Photos taken on your cycle.

pete_9715 · 22-02-2017 8:24pm

thank you must check em out

wanderer 22 · 24-02-2017 4:21pm

More featherbeds goodness

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Mercian Pro · 24-02-2017 5:48pm

colm18 wrote: »

More featherbeds goodness

Cool up there this morning but no ice. I was wondering if anyone else was out after such a miserable few days. Spotted two other cyclists in the distance near Sally Gap and two more at Glendalough Green but, other than that, it seemed deserted.

wanderer 22 · 24-02-2017 6:02pm

Beautiful bike Mercian Pro

Mercian Pro · 24-02-2017 8:12pm

colm18 wrote: »

Beautiful bike Mercian Pro

Thanks Colm.

As you can tell from my name and the Van Nicholas, I'm a bit of a metal fan. The Ventus was the only Ti bike I could find that was half affordable and I'm delighted with it. I'm probably too hooked on the aesthetics of classic steel frames to ever fall for a carbon bike but the Wiliers are among the best looking.

iwillhtfu · 24-02-2017 8:51pm

I love those Van Nicholas bikes but the prices are eye watering.. :eek:

Not new or mine but found it amusing none the less.

Mercian Pro · 24-02-2017 9:16pm

iwillhtfu wrote: »

I love those Van Nicholas bikes but the prices are eye watering.. :eek:

£1550 from Fatbirds or €1999 from Harrys Bikes for the 105 version.

iwillhtfu · 24-02-2017 9:18pm

Mercian Pro wrote: »

£1550 from Fatbirds or €1999 from Harrys Bikes for the 105 version.

Oh that's no to bad I was looking on their site earlier cheapest I could find was €3000

I saw one in the flesh in a bike store in Cork and love the titanium frame with the black carbon fork.

Luxman · 25-02-2017 9:00pm

Mercian Pro wrote: »

Cool up there this morning but no ice. I was wondering if anyone else was out after such a miserable few days. Spotted two other cyclists in the distance near Sally Gap and two more at Glendalough Green but, other than that, it seemed deserted.

Clever use of your water bottle, when there is nothing else to hold up your steed!!

Wishbone Ash · 27-02-2017 11:49pm

Three Rock this morning.

aloyisious · 07-03-2017 2:40pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Three Rock this morning.

what property/site/route is the swing-gate at?

smacl · 07-03-2017 4:20pm

aloyisious wrote: »

what property/site/route is the swing-gate at?

Looks like the exit from Kilmashogue forest to Three rock

Wishbone Ash · 07-03-2017 7:07pm

aloyisious wrote: »

what property/site/route is the swing-gate at?

It's just a few metres beyond the end of this Strava segment:

https://www.strava.com/segments/8125228

(To get there - Sandyford - Blackglen Road - Ticnock Road. Follow the road upwards until you get to the upper car park. Then simply cycle through the pedestrian gate and continue upwards until the paved road runs out and it flattens out into a gravel area.)

smacl · 07-03-2017 7:31pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I(To get there - Sandyford - Blackglen Road - Ticnock Road. Follow the road upwards until you get to the upper car park. Then simply cycle through the pedestrian gate and continue upwards until the paved road runs out and it flattens out into a gravel area.)

Or if you have tyres that are ok on gravel and fancy the scenic route, up to the back of Marlay Park, up Kilmashogue Lane, into Kilmashogue wood and following Coilte track will lead you to that gate. Bit lumpy mind.

aloyisious · 07-03-2017 7:51pm

smacl wrote: »

Or if you have tyres that are ok on gravel and fancy the scenic route, up to the back of Marlay Park, up Kilmashogue Lane, into Kilmashogue wood and following Coilte track will lead you to that gate. Bit lumpy mind.

Near the Wicklow Way start-point area?

smacl · 08-03-2017 10:13am

aloyisious wrote: »

Near the Wicklow Way start-point area?

About a KM or further on from it. The proper MTB folks follow the Wicklow way, I tend to stick to the Coilte tracks on the CX bike.

smacl · 08-03-2017 3:50pm

Given the thread, I took a spin up there at lunch, starts as you leave Kilmashogue lane into the woods here

Wicklow way (and better cyclists than myself) break off here

Comes out at Ticknock here

And takes you up top to the masts here;

All very doable on a hybrid or CX bike if you're up for a bit of climbing, after that you're into MTB territory

14-03-2017 12:06pm

Foggy Glencree on saturday

brownian · 14-03-2017 12:18pm

brownian · 14-03-2017 12:23pm

neris · 14-03-2017 8:32pm

ronoc wrote: »

Foggy Glencree on saturday

How were the eggs

thedudeinthehat · 14-03-2017 10:47pm

New City Bike scheme here in Krakow. Wavelo.

Compared to Dublin Bikes- much more use of technology- phone app/ ability to reserve a bike in advance. GPS and strava like tracking. Bit pricier though!

Crocked · 15-03-2017 9:04am

Is that some sort of drive shaft powering it?

smacl · 15-03-2017 9:47am

Crocked wrote: »

Is that some sort of drive shaft powering it?

Well spotted, seems like it is. Front hub dynamo too from the looks of things. I'd say it weighs a ton.

15-03-2017 9:56am

neris wrote: »

How were the eggs

None there

thedudeinthehat · 15-03-2017 11:51am

smacl wrote: »

Crocked wrote: »

Is that some sort of drive shaft powering it?

Well spotted, seems like it is. Front hub dynamo too from the looks of things. I'd say it weighs a ton.

Yes I can confirm it weighs a ton!!! Tried a local cobbled climb and I was crying out for a lower gear. I'll try get some pics of the drive shaft thingy to get a better look at.
Here is some more info about the program.

https://en.wavelo.pl

The company has schemes in several US cities, Prague too and plans to expand further.in Europe. Again seems to be a public private partnership but for now no advertising deal. Instead costs seem to be aimed at user. Works out about 4 euro.a month. When I joined Dublin bikes in year one it could have being 5 or 10 Euro for the year.
I wonder will they get the volume of users as Dublin does as Krakow is already a bike friendly city and already workers students are riding alot of old/vintage/ city type bikes in a contained area.

smacl · 15-03-2017 3:58pm

Mental traffic up at Glassamucky today, at one point I could swear I saw a car somewhere in the distance

And as for the damn sheep walking all over the road like they own the shop. I mean do they even pay road tax Joe?

(And if you can bunk off work and hit the hills this afternoon, you know you should)

route66 · 15-03-2017 7:17pm

smacl wrote: »

SNIP ...

Is that a bar-end rear-view mirror on the RHS?

I use one a "B + M Cycle Star 901/2 mirror" link

smacl · 15-03-2017 7:24pm

route66 wrote: »

Is that a bar-end rear-view mirror on the RHS?

I use one a "B + M Cycle Star 901/2 mirror" link

They came as a pair so are on both sides. The prescription sunglasses I use cut off my peripheral vision a fair bit, and a turn I have to get back to my house typically involves getting across an extra lane with no lights, hence the mirrors. They're good but not great. Fine on days like today, not much use if there's any rain. How do you find the B+M one?

route66 · 18-03-2017 2:44pm

smacl wrote: »

They came as a pair so are on both sides. The prescription sunglasses I use cut off my peripheral vision a fair bit, and a turn I have to get back to my house typically involves getting across an extra lane with no lights, hence the mirrors. They're good but not great. Fine on days like today, not much use if there's any rain. How do you find the B+M one?

I find it good. Maybe the field of vision could be bigger but then that could lead to distortion. It's also adjustable on it's ball and socket connection

Photos taken on your cycle.

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