Saturday Spin? 15th August

fish-head

Don't want to steal Mr.Explosions thunder but was anyone planning on heading out tomorrow?

I'd like to head out into the Dublin mountains and try my luck but I've never been out that direction before.

Chips Lovell

No boards spins for me for the next three Saturdays. I'm off to Spain tomorrow to cycle in the sun for a change.

blorg

el tonto wrote: »

No boards spins for me for the next three Saturdays. I'm off to Spain tomorrow to cycle in the sun for a change.

You like reminding us of that, don't you.

I should be on for a spin tomorrow, planning on doing this lumpy/humpy thing down in Carlow on Sunday.

Chips Lovell

blorg wrote: »

You like reminding us of that, don't you.

I do. I really do.

TinyExplosions

el tonto wrote: »

I do. I really do.

I hope it rains on you. Lots and lots and lot and lots and lots.

barrabus

I am interested but the forecast is very poor.
http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/EIXX0049.html


Will make a call in the morning.

Chips Lovell

TinyExplosions wrote: »

I hope it rains on you. Lots and lots and lot and lots and lots.

Not going to hapen. Scorchio.

fish-head

barrabus wrote: »

I am interested but the forecast is very poor.
http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/EIXX0049.html


Will make a call in the morning.

I bought mudguards and overshoes yesterday!

Chips Lovell

fish-head wrote: »

I bought mudguards and overshoes yesterday!

I bought extra large water bottles today for cycling in the heat! (I'm really starting to enjoy this now)

blorg

el tonto wrote: »

Not going to hapen. Scorchio.

You'll want to get the cycling in early in the morning I reckon although I'm sure you're used to it. Madrid in August? Hmm, don't know that would be my choice, IIRC half of the city shares my view and decamps up to the northern coast!

fish-head

el tonto wrote: »

I bought extra large water bottles today for cycling in the heat! (I'm really starting to enjoy this now)

I bought a tactical nuclear missile with your name on it!

Chips Lovell

blorg wrote: »

You'll want to get the cycling in early in the morning I reckon although I'm sure you're used to it. Madrid in August? Hmm, don't know that would be my choice, IIRC half of the city shares my view and decamps up to the northern coast!

Yep, the trick is to leave at around seven in the morning and get up into the mountains before things begin to heat up. Coming back home, the speed on descents tends to keep you cool.

Caroline_ie

If there is a spin tomorrow I am in, but you'll need aproper start time and meeting point.

el tonto wrote: »

Yep, the trick is to leave at around seven in the morning and get up into the mountains before things begin to heat up. Coming back home, the speed on descents tends to keep you cool.

IThat was also what I had planned. I'm just back from the Basque country to see my mum and there was no sun ... rain rain and rain. I still cycled though ... 1 sunny day where I cycled in around Bordeaux, my home town, and I crashed ... ( bruised my ego and my left arm and legs) and 2 overcast days kinda sunny in the morning in Biarritz, where I managed to cycle up to Spain, and got back just before the storm started. The rest was just heavy rain ...

I hope you have a better weather than me ...

fish-head

Well lets organisize a proper starting time and meeting point then.. What you reckon, Blorg?

barrabus

10 oclock sandford rd chucrch?

blorg

Well to be honest I'm a bit lazy right now and as planning to do the Lumpy Humpy 100 on Sunday I wouldn't be planning a mad distance either - something like 11am from Dundrum would work for me?

Note: I can do earlier if required/desired.

Caroline_ie

blorg wrote: »

11am from Dundrum would work for me?

I am happy with that.

niceonetom

blorg wrote: »

...something like 11am from Dundrum would work for me?

Caroline_ie wrote: »

I am happy with that.

me too. you happy with that barrabus? fish-head?

i need to find out just how much damage i've done to myself in the last 2 weeks. lots, i reckon :rolleyes:.

blorg

Sounds like a plan. Due to the slightly later start, we will have to have some ground rules: keep it at or under 150km and do Sally and Wicklow Gap no more than once each

Raam

Weather permitting, LDB and myself are in.

kenmc

i'm in too, weather dependent of course, as per my recent 'outing'.
would be looking to get home around 2ish though, so not going large...
dundrum luas bridge at 11. if the weather's bad I'll bring the thermos down

fish-head

Yeah 11am is cool. Whatever the weather! Is it Sandford Rd or Dundrum Luas?

kenmc

looks like it's dundrum luas @ 11
Oh and I can't believe everyone is too polite to point out that saturday is actually the 16th!!! And don't even try to excuse it as "I posted it on the 15th!"

fish-head

Gah! I have been exposed for the numerically retarded numbskull I am!

Raam

Any proposals for a route?

kenmc

how about enniskerry - sally - kilbride - boharnabreena loop? something like this maybe? comes in around 67km, so just under 2 hours according to the recent average speeds poll.. Must go find a bigger piece of string though.....

edit sorry was private - should be public now...

