Paddies day spin?

Captain Havoc

Hi guys, yes you read right, paddies day on a bike. I'll be heading up to Dublin with the intention of going to the club finals in Croke Park. Throw in for the game is 14h00 but I'll be heading up to the Pale the evening before. I was wondering if anyone would be interested in heading out in the morning?

abcdggs

yeah i could do with a spin between exams,

I got sunburnt on the paddy's day spin last year. I'm therefore expecting warm weather.

abcdggs

I got sunburnt on the paddy's day spin last year. I'm therefore expecting warm weather.

CramCycle

I'd be up for a short spin in the morning. Do you have any ideas about distance and time?

DirkVoodoo

Any idea of a start time? I will be going to see a much better final that day, might go if it was an early enough start.

Chips Lovell

There's also a race on in Dunboyne for those intersted.

Captain Havoc

I was thinking around the 8h00 mark, I'd need to be back in Sandymount for lunch time to allow for a shower and then we'd probably get a joe maxi up to Croker.

godihatedehills

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Any idea of a start time? I will be going to see a much better final that day, might go if it was an early enough start.

Schools rugby?

abcdggs

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Any idea of a start time? I will be going to see a much better final that day, might go if it was an early enough start.

the club hockey final is usually on that day...?

godihatedehills

abcdggs wrote: »

the club hockey final is usually on that day...?

knowing foxrock's finest, I'm putting my money on the 'rugger'.....

abcdggs

ah, dirk has very definite case of "hockey player hair" where have the days gone that one could tell someones sport from their haircut...

Beasty

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

I will be going to see a much better final that day

Well it can't be Chelsea's final match in Europe this season, as that's on Tuesday:)

DirkVoodoo

godihatedehills wrote: »

knowing foxrock's finest, I'm putting my money on the 'rugger'.....

Good guess!

rottenhat

I'm going to head out for a 200. Given I missed the Slieve Maan 200, I'm inclined to ride that route (with a few modifications i.e. starting from town, and heading straight back in via the Featherbeds instead of heading back to Bray from Glencree), but I'm open to alternative suggestions if you want to come and you rode the SM200 last weekend.

Diarmuid

el tonto wrote: »

There's also a race on in Dunboyne for those intersted.

Waiting on the dedicated thread el tonto ! Can't find any details online

Captain Havoc

Show of hands?

abcdggs

To increase my chances of getting a degree i think it'd be for the best if i bowed out

DirkVoodoo

Yeah still up for this, is it still an 8am start?

Captain Havoc

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Yeah still up for this, is it still an 8am start?

Yeah but I've changed to Dun Laoighre. So all I need is a meeting point.

DirkVoodoo

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Yeah but I've changed to Dun Laoighre.

Suits me perfect. What's the route? If you're starting in Dun Laoghaire I strongly recommend taking in Vico road in Killiney, nice stretch of road, great view!

Looks like it will be a nice day, I think I will break out the Liquigas kit at last. Tempted to join me? Passers by might be fooled into thinking we are pros out training, more likely a pair of delusional weirdos though

ROK ON

@Dirk. Are ye staying by the coast?
Am up for heading out to Shay Elliott/Slieve Maan but don't want to go via coast. I should be heading up Kilakee around 8ish.
Let me know what ye are doing/anticipated route.

Captain Havoc

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Suits me perfect. What's the route? If you're starting in Dun Laoghaire I strongly recommend taking in Vico road in Killiney, nice stretch of road, great view!

Looks like it will be a nice day, I think I will break out the Liquigas kit at last. Tempted to join me? Passers by might be fooled into thinking we are pros out training, more likely a pair of delusional weirdos though

I better leave the liquigas at home then, we'd look like a pair of prats.

blorg

rottenhat wrote: »

I'm going to head out for a 200. Given I missed the Slieve Maan 200, I'm inclined to ride that route (with a few modifications i.e. starting from town, and heading straight back in via the Featherbeds instead of heading back to Bray from Glencree), but I'm open to alternative suggestions if you want to come and you rode the SM200 last weekend.

Between this and the race in Dunboyne myself.

DirkVoodoo

ROK ON wrote: »

@Dirk. Are ye staying by the coast?
Am up for heading out to Shay Elliott/Slieve Maan but don't want to go via coast. I should be heading up Kilakee around 8ish.
Let me know what ye are doing/anticipated route.

No idea of route ROK ON, I figured el capitan was designing it. We seem to be meeting in Dun Laoghaire so going Killiney, Shankill, Bray and then across to Enniskerry seems like a good choice, but like I said it's up to Captain Havoc I guess. I suppose now is a good time to discuss routes.

I think if it is an 8am start, whatever the route, my absolute max is 100km door to door.

Captain Havoc

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

No idea of route ROK ON, I figured el capitan was designing it. We seem to be meeting in Dun Laoghaire so going Killiney, Shankill, Bray and then across to Enniskerry seems like a good choice, but like I said it's up to Captain Havoc I guess. I suppose now is a good time to discuss routes.

I think if it is an 8am start, whatever the route, my absolute max is 100km door to door.

No, no designs, I'll leave that to the natives. Meeting point doesn't have to be Dun Laoighre, I was just throwing that in so we could have some kind of meeting point that meant 50% of the days cycle wasn't going to the meeting point.

Mosiki

I was planning doing dundrum - enniskerry - djouce - luggala - sallygap - enniskerry (turn left at top of hill before enniskerry which brings you out at johnny foxes) - dundrum - home.

