Saturday November 15th Spin

barrabus · 14-11-2008 11:12am #1

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

TinyExplosions · 14-11-2008 11:20am

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

kenmc · 14-11-2008 11:24am

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 · 14-11-2008 11:25am

I'm out tomorrow. Funeral.

Caroline_ie · 14-11-2008 11:37am

I am out too.

barrabus · 14-11-2008 11:45am

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 · 14-11-2008 12:28pm

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 · 14-11-2008 12:32pm

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

@Tonto - My condolences to the family.

@Tiny - Quiet you!

Gavin · 14-11-2008 12:41pm

Will be Verking

barrabus · 14-11-2008 3:17pm

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 · 14-11-2008 3:51pm

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 · 14-11-2008 4:01pm

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 · 14-11-2008 4:27pm

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

barrabus · 14-11-2008 4:29pm

The_Claw wrote: »

9.30 in Dundrum?

yes

DirkVoodoo · 14-11-2008 4:32pm

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 · 14-11-2008 4:44pm

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

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

You mean good 'ol 'Manky Bianchi'

The_Claw · 15-11-2008 1:12am

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 · 15-11-2008 1:56am

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 · 15-11-2008 2:39am

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

blorg · 15-11-2008 2:48am

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

DirkVoodoo · 15-11-2008 3:04am

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 · 15-11-2008 9:04am

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 · 15-11-2008 9:41am

it's just grey! not even raining now!

barrabus · 15-11-2008 9:56am

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

TinyExplosions · 15-11-2008 9:58am

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 · 15-11-2008 12:01pm

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 · 15-11-2008 1:34pm

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 · 15-11-2008 2:03pm

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 · 15-11-2008 2:04pm

He must be wrecked

TinyExplosions · 15-11-2008 2:23pm

Verb wrote: »

He must be wrecked

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

kenmc · 15-11-2008 2:57pm

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

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