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A day of firsts...

  • 14-02-2009 3:25pm
    #1
    dalkener
    Closed Accounts Posts: 80 ✭✭


    Got up this morning around 8 and was hoping to head up towards the Sally Gap today.
    As I was getting ready I noticed an AnPost van pull up outside the house and was duly delivered my first pair of cycling shoes, cleats and clipless pedles from Wiggle.
    Decided to put the new kit on for todays cycle but was a bit wary as I've never used these type of pedals before and heard of many people going on their ear when trying to stop.....

    Anyway, decided against Sally Gap when I got to Brittas as the legs were feeling good and this could be a day to go for the 100km barrier, so, decided to go as far as Baltinglass.

    The first of my firsts happened between Brittas and Blessington when a can of cider missed my front wheel by about an inch, damn lucky the f*cker in the 01 ww royal navy merc(Yes! a merc) missed as their was an artic behind which I could have been thrown under!! All I can say is he's lucky I never caught up with him.

    Anyway, the rest was pretty incident free except coming over the bridge in Baltinglass when I got stuck in some traffic and went to put my foot down, and.... you guessed, *BANG* down I came for another first, only my pride damaged though ;-).

    Anyway clocked up 111km today, first time over a 100k but mostly done on the flat between blessington and baltinglass, still feel chuffed!!
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Comments

  • #2
    xz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,178 ✭✭✭xz


    Fair play, and what a nice bike to clock up your first century on:D
    You can do another one next Sunday courtesy of Bray Wheelers
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055481422


  • #3
    dalkener
    Closed Accounts Posts: 80 ✭✭dalkener


    Cheers, she's my pride and joy:D , scrimped and saved all last year to get it!!

    The Wicklow 100k next Sunday sounds verrryyyy interesting......


  • #4
    xz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,178 ✭✭✭xz


    There's a nasty little climb on it too, nasty in, you sweep downhill and turn onto it, and if you are in the wrong gear hitting it, it's like hitting a wall


  • #5
    scottreynolds
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,001 ✭✭✭scottreynolds


    dalkener wrote: »
    first time over a 100k

    You've earned the world champion stripes on your bike now :D


  • #6
    dalkener
    Closed Accounts Posts: 80 ✭✭dalkener


    haha well spotted Scott, wonder how many cans of cider Paolo Bettini has to avoid being lobbed at him going through them italian villages:D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vrTVB5yPYw


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  • #7
    ROK ON
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭ROK ON


    Well done on the 1st century. Lovely bike.

    Baltinglass is ovely. To avoid nutters try the backroads around Eadstown the next time, or around the lake from Baltinglass to Hollywood.


  • #8
    scottreynolds
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,001 ✭✭✭scottreynolds


    dalkener wrote: »
    haha well spotted Scott, wonder how many cans of cider Paolo Bettini has to avoid being lobbed at him going through them italian villages:D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vrTVB5yPYw

    Good video -- in the past week I have been slapped on the arse going down Howth hill at about 45kmh and he a MOB of kids throw snowballs at me... I'm going have to start carrying a gun at this rate.


  • #9
    LDB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 445 ✭✭LDB


    Anyway, the rest was pretty incident free except coming over the bridge in Baltinglass when I got stuck in some traffic and went to put my foot down, and.... you guessed, *BANG* down I came for another first, only my pride damaged though ;-).

    Ah Yes the obligatory fall! I think it's happened to us all!


  • #10
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    In fairness there is a big difference between kids throwing snowballs and cans of cider. We had a few of them (snowballs) on our own spin yesterday and it is relatively harmless (they missed me and barrabus dissuaded them from trying again with a "if you dare i'll break your fúcking nose" :D)

    Nice bike dalkener and well done on the first 100km.


  • #11
    penexpers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,038 ✭✭✭penexpers


    LDB wrote: »
    Ah Yes the obligatory fall! I think it's happened to us all!

    Hasn't happened me yet! *touch wood*


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