Photos taken on your cycle.

NamelessPhil · 01-05-2017 8:52pm

Today's 200km ride. Near Vicarstown

TheBlaaMan · 01-05-2017 8:55pm

moonboy52 wrote: »

The majority I think it is.

Waterford City entrance has a few K of Tarmac, and a few other spots has Tarmac, but not been that far to say for sure.

I'm on a 35c Hybrid, and some parts are quite bumpy.

Don't know how people on Road bikes enjoy it though, but I see a good few Road bikes out on it.

Plenty of smooth tarmac, but 99% of other areas are very fine gravel over rough tarmac, the remaining sections are all nearer Waterford and will be finished as above shortly. All of it is easily doable on 23mm road tyres (as I did on Saturday, zero flats). Lots of points of access and lots of areas for refreshments - about every 8-10km. SOme fantastic scenery, particularly on the western end.

Treat yourself, you'll not regret a day on the Greenway

Lemming · 01-05-2017 8:58pm

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Nothing like trying a new line on a red-loop and coming around a corner to face a drop and a rock-garden in short order. To roll or jump? Knowing that an overshoot landing is gonna get "interesting" on a hard-tail.

Decisions decisions ... :pac:

iwillhtfu · 01-05-2017 9:00pm

Lemming wrote: »

Decisions decisions ... :pac:

Jump but soak it up in the shoulders or indeed it will be an interesting landing

Borderfox · 01-05-2017 9:02pm

Checked on the Neddy on the way home

moonboy52 · 01-05-2017 9:15pm

TheBlaaMan wrote:

Treat yourself, you'll not regret a day on the Greenway

You're right man, I went as far as Kilmacthomas today.

It's only the Waterford City side that is a bit rough yet.

No problem on a road bike for sure

thedudeinthehat · 01-05-2017 10:01pm

Szczawnica bike greenway in the Pienny mountains, Poland attachment.php?attachmentid=416168

magicbastarder · 01-05-2017 10:04pm

OleRodrigo wrote: »

Sneem over the weekend

that's a lovely bike, but that's some fierce cross-chaining.

iwillhtfu · 03-05-2017 9:40pm

A few from the Waterford Green Way. What a fantastic amenity to have down there. I now it's only open on the Waterford side but can't help but feel corners were cut here more so than the Dungarvan side.

On another note cycling back from Dungarvan into that easterly was almost the death of me. :eek:

Thargor · 03-05-2017 9:45pm

What was it like on the 700c tyres?

moonboy52 · 03-05-2017 9:45pm

iwillhtfu wrote: »

On another note cycling back from Dungarvan into that easterly was almost the death of me. :eek:

Beautiful photos iwillhtfu.

That wind was intense. Kilmacthomas to Waterford was the hardest thing i have done so far.

iwillhtfu · 03-05-2017 10:10pm

Thargor wrote: »

What was it like on the 700c tyres?

It wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. The surface from about 3km outside Waterford to about 8km is pretty poor in so far as it's inconsistent and has a few suspect patches of chippings that would easily catch you out. Also the edges are all kinds of dodgy if you stray off line. I saw a few lads almost coming off when waving as they passed a drifting towards the edge of the path.

I wouldn't do it on gp4000s2 as I feel they have a very weak sidewall and you do pinch a good few stones on the loose stuff.

On the Dungavan side they seem to have used finer chippings which to be fair would be well bedded in now but even still the difference is noticeable. If I were bringing kids on bikes I'd bring plenty of plasters as I'd say skin wouldn't stay attached long if they came off.

Another note and again I know it's not entirely finished. Not one public bin on the entire route the only one i passed wasn't even on the green way proper it was on the Dungarvan cycle path.

I don't think I'd do it on a Sat/Sun as I'd say it would be swamped with people. I'd say I passed about 60 people today most on bikes and those walking were just wandering around in the centre which is fine to be fair but on a more crowded day it would be irritating.

One thing definitely required is a bell. They could also do with installing more stay left signs and kilometer markers would be an idea.

Stopped for a coffee in bigger café I don't recall the name loads of outdoor seating and good coffee/cake.

On a down side passed a few "lads" drinking bottles of beer on the stone benches. Also I see cyclist dismount signs at the underpass' some of which have been ripped off presumably in protest. I'm not sure of the need to dismount but definitely caution and extremely slow. I've no idea why they made them so narrow.

The tunnel thing is a nice feature and was wonderfully cool today but pitch black on the way through. Mental note remove sun glasses before entering

All in all a very pleasant day out and would be worth the bollocking for calling in sick tomorrow if anyone should be leaning that way

I realise this is a rambling answer so mods might be better in Tell us about your cycle thread. My bad

iwillhtfu · 03-05-2017 10:14pm

moonboy52 wrote: »

Beautiful photos iwillhtfu.

That wind was intense. Kilmacthomas to Waterford was the hardest thing i have done so far.

It had me in the hurt box for a good while alright. :eek:

Waterford - Dungarvan is the nicer leg as you're cycling to all the features. I found Kilmacthomas - Waterford nice but a tad featureless but not in a bad way just in comparison to the mountains and sea Dungarvan side.