Saturday Spin Redux -24th July, 10am Dundrum

TinyExplosions

Right you fabulous lot! I've been hard at work staying off the bike for the guts of a year in order to lose any semblance of fitness that I had, just so I can start off a Saturday spin again

Meeting in Dundrum, under the Luas bridge for a wee spin towards the mountains -all fitnesses catered for!

Route will take us up by Johnnie Foxes, towards the viewpoint, then maybe up round Sally Gap, but there's plenty of opportunity to turn for home at various points if (like me!) you're not feeling up for an epic!

Come one, come all and lets have a bit of craic, and maybe some cake!

I'll be the fat bastard on the pink bike, so see you there

Chips Lovell

I take it Tiny that given your lenghty hiatus, the pace of the spin could be classed as "relaxed", i.e. noob friendly?

TinyExplosions

el tonto wrote: »

I take it Tiny that given your lenghty hiatus, the pace of the spin could be classed as "relaxed", i.e. noob friendly?

Oh my yes! I won't be going anywhere fast

ROK ON

el tonto wrote: »

I take it Tiny that given your lenghty hiatus, the pace of the spin could be classed as "relaxed", i.e. noob friendly?

He's not that unfit. Murdered me on a short hill last week. But then again . . . Who hasn't.

TinyExplosions

ROK ON wrote: »

He's not that unfit. Murdered me on a short hill last week. But then again . . . Who hasn't.

*ahem* that was a tiny hill about 5k into the spin, you got your own back 50k later!

My climbing skills are next to non-existant, so everyone will be able to keep up (just promise to wait for me at the top!)

abcdggs

pink bike? leisurely pace? possibility of cake? How could one say no?

Blowfish

I was planning on doing something similar to this. Not an epic one by any means, but it's still got a fair amount of hills and a good few of them are ones you wouldn't do all that often.

DirkVoodoo

Might be up for this Tiny, I too am returning from a spell of inactivity and need to get back to full fitness. Sounds like this might be what I need.

AstraMonti

Probably in, what time?

TinyExplosions

Blowfish wrote: »

I was planning on doing something similar to this. Not an epic one by any means, but it's still got a fair amount of hills and a good few of them are ones you wouldn't do all that often.

That's not a million miles from what I was thinking, though I am going to stick closer to town (ie not head to the Wicklow gap), as this will allow noobs to turn off if they're feeling it and not be stranded too far from home -though if there's people that fancy going further, they're more than welcome to!

TinyExplosions

AstraMonti wrote: »

Probably in, what time?

What part of 24th July, 10am Dundrum is confusing you?

AstraMonti

haha sorry I am a muppet, I only saw the Saturday spin

TinyExplosions

Just giving this a gentle bump to the front page to catch anyone that missed it last night

joker77

Count me in - had pencilled Saturday in for a spin

Caroline_ie

Should be there

NoddingCyclist

Hey Guys, Think I might try and join you for this. Not sure how long I'll last out with y'all, but figure got to give it ago at some stage and sure it gives me a chance to meet some of you!:)

souter

I'm up for this, could be quite a peleton.

TinyExplosions

I hope there's a few new (and some older faces out there!)

Pace will be fairly slow, so no problem for most people!

keenan110

If my bike is fixed in time i'll definitely be up for this!

penexpers

Would like to make it but I need to be in Croke Park on Saturday.

Caroline_ie

If it's raining, I am not going anywhere. Bordeaux is on telly I am not missing it.

TinyExplosions

Caroline_ie wrote: »

If it's raining, I am not going anywhere. Bordeaux is on telly I am not missing it.

Am I going to have to get out the wimp list....

DirkVoodoo

We may have the first Donkey of Wimp award on our hands Caroline.

Caroline_ie

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

We may have the first Donkey of Wimp award on our hands Caroline.

LOL I created that list I own it. It's not about wimpage nor Donkeys this case is about mental health. I need to see my hometown on telly during the tour de france. Been doing it for the past 30 years. I can't break the tradition, it would destroy me.

TinyExplosions

Caroline_ie wrote: »

LOL I created that list I own it.

Things change sweetheart, things change....

Gets out pen and paper.... C....A....R....O....

CramCycle

I'm in,

Caroline_ie

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Gets out pen and paper.... C....A....R....O....

I challenge your to a race up bohernabreena.

TinyExplosions

Caroline_ie wrote: »

I challenge your to a race up bohernabreena.

You're on... Saturday, 10am

Caroline_ie

TinyExplosions wrote: »

You're on... Saturday, 10am

Fine I'll be there ( doh')

TinyExplosions

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Fine I'll be there ( doh')

smacl

Blowfish wrote: »

I was planning on doing something similar to this. Not an epic one by any means, but it's still got a fair amount of hills and a good few of them are ones you wouldn't do all that often.

