Saturday Spin 20090110_0900

kenmc

Forecast looks reasonably good:

www.met.ie wrote:

Tonight

Cold, dry and blustery tonight. Temperatures will fall below zero for a time early in the night over parts of Leinster and Ulster then will rise generally by morning to between 5 and 9 degrees in the continuing strengthening wind.

Tomorrow

The weekend will be very windy and much milder than recently with no frost. Overall it will be cloudy with all areas getting some heavy rain at times.

So how about it then? Luas Bridge say EDIT: 9am to allow any residual frost to burn off? Wouldn't mind attempting a Jan 100 if possible, not sure whether or not I'll achieve it, been off the bike all over xmas, but sure what the hell, give it a go... Need to be home by around 4 though.

Chips Lovell

I'll probably go out earlier and come back to Dundrum and join you there for a bit.

Raam

FYI: Accuweather says gusts of up to 88kph.

http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/forecast-details.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&postalcode=EUR;IE;EI006;DUBLIN;&metric=1&fday=2

Trojan

Is there a B cycle for Freds?

If not, anyone interested?

Chips Lovell

Raam wrote: »

FYI: Accuweather says gusts of up to 88kph.

http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/forecast-details.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&postalcode=EUR;IE;EI006;DUBLIN;&metric=1&fday=2

Woohoo. Looking forward to having that behind me on the way home.

Trojan wrote: »

Is there a B cycle for Freds?

If not, anyone interested?

Dude, it's January. No one's going to be going very fast.

kenmc

Trojan wrote: »

Is there a B cycle for Freds?

If not, anyone interested?

It *is* a B cycle for Freds. Tonto is heading out on his tod for the A cycle and meeting us for the warm-down

Gavin

I'll head out for 2 or 3 hours, don't want to be out all day. I'll leave the 100 til next week sometime

kenmc

Verb wrote: »

I'll head out for 2 or 3 hours, don't want to be out all day. I'll leave the 100 til next week sometime

If we head out at 9 or so then we can get 100 in by 14:00, easily. Would that suit others better? I'm easy enough.

Gavin

I'd prefer that alright. Could even stop in laragh for tucker

Although glacial serving lady will slow us down

Chips Lovell

9 suits me too.

kenmc

Ok, El Tonto is happy with 9 too, so lets say 9am under the luas bridge, aiming to be home by 2ish, also aiming for a 100km (at least some ppl).

ROK ON

A determined to head on some boards spins this year (only 2 last yr).

DOnt want to be a splitter, but 9 dont suit. (too many small babies in the house need organising before I head out).
Anyway, if anyone would fancy a later start (say 10.30/11) that would really suit me.
Fancy heading up the hills regardless of weather. Pace will be slow, because I am slow.
Just leave name for the late spinners and I will hook up at Dundrum or Lambs Cross.

kenmc

Maybe something a bit like this?
heh surprised no-one commented on my puttin todays date instead of tomorrows! DOH!

alfalad

Question; how do figure rain and gusts of 88km qualify as being a reasonably good forecast??

kenmc

Warm and no frost = good in my eyes these days.

Lumen

kenmc wrote: »

20090109

Ken, you are such a geek.

kenmc

Lumen wrote: »

Ken, you are such a geek.

Sorry - habit.

Chips Lovell

alfalad wrote: »

Question; how do figure rain and gusts of 88km qualify as being a reasonably good forecast??

You can cycle in wind and rain. Can't with ice.

Gavin

kenmc wrote: »

Sorry - habit.

At least it wasn't seconds since the epoch

scottreynolds

Verb wrote: »

At least it wasn't seconds since the epoch

Ken -- To clarify can you update the title to include the current agreed start time for clarification

200901100930

alfalad

But i haaaaatttttttteeeee cycling into the wind, so demoralising!

kenmc

scottreynolds wrote: »

Ken -- To clarify can you update the title to include the current agreed start time for clarification

200901100930

Howzat?

alfalad wrote: »

But i haaaaatttttttteeeee cycling into the wind, so demoralising!

Just think of it as a hill. And just like for every uphill there's a down, for every headwind there's a tailwind - which may or not change direction and/or strength

Caroline_ie

alfalad wrote: »

But i haaaaatttttttteeeee cycling into the wind, so demoralising!

Great training!! As if you're climbing a hill

alfalad

With a hill you have the benefit of going back down again!!! Tucking in and seeing can you beat your max speed! !

Chips Lovell

alfalad wrote: »

But i haaaaatttttttteeeee cycling into the wind, so demoralising!

Beats crashing on ice and breaking your arse bone.

alfalad

I know someone who broke their arse bone on a work night out!! Pretty painful by all accounts! And she was the butt of all office jokes for months! !

