Saturday Spin 22nd November

TinyExplosions

9am Harolds X Dog Track
9.15 Dundrum Bridge

Who's in?

-I'm not in for a long one, particularly if my neck acts up, but will be good for 50-80k at least

Raam

I'm out, still not back to full health.

niceonetom

i'm in :pac:

kenmc

tentatively, depending on

blood in alcohol stream (mg/ml)
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     sleep obtained (mins)

TinyExplosions

Raam wrote: »

I'm out, still not back to full health.

I'm not full health either... I think someone's shirking!

Caroline_ie

In - not in very good shape tho ...

unionman

TinyExplosions wrote: »

I'm not full health either... I think someone's shirking!

I would love to but still not fully recovered from Hep A virus (nasty nasty nasty). Just found out today that I can't give blood any more because of it.

Three weeks off the bike today. I can't describe what that's doing to me.:mad:

Chips Lovell

I'm in, although may be coughing and spluttering. Mrs T has a vicious cold and I think I may be starting to come down with it. Either that or I over did it on the old cancer sticks yesterday. Or both.

Need to drop into Joe Dalys beforehand to order some club kit, but hopefully will be done by 9:15.

Actually, looking at all the responses above, is there anyone riding tomorrow in the fullness of health? Tour de Crocks?

TinyExplosions

el tonto wrote: »

Actually, looking at all the responses above, is there anyone riding tomorrow in the fullness of health? Tour de Crocks?

Niceonetom hasn't come up with a pre-emptive excuse... obviously not following euro rules

Tour de Crocks it is

Gavin

Deadly, this sounds like an appropriate spin for me to come along on. Although if I still can't keep up, even when you are all crocks, it's a bit damning.

Lumen

Verb wrote: »

Deadly, this sounds like an appropriate spin for me to come along on. Although if I still can't keep up, even when you are all crocks, it's a bit damning.

I wouldn't count on it.

Caroline beat me up Sally Gap a couple of weeks ago holding on with the bloody stumps of her broken fingers.

(ok, slight exaggeration)

barrabus

I am in.
No injuries that I know of ...
El Tonto check to see if Joe Daly opens at 9 or 9.30 .

Chips Lovell

barrabus wrote: »

El Tonto check to see if Joe Daly opens at 9 or 9.30 .

Feck it. Not in the mood for playing catchup tomorrow if it opens at half.

Caroline_ie

Lumen wrote: »

I wouldn't count on it.

Caroline beat me up Sally Gap a couple of weeks ago holding on with the bloody stumps of her broken fingers.

(ok, slight exaggeration)

haha ... Now I also have a f*cked up knee, 2 bad wrists and a few days eating spanish food with not much cycling apart from going from restaurant to another, I might as well be only cycling downhill ... ( actually no ... my broken finger still hurts on descents ... )

Gavin

unionman wrote: »

I would love to but still not fully recovered from Hep A virus (nasty nasty nasty). Just found out today that I can't give blood any more because of it.

Three weeks off the bike today. I can't describe what that's doing to me.:mad:

Jesus, I just quickly googled Hep A. Poor bugger.

barrabus

el tonto wrote: »

Feck it. Not in the mood for playing catchup tomorrow if it opens at half.

how about 9.20 / 9.25 at the dog track and 9.40 at the luas bridge?

TinyExplosions

barrabus wrote: »

how about 9.20 / 9.25 at the dog track and 9.40 at the luas bridge?

I'm fine with that

Chips Lovell

OK

blorg

9:40 sounds good. I will be limping along with my dodgy knee.

Caroline_ie

blorg wrote: »

9:40 sounds good. I will be limping along with my dodgy knee.

Do you not think you could give it a rest for a few days? ... not that a few of these guys ( ie Tom and Tiny ) would not want to beat you up a hill while they can ... ( and I might actually wouldn't mind try to attempt that myself ) ... but seriously, maybe you can take the Luas and start your Christmas shopping, it is AS challenging as a hill climb or two.

Raam

TinyExplosions wrote: »

I'm not full health either... I think someone's shirking!

Honestly, I'd only slow the group down.

Raam

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Do you not think you could give it a rest for a few days? ... not that a few of these guys ( ie Tom and Tiny ) would not want to beat you up a hill while they can ... ( and I might actually wouldn't mind try to attempt that myself ) ... but seriously, maybe you can take the Luas and start your Christmas shopping, it is AS challenging as a hill climb or two.

Sage advice. If you have an injury, give it a chance to heal.

Chips Lovell

I don't know about that Raam. At the moment my lungs feel like they've been doused in paint stripper.

TinyExplosions

Raam wrote: »

Honestly, I'd only slow the group down.

Slow it down to a comfortable speed for me maybe... you'll be fine mate!

ROK ON

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Slow it down to a comfortable speed for me maybe... you'll be fine mate!

