Snow

reece

what's the general consensus for biking it into work on monday?

CJhaughey

Make sure your health and vehicle insurance is up to date!
I wouldn't risk it in these conditions unless you have spiked tyres.

Dirk Gently

Don't.

It's possible main roads might be ok but smaller roads are too bad tbh. seen a few people walking their bikes through the estates today. I could hardly walk across some of the roads, even the bigger ones which are usually ok. The snow has turned to solid ice and cars aren't melting it driving over.

KamiKazi

I'll be biking it

Odysseus

I wait and see conditions improved dramatically up by me this morning, I was out on foot for a few hours, at the moment I would ride, nowever, as I said I will wait until Moday, but I had done it in the past.

LookBehindYou

NOT RECOMMENDED.
I would ride in any weather, except ice.
Ok if you have spiked tyres.http://www.biker.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=102727

Xios

Weather seems to be getting worse, more snow predicted on tuesday and wednesday, guess i'm gonna stay in bed and skip college on monday

reece

The thoughts of going back on the bus :mad: listening to some muppet's music escaping through his crappy headphones. Looking forward to the summer!

Idleater

reece wrote: »

what's the general consensus for biking it into work on monday?

On a vaguely unrelated note, I'm currently reading one of the "Darwin Awards" compendiums.

Will be trying out the mountainbike in a short while.

Paparazzo

It depends on your commute. I'll be taking a lift. Where I live all the roads are iced up. It was turning to slush yesterday, but it all froze last night and roads are letal here. If you have a big bike and it goes from under you even at slow speeds, it's easy to break a wrist or shoulder on a fall.
But if your commute is all through well used roads it probably won't be too bad. Forecast for tonight is heavy frost -1 to -5, looks like the ice and snow isn't going anywhere

Cuddlesworth

Unless your like me and have the benefit of living directly beside a well gritted and used main road all the way in I wouldn't bother. That being said it should be pretty clear after tomorrow.

no scope

DONT

i came off last week in the snow trying to go to work

my poor tzr was ruined

got parts for it going to fix it tonight

Nodster

Remember the salt thats added to the grit does untold damage to fastners/alloy bits on your bike, if you do venture out on the bike try and hose it down afterwards if you can - not the easiest when your thoughts are on a hot cuppa and getting warm!

yogidc26

Monday might be the only day next week you can take the bike just check the weather page on here looks like a lot of snow

P.C.

I will see what the raods look like in the morning.

The main roads were not bad today.

KamiKazi

Still some very dodgy roads out there this morning, gritters doing fvck all as usual.

Take care lads.

P.C.

KamiKazi wrote: »

Still some very dodgy roads out there this morning, gritters doing fvck all as usual.

Take care lads.

So, you made it into work OK.

I am sitting here wondering what traffic is like.

KamiKazi

P.C. wrote: »

So, you made it into work OK.

I am sitting here wondering what traffic is like.

Traffics lighter than usual from what I saw, kids aren't back in school yet AFAIK so no yummy mummys in SUV's to kill you.

P.C.

KamiKazi wrote: »

Traffics lighter than usual from what I say, kids aren't back in school yet AFAIK so no yummy mummys in SUV's to kill you.

Good.
And the sun is out.

Think I might see what the roads are like in a bit.

CourierCollie

Seen one guy heading down Nutgrove Avenue on what looked like a suzuki 1400, about half an hour ago. Braver man than me.

jameshayes

I got to work in one piece - Only dodgy moments were when I was driving in my garden and when I was parkin on the path outside work!

PWEI

I drove in on my bike today from Swords.A journey that normally takes me 20 - 25 mins took me 40mins.The hard part was getting out of Applewood Village and Swords.Applewood was like an ice rink and the Airside slip road on to the M1 wasn't much better.Once I got on the M1 it was fine all the way to town,
although the outside lane on the M1 looked a bit slippery.
Will be taking the bus tomorrow as it's not worth the risk.

no scope

PWEI wrote: »

I drove in on my bike today from Swords.A journey that normally takes me 20 - 25 mins took me 40mins.The hard part was getting out of Applewood Village and Swords.Applewood was like an ice rink and the Airside slip road on to the M1 wasn't much better.Once I got on the M1 it was fine all the way to town,
although the outside lane on the M1 looked a bit slippery.
Will be taking the bus tomorrow as it's not worth the risk.

finally someone from my area that drives a bike thats on this website

what you driving ?

gsxr1

great craic out there today on the enduro bike with motocross tires.

they cut right through the hard pack stuff with a bit of gas.

just around the estate . great fun.

Dorsanty

Where is the light at the end of this frozen tunnel? Dear Christ it's been some extended period of freezing weather.