Raam

not loading for me, but sounds fine.

blorg

If it is turning back at Sally Gap I would actually be quite on for going up before Stepaside for a change- right at the roundabout gets us up by Johnny Foxes, right along Pine Forest, left up Cruagh Road to the viewpoint, over Military Road to Sally Gap and then back the way Ken suggests. Some great climbing there but all gentle enough.

suggestion, rest of the route as Ken suggests

kenmc

that road has a 'road closed' sign on it, i did it last night, went on to kilternan and then up the route by the church opposite ambrose glass motors.

blorg

kenmc wrote: »

that road has a 'road closed' sign on it, i did it last night, went on to kilternan and then up the route by the church opposite ambrose glass motors.

It's not really closed, just being resurfaced- it's fine, honest, was last on it Wednesday.

Raam

Any route is fine by me.

fish-head

I feel like a complete flippin' heel now but I won't be able to make it.
Bit of a family crisis at the moment so I'm needed elsewhere unfortunately.

I really want to make it out to one of the spins soon.

barrabus

fish-head wrote: »

Yeah 11am is cool. Whatever the weather! Is it Sandford Rd or Dundrum Luas?

just home + 1

Raam

LDB and myself are out, weather too crappy.

http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/forecast-hourly.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&postalcode=wicklow&metric=1

kenmc

wet and very windy in dundrum at the momement. i'm back to bed for an hour, maybe it'll be better when i wake up!

blorg

It doesn't look great all right. Who is still in, maybe just for a short one?

emty

Weather is fine,its a bicycle ride up through the hills of Wicklow not a stroll down Grafton St:)

niceonetom

emty wrote: »

Weather is fine,its a bicycle ride up through the hills of Wicklow not a stroll down Grafton St:)

that's a big +1

c'mon.

barrabus

I am in.
But think staying low is the way forrward.

kenmc

dunno lads, not sure if the mountains are still there - had a look up and all I can see is a black void!might have blown or washed away in the rain
i've decided against.
edited: thunder and lightening now! ye lads are nuts if you went up the mountains. Carbon is a damn good conductor! EEK!
I figured that when the police were teling drivers to be careful on the roads, it meant that bikes basically shouldn't leave the shed!

barrabus

i wussed out got to my brothers house for cup of coffee spotted a rip getting bigger on my tyre ... all the excuse i needed with the rain.

blorg

Ye are all wusses... dry, warm wusses...

Caroline_ie, emty and niceonetom turned out.

I didn't think it was actually possible that it was going to get worse - well I was wrong Given the weather we decided to curtail our trip at the viewing point and gave Sally Gap a miss.

copacetic

still wearing the sandals though! hardcore. just realised I've seen
you coming down link road from sandyford a few times in that rain jacket..

Caroline_ie

Was very wet alright ... still gladI was out though, even if it was a short one...
This weather is so frustrating ... argh :mad:

fish-head

Looks like you had fun!

blorg

fish-head wrote: »

Looks like you had fun!

I don't know if you would quite call it that. Still thawing at home now, surrounded by two radiators.

@copacetic- it's actually getting to the stage that I would start reconsidering the sandals; I was getting quite cold today and feet were entirely numb by the time I got home. Apparently it's August but looks like no-ne told the weather.

Caroline_ie

blorg wrote: »

I don't know if you would quite call it that. Still thawing at home now, surrounded by two radiators.

I had to wait 30 minutes for hot water ... I really enjoyed the warm shower ... now it's time for TEA ... nothing beats tea. Barry's Tea = best recovery drink of a wet irish saturday spin.

Caroline_ie

That's it, I am going to start a new cult, Blorg as the guru ... ahead on climbs, on his new fixie, in the wet, and wearing sandals ... anyone wants to join?

Fair play to you, Blorg ... must some really tough strengh training to do this.

blorg

To be honest it gets up the hills pretty good, it's getting back down them that is the difficult bit! Emty caught up with me on the downhill along by Pine Forest but I overtook him again on the road up to the viewpoint. There is a definate "flywheel" effect (as Tom mentioned) that makes pedalling up a hill a much smoother operation than on a bike with a freewheel.

I'd certainly recommend a fixie to any cyclist, best thing I ever bought, and just phenomenal fun too.

unionman

blorg wrote: »

I'd certainly recommend a fixie to any cyclist, best thing I ever bought, and just phenomenal fun too.

You should be in commission blorg - do you realise how many on-the-brink would-be fixie riders you've just tipped over the line?:D

Couldn't agree more, they are great fun

LDB

hats of to ye for going out. I wish I could be that dedicated!

I went down the road on my bike at about 9:30 this morning, was out for all of 15 minutes and was drenched. I really wanted to take out my new Bowery but didn't want it to get wet