90km, extremely flat, I reckon we could do it under 3 hours.

EDIT: Just saw ROK_ON's route, that would be good too. Either are better than Malahide which is very suburban with lots of traffic and lights etc.

Caroline_ie

blorg wrote: »

Sounds good. How about something like this- out to Trim and back by Summerhill and Maynooth?

EDIT: Just saw ROK_ON's route, that would be good too. Either are better than Malahide which is very suburban with lots of traffic and lights etc.

I think both routes are good, and we can also stop for a lovely cup of tea somewhere. The N3 can be avoided via Mulhuddart yea.

Now that we know what direction we're going ( towards the flat, I love flat ) I guess we can just meet at the Cross tomorrow and head out!!

90/100k sounds great to me, my bike and my legs.

Chips Lovell

I'm in.

c0rk3r

Im in but have to turn around at 11:00

Edit: Can someone stick a marker on google maps to show where we are meeting

Caroline_ie

c0rk3r wrote: »

Im in but have to turn around at 11:00

Edit: Can someone stick a marker on google maps to show where we are meeting

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=&daddr=53.357262,-6.327181&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=15&sll=53.35757,-6.327696&sspn=0.011577,0.018539&ie=UTF8&ll=53.357493,-6.321731&spn=0.046923,0.12188&z=13

If you know the roundabout between Your President's and the US ambassador's gafs on the main park's road. Take the road toward the US Ambassador's up to the Massive papal cross, there's a parking lot to the right. Don't cycle all the way up to the cross, stay near the front.

Hope this helps ...

TinyExplosions

This Car Park

It's right beside the huge cross, visible from most parts of the park, to the left of the main road if you're heading into the park from the city centre

ROK ON

Hi folks. Dont mind whether we do my suggested route or the other (Trim) route. However, regardless of the route, I would like to go thru Maynooth first. I have arranged to meet with another newbie to the boards outside the college in Maynooth. Thanks.

Caroline_ie

ROK ON wrote: »

Hi folks. Dont mind whether we do my suggested route or the other (Trim) route. However, regardless of the route, I would like to go thru Maynooth first. I have arranged to meet with another newbie to the boards outside the college in Maynooth. Thanks.

I don't think this is a problem at all. See you tomorrow!

c0rk3r

cheers guys. Im usually in the phoenix park doing laps and never really noticed it...

ollietrex

Yep count me in for this one...

RobAMerc

i am in guys - looking forward to meeting ye all

supertramp

Is this open to all, or do ye have an official club?

Caroline_ie

supertramp wrote: »

Is this open to all, or do ye have an official club?

Just turn up :pac:

supertramp

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Just turn up :pac:

That's grand. Hope I don't bring all of ye down with touching wheels, as it's a while since I cycled with a group

emty

Now,where did I put that sun-tan lotion?

Chips Lovell

emty wrote: »

Now,where did I put that sun-tan lotion?

Don't jinx it.

blorg

It is looking nice all right. But I washed my bike which generally means rain. If I stick my mudguards back on that might do the trick...

Out last night so I'll be taking it easy

penexpers

Grr stuck at home doing stupid oncall.

Chips Lovell

14 out today.

penexpers

Pretty good! Where did ye go?

Chips Lovell

I turned off in Maynooth. Having been out half the day yesterday, I was only looking for a short one today and did 50km in the end. When I left, there was talk of Trim and Drogeheda.

short circuit

Hi Guys ... It was good meeting you all .... and putting names and/or screen names to the faces.

I was the guy in silver/yellow Lemond Etape.

I had to turn back at Trim .... but the trip back to Clonee took it completely out of me .... never realised how much easier it is to do it as part of a group .... I wasn't even uncomfortable at Trim.

Hope to get out more often on the weekend spins.

Bambaata

well i bumped into ye all in Slane. i was the guy who said hello as i was about to get into my car as ye went up the hill after the lights. ye got a good spin in today so!! never expected to see boards jerseys in Slane!!

ROK ON

Hi folks. Had to turn back at Summerhill. Pace was too much for me. I was the guy in skeleton top. Was delighted to keep up for so long, given my fitness. My top speed is ye're low/casual speed - so I have a lot of work to do. In saying that I really enjoyed it. I clocked 56miles door to door in 3hr35mins. I thought that would be about my time. Hope to spend next few months improving that. Anyway, wont be around next week, but definitely up for heading out again with ye in 2 weeks time. Thanks and take it easy.

Caroline_ie

157km for me. Just home now. Did Pheonix park - Maynooth - Kilcock - Trim - Navan - Slane - Drogheda - Balbrigan - Swords - Home ( that was Tiny, Emty, Ollie, Cadex, Blorg and me. )

3 Punctures: Me, Ollie, Cadex

We had a brilliant stop in Drogheda for some nice tea and a tour of the church and a interresting history lesson.

The last 30km were a bit tough, my legs were a bit tired...

Was great to see everyone again, and for the 1st time for some. Thanks for all of those who turned up

Bambaata: I am not sure if I said hello, but I noticed the lads did. We also got 'honked' at in Navan ... the 3 boards beeps ...

Was really a great spin!!! I had a brilliant day.

I need a shower now ( waiting for water to heat up )

niceonetom

good spin today, great to have the weather smile on us for a change

decided to head dublinwise in navan as yesterday was a bit of an epic and i really didn't want to spend all day on the bike again.

the N3 is a bit poo though -still there was three of us so we made decent time.

seems to me that there is a call for a northside based ride, and the backroads of kildare might be a bit more friendly to newcomers that wickla mountains? could become a regular thing perhaps?

