Sunday Spin, 17th August

TinyExplosions

Right, I'm not about tomorrow (dentist appt to get my tooth looked at), so how about a Sunday spin. It has to be flat, as I've a bit of a chest infection and won't make it up and serious hills at the moment, so how about 10am at the Papal Cross in Pheonix Park?

Route to be decided (not Drogheda though!)

Raam

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Right, I'm not about tomorrow (dentist appt to get my tooth looked at), so how about a Sunday spin. It has to be flat, as I've a bit of a chest infection and won't make it up and serious hills at the moment, so how about 10am at the Papal Cross in Pheonix Park?

Route to be decided (not Drogheda though!)

no Humpy 100 for you then?

fish-head

I won't be free this Sunday unfortunately.. was hoping for a Saturday spin!

TinyExplosions

Raam wrote: »

no Humpy 100 for you then?

Most definately not -even my commute has me a little breathless at the moment. Need to get a new inhalor I think

TinyExplosions

fish-head wrote: »

I won't be free this Sunday unfortunately.. was hoping for a Saturday spin!

Start a Saturday Spin thread -there's bound to be someone who wants to head out (looks towards Blorg)

Raam

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Most definately not -even my commute has me a little breathless at the moment. Need to get a new inhalor I think

We'll need to see an AUT (or TUE or whatever they call it) for that before you go on any more spins.

fish-head

Done and done.

TinyExplosions

Raam wrote: »

We'll need to see an AUT (or TUE or whatever they call it) for that before you go on any more spins.

How about a note from me mammy?

blorg

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Right, I'm not about tomorrow (dentist appt to get my tooth looked at), so how about a Sunday spin. It has to be flat, as I've a bit of a chest infection and won't make it up and serious hills at the moment, so how about 10am at the Papal Cross in Pheonix Park?

10am is a little late; would need to be quite early if we want to be in Carlow for a 9:30am start.

ROK ON

COuld be on for Sunday, but would need a 9 start as opposed to 10.

Caroline_ie

I'm in :pac:

unionman

I'm up for it as long as this awful bloody rain takes a break.

Is it 9 or 10 at the cross?

TinyExplosions

It's most definitely still on -rain or shine I'm heading out.

Papal cross at 10 -any earlier is too early for me

blorg

Might be more on for this after all than the Lumpy Humpy, emty and myself were a bit undecided after this morning's experience!

Caroline_ie

I heard that rain would hold off until later on in the afternoon ... we could have a dry-ish sunday spin. I will be there anyway ... 7 days to the SKtour ...

unionman

TinyExplosions wrote: »

It's most definitely still on -rain or shine I'm heading out.

Papal cross at 10 -any earlier is too early for me

Sounds good, I'll be there.

mloc123

Any idea what route ye will be taking?

TinyExplosions

mloc123 wrote: »

Any idea what route ye will be taking?

I think it'll be a case of deciding tomorrow, but could be Maynooth, Trim type way

unionman

Nice one guys, really enjoyed the spin.

I had 106.6km clocked from leaving and returning to the park.

We lucked out with the weather too, who'd have thought?

But perhaps the most significant moment today was discovering the secret power of wasps*

*like Kryptonite to fixed gear riders, though not actually visible in this picture:D

blorg

Indeed, nice spin, 121km in total for me. We were very lucky indeed with the weather, very nice sunny break in Trim and a bit of a downpour there immediately after I got back in my door. Emty kept pushing the pace and was in really top form.

Had to cycle from Batterstown back with my knee in bits after I turned around to look at unionman falling over- not sure exactly what happened but think when looking back I might have momentarily forgetten that you can't just stop pedalling!

Unionman came out of it rather better than me I think, small bit of blood in the attached photo BTW

Caroline_ie

Nice spin indeed, exept that I was cycling with a 100% dry chain ( from cycling in the heavy rain yesterday) making an aweful metal to metal grinding sound, making me push the pedals so hard my knee eventually got a bit sore. But overal a pleasant spin

112km for me I think ... and I have the bike already cleaned up and everything lubricated so no more grinding and squeaking. Ready for my Monday spin.

