Guy being filmed cycling the Sallygap

Cookie_Monster

The oddest sight this morning just as I passed the Kippure Car Park southbound towards Sallygap.

Renault Kangoo, boot open with a guy sitting in the back filming a cyclist following them, no more than 3-4 feet behind the van.

Big professional looking camera and lighting rig too.

Anyone know what that was about?

godihatedehills

Someone is filming a guy on a bike for some sort of programme/ad/doco. What is so incredibly odd about that?

daragh_

'Boards, The Movie'.....

billy.fish

daragh_ wrote: »

'Boards, The Movie'.....

'Where no Fred has been before'.

Cookie_Monster

godihatedehills wrote: »

Someone is filming a guy on a bike for some sort of programme/ad/doco. What is so incredibly odd about that?

did I use "incredibly" anywhere?

And it is odd to see stuff like that on the road, or do you see people hanging out the back of vans filming things every day?

Danbo!

Probably someone with a few quid bought the expensive bike and lycra gear but still wasn't getting that TDF feeling.

godihatedehills

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

did I use "incredibly" anywhere?

And it is odd to see stuff like that on the road, or do you see people hanging out the back of vans filming things every day?

c'mon, you did edit it to tone it down a bit......

mfdc

Dunno if it's related, but there were a hell of a lot of cars parked at Kippure - was there some kind of event on? I've only been past about a dozen times but never seen that many parked there. Plus after we'd gone up, on our way back we must have had 60+ cyclists pass us going the other way from Kippure back to the viewing point. I guess it could just be today being one of the first nice weekends of the year, but it was basically a constant stream and definitely made me think there was something on.

andyoc

Well if he waited for me a couple of hours later, he could have made a comedy movie for free...."Numb and number", perhaps....it was windy up there today!

Beasty

daragh_ wrote: »

'Boards, The Movie'.....

I suspect the Captain's film is finally going into production ...

Diarmuid

I passed him too. At first I though it was some guy motor pacing but then spotted the reflector. He seemed to be riding an 80's road bike but I only got a glimpse at it.

All the cars at Kippure were guys with dogs. Dunno why they were there but I think it was unrelated.

doozerie

Oddly, I saw a couple of plain-clothes gardai both wearing stab-proof Garda vests standing in the middle of the road at Glencree (junction of the road from Sallygap and the road to Enniskerry) yesterday at around 13h00. They seemed to just be engaged in conversation, with their unmarked car parked at the side of the road with the engine running.

They paid no attention to me whatsoever as I cycled past. Not even a supportive "G'wan, keep it up" from them. Nothin'. I suspect they were not there to cheer on random cyclists

kincsem

Was it Enda Kenny?

doozerie

kincsem wrote: »

Was it Enda Kenny?

With Vincent Browne running after him in a Mankini?

ednwireland

doozerie wrote: »

With Vincent Browne running after him in a Mankini?

now theres a leaders debate worth watching :P

michael196

Oh you Perverts !!! what an image ....

NMK2008

it was just a promo photo shoot... was speaking to the lad, quality handlebar moustache, retro bike, and kit including purple tights...

Cookie_Monster

didn't even notice the 'tash

neris

Promo for what?

NMK2008

for a photographer portfolio... he thought up the shoot and asked the cyclist to pose

FISMA

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

The oddest sight this morning just as I passed the Kippure Car Park southbound towards Sallygap.

Renault Kangoo, boot open with a guy sitting in the back filming a cyclist following them, no more than 3-4 feet behind the van.

Big professional looking camera and lighting rig too.

Anyone know what that was about?

Did the fella look like a pro?

If I was cycling I would have gone out of my way to challenge him into a hill. If I lost, so what, but if he followed and got dropped, that would be just too funny.

Suppose they would have to edit that out...

Chips Lovell

Diarmuid wrote: »

All the cars at Kippure were guys with dogs. Dunno why they were there but I think it was unrelated.

I presume they're shooters. You see groups of guys with cars and dogs up the mountains regularly. I can't think of anything else they'd be doing.

cdaly_

el tonto wrote: »

I presume they're shooters. You see groups of guys with cars and dogs up the mountains regularly. I can't think of anything else they'd be doing.

Dogging perhaps?...

conor56

That was me taking the photographs on Saturday. Doing some tests for a project I want to do, I will post them shortly for feedback. The turned out great. Hope to be out there shooting again this weekend and maybe even some cycling...

conor56

"Did the fella look like a pro?

If I was cycling I would have gone out of my way to challenge him into a hill. If I lost, so what, but if he followed and got dropped, that would be just too funny.

Suppose they would have to edit that out..."


The guy I was photographing Cycling Stylist Extraordinaire just got a new bike yesterday, I'm sure he'd except a challenge of a hill...

conor56

FISMA wrote: »

Did the fella look like a pro?

If I was cycling I would have gone out of my way to challenge him into a hill. If I lost, so what, but if he followed and got dropped, that would be just too funny.

Suppose they would have to edit that out...

The guy I was photographing Cycling Stylist Extraordinaire just got a new bike yesterday, I'm sure he'd except a challenge of a hill...

funantics

Thanks for that Conor,
I'll never be able to cycle near hills again for fear of being challenged out of it. That said, I like the odd challenge every now and again. And I'm sure the bike would only love the opportunity.
Oh yea, I'm the fella that was chasing the van through the sally gap last weekend.