Chips Lovell

Four county tour then. Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Louth.

blorg

Bambaata wrote: »

well i bumped into ye all in Slane. i was the guy who said hello as i was about to get into my car as ye went up the hill after the lights. ye got a good spin in today so!! never expected to see boards jerseys in Slane!!

That could have been me in the jersey- think I was the last boards jersey at that stage (although Tiny had boards shorts.) Sorry if I didn't reply, I was locked in a life or death sprint to the top of that hill with Cadex and things were a bit blurry (he won, that guy can certainly climb a hill!)

Tiny, Cadex, Emty, Caroline, Ollietrex and myself went on the full distance - Maynooth, Kilcock, Summerhill, Trim, Navan, Drogheda and back to Dublin. 161km for me.

Particular congratulations to Caroline who did her first 150km+ today after doing her first 100km+ yesterday! Really incredible.

emty

Great day,but man am I hungry.Am trying to figure out does guinness count as a food source

Chips Lovell

niceonetom wrote: »

the N3 is a bit poo though -still there was three of us so we made decent time.

I took the N4 and flew back. Gave c0rk3r a tow the whole way.

TinyExplosions

About 153 for me, same route as Caroline.

Good day out all round, and massive praise due to Caroline as before this weekend she'd not broken 100, and she did that yesterday, and 150+ today! chapeau mme

Caroline_ie

blorg wrote: »

Particular congratulations to Caroline who did her first 150km+ today after doing her first 100km+ yesterday! Really incredible.

Thanks I'm a legend.
My previous max would have been 90km spins...

niceonetom

congrats serious respect there.

Raam

niceonetom wrote: »

seems to me that there is a call for a northside based ride, and the backroads of kildare might be a bit more friendly to newcomers that wickla mountains? could become a regular thing perhaps?

The spin out to The Hill of Tara via Ratoath/Dun Shaughlin is a nice one, as is the spin from Swords to Drogheda via Naul. Loads of good roads around Lusk and Skerries also.

Cadex

Hey lads thanks for a great spin today. Couldn't have been better with the weather, company, cups of tea etc. thanks a lot. Had been a bit worried about how I'd get on or how the knee would behave, and that route was probably the best thing for both. Thanks a bunch. Very nice to meet Tiny's folks and the other Boards peeps that I hadn't met before. Fair play in particular to Caroline, saw the posts above - that's some stretching of the boundary - well done.

Cadex

Ah you say the nicest things - you'll make me blush! Fair play - reckon I only got the drop on you cause you had a gear change moment....

blorg wrote: »

That could have been me in the jersey- think I was the last boards jersey at that stage (although Tiny had boards shorts.) Sorry if I didn't reply, I was locked in a life or death sprint to the top of that hill with Cadex and things were a bit blurry (he won, that guy can certainly climb a hill!)

Tiny, Cadex, Emty, Caroline, Ollietrex and myself went on the full distance - Maynooth, Kilcock, Summerhill, Trim, Navan, Drogheda and back to Dublin. 161km for me.

Particular congratulations to Caroline who did her first 150km+ today after doing her first 100km+ yesterday! Really incredible.

supertramp

Hey, thanks all, had an enjoyable outing,. I turned back to dublin with two other, along the n3.
I was in the light blue top, and blue shorts. My legs gave up on part of it, but caught a second wind. Thanks to ye lads, for the tow.

Bambaata

right i dont know what is is but i bumped into ye again this evening lol. I was at the homestead in Slane but drove back up to where i'm living this evening and as i turned into my place on Mobhi Road there ye were again just back in town lol. sounds like a great spin!!

TinyExplosions

Bambaata wrote: »

right i dont know what is is but i bumped into ye again this evening lol. I was at the homestead in Slane but drove back up to where i'm living this evening and as i turned into my place on Mobhi Road there ye were again just back in town lol. sounds like a great spin!!

Following us are ye

Caroline_ie

Bambaata wrote: »

right i dont know what is is but i bumped into ye again this evening lol. I was at the homestead in Slane but drove back up to where i'm living this evening and as i turned into my place on Mobhi Road there ye were again just back in town lol. sounds like a great spin!!

It's a sign that you should stop using that car ...

sean_d

Thanks for the spin today lads + ladeez. Had to turn south at Kilcock to get home for an airport run (for a flight which was susequently delayed..which meant spending the best part of the afternoon in arrivals hall :mad:)....you can imagine my surprise when I passed the remnants of the group on the airport road nearly 6 hours after I left you!
I'm not clued into the 3 honks thing, so I waved passively, but not sure anyone noticed. I'll know better next time.
The Boards kit looks cool too...chapeau to the designer!

Sean
(Ollies MTB mate)

Caroline_ie

sean_d wrote: »

Thanks for the spin today lads + ladeez.
Sean
(Ollies MTB mate)

Sean, Thanks for the spare tube. IOU 1:)
Next time I will bring a tube I can actually use on these wheels.:o
Cheers!

sooty11

awww cant believe i missed todays one! and ye passed through balbriggan! ye should called to my house for tea and sangiches! although ye might have been thrown a paint brush if ye did arrive up! painting a garden fence all day...and my bike is still in kerry....i really must organise to get it back up soon. how long did that take ye today?? might be a route i can start doing.

ollietrex

163km for me with 6 hours 22 of riding and 285m of climb, just finished cooking burgers on the BBQ and having a few beers. A fine spin today and the tour of the church in Drogheda made it all the more intresting.

Will defo be out for these spins again....

penexpers

Sounds like a good one! Pity I couldn't make it and I won't be here next weekend either.

Bambaata

Caroline_ie wrote: »

It's a sign that you should stop using that car ...

that must be it! i did get my own mammoth 15km cycle in the park later