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A spin up to Kippure
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Sunset view from kippure by bigcharlie19, on Flickr
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Annamoe today. Nothing spectacular, just a nice view and a great morning to be out on the bike!0 -
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velopeloton wrote: »It's Cold.
Saint-Savin
Hautacam in the back ground.
View from Lourdes, south towards Col du Tourmalet.
Cavan
Lough Sheelin
in one day :eek:
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Not a picture, but taken on my cycle
Descending from Mount Seskin towards Dublin. 58kmh here and there
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Not a picture, but taken on my cycle
Descending from Mount Seskin towards Dublin. 58kmh here and there
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One of my favourite descents in Dublin, I hit 93km/h going down there..albeit during the day, a lot less squeeky bum compared to the dark :pac:0 -
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I did that cycle one Friday in April last year with my then seven-year-old daughter with me on my 22kg hybrid - out of the Lake Hotel, in and around Killarney for a bit, then up the Gap of Dunloe, down into the Black Valley, up to Moll's Gap, down past Luscaunagh and Ladies View and back into the Lake Hotel. Overall cycle was 62km, averaging a very relaxed 15kph - we'd done the 10k school run a few times every week for over a year in Dublin and had clocked up I suppose something between 1,500 and 2,500km cycling together, so she was well experienced with being on the bike and we'd done plenty of 20-30k stretches before. Anyhow, Killarney was a fantastic experience and the traffic was very light.Black Valley looking up to the Gap of Dunlow
While doing the long flat bit past the River Owenreagh and past Derry Lea, she told me that she'd "seen enough mountains to last me a lifetime" and "never want to see another one or I'll explode", but the lack of enthusiasm was only temporary.
Had one funny exchange going up the hill at Derrynafunsha into Moll's Gap. As a bit of the hill was quite steep and the bike hadn't been going into first gear, we'd hopped off and walked for a bit up the hill, cycling where we could, but leaving my daughter get a bit of exercise too. As we neared the top, the hill wasn't quite so steep, so we hopped back on and carried on up. As we went around the last corner and up the last slope, a white van turned off the Moll's Gap road and onto the downhill stretch. Generously, he pulled in to let us past, so:
Me: Grand day for a cycle, isn't it? *panting*
Driver (strong Cork accent): Aye, beautiful!
Me: Well, listen, enjoy the scenery and thanks for pulling in. Drive safely *panting*
Driver: I'll tell ye, I'm down from Kanturk and this is my first time driving these Kerry mountains and while I've seen some amazing sights today, the most amazing sight of all is you and your daughter coming to the top of this hill on that bike!
Me: *panting* Glad I'm at this bloody end of it! *panting, cycles off, waving*
Fun times
Gap of Dunloe at Augher Lake, just visible is the category 3 ascent.
At the top, having lunch:
And there's a sign there too!
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I did that cycle one Friday in April last year with my then seven-year-old daughter with me on my 22kg hybrid - out of the Lake Hotel, in and around Killarney for a bit, then up the Gap of Dunloe, down into the Black Valley, up to Moll's Gap, down past Luscaunagh and Ladies View and back into the Lake Hotel. Overall cycle was 62km, averaging a very relaxed 15kph - we'd done the 10k school run a few times every week for over a year in Dublin and had clocked up I suppose something between 1,500 and 2,500km cycling together, so she was well experienced with being on the bike and we'd done plenty of 20-30k stretches before. Anyhow, Killarney was a fantastic experience and the traffic was very light.
While doing the long flat bit past the River Owenreagh and past Derry Lea, she told me that she'd "seen enough mountains to last me a lifetime" and "never want to see another one or I'll explode", but the lack of enthusiasm was only temporary.
Had one funny exchange going up the hill at Derrynafunsha into Moll's Gap. As a bit of the hill was quite steep and the bike hadn't been going into first gear, we'd hopped off and walked for a bit up the hill, cycling where we could, but leaving my daughter get a bit of exercise too. As we neared the top, the hill wasn't quite so steep, so we hopped back on and carried on up. As we went around the last corner and up the last slope, a white van turned off the Moll's Gap road and onto the downhill stretch. Generously, he pulled in to let us past, so:
Me: Grand day for a cycle, isn't it? *panting*
Driver (strong Cork accent): Aye, beautiful!
Me: Well, listen, enjoy the scenery and thanks for pulling in. Drive safely *panting*
Driver: I'll tell ye, I'm down from Kanturk and this is my first time driving these Kerry mountains and while I've seen some amazing sights today, the most amazing sight of all is you and your daughter coming to the top of this hill on that bike!
Me: *panting* Glad I'm at this bloody end of it! *panting, cycles off, waving*
Fun times
Gap of Dunloe at Augher Lake, just visible is the category 3 ascent.
At the top, having lunch:
And there's a sign there too!
Have great memories of my dad dragging me and my brother over those and other hills (when around the same age as your daughter) on annual cycling holidays staying in hostels along the way. Keep it up this year, best way to see the country and never forgotten!0 -
I did that cycle one Friday in April last year with my then seven-year-old daughter with me on my 22kg hybrid - out of the Lake Hotel, in and around Killarney for a bit, then up the Gap of Dunloe, down into the Black Valley, up to Moll's Gap, down past Luscaunagh and Ladies View and back into the Lake Hotel. Overall cycle was 62km, averaging a very relaxed 15kph - we'd done the 10k school run a few times every week for over a year in Dublin and had clocked up I suppose something between 1,500 and 2,500km cycling together, so she was well experienced with being on the bike and we'd done plenty of 20-30k stretches before. Anyhow, Killarney was a fantastic experience and the traffic was very light.
While doing the long flat bit past the River Owenreagh and past Derry Lea, she told me that she'd "seen enough mountains to last me a lifetime" and "never want to see another one or I'll explode", but the lack of enthusiasm was only temporary.
Had one funny exchange going up the hill at Derrynafunsha into Moll's Gap. As a bit of the hill was quite steep and the bike hadn't been going into first gear, we'd hopped off and walked for a bit up the hill, cycling where we could, but leaving my daughter get a bit of exercise too. As we neared the top, the hill wasn't quite so steep, so we hopped back on and carried on up. As we went around the last corner and up the last slope, a white van turned off the Moll's Gap road and onto the downhill stretch. Generously, he pulled in to let us past, so:
Me: Grand day for a cycle, isn't it? *panting*
Driver (strong Cork accent): Aye, beautiful!
Me: Well, listen, enjoy the scenery and thanks for pulling in. Drive safely *panting*
Driver: I'll tell ye, I'm down from Kanturk and this is my first time driving these Kerry mountains and while I've seen some amazing sights today, the most amazing sight of all is you and your daughter coming to the top of this hill on that bike!
Me: *panting* Glad I'm at this bloody end of it! *panting, cycles off, waving*
Fun times
What a fantastic experience both for you and your daughter. Never quite managed to get my two lads as enthused about cycling but maybe they will come back to it at some stage. Really must get down to the Black Valley before long. Was last there on a bike in 1976!0 -
FirstinLastout wrote: »From a shakedown ride the other evening.
As usual - perfect!. I had to call my Golden Retriever over to show it - I can only assume that the wet nose on my elbow and roll of they eyes is greement. 0 -
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Ronoc - we might have passed each other this morning. So beautiful to climb but I was under-gloved for the descent & could have done with a thermal jockstrap.
Featherbeds with Kippure Mast in distance:
Looking down towards Glenasmole, fortunately left the dog at home:
Ice just off Military Road:
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