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National Bike Week redux

  • 08-06-2009 4:01pm
    #1
    The_Claw
    Closed Accounts Posts: 133 ✭✭


    My friend Bob over in the DTO has mailed me about National Bike Week next week.

    "The main Dublin events are a Family Bike Day in the Phoenix Park on Sunday 14th June and the Dublin City Cycle at 7pm on Wednesday 17th June (which is National Bike To Work Day). Details for everything can be found at www.bikeweek.ie."

    There are a bunch of things on - check out the site, though be warned that the first thing you'll see is a jpeg of Noel Dempsey,


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  • #2
    Ron DMC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,297 ✭✭✭Ron DMC


    Plenty of competitions to win bikes too. Not only on their website, but on the radio too. As mentioned here I was lucky enough to win a bike last Friday. Definitely worth entering the competitions.


  • #3
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    bike week ..yeah More people with bikes in their cars driving to the Pheonix park ...


  • #4
    ROK ON
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭ROK ON


    Caroline_ie wrote: »
    bike week ..yeah More people with bikes in their cars driving to the Pheonix park ...

    That would be funny if it wasn't true.

    Anyway, I will bring the daughter along to this on her pink SS.
    She will be wearing my WW200 medal.
    She thinks I won the race:D. If anyone meets us - I won the race ok!!!!

    (The race to get up the hill the slowest, with most sweat accumulated).


  • #5
    The_Claw
    Closed Accounts Posts: 133 ✭✭The_Claw


    ROK ON wrote: »
    That would be funny if it wasn't true.

    Anyway, I will bring the daughter along to this on her pink SS.
    She will be wearing my WW200 medal.
    She thinks I won the race:D. If anyone meets us - I won the race ok!!!!

    (The race to get up the hill the slowest, with most sweat accumulated).

    No problem, only rflynnr's kids think *he* won, so you'd better stay out of each other's way...:pac:


  • #6
    rflynnr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,021 ✭✭✭rflynnr


    That or resort to the "shure aren't we all winners?" line.


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  • #7
    Jawgap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,297 ✭✭✭✭Jawgap


    Caroline_ie wrote: »
    bike week ..yeah More people with bikes in their cars driving to the Pheonix park ...

    don't be too hard on us bike transporters.

    I want to bring the kids and as much and all as I'd like to, I don't think I'll be able to get them to cycle the 45k from our front door to the Park.

    I'd like to make them do it (it'd be good for them) but the bloody social workers warned me about doing it again :)

    I'm actually only driving as far as my parents and we're going to cycle from there.


  • #8
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,223 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Jawgap wrote: »
    don't be too hard on us bike transporters.

    I want to bring the kids and as much and all as I'd like to, I don't think I'll be able to get them to cycle the 45k from our front door to the Park.

    I'd like to make them do it (it'd be good for them) but the bloody social workers warned me about doing it again :)

    The last time I went out for a spin with the kids before I got the trailer, I was rocking the Pashley Princess with the 2 yr old on the rear seat and the 3yr old on his own bike.

    The 3 year old got tired on the way back, so I put his bike in the front basket, and him on my shoulders.

    Fortunately this was only for a mile, but I got some funny old looks. None of us were wearing helmets :eek:

    So yes, a car is sometimes useful. :)


  • #9
    Jawgap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,297 ✭✭✭✭Jawgap


    No helmet!!!! For shame, you neglectful person!:)

    Unfortunately my two are just a bit too old to go on the cross bar and a bit too young to do more than about 25km.

    It's not also helped by the fact that they don't like road bikes and have a preference for MTBs.

    Last time when I was changing their bikes and suggested something a bit more road friendly, the youngest was adamant he didn't want a road bike:-

    "they're gay," he protested!

    So they remain on the mud pluggers!


  • #10
    Vélo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,920 ✭✭✭Vélo


    I'll be heading down in the car also. I'm not in the mood for listening to my 5 & 7 year olds complaining about the cycle from Ratoath to The Phoenix Park.


  • #11
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Jawgap wrote: »
    Last time when I was changing their bikes and suggested something a bit more road friendly, the youngest was adamant he didn't want a road bike:-

    "they're gay," he protested!

    So they remain on the mud pluggers!
    You can't use a road bike to jump off a bit of plywood resting on two concrete blocks. Isn't that what being a young cyclist is all about? :)


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  • #12
    fenris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,078 ✭✭✭fenris


    Well you can use a road bike to jump - once!


  • #13
    lukester
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,901 ✭✭✭lukester


    Always worth a re-post:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKwTfgVX8tY


  • #14
    Jawgap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,297 ✭✭✭✭Jawgap


    seamus wrote: »
    You can't use a road bike to jump off a bit of plywood resting on two concrete blocks. Isn't that what being a young cyclist is all about? :)

    it is indeed......and cycling through puddles rather than around them.........bunny hopping.........riding off the biggest kerb you can find.........riding up the biggest kerb you can find.........street racing around the block............wheelies...........riding with no hands.........riding up to the hubs in mud.......skids........etc......etc...

    hopefully they'll come around - I have grand notions about heading off on long father / son spins!


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