Saturday November 15th Spin

barrabus

For those not inclined to do a lap of the country.... how about 9.30 under the luas bridge in Dundrum??

TinyExplosions

How about 2am from the Papal cross... nice flat spin... heading towards Maynooth direction or so...

kenmc

barrabus wrote: »

For those not inclined to do a lap of the country.... how about 9.30 under the luas bridge in Dundrum??

Sounds good. I want to be home around lunch time though, there's rugby on the telly in the pm!

TinyExplosions wrote: »

How about 2am from the Papal cross... nice flat spin... heading towards Maynooth direction or so...

Errrrr no. Mountains FTW. :pac:

Chips Lovell

I'm out tomorrow. Funeral.

Caroline_ie

I am out too.

barrabus

kenmc wrote: »

Sounds good. I want to be home around lunch time though, there's rugby on the telly in the pm!

Rugby on the telebox (or hopefully in croke park) are very much on my agenda too

Lumen

I'd be up for this, but I'll be doing Galway-Dublin in about 20 mins early on Saturday morning.

Boeing 737 FTW!

DirkVoodoo

I'm in (I prefer to confine my cycling to a single time zone).

@Tonto - My condolences to the family.

@Tiny - Quiet you!

Gavin

Will be Verking

barrabus

emty is meeting a group at 10 heading from the glen of the downs car par, Dirk / Ken do you have any interest in join them?

kenmc

glen of the downs is quite far already, before you add a couple of hours on top of that. would prefer to go straight into the hills personally

DirkVoodoo

Glen of the downs car park? Not too sure where that is. Does that mean do NOT pass through dundrum*?

*I resisted the obvious monopoly gag there

The_Claw

I'm on for a shortish spin tomorrow too. Are we agreed on 9.30 in Dundrum? This is Paul by the way

barrabus

The_Claw wrote: »

9.30 in Dundrum?

yes

DirkVoodoo

The_Claw wrote: »

I'm on for a shortish spin tomorrow too. Are we agreed on 9.30 in Dundrum? This is Paul by the way

Paul on the Bianchi? One of us, one of us, one of us!

TinyExplosions

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Paul on the Bianchi? One of us, one of us, one of us!

You mean good 'ol 'Manky Bianchi'

The_Claw

Manky-?! Why, I - well, yes, I suppose it is a little manky. I'm just in from the boozer, so if I don't show up by 940 or so please don't dally on my account. Good luck to any hirsute maniacs about to set off for Galway.

TinyExplosions

The_Claw wrote: »

Manky-?! Why, I - well, yes, I suppose it is a little manky. I'm just in from the boozer, so if I don't show up by 940 or so please don't dally on my account. Good luck to any hirsute maniacs about to set off for Galway.

It just feels wrong making breakfast at 1 am!!!!

It's just a well loved Bianchi really mate

oobydooby

Enjoy your breakfast boys! That's an incredible trip. Best of luck with it. Lunatics.

blorg

Lovely mild morning for a cycle to Galway. Will 4 espressos be enough? Can of Red Bull is looking at the water bottle.

DirkVoodoo

Just back from the pub. Wind is howling. Should be up for the spin. I don't pity the lads heading west, they are a different breed altogether.

DirkVoodoo

Ok,im up but I dont like the look of outside. Gonna give today a miss. If anyone has Barrabus or Lumens number could they let them know please.

kenmc

it's just grey! not even raining now!

barrabus

i am out also.
something came up work wise that I have to do this morning.

TinyExplosions

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Just back from the pub. Wind is howling. Should be up for the spin. I don't pity the lads heading west, they are a different breed altogether.

Nope, a failed breed... headed out, and the weather was awful, but we pressed on... after about 50k my neck and shoulders just locked up -I'm guessing I'm still not over the spill in England a couple of weeks ago (this was my first decent spin since then), and were agony so I turned back just after Edenderry.... so my spin was a fairly standard 140km, albeit starting at 2am!

Ivan pressed on, so will most likely finish

Raam

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Nope, a failed breed... headed out, and the weather was awful, but we pressed on... after about 50k my neck and shoulders just locked up -I'm guessing I'm still not over the spill in England a couple of weeks ago (this was my first decent spin since then), and were agony so I turned back just after Edenderry.... so my spin was a fairly standard 140km, albeit starting at 2am!

Ivan pressed on, so will most likely finish

Hard luck, Tiny. There will be other opportunities. I hope Blorg makes it back OK!

kenmc

Twas a lovely day for a spin though boys, myself and the claw did this. Loads of other bikers out too. Was warm enough to get just about away with short fingered gloves too!

kenmc

Update on Blorg:
I was texting him just there. He's in oranmore, 10km from galway having lunch. Still on the way TO galway. 11 hours! Eek!
He's going to go to galway then decide what to do.

Gavin

He must be wrecked

TinyExplosions

Verb wrote: »

He must be wrecked

I really don't think he feels tiredness tbh! The man's a machine

kenmc

Not so sure about that. I quote from the text:
"Having lunch in Oranmore, 10km from galway. Is helping me feel less ****. A bit."
Seems like the machine has hit the wall, and the wall is far far far away

zzzzzzzz

kenmc wrote: »

Not so sure about that. I quote from the text:
"Having lunch in Oranmore, 10km from galway. Is helping me feel less ****. A bit."
Seems like the machine has hit the wall, and the wall is far far far away

Jaysus - is he on his own? What a legend. I wonder if he's talking to himself yet

TinyExplosions

aidan.offbeat wrote: »

Jaysus - is he on his own? What a legend. I wonder if he's talking to himself yet

He's on his own, and at last word was about to leave Galway at 1.30 or so -plan was to make it to Athlone and decide on a train