[DUB] Road conditions 8 Feb Week

Caroline_ie

D15 Covered in $%%^£* snow.
I am really starting to believe Jim Corr has moved Ireland towards the north of the globe to confuse the aliens...

zzzzzzzz

only supposed to be 3 more days of this at most... but i reckon we should all chip in on one of these to lead our snow day spins in future:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VozlU8TXEvA

ROK ON

Wlaked to shop. So peacful. No cars in Castleknock.
Everyone I passed said hi/good morning.
Folks are much friendlier in the snow.

UNder the snow, the ground is dry - so I plan on commuting on the bike tomorrow.

stuf

ROK ON wrote: »

Everyone I passed said hi/good morning.
Folks are much friendlier in the snow.

noticed that too - was really nice

Caroline_ie

... because it's white doesn't mean it's 'Euro', lads...!

There's a good deal of (sore) ice out there folks, be careful.

ROK ON

Phoenix Park cycle lans are very very icy.
Quays seem fine.

kenmc

Dundrum -> Dame St fine, apart from one 'moment' coming from bird ave to clonskeagh road, but it's easily spotted. Footpaths look treacherous all the way from DD to ranelagh or so.
Edit: it's not even that cold out actually, was fine without overshoes.

TinyExplosions

D8 - D9 is fine on the roads, a little damp but no ice. Footpath looks a little slippery, but not as bad as Friday

Caroline_ie

D15 = very icy, I dismounted at roundabouts. Footpaths are worse.

short circuit

Had to get into work earlier .. so chickened out and brought the car.

The 500 yards to get out of the estate were a nightmare even in the car. After that the main roads in D15 seemed fine. N3 and to the quays and all along Ranelagh road to sandyford looked OK .. that is the roads .. the bike lanes are a nightmare and so are the footpaths.

I never thought I would say this ... but bring on the rain ...

I wonder how I can get the 500 yards out of the estate on the bike without falling on my arse 3 times ...

Missing my endorphine kick for the last 2 weeks .. even had to resort to going for a run yesterday :eek::P

seamus

Bit hairy coming out of my estate (walked most of it), but once out on the main road it was all clear from Ballycullen/D24 into the city centre. Cycle tracks were typically icy so I just used the road.

The grit that they spray on the road tastes digusting

barrabus

had a near spill in templeogue, changed my plan and stuck to the busiest road route I knew to town.
My slowest commute ever loads of people over took me.

blorg

If you have bigger tyres or ideally a mountain bike I'd suggest using that. Keep the pressure in the tyres as low as you can and do not touch your front brake whatever you do. I'm on the MTB at the moment and it's fine, cyclocross bike was OK but certainly less confidence inspiring than the MTB. 700x23c would not be fun.

Raam

Quite icy along the Sutton - Clontarf track in patches. On my way down to the coast, had the back wheel almost wash out as I took an icy turn. Part of the on-road bike lane on the Killbarrack Road is full of ice. I hope I can spot all these bad patches in the dark on the way home

TinyExplosions

HTFU, use a fixie and keep your speed high, you can control the skids if you go fast enough

-this is obviously not serious advice of course, ymmv

Raam

TinyExplosions wrote: »

HTFU, use a fixie and keep your speed high, you can control the skids if you go fast enough

-this is obviously not serious advice of course, ymmv

I was on me fixie. :P

scottreynolds

Raam wrote: »

Quite icy along the Sutton - Clontarf track in patches. On my way down to the coast, had the back wheel almost wash out as I took an icy turn. Part of the on-road bike lane on the Killbarrack Road is full of ice. I hope I can spot all these bad patches in the dark on the way home

I found the track fine but I do have extra weight to hold me down. Saturday there was snow on the track (Sutton-Clontarf) in 4 places but so you had to 'glide' through those sections without any hard accelleration.

I had to cancel my 5 hour ride saturday and I am getting pretty sick of this ice / snow / country :-). The South of Spain looks nice for Jan / Feb next year.

Raam

scottreynolds wrote: »

I found the track fine but I do have extra weight to hold me down. Saturday there was snow on the track (Sutton-Clontarf) in 4 places but so you had to 'glide' through those sections without any hard accelleration.

I had to cancel my 5 hour ride saturday and I am getting pretty sick of this ice / snow / country :-). The South of Spain looks nice for Jan / Feb next year.

I trust that you saw the massive icy patches along certain sections?

TinyExplosions

Raam wrote: »

I was on me fixie. :P

Then you are forgiven

lafors

Raam wrote: »

Quite icy along the Sutton - Clontarf track in patches. On my way down to the coast, had the back wheel almost wash out as I took an icy turn. Part of the on-road bike lane on the Killbarrack Road is full of ice. I hope I can spot all these bad patches in the dark on the way home

Thanks Raam, was going to go for a spin out the coast but I ain't going out if its icy. Might wait till after lunch. My estate is still icy from last Thursday's snow (really!!) so I'll be walking till I hit the beaumont road.

Raam

lafors wrote: »

Thanks Raam, was going to go for a spin out the coast but I ain't going out if its icy. Might wait till after lunch. My estate is still icy from last Thursday's snow (really!!) so I'll be walking till I hit the beaumont road.

I think you will be fine going out the coast during the day.

scottreynolds

Raam wrote: »

massive icy patches

Not really Massive icy patches (almost sounds like a contradiction). From memory there were 2 frozen puddles which I could cycle around and 2/3 patches of frozen snow slush which I just took it easy. I cam in about 8:45am.

