Spin/Dublin/18April/10:07am(+/+ 20 mins)

kenmc

Weather looks pretty decent tomorrow, even the Bastardi is saying so.
Anyone on for a Dundrum luas bridge meetup halfway between too early and too late (plus 7 minutes for faffing)?
edit. changed the title to reflect more realistic departure time

TinyExplosions

kenmc wrote: »

Weather looks pretty decent tomorrow, even the Bastardi is saying so.
Anyone on for a Dundrum luas bridge meetup halfway between too early and too late (plus 7 minutes for faffing)?

I'm in for this one

kenmc

Oh we'll have pink vs black so...

NeilMcEoigheann

count me in i think. bout how long?

beans

My first spin - I'm on for this. No excuses this time :pac:...

Raam

route? Meant to be nice tomorrow.

kenmc

wouldn't mind pushing out to 100+, maybe something like
DD-Sally-Laragh-(no stopping)-Wicklow-Lakes-(back up sally from kilbride maybe)-Home?
A bit like this?

Chips Lovell

Racing tomorrow, so I'm out.

blorg

I'd be on for it, would be keen on long distance but (brief) stop around lunchtime for something to eat.

kenmc

blorg wrote: »

I'd be on for it, would be keen on long distance but (brief) stop around lunchtime for something to eat.

Well that necessarilly rules out the cafe in laragh. Although there's a petrol station a tiny bit up the gap road, where we could grab a hang sangwich most likely

Gavin

Maybe we should complain en masse about Glacial Lady.

Raam

Gavin wrote: »

Maybe we should complain en masse about Glacial Lady.

Whassat?

kenmc

The sandwich putter-together-er. Seems to resort to first principles for every sandwich.
"Ham Sandwich please"
"Right, well we'd better go and breed some pigs, then we'll need to grow some wheat to make flour"....

Maybe if we could get the number of the place, we could ring in an order on a monday or tuesday, should be just about ready by the time we roll through on the wicklow 200 next time it goes through laragh

Chips Lovell

I just thought that the staff there are really, really stoned all the time. At least that's how it appears to me.

Raam

My Name is Mario wrote: »

I just thought that the staff there are really, really stoned all the time. At least that's how it appears to me.

Is this the one in Laragh where we go to?

Chips Lovell

Raam wrote: »

Is this the one in Laragh where we go to?

Uh huh.

ROK ON

If it is Tiki Cafe in Laragh, I have to say that they are a bit on the casual side, but they are nice. Make really good coffee and are easy on the eye.

But they live in the countryside. The pace of life is more relaxed. That is what is attractive to many people who long to live in the country.

BTW, would love to go, but am bringing kids swimming in the morning. Enjoy. I would like to see photos of Ms Pinky in action.

Chips Lovell

I'm not going to specify which cafe after speculating that they're all stoners;)

kenmc

Whatever the organic shop on the left as you come into Laragh from glenmacnass.
It's all well and good being relaxed and stuff, but when the first lad to get his sambo is finished eating it before the 3rd person has even ordered, and there's a group of 10, it really slows things down a lot. The coffee is nice though.

Raam

My Name is Mario wrote: »

I'm not going to specify which cafe after speculating that they're all stoners;)

Maybe this is why the post coffee spin home is always a bit of a haze.

DirkVoodoo

I'm in. Longish spin with brief stop sounds good.

Raam

I'm in. RogerB says he might also.

The_Claw

I'm a maybe for tomorrow. With regard to the food though, I do think on the long spins it makes sense to stop and eat. In defence of Glendalough Fayre (sic) in Laragh, they've got some new people in there now and the speed of service has increased fairly dramatically.

barrabus

The_Claw wrote: »

I'm a maybe for tomorrow. With regard to the food though, I do think on the long spins it makes sense to stop and eat. In defence of Glendalough Fayre (sic) in Laragh, they've got some new people in there now and the speed of service has increased fairly dramatically.

agree the quality of the sandwiches has deteriorated tho ...
I am up for a decent spin.