Its 80km return from city centre if anyone interested. About 4 hrs at my speed.

ROK ON

OK I will leave ye off. Bear in mind that if ye are heading down the coast at 8, that Rottenhat is also taking that route on another of his epics if ye want to hook up.

BTW there was a post a few weeks ago tha descent from Glenmacnass was bad.
How bad? Is it a lot of road or could one just go very slowly for a short time.
Also what are roads around Drumgoff/Glenmalure like?

uberwolf

Mosiki wrote: »

I was planning doing dundrum - enniskerry - djouce - luggala - sallygap - enniskerry (turn left at top of hill before enniskerry which brings you out at johnny foxes) - dundrum - home.

Its 80km return from city centre if anyone interested. About 4 hrs at my speed.

city centre you say?

what sort of time of the day were you looking at?

dave.obrien

I think I might be up for an early one, and 100km sounds good for me. I'm in Cabinteely, so no problems meeting you somewhere in the Dun Laoghaire/Glenageary/Dalkey kind of region?

Bikerbhoy

ROK ON wrote: »

BTW there was a post a few weeks ago tha descent from Glenmacnass was bad.
How bad? Is it a lot of road or could one just go very slowly for a short time.

DESCEND WITH CAUTION.....There is a section where the complete top layer of skin is gone and then of course the various batches of random potholes...what I might be more concerned about coming down would be the rubble on the road tends to be kinda everywhere ...... ENJOY

Bikerbhoy

Mosiki wrote: »

I was planning doing dundrum - enniskerry - djouce - luggala - sallygap - enniskerry (turn left at top of hill before enniskerry which brings you out at johnny foxes) - dundrum - home.

Its 80km return from city centre if anyone interested. About 4 hrs at my speed.

I would be on for this but what is the earliest you would be thinking of starting at ? ...as I kinda need to get back early family commitments,dye my hair green etc etc..... I might leave you at Glencree and whizz over featherbeds.

DirkVoodoo

ROK ON wrote: »

BTW there was a post a few weeks ago tha descent from Glenmacnass was bad.
How bad? Is it a lot of road or could one just go very slowly for a short time.
Also what are roads around Drumgoff/Glenmalure like?

As in "I wish I had my mountain bike" bad, and that was going uphill. Avoid at all costs, you could do serious injury hitting it at speed. Like Bikerbhoy says, much caution! It's like fire road, no tarmac, just dirt and rocks.

CramCycle

I'm up for either, mainly depends on if I finish work early, but I don't think I'll go for much over a 100km. Am I right in that there are two separate groups going now or is this all discussion at the minute?

Mosiki

I'll be leaving at 8am, return at 12 noon. You can always veer off earlier or go faster at your leisure.

briano

Mosiki wrote: »

I'll be leaving at 8am, return at 12 noon. You can always veer off earlier or go faster at your leisure.

Where are you going from? I could be on for that route

Mosiki

City centre to dundrum (via baggot st upper / donnybrook / ranelagh) and onward from there.

Gasco

Mosiki wrote: »

City centre to dundrum (via baggot st upper / donnybrook / ranelagh) and onward from there.

Would be on for tagging along on this one, need to get out early, but may need to veer off early due to commitments (read lack of fitness) - Dundrum at 08.00?

Mosiki

Be leaving home at 8, be in dundrum about 8.20 if that suits everyone. Under luas bridge opposite Joe Dalys??

ArraMusha

if I left connemara at 4am would I make it ??

godihatedehills

I might tag along if I get out of bed.....

Caroline_ie

Paddy days = I am working because it's Paddy's day and it's going to rain anyway ...

wow that rhymes .. i could almost sing it as an irish jig ...

Lumen

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Paddy days = I am working because it's Paddy's day and it's going to rain anyway ...

RTE Weather wrote:

St Patrick's Day: Mild, breezy and dry in many areas tomorrow with some sunny spells developing especially in midland and eastern areas, some patchy drizzle at times in some western and northwestern areas. Highest temperatures 11 to 15 degrees.

Fifteen degrees! Count them! Time to break out the suncream and DEET.

cdaly_

@caroline_ie: I hope that's triple-time 'cos everyone wants to be off...

ROK ON

Lumen wrote: »

Fifteen degrees! Count them! Time to break out the suncream and DEET.

I was freezing coming to work this morning. Its not that warm. Tomorrow I will wear Assos winter gear, merino beanie hat, buff and full finger gloves.

Caroline_ie

cdaly_ wrote: »

@caroline_ie: I hope that's triple-time 'cos everyone wants to be off...

No I will just the day in lieu some other day as a long weekend Working bank holiday is great, there's always chips at the canteen !

Planet X

In.
8:30am., Luas Bridge Dundrum?

ROK ON

Planet X wrote: »

In.
8:30am., Luas Bridge Dundrum?

Sounds good.

Mosiki

Planet X wrote: »

In.
8:30am., Luas Bridge Dundrum?

suits me.

Planet X

Planet X wrote: »

In.
8:30am., Luas Bridge Dundrum?

/nudges Lumen. Any chance the thread title could be changed to include the above?

uberwolf

Dónal wrote: »

/nudges Lumen. Any chance the thread title could be changed to include the above?

easily done, but are we down to one spin now?

I was still trying to figure out if one group are meeting in Dun Laoghaire / Dalkey for 100KM and another in Dundrum for 80KM?