Photos taken on your cycle.

cletus · 18-06-2023 1:07pm

Lovely spin today, although at one stage I thought the heavens were going to open.

Part of my route was the Grand Canal between Edenderry and Daingan. I was giving out about the amount of staggered gates I had to go through, particularly at each bridge over the canal.

Then I passed the one spot a car could squeeze in, and lo and behold, there's a fella parked up right beside his fishing spot. Maybe 100 metres from the closest car park (of which there are an abundance along that section)

Roadtoad · 18-06-2023 1:50pm

^^

Next time out that way bang on up the Ballycommon to Kilbeggin branch. Lots of gates, but worth it anyway (a more sizable peleton or someone watching their average speeds might enjoy elsewhere more).

Seth Brundle · 21-06-2023 4:16pm

Plotted a route here in the Dordogne that took in plenty of hilly back roads. The muggy heat made the climbs very tiring and the damp gravel covered surfaces made the descents tricky but still managed 1100m over the 60km.

Saw plenty of wildlife including two red deer, greenn woodpeckers, hoopoes and loads of butterflies but no photos of any.

Happened upon this chateau in Carlux...

At one point, my road turned into a stone & gravel track. The 25mm road tyres weren't suited for it at all so walked a good bit of it (the photo was taken on the better part of it!)...

Along the way, I came across this Dolmen de Laval (this area wouldn't be a massive distance from Lascaux where the Neolithic cave paintings were found)...

Plus of course, the obligatory gate photo...

The Ging and I · 23-06-2023 6:21am

A gate in Cavan

cletus · 23-06-2023 9:25am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120752356#Comment_120752356

It's definitely a gate, but is it a good gate 🤔

Relatively new, and not wrought (we'll skip over the ostentation)

It gets 3/10 from me

magicbastarder · 23-06-2023 9:54am

sod the gate, the bikes look interesting. old school full length pump on the black bike?

brokenbad · 23-06-2023 9:59am

The Slieve Bloom mountains one evening last week

De Bhál · 23-06-2023 10:10am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120752832#Comment_120752832

sod the bike, I want to know more about those piers and what posseses someone to do that. they remind me of a more pumped up version of the piers on Jamestown Road near Finglas

magicbastarder · 23-06-2023 10:38am

the biggest eagle i've seen from the bike is probably this 'golden' eagle near slane

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.6911861,-6.5409679,3a,75y,122.89h,86.16t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snzdjQ4pj68zDG9j3PjWcqg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

De Bhál · 23-06-2023 11:15am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120753065#Comment_120753065

very impressive...and strange

saccades · 24-06-2023 12:39am

There are similar concrete things in Arklow near the bridge across the river, which in Pokémon Go are called "proud stoned birds".

Wildly Boaring · 24-06-2023 12:35pm

Laytown the other evening

Seth Brundle · 24-06-2023 3:24pm

Entrance to what I think is a Priest's house beside a 12th Century church in France (Groléjac in the Dordogne region). Not sure of the age but bit was quite old.

It also had a lions on each of the two piers which meets the latest gate pic trend!

Raymzor · 28-06-2023 8:58pm

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The “podium” of bikes at Mens Seniors Dungannon last Sunday. Pinarello is Townsend, Cannondale-Ben Healy, SWorks-Sam Bennett!!!

kids got a great picture with Ben immediately after the race.

cletus · 02-07-2023 10:43am

2 for 1

More peregrines perched atop piers*

*I don't think they're peregrines, but I like the alliteration

saccades · 02-07-2023 7:13pm

A peregrine that big would tear its wings off and leave an impact crater!

cletus · 02-07-2023 7:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120796556#Comment_120796556

Hawks haughtily halted?

Eagles eerily eyeballing?

Falcons frustratingly flocking?

Nah, had to be peregrines, I'm afraid. Poetic licence and all that.

Wildly Boaring · 03-07-2023 10:00pm

Pass it on every cycle

cletus · 07-07-2023 3:06pm

Out for a quick spin this morning, even managed to get some gravel in, on the way to bagging a KOM

Did I mention I got a KOM 🤔😀

Wildly Boaring · 08-07-2023 10:35pm

After a great 100k spin

magicbastarder · 09-07-2023 5:31pm

Not exactly the longest spin I've ever done. Cracking afternoon here.

cletus · 13-07-2023 1:15pm

Yet again, not a pint to be had

brokenbad · 13-07-2023 5:05pm

Grand Canal Tullamore - one evening last week

JMcL · 14-07-2023 7:22am

In the Vendée at the minute. Thatched cottages are rare, even interesting gates are in short supply as everything seems to be new build. This was the the best I could do 2 days ago, but had the added bonus of a windmill (is this hors categories?)