( oh ye ... I did just buy a fixie too ,,, shame on me I am also a blorg wannabe and a fashion victim )

TinyExplosions

Caroline_ie wrote: »

( oh ye ... I did just buy a fixie too ,,, shame on me I am also a blorg wannabe and a fashion victim )

Hurrah, and welcome to the dark side

blorg

Well done on buying the fixie Caroline, I am sure you won't regret it! I'd be on for a spin myself tomorrow but reckon it would have to be up the mountains.

fish-head

I'd be in for a spin I reckon.

unionman

blorg wrote: »

Had to cycle from Batterstown back with my knee in bits after I turned around to look at unionman falling over- not sure exactly what happened but think when looking back I might have momentarily forgetten that you can't just stop pedalling!

Unionman came out of it rather better than me I think, small bit of blood in the attached photo BTW

Great photo blorg. Could be used by the special effects department to simulate an exploding volcano.

My fall was the usual unionman-in-cleat-induced-pratfall, and would have had a lot more comic potential had you not upstaged me with your superior bleeding all over the road skills!:D

Well done on getting the fixie Caroline, and welcome indeed to the dark side:cool:...but you're not going to start doing big long spins on it are you, I mean that's just mental. Who in their right mind...

...I'll get me coat.

Chips Lovell

My Sunday morning spin: A quick 60km ride out to the village of Manzanares el Real and back. Got to stretch the legs after a long week in work and tweak the bike. Got my first front puncture ever on a descent on the way back. Was a little scary for a minute and had to conceed the day to the Spanish dude I was racing.

blorg

Well if nothing else you got a puncture.

BTW you do know it has been clear blue skies and 20+C ever since you left, right?

Caroline_ie

el tonto wrote: »

My Sunday morning spin: A quick 60km ride out to the village of Manzanares el Real and back.

Amazing Photo! I noticed you're not too far from Noblejas where I spent a lot of my childhood summers, where my dad's familly is. ( actually that depends where you are coming from heading to Manzanares)

Our spin was kinda sunny too, I got a bit of a tan

Chips Lovell

blorg wrote: »

BTW you do know it has been clear blue skies and 20+C ever since you left, right?

That would be just my luck alright.

Chips Lovell

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Amazing Photo! I noticed you're not too far from Noblejas where I spent a lot of my childhood summers, where my dad's familly is. ( actually that depends where you are coming from heading to Manzanares)

That's near Aranjuez, isn't it? We're on the northern side of Madrid, in Tres Cantos.

blorg

el tonto wrote: »

That would be just my luck alright.

OK guys, just need to keep up the deception, in to the sun tan parlours for the lot of us in preparation for Tonto's return.

Caroline_ie

el tonto wrote: »

That's near Aranjuez, isn't it? We're on the northern side of Madrid, in Tres Cantos.

Ah ok, you're about 100 km north from there. Noblejas is south of Aranjuez.

Chips Lovell

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Ah ok, you're about 100 km north from there. Noblejas is south of Aranjuez.

Do you you still visit? There's some great cycling out here.

Caroline_ie

el tonto wrote: »

Do you you still visit? There's some great cycling out here.

I was there last 3 or 4 years ago I wasn't cycling at the time, but lost all contact with my family since my granny died. I'd love to go back to visit some of my cousins, if they still live there. It's amazing to see where you originate from ( for me, Spain, Euskadi and Argentina)

Chips Lovell

Caroline_ie wrote: »

It's amazing to see where you originate from ( for me, Spain, Euskadi and Argentina)

My Spanish origins have all be acquired by marriage!

Caroline_ie

el tonto wrote: »

My Spanish origins have all be acquired by marriage!

Well I speak Spanish with a French accent myself ... and I can't even pronounce my last name properly ...:o but I tan easily I guess ...

TinyExplosions

Dear El Tonto,
I still hate you for being in Spain.
That is all

Tiny Explosions

unionman

Dear el tonto,

What a belter today*. 27 degrees**, zero humidity*** and a soft gentle breeze****. Absolutely gorgeous weather here in Dublin*****. Perfect for cycling really******.

Have a wonderful effing time you lucky so and so.