But point taken!! Maybe I should give the wind another chance!

72hundred

el tonto wrote: »

...your arse bone.

Interesting anatomy!

scottreynolds

kenmc wrote: »

Howzat?

Pure Class thx

LDB

I really need to get out for a long spin so I'll try and make it tomorrow.
probably won't be doing 100 though.

Planet X

In.

Chips Lovell

Just spoke to The Claw. He's in too. That makes six of us, does it?

kenmc

I make it:

Verb
El Tonto
The Claw
Kenmc
PlanetX
DirkVoodoo

with possible interest from
LDB
Trojan
ScottyReynolds

Tiny you around this week?

DirkVoodoo

I am also in. I like the sound of 100 and I like the sound of slow.

From met.ie: "gale force southerly winds"

Bring on the pain! Just to clarify, its 9:30 and not 9:00 am (09:30:00_??)

Chips Lovell

Nope, 9am. See thread title.

Gavin

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

I am also in. I like the sound of 100 and I like the sound of slow.

From met.ie: "gale force southerly winds"

Bring on the pain! Just to clarify, its 9:30 and not 9:00 am (09:30:00_??)

You snooze, you lose Dirky !

DirkVoodoo

Cool, will see you then.

@Verb - Oh, it is most definitely "on" my friend!

TinyExplosions

kenmc wrote: »

Tiny you around this week?

Afraid I'm in Drogheda tonight (birthday meal out with the family), and won't be back in civilisation that early

NeilMcEoigheann

i'll do my best to get out, i've never been out with you guys so i'm looking forward to it.

Chips Lovell

NeilMcEoigheann wrote: »

i'll do my best to get out, i've never been out with you guys so i'm looking forward to it.

Ah jayz, you'll eat us alive.

scottreynolds

I'll try and slip across to meet you guys for the morning....... I hope its cold though cause then we won't want to stop as often :-)

Trojan

I'm still contemplating this. I have a rugby match at 2pm, but I'll be subbing so don't mind doing a few KM, but definitely nowhere near 100. Maybe an out and back spin for me.

Secondly, could I take my Bowery, or is geared advised?

I'll be heading from beside the Artane roundabout so northsiders PM me if doing the spin across & want to meetup.

DirkVoodoo

I'd a hazard a guess that it will be fairly relaxed. Are you gonna go sally gap and back?

Gavin

scottreynolds wrote: »

I'll try and slip across to meet you guys for the morning....... I hope its cold though cause then we won't want to stop as often :-)

It's not a case of wanting to stop, it's a case of needing to stop ! (for me)

sooty11

im in guys!! but......

ive a swimming lesson at 1pm...so i need to be back to my car at 12, so ill turn back at some stage.

any suggestions as to where I could park in dundrum?

NeilMcEoigheann

sooty11 wrote: »

im in guys!! but......

ive a swimming lesson at 1pm...so i need to be back to my car at 12, so ill turn back at some stage.

any suggestions as to where I could park in dundrum?

park in one of the housing estates, there's one just up the hill from the bridge opposite the church., if its sally gap there's still a bit of ice on the northern approach road as of today, but its passable fortunately no icy corners

Gavin

NeilMcEoigheann wrote: »

park in one of the housing estates, there's one just up the hill from the bridge opposite the church., if its sally gap there's still a bit of ice on the northern approach road as of today, but its passable fortunately no icy corners

I hope you're not one of the feckers that parks in front of my house so any guests can't park !

sooty11

Verb wrote: »

I hope you're not one of the feckers that parks in front of my house so any guests can't park !

ummmm....is there not a public car park around? that i could park in

Gavin

I'm just being snotty, it's a public road, anyone is free to park there ! I don't think there are actually any free car parks.. unless you park up at Lambs cross maybe?

NeilMcEoigheann

Verb wrote: »

I hope you're not one of the feckers that parks in front of my house so any guests can't park !

eh yeah with the bike i own? i have no car just bikes.
i feel they stop me going to hell....

DirkVoodoo

I think I mentioned this before, but UCD: free parking, loads of spaces, nice and secure and no snotty Verbs letting air out of tyres or bending wipers (I kid!).

Plus, its a 10 minute cycle from dundrum with a nice short and steep section leading up to mount anville, perfect warm up in the morning.

NeilMcEoigheann

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

I think I mentioned this before, but UCD: free parking, loads of spaces, nice and secure and no snotty Verbs letting air out of tyres or bending wipers (I kid!).

Plus, its a 10 minute cycle from dundrum with a nice short and steep section leading up to mount anville, perfect warm up in the morning.

watch out they have randomly placed pay and display areas in the car parks with out too much warning, clamp on this!