Nice route. I cycled some of these roads coming from the Sallygap, around Seefin and Seahan on Tuesday, coming up by Grassamucky rather than Piperstown. Word of warning, the hill connecting the military range to the Boharnabreena road is in tatters with potholes you could lose a large van in. You'd want to take it easy coming down it on a road bike. Fantastic scenary, though the climb back up to the military road left me a bit shattered.

Blowfish

smacl wrote: »

Nice route. I cycled some of these roads coming from the Sallygap, around Seefin and Seahan on Tuesday, coming up by Grassamucky rather than Piperstown. Word of warning, the hill connecting the military range to the Boharnabreena road is in tatters with potholes you could lose a large van in. You'd want to take it easy coming down it on a road bike. Fantastic scenary, though the climb back up to the military road left me a bit shattered.

heh, I actually got caught out by that last weekend. The start of the descent is on pretty good roads so I was descending as normal but it suddenly turns to crap, leaving me to hit a pothole at 60kmh. I was pretty damn happy that all I came away with was a puncture.

Caroline_ie

Potencial injury might keep me away from the road bike tomorrow. Made a possible stress fracture worse yesterday.

Anyone going to see the National Track champs tomorrow?

Paco Rodriguez

I'm up for this too.

The tax man

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Potencial injury might keep me away from the road bike tomorrow. Made a possible stress fracture worse yesterday.

Jens would be disappointed.:)

Hope it's not too serious.;)

I hope to make it out Saturday.

NoddingCyclist

Hoping to still make it tomorrow, but eh getting in with the excuses early
Came off my bike on my way home (coming down hill, car ahead stops suddenly, I hit my brakes and went sky-diving over the handlebars. Keep forgetting how dang responsive the mtb brakes are :mad: ).
I am ok, but a little sore. Think more dented ego than anything else.
Was glad I did have my helmet on thouggh!

seamus

Ankle's not entirely screwed, I felt strong today and it'd be nice to get out for a spin again.

Still on the fence, the talk of races up bohernabreena doesn't line up with my idea of "relaxed". I'm just glad that I can get up it without dismounting.

I'll get up early and see how I feel. Supposed to be nice tomorrow, not too sunny. Ideal, really.

TinyExplosions

seamus wrote: »

Ankle's not entirely screwed, I felt strong today and it'd be nice to get out for a spin again.

Still on the fence, the talk of races up bohernabreena doesn't line up with my idea of "relaxed". I'm just glad that I can get up it without dismounting.

I'll get up early and see how I feel. Supposed to be nice tomorrow, not too sunny. Ideal, really.

There's no racing going on -plan is to descend Bohernabreena, not go up it!

Caroline_ie

It's pouring in D15 ... I'm staying in to watch the tour...

CramCycle

Slept in Again and only got back from Swords at 11. On the plus side I did have a lovely fry on the way back as a treat. Also the rain was refreshing, if a bit salty.

Planet X

Good crowd turned up, about a dozen I reckon. Two in new jerseys. Rain held off but roads damp.

DirkVoodoo

Good spin, loads of people out. Headed back through Enniskerry after reaching Kippure with Astramonti and the artist formerly known as eggie.

Weather was ok, I was freezing up on some patches of road, don't enjoy wet roads

TinyExplosions

Nice spin indeed, slightly hampered by my 11-23 cassette (note to self, change it before heading to Wicklow again!), and a double puncture on the crap road leading down to Bohernabreena, but all round quite enjoyable!

Blowfish

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Nice spin indeed, slightly hampered by my 11-23 cassette (note to self, change it before heading to Wicklow again!), and a double puncture on the crap road leading down to Bohernabreena, but all round quite enjoyable!

pfft, copycat

Caroline_ie

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Nice spin indeed, slightly hampered by my 11-23 cassette (note to self, change it before heading to Wicklow again!), and a double puncture on the crap road leading down to Bohernabreena, but all round quite enjoyable!

with your knee history i think that cassette should go.

abcdggs

Could someone tell me how much climbing we did today?
(recent additions to wimp list need not reply)

Blowfish

Garmin's telling me 1067m.

joker77

Cheers guys, enjoyed that - I was the guy in the other new Boards jersey. Got home to discover I forgot my keys, and had no phone, so had another 10k detour at the end

Definitely underdressed today, thought it was going to be warmer but should have known better!

The tax man

That would be about right. Mine reads 880m but I took the flatter route home.My knee didn't want to know about more climbing.

@abcdggs I never got a chance to introduce myself to you today,I was in the Boards Orwell top.Sorry about that.:o

Sorry to hear about the punctures Tiny,you should have taken the flat route home.;) That surface is just getting too bad for road bikes.

abcdggs

The tax man wrote: »

@abcdggs I never got a chance to introduce myself to you today,I was in the Boards Orwell top.Sorry about that.:o

Not a problem, generally i can remember one name and face at a time. Hello to you too, i was the one in the black and white jersey.

TinyExplosions

Caroline_ie wrote: »

with your knee history i think that cassette should go.

It's fine on the flat, and if I race, it's perfect -just need to remember not to have it on up the mountains!