Northside vs Southside

markpb

I've recently extended my commute (previously Santry to Stephens Green, now it's Santry to Sandyford) and I've noticed a lot more cyclists on the south side of the city than the northside. In the mornings I'll see a very small number on the Swords/Drumcondra corridor but when I get to the canal and Ranelagh, the lane is swamped with cyclists.

Is there a reason for us northsiders to be so badly represented?

Lumen

markpb wrote: »

Is there a reason for us northsiders to be so badly represented?

Sir, I believe you mean "staarry bood?"

Chips Lovell

markpb wrote: »

Is there a reason for us northsiders to be so badly represented?

Southsiders nicked your all your bikes.

flickerx

Southsiders get 42% off their bikes under the CTW scheme, whereas northsiders only get 21%.

DirkVoodoo

I think I am the only cyclist in Foxrock...I rarely see anyone else around and so far have not been spotted in a boards jersey despite many attempts to make it obvious I am wearing one.

Having said that, I did pass a very hot redhead as I was crossing the N11 onto westminster rd. yesterday.

Nothing like the numbers of cyclists I hear being seen in Dublin 15 though.

07Lapierre

markpb wrote: »

I've recently extended my commute (previously Santry to Stephens Green, now it's Santry to Sandyford) and I've noticed a lot more cyclists on the south side of the city than the northside. In the mornings I'll see a very small number on the Swords/Drumcondra corridor but when I get to the canal and Ranelagh, the lane is swamped with cyclists.

Is there a reason for us northsiders to be so badly represented?

Its all those southsiders working in the city centre, takin our bl***en jobs en'all Bud wha?

Jip

markpb wrote: »

but when I get to the canal and Ranelagh, the lane is swamped with cyclists.

Is there a reason for us northsiders to be so badly represented?

For some northsiders working on the south side of the city, well more so Westsiders, a preferred route is through the Phoenix Park and up onto the canal and into the city from there which is partially the reason I think there's so many cyclists coming from that direction. Plus the Grand Canal is more suited to cycle alongside, apart from the canal paths I think the only place a road runs along side the Royal Canal is Whitworth Road.

Harrybelafonte

F'all cyclists on the Drumcondra to town route, usually more on the coast road into Amiens Street etc. Southside though is covered in them, especially canal. Also the nly place I ever see Velib bikes being used

Blowfish

It's the opposite if you move out to the coast though. There are always loads along Clontarf road, but hardly any along the Strand road.

tpedoussaut

Colm Moore created a map based on 2006 census and self declaration of the mode of transport for commuting.

Raam

Blowfish wrote: »

There are always loads along Clontarf road.

I'm always surprised there isn't even more along that route. It's not used as much as it could be. I sometimes like to think that the drivers queueing in the inevitable morning jams see us all zipping by and are motivated/jealous enough to give bike commuting a go.

scottreynolds

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

I think I am the only cyclist in Foxrock...

Probably the rest of you people are too busy fueling up 4x4's and having hair cuts.

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Having said that, I did pass a very hot redhead as I was crossing the N11 onto westminster rd. yesterday.

That was Bill.

buffalo

Raam wrote: »

I'm always surprised there isn't even more along that route. It's not used as much as it could be. I sometimes like to think that the drivers queueing in the inevitable morning jams see us all zipping by and are motivated/jealous enough to give bike commuting a go.

I think the same whenever I head out to Howth after work in the evenings. The queue is a crazy length sometimes, but it takes about five minutes on the bike.

If I was working for DCC or someone, I'd time how long a car takes to drive just that stretch, and put it on a big sign by the road, next to the time taken by a bike.

DirkVoodoo

scottreynolds wrote: »

That was Bill.

Definitely a girl, she said something to me as I attempted to pass alongside her (see, I didn't use any dirty cycling terms) but I couldn't hear exactly, I think she was apologizing for getting in the way, which she wasn't.

JacksonHeightsOwn

flickerx wrote: »

Southsiders get 42% off their bikes under the CTW scheme, whereas northsiders only get 21%.

yeah, but northsiders get 79% on the sticky fingers scheme, so that more than evens it out

Turbulent Bill

scottreynolds wrote: »

That was Bill.

Redhead, check.

Hot and female, fail