Wicklow200 me a***

Raam

el tonto wrote: »

Now I remember. You were King Raam before as well, weren't you?

Yes, before my abdication.

rflynnr

Raam wrote: »

I was trying to come up with a good name. I failed.

Not at all - it evokes all the cuddly qualities of our ovine friends tempered by a masculinity appropriate to manly jaunts across Ireland and back. (With apologies to Caroline.ie and others of the female persuasion.)

oobydooby

rflynnr wrote: »

Thanks Tiny. If anyone's interested, here's a link to a route which largely avoids national routes and motorways:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Dublin&daddr=53.420582,-7.288742+to:R348+to:Galway&hl=en&geocode=%3B%3BFXglLQMdtIN9_w%3B&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=12&via=1,2&dirflg=ht&sll=53.382304,-7.246857&sspn=0.150925,0.30899&ie=UTF8&ll=53.271168,-8.980122&spn=0.075659,0.154495&z=13

(It is 210k each way though so strictly speaking it'd be over 400k.)

Classic thread. Bringing it back to life here. Was hoping to cycle to Galway along a similar route this weekend but I'm not 100% at the moment. Is there still a few of you thinking of doing this in mid-November? I'd go one way with you anyway.. (I figure you'd be pacing yourselves if you're going for the 400km+)

Raam

I'm beginning to wonder if 400km is stretching it. Perhaps 300 would be better to start with.

TinyExplosions

Raam wrote: »

I'm beginning to wonder if 400km is stretching it. Perhaps 300 would be better to start with.

Wimp!

It'll be fine... if we can do the W200 without too much trouble (ahem), 400k on the flat is nothing

Who dares wins and all that

Raam

TinyExplosions wrote: »

400k on the flat is nothing

I'll need to remind you of this statement as we approach 250km and we are all dying!

Chips Lovell

Niceonetom was asking me on Saturday if I was going to do this. One of my main concerns would be the combo of weekend night, darkness, back roads, drunken drivers and cyclists. Anyone else worried about this or am I just being a wuss?

Raam

el tonto wrote: »

Niceonetom was asking me on Saturday if I was going to do this. One of my main concerns would be the combo of weekend night, darkness, back roads, drunken drivers and cyclists. Anyone else worried about this or am I just being a wuss?

It's a valid concern.
I for one will be leaving all sense of euro-style at home and donning a highvis vest

blorg

I support the idea of el tonto doing this, we need a puller for when we get tired.

Raam

blorg wrote: »

I support the idea of el tonto doing this, we need a puller for when we get tired.

Vote YES for El_Tonto.

TinyExplosions

YES for El_Tonto

It is a valid concern, but I don't think any more so than most other times of year tbh... if we've a few guys and well lit up I think we'd be ok

Chips Lovell

Hmmm. A lot of self-interested posting going on. "Don't worry about the drunk drivers and pull us into the wind". Will give this some more thought.

For anyone interested in a warm up event, Orwell's Gerry Brannigan Randonee is on the week beforehand. Don't ask me why they're having a randonee in November...

oobydooby

el tonto wrote: »

Niceonetom was asking me on Saturday if I was going to do this. One of my main concerns would be the combo of weekend night, darkness, back roads, drunken drivers and cyclists. Anyone else worried about this or am I just being a wuss?

These drunken cyclists would be a worry if there's a chain gang thing going.

My worry with the night-riding thing is that if you bonk at 2am in the back arse of nowhere you can't hop on a train, or call into a B&B. It seems very different to cycle touring at night (which I've done) where you can just set up camp if knackered and where your speed and effort aren't as great as in a sportif/audax.

TinyExplosions

el tonto wrote: »

Hmmm. A lot of self-interested posting going on. "Don't worry about the drunk drivers and pull us into the wind". Will give this some more thought.

For anyone interested in a warm up event, Orwell's Gerry Brannigan Randonee is on the week beforehand. Don't ask me why they're having a randonee in November...

It'll be fine.... no bother at all You might even get an article out of it

Raam

oobydooby wrote: »

These drunken cyclists would be a worry if there's a chain gang thing going.

My worry with the night-riding thing is that if you bonk at 2am in the back arse of nowhere you can't hop on a train, or call into a B&B. It seems very different to cycle touring at night (which I've done) where you can just set up camp if knackered and where your speed and effort aren't as great as in a sportif/audax.

The plan is to start at about 12am, so you shouldn't be bonking by 2am

Lumen

oobydooby wrote: »

These drunken cyclists would be a worry if there's a chain gang thing going.

My worry with the night-riding thing is that if you bonk at 2am in the back arse of nowhere you can't hop on a train, or call into a B&B. It seems very different to cycle touring at night (which I've done) where you can just set up camp if knackered and where your speed and effort aren't as great as in a sportif/audax.

400km would be a lot easier if you could draft the whole way behind a large support van.

Sort of defeats the object though - and I'd be tempted to climb in.

Chips Lovell

Lumen wrote: »

400km would be a lot easier if you could draft the whole way behind a large support van.

Large support van = El Tonto, in Raam and Blorg's eyes at least.

blorg

Tonto, the Gerry Brannigan is on Sunday 16th of November- this Dublin-Galway-Dublin thing is planned for Saturday 15th November (last time I checked- has the date moved?)

Chips Lovell

blorg wrote: »

Tonto, the Gerry Brannigan is on Sunday 16th of November- this Dublin-Galway-Dublin thing is planned for Saturday 15th November (last time I checked- has the date moved?)

Actually you're right. The training schedule I had listed it as the 9th, but the website now says the 16th. I presume you'll be doing the Gerry Brannigan after you get back from Galway?

blorg

el tonto wrote: »

Actually you're right. The training schedule I had listed it as the 9th, but the website now says the 16th. I presume you'll be doing the Gerry Brannigan after you get back from Galway?

I'll have to get back to you on that, Clonee is a bit far out.