What time again...
@ Ken I'll see your 9.37 and raise it 23 to make an even uncomplicated ten...

TinyExplosions

barrabus wrote: »

agree the quality of the sandwiches has deteriorated tho ...
I am up for a decent spin.

What time again...
@ Ken I'll see your 9.37 and raise it 23 to make an even uncomplicated ten...

+1 for 10am start!

niceonetom

kenmc wrote: »

Oh we'll have pink vs black so...

If my wrench-monkey skillz don't desert me we'll have him outnumbered.

keenan110

Hi, i have never done a boards spin before, i do a good bit of cycling, i did 80km last weekend without much bother but id be worried that i might be holding people back if it's my first time?
Also i have a touring bike rather than a racer!

Chips Lovell

niceonetom wrote: »

If my wrench-monkey skillz don't desert me we'll have him outnumbered.

Don't forget pics.

blorg

As the Claw says they are faster now. Tiny is struggling with mechanicals this evening so 10 would be better I reckon... personally you know I just love an earlier start but there you go.

Caroline_ie

could be there.

Raam

blorg wrote: »

As the Claw says they are faster now. Tiny is struggling with mechanicals this evening so 10 would be better I reckon... personally you know I just love an earlier start but there you go.

Boooooooooooooh!

kenmc

well we could let the scratch group go off at 10 and follow us. would certainly make things easier for the cafe in laragh - they'd get to go and harvest a second batch of wheat between orders

kenmc

keenan110 wrote: »

Hi, i have never done a boards spin before, i do a good bit of cycling, i did 80km last weekend without much bother but id be worried that i might be holding people back if it's my first time?
Also i have a touring bike rather than a racer!

It's relaxed pace, and we wait at the tops of climbs for the slower members, so don't worry about that. We have also got various bikes - carbons, tourers, flat bar'd racers etc - so don't worry about that either.

Raam

kenmc wrote: »

well we could let the scratch group go off at 10 and follow us. would certainly make things easier for the cafe in laragh - they'd get to go and harvest a second batch of wheat between orders

The coffee is usually quick. They must have daisy out back and a pipe feed from Brazil for the beans.

keenan110

kenmc wrote: »

It's relaxed pace, and we wait at the tops of climbs for the slower members, so don't worry about that. We have also got various bikes - carbons, tourers, flat bar'd racers etc - so don't worry about that either.

Oh great, well in that case i'll be there tomo!

About how long will it take?

Caroline_ie

keenan110 wrote: »

About how long will it take?

*Fail*

This question irrelevant - cycling takes as long as we want :pac:

keenan110

Caroline_ie wrote: »

*Fail*

This question irrelevant - cycling takes as long as we want :pac:

Not even an estimate? Please!

Raam

keenan110 wrote: »

Not even an estimate? Please!

6 to 8 hours, I reckon.

blorg

Caroline_ie wrote: »

*Fail*

This question irrelevant - cycling takes as long as we want :pac:

Does this indicate you will be there tomorrow Caroline

blorg

Raam wrote: »

6 to 8 hours, I reckon.

@Keenan- bear in mind that you can leave at any time to head home, the group generally splits as some have to be home earlier than others.

DirkVoodoo

So is there a group leaving at 9:37 as well as 10:00? Or has everyone moved to 10am?

blorg

Everyone has moved to 10am.

blorg

...at least that is what I want.

DirkVoodoo

Ok, I think I will head along early anyway...just in case

TinyExplosions

Yeah, it's 10am start

LDB

I should be there

Caroline_ie

i like 10 am
and @blorg, I 'should' indeed be there.

The tax man

If I wake up early enough I'll join in. Any lagging behind on my part will be down to my stiff bottom bracket.:p

beans

Despite my earlier assertion, I'm out. Sticking to a flat northside route - leg issues persist, I need some easy miles today

Looking like a cracking start to the day. Might see some of you out and about.

Chips Lovell

It's lovely alright. Just spent the last hour out on my balcony washing and setting up the bike for today. It was in bits after Thursday night.