Took the bike in to work today, and was okay once outside the estate but the estate road on the way in tonight, sweet Jesus sheet ice all over the place. It appeared this evening when the powder upper layer melted away. The stuff was rock solid. I put out the stabilisers and rolled on clutch only into my car park, but nervous times all the same.

Will be working from home for the next 3 days according to the forecast. :mad:

rameire

had to abandon the bike today on the n78 got 10km into an 80km trip, couldnt turn back as the roads on the opposite side were worse. thankfully had a neighbour who turned back and got a lift.
roads were terrible today.

Cuddlesworth

Took me twenty minutes to travel 50 yards out onto the n11. I don't think I have every looked that stupid on the bike before.

jimmay

Haven't been on my bike in about a month...I was up at the Plex the other night playing on one of the sit down bike games...and I was beaten...by a girl! I don't know how much longer I can take

MargeS

jimmay wrote: »

Haven't been on my bike in about a month...I was up at the Plex the other night playing on one of the sit down bike games...and I was beaten...by a girl! I don't know how much longer I can take

OH! the humiliation... :rolleyes:

P.C.

I was out in the bike today for the first time in two weeks.

Got to ride on snow.

jameshayes

Drove in today, was a bit ropey... feckin thing was squirming like an eel. Scary Biscuits.

Odysseus

On the bike myself this morning, took a slide yesterday lunch time moving from one clinic to another. I stayed over in Dublin last night so it was only a 10k commute as opposed to my normal 80k.

I'm not going to try that distance tomorrow so I got a lift home tonight and gave a pick up arranged for tomorrow morning. I will be moving around with work abit tomorrow, I'm just not trying the long commute at the moment.

Thinkingaboutit

Main roads are pretty okay, but my estate is stubbornly icy. I couldn't wheel the thing to the exit, but I will try tomorrow.

reece

took the bus home to lucan tonight. Roads were really bad. guy passes me on a bike wearing an L sign on his back. Legend.

seanybiker

reece wrote: »

took the bus home to lucan tonight. Roads were really bad. guy passes me on a bike wearing an L sign on his back. Legend.

Ya big woman ya. Ah no thouhg, if ya dont feel safe then there's no point in chancing it.

Slidey

I had a CR250 out on the snow 2 years ago.

Even with full motocross tyres on it it was a handful. Had fun for half an hour but wouldn't like to have to travel anywhere like that

reece

seanybiker wrote: »

Ya big woman ya. Ah no thouhg, if ya dont feel safe then there's no point in chancing it.

took about 9 months for the pain to fully go away from my last icey spill .

jameshayes

I was actually shaking when I got home yesterday, I dont think i took a breath for the whole journey home, scary sh!t. Got off my bike in my garden then I nearly fell on my hole outside my front door!

KamiKazi

Saw a snow plough on the N4 this morning :eek:

jameshayes

KamiKazi wrote: »

Saw a snow plough on the N4 this morning :eek:

That was no snow plough, that was yo mamma!



/joking of course/

weeder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeLTHmh9apk

VERY tempted to get a spare set of forks for the moped in the shed and get a welder to do somthing to them.

jameshayes

weeder wrote: »

VERY tempted to get a spare set of forks for the moped in the shed and get a welder to do somthing to them.

Quality

KamiKazi

Snowing heavily in Dublin for the last two hours or so :pac:

Tea_Bag

KamiKazi wrote: »

I'll be biking it

your name says it all really.


/thread

KamiKazi

Tea_Bag wrote: »

your name says it all really.


/thread

Thank you so much for you oh so valuable contribution to this thread.

Twat.

Luckycharm

Have biked in every day so far - main roads are fine- secondary roads a bit dicey tonight could be interesting given the snow!!

Tea_Bag

KamiKazi wrote: »

Thank you so much for you oh so valuable contribution to this thread.

Twat.

.......? its a lame joke. little harsh on your behalf..

guess ill be much more valuable by saying dont ride in ice, its not really worth any of the possible consequences.

shrapnel222

scootered home today. was one of the worst rides i've had to do in a long time. main roads are okay, but anything secondary was litterally sheet ice. had the feet to the sides all the time, and the back wheel was just shooting out on the sides at any sign of a gradient on the sides.

glad to be home in one piece to be honest.

Quint

I saw a few bikes out tonight in Dublin, don't know how they stayed upright! Saw a load of scooters around Rialto, and someone abandoned their bike on the nangor road, obviously didn't want to risk it.

GBX

Saw 2 up on a scooter this evening ... the roads were mental. I wouldnt trust anybody to get on the back of a scooter or bike. Ive left my bike locked up since the 26th.

Quint

Lots of people cycling too, mental in this weather.