I certainly would recommend a cycle along that path today if people were keen.

grizzly

I was passing the Huston tram bridge on the northside this morning. A cyclist fallen on the path near the bottle bank. An ambulance was there and he was being lifted on to a stretcher. Poor guy – might have been a bad head/neck injury. With newer pavement, it can be like glass when icy with no grip.

AstraMonti

The forecast for this week seems fine! Although Saturday it says rain.. oh well!!!

blorg

Raam wrote: »

I was on me fixie. :P

Clearly you need to work on your skillz.

Raam

scottreynolds wrote: »

Not really Massive icy patches (almost sounds like a contradiction). From memory there were 2 frozen puddles which I could cycle around and 2/3 patches of frozen snow slush which I just took it easy. I cam in about 8:45am.

I certainly would recommend a cycle along that path today if people were keen.

They were HUGE, right.

blorg wrote: »

Clearly you need to work on your skillz.

So that I actually fall off next time?

blorg

There was a bit of ice on Saturday, didn't stop us (pictured is the road from Lugalla to Sally Gap)

makospeed

Watch out for ICE patches on northbound cycle lane from loughinstown pretty much all the way to UCD...used the road all the way, the southbound cycle lanes looks ok but shall find out later

rottenhat

Yeah, southbound was fine this morning except for the top of Merrion Avenue - looked like a pipe had burst or something.

DirkVoodoo

Makospeed is right. I just got in, cycled my brothers trek (potential buyer) with its big 35c tyres and they were slipping everywhere. Its that kind of half melted slush, but its frozen over so it can be like cycling in glass.

If I take the felt tomorrow I'm going in the bus lane, I'm sure the taxis will understand, extenuating circumstances and all that.

paranoid

I came in on the N11 this morning. Didn't even try the cycle track as it looked lethal. Rode in the buslane all the way and got no hassle from buses or taxis.

kenmc

paranoid wrote: »

Rode in the buslane all the way and got no hassle from buses or taxis.

Maybe they realize that if you're riding a bike in the snow and ice you're triple-hard, and not to mess with you

blorg

Still icy/snowy around Sandyford- lunchtime spin today.

Gavin

blorg wrote: »

There was a bit of ice on Saturday, didn't stop us (pictured is the road from Lugalla to Sally Gap)

Hi Five Man ! Hard core ! Wooo !

DirkVoodoo

Yeah thats the kind of snice (snow/ice) I was seeing, its almost like glass because it can't thaw and just gets compacted. Quite lethal if you're on a road bike.

lafors

Raam wrote: »

I think you will be fine going out the coast during the day.

Yeah was all fine, went out for a quick spin from clontarf to sutton, no ice/snow at all. Only dodgy bit was when an oul dear's dog on one of those extension leads decided to run across on front of me, just stopped on time and hurled abuse at her on my way off, not impressed. Nice day though

paranoid

kenmc wrote: »

Maybe they realize that if you're riding a bike in the snow and ice you're triple-hard, and not to mess with you

Triple-hard - that's me all right:rolleyes:

blorg

Conditions seemed to have got a lot more moderate on my commute home, just a lot of muckiness. Boo.

scottreynolds

lafors wrote: »

Yeah was all fine, went out for a quick spin from clontarf to sutton, no ice/snow at all. Only dodgy bit was when an oul dear's dog on one of those extension leads decided to run across on front of me, just stopped on time and hurled abuse at her on my way off, not impressed. Nice day though

Did you get up Howth?

kenmc

snowing on the blackglen road this evening @10, when I was leaving the gym... clear once I got to ballinteer though. pity.

No ice = joy.

Nice morning for a cycle.

kenmc

Fine on my usual Dundrum-> Dame St route. No ice I could see, even the paths looked clear.

TinyExplosions

Was lovely this morning -slightly damp roads, but no ice!

john77

nice road conditions alright, but the godforsaken headwinds were back. definitely would prefer tailwinds in the morning and the headwinds for the trip home...

lafors

scottreynolds wrote: »

Did you get up Howth?

No, didn't have time, had to collect my mam from work....was her birthday.
Only did the 16km of the cyclepath, might try driving to sutton next monday and do a couple of trips around the head and build it from there

Raam

lafors wrote: »

No, didn't have time, had to collect my mam from work....was her birthday.
Only did the 16km of the cyclepath, might try driving to sutton next monday and do a couple of trips around the head and build it from there

No driving, bike only.

lafors

Raam wrote: »

No driving, bike only.

SIR YES SIR
Actually just thinking about it my car is in for repair next monday so I guess I won't have an excuse :eek:

Civilian_Target

blorg wrote: »

There was a bit of ice on Saturday, didn't stop us (pictured is the road from Lugalla to Sally Gap)

LOL.
I always thinks it's funny that I have been known to ski the same routes in the winter that I cycle in the summer, in France. I didn't think it would apply in Ireland!

blorg

Civilian_Target wrote: »

LOL.
I always thinks it's funny that I have been known to ski the same routes in the winter that I cycle in the summer, in France. I didn't think it would apply in Ireland!

These guys were heading down as we were going up (Gavin's shots)

blorg

Still some snow and ice about although they have cleared the main road up Three Rock (boo)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFuccG0_Occ