Well if its going to be done at a reasonably comfortable speed then I may head along. Also ill, but mad keen to take my new bike up the hills for the first time.

AstraMonti

I ll probably join you for a small ride in around a month when i will be able to do more than 15km without having to call an ambulance!

Enjoy your ride guys!

TinyExplosions

ROK ON wrote: »

Well if its going to be done at a reasonably comfortable speed then I may head along. Also ill, but mad keen to take my new bike up the hills for the first time.

See you there then mate!

It'll be the sickies spin, with niceonetom the only healthy one out the front!

Raam

Raam

But

Caroline_ie

Ahem ....

Joe Bastardi wrote:

If your not already sick you will be after your saturday spin' ... if you're injured, you'll catch a cold and if your have a cold, you will slip and f*ck up your knee. Uninjured or unsick people... you may take your pick .... '

Chips Lovell

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Ahem ....

So the plan is: ride to Enniskerry, get under the blankets, order hot coffee and shoot the breeze, then ride home?

ROK ON

el tonto wrote: »

So the plan is: ride to Enniskerry, get under the blankets, order hot coffee and shoot the breeze, then ride home?

That sounds great.

Caroline_ie

el tonto wrote: »

So the plan is: Me El Tonto, WANTS TO ride to Enniskerry, get under the blankets, order hot coffee and shoot the breeze, then ride home.

Ah come one now Tonto!!!

Raam

Us:


Not us:

Chips Lovell

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Ah come one now Tonto!!!

You're the one going around touting advice from Mr Bastardi.

Caroline_ie

el tonto wrote: »

You're the one going around touting advice from Mr Bastardi.

Tonto ->

blorg

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Do you not think you could give it a rest for a few days? ... not that a few of these guys ( ie Tom and Tiny ) would not want to beat you up a hill while they can ... ( and I might actually wouldn't mind try to attempt that myself ) ... but seriously, maybe you can take the Luas and start your Christmas shopping, it is AS challenging as a hill climb or two.

I have been giving it a rest all week (excepting short spin with Verb on Wednesday.) It is getting very frustrating! Plan is to go out and spin and take it easy at the back of the group.

Tom, Tiny and your good self have all beaten me up a hill already

TinyExplosions

blorg wrote: »

Tom, Tiny and your good self have all beaten me up a hill already

Have I? When was that then.. can't remember that

barrabus

el tonto wrote: »

So the plan is: ride to Enniskerry, get under the blankets, order hot coffee and shoot the breeze, then ride home?

the last day there was a small blanket each and we all froze.
I reckon sall gap from roundwood side, down in to glencree coffee INDOORS in the healing centre and back to Dublin .. to hopefully see Ireland defeat the Pumas.

Raam

http://yahoo.eurosport.co.uk/tvschedule_clng2_day1.shtml
Track cycling from 0730 mixed with cross country skiing up until lunchtime!
I think I know what I'll be doing while you lot freeze your asses off in the hills.

Lumen

I'm in.

It can't hurt any more than last time.

(FWIW I'm keener on earlier starts but happy to go with consensus)

kenmc

barrabus wrote: »

the last day there was a small blanket each and we all froze.
I reckon sall gap from roundwood side, down in to glencree coffee INDOORS in the healing centre and back to Dublin .. to hopefully see Ireland defeat the Pumas.

Yeah we have to be back, fed and watered by 2.

ROK ON

Sally Gap via Roundwood (Old Long Hill/Ballinastoe??) is tough (for me), but it is definitely the most scenic route.
Lovely pub in roundwood does lovely toasted sandwiches. Old Coachhouse or something like that.

kenmc

Roundwood is not really on the route, unless you end up going to laragh and then come back up the waterfall side? Too far to be back in time for the game I think. I think it's more Enniskerry, long hill, ballinastoe, lugalla, SG, glencree ...

blorg

As ken says I don't think we would be going quite as far as Roundwood. I think this is the suggestion? I'd be on for that, although I wouldn't be averse to Laragh and the Wicklow Gap either.

Chips Lovell

I quite like the route we did a few weeks ago.

kenmc

^^^ Seconded
(As long as we coffeestop.)

Caroline_ie

Thirded ! As long as someone buys me tea :P

kenmc

blorg wrote: »

I'd be on for that, although I wouldn't be averse to Laragh and the Wicklow Gap either.

"It's just a flesh wound"

Gavin

blorg wrote: »

As ken says I don't think we would be going quite as far as Roundwood. I think this is the suggestion? I'd be on for that, although I wouldn't be averse to Laragh and the Wicklow Gap either.

How long does that route take for yee... on average ?

barrabus

I am easy enough route wise.
I just want a warm place to stop and at some stage I need to ascend sally gap from the ballinastoe side .
I have been up sally gap an awful lot in the last 7 to 8 years but strangely never from that side.