U

* Another wet one in this record breakingly awful August
** Ha! More like 16
*** Yeah zero humidity if you don't count the rain
**** True, but it's hardly a redeeming feature
***** Hey, the bigger the lie etc etc..
****** If ducks could ride bicycles

Raam

Dear El Tonto,
we are all going to push you off your bike when you come home.
yours, in friendship,

the Boards.ie crew

TinyExplosions

Can the mods ban someone for excessive smugness?

Good idea to Push him off his bike Raam -Niall's good at making it look like an accident

unionman

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Good idea to Push him off his bike Raam -Niall's good at making it look like an accident

Jedi mind control...works every time:)

Chips Lovell

Raam wrote: »

Dear El Tonto,
we are all going to push you off your bike when you come home.
yours, in friendship,

the Boards.ie crew

In that case you really don't want to hear about today's spin. 25 degrees when we left this morning, 36 degress by the time we came home. A gentle 75km with the missus and father in law.

To satisfy Blorg's need for karmic justice I had to ride the last 30km with no front brake. One of the brake shoes came lose. They're ancient Campag brakes I have on this bike and don't have allen bolts, so I couldn't tighten it. Had to take the shoe off to stop it hitting my spokes.

In other news, I think I've started an arms race with my father in law with regard to bike bling.

Raam

el tonto wrote: »

In other news, I think I've started an arms race with my father in law with regard to bike bling.

Uh oh, lets hear it then...

Chips Lovell

Raam wrote: »

Uh oh, lets hear it then...

It's something I've suspected has been underway for a while, but this trip kind of confirms it to my mind. When he was over in June he was admiring my pedals, new saddle and white Sidi Genius. I arrive over this week and he's got carbon Keos, this carbon saddle and upped the ante on the shoe front with white Sidi Ergo 2s. The upside for me is that I get his hand-me-downs for my bike here, which means a new carbon seat post and saddle.

TinyExplosions

You people have more money than sense!

Caroline_ie

El Tonto get off that computer and go for a tan, or a siesta or something ... get rid that cycling tan lines ... since you can :pac: ... and we can't.

blorg

el tonto wrote: »

It's something I've suspected has been underway for a while, but this trip kind of confirms it to my mind. When he was over in June he was admiring my pedals, new saddle and white Sidi Genius. I arrive over this week and he's got carbon Keos, this carbon saddle and upped the ante on the shoe front with white Sidi Ergo 2s. The upside for me is that I get his hand-me-downs for my bike here, which means a new carbon seat post and saddle.

So is he thrashing you up the hills thanks to all this bling

Raam

blorg wrote: »

So is he thrashing you up the hills thanks to all this bling

A one-legged man with no feet on a bike with square wheels and no handle bars could beat El Tonto up a hill.

Sorry dude, we're just so bitter that you are away in the sunshine.

Chips Lovell

Caroline_ie wrote: »

El Tonto get off that computer and go for a tan, or a siesta or something ... get rid that cycling tan lines ... since you can :pac: ... and we can't.

You know I wish I could, but I've actually got to work this afternoon. The joys...

blorg wrote: »

So is he thrashing you up the hills thanks to all this bling

No, but I'm beginning to wonder now if my mechanicals two days running were not the result of sabotage!

Raam wrote: »

A one-legged man with no feet on a bike with square wheels and no handle bars could beat El Tonto up a hill.

Sorry dude, we're just so bitter that you are away in the sunshine.

Spoken in bitterness, but tis also the truth. I'm plan to ride La Morcuera on Wednesday. Pray for me.

TinyExplosions

el tonto wrote: »

Spoken in bitterness, but tis also the truth. I'm plan to ride La Morcuera on Wednesday. Pray for me.

Dear God,
Please give El Tonto a really nasty (but safe) mechanical at the worst moment on his climb. Broken seatpost at the top or similar would be just fine. Also, if you could make sure that he has no backup in cars to pick him up, or taxis or anything that would be great.

Oh, and if a pedal could break too, that would be fantastic.

Thanks a million (dad the Rev says hi btw)
Love
Tiny Explosions

Raam

el tonto wrote: »

I'm plan to ride La Morcuera on Wednesday. Pray for me.

Wow, that's a biggie. Let us know how it goes.