People to cycle with

pot p

Fairly new to cycling, living out in Tyrrelstown, looking for people to go cycling with, finding it hard to motivate myself to go it alone any more

Inquitus

pot p wrote: »

Fairly new to cycling, living out in Tyrrelstown, looking for people to go cycling with, finding it hard to motivate myself to go it alone any more

Join your local cycling club, Blanch Wheelies? They will have spins to suit most abilities.

pot p

Joined them on Facebook but most of their spins seem to be early on a Sunday, that's when a lot of my hurling matches are on, will make it down to a spin when I'm not playing cause they seem like a sound bunch

blahblah06

I'm in lusk looking for the same

RO 06

blahblah06 wrote: »

I'm in lusk looking for the same

Why don't you join Swords.

Pablo Rubio

pot p wrote: »

Fairly new to cycling, living out in Tyrrelstown, looking for people to go cycling with, finding it hard to motivate myself to go it alone any more

Clonee Wheelers meet at various times during Week & Weekends and join up on spins with Blanch Wheelies sometimes.
Heres a link.
https://www.facebook.com/#!/Cloneewheelers

jaqian

OP hope you don't mind me hijacking your thread but do many groups meet during the week? Noob cyclist myself im in Finglas. Cheers.

Lusk Doyle

blahblah06 wrote: »

I'm in lusk looking for the same

You can cycle with me if you like and see how you get on. PM me.

Lusk Doyle

If you have a smart phone or a garmin then join Strava. That's a great way of motivating yourself. Any segment that has "Paul Atkinson" as KOM (even though most of those ones are either flat or downhill) are fair game :pac:

ThisRegard

pot p, what are you cycling out of interest ? I've recently seen some decent looks bikes around there, a nice Bianchi for one and I'm pretty sure I saw someone on an Orbea the other day.

VinylJunkie

I'm living in Tyrrelstown too and looking to go on spins, when do Clonee go out on spins? I sent a message to their facebook but no reply as of yet.

Seve OB

Pot P and Vinyljunkie, I live nearby you guys myself and go out a couple of times a week. Though just been on holidays and finding it hard to motivate myself to get back in the saddle. I'm still fairly new myself at cycling, only been at it a few months, but can handle a few hours in the saddle.
If either or both of you fancy a long or short spin I'd be happy to hook up with you sometime.
I'm not around this weekend, but full time from Monday so maybe a spin around 50k or so on Monday or Tuesday evening to kick it off?

t'bear

I am within 10k of your location and would love to hook up along the road somewhere. Let me know times and approx route /direction

Seve OB

t'bear wrote: »

I am within 10k of your location and would love to hook up along the road somewhere. Let me know times and approx route /direction

where are you, 10k isnt far, unless you go the wrong direction!!!

blahblah06

RO 06 wrote: »

Why don't you join Swords.

I work nights so early mornings dont suit

RO 06

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

If you have a smart phone or a garmin then join Strava. That's a great way of motivating yourself. Any segment that has "Paul Atkinson" as KOM (even though most of those ones are either flat or downhill) are fair game :pac:

That Paul man you speak of. I have seen him in action getting his KOMs. Behind tractors,windy days and he even had 2 domestiques doing the lead out one morning.

Lusk Doyle

RO 06 wrote: »

That Paul man you speak of. I have seen him in action getting his KOMs. Behind tractors,windy days and he even had 2 domestiques doing the lead out one morning.

Yea. What a total sap :pac::pac::pac:

pot p

ThisRegard wrote: »

pot p, what are you cycling out of interest ? I've recently seen some decent looks bikes around there, a nice Bianchi for one and I'm pretty sure I saw someone on an Orbea the other day.

I'm on a felt

pot p

stevieob wrote: »

Pot P and Vinyljunkie, I live nearby you guys myself and go out a couple of times a week. Though just been on holidays and finding it hard to motivate myself to get back in the saddle. I'm still fairly new myself at cycling, only been at it a few months, but can handle a few hours in the saddle.
If either or both of you fancy a long or short spin I'd be happy to hook up with you sometime.
I'm not around this weekend, but full time from Monday so maybe a spin around 50k or so on Monday or Tuesday evening to kick it off?

I sent u on my number, give me a shout when ur headin out for a spin, I'm down the country till Monday

t'bear

I am in Ratoath
Pm with times and routes to see if we can hook up

Seve OB

t'bear wrote: »

I am in Ratoath
Pm with times and routes to see if we can hook up

nice one, i will drop you a pm when im out that drection

jaqian

@stevieob
have you room for one more? I live in Finglas but Mulhuddart/Tyrrelstown is only 20min away from me. What time do you start your rides in the evening?

VinylJunkie

I'll jump in on this too, PM me if we get something organised.

Seve OB

thinking on heading out this evening for anyone interested? maybe a short spin aboout 40-50k, probably kick off about 7.30 from Coolmine, up Ongar road to Clonee, Dunboyne, Maynooth and back through Leixlip & Lucan.

VinylJunkie

Id love to join you but my bike is in the hospital, I've a new tyre on order but won't get here until next week.

Seve OB

VinylJunkie wrote: »

Id love to join you but my bike is in the hospital, I've a new tyre on order but won't get here until next week.

1 down already! might change the route actually and head out through ashbourne and accross to dunshaughlin

jaqian

stevieob wrote: »

VinylJunkie wrote: »

Id love to join you but my bike is in the hospital, I've a new tyre on order but won't get here until next week.

1 down already! might change the route actually and head out through ashbourne and accross to dunshaughlin

Im game ball. Where would we meet up?

Seve OB

jaqian wrote: »

Im game ball. Where would we meet up?

well if you are in finglas how about kilshane cross? I would probably get there about 8, unless you wanted to join up earlier in my route maybe around the Blanch centre?

t'bear

Damn and double damn, would have loved this, either Coolmine or anywhere around Blanch start except SWMBO has something else on.....why can't kids mind themselves...like the olden days!

jaqian

stevieob wrote: »

jaqian wrote: »

Im game ball. Where would we meet up?

well if you are in finglas how about kilshane cross? I would probably get there about 8, unless you wanted to join up earlier in my route maybe around the Blanch centre?

Thanks but I think its easier to meet Im Blanch as not sure how long it takes to KC

t'bear wrote: »

Damn and double damn, would have loved this, either Coolmine or anywhere around Blanch start except SWMBO has something else on.....why can't kids mind themselves...like the olden days!

I got a pink slip from my SO . At least I think "fine do whatever you want" counts as a pink slip ;-)

Seve OB

t'bear wrote: »

Damn and double damn, would have loved this, either Coolmine or anywhere around Blanch start except SWMBO has something else on.....why can't kids mind themselves...like the olden days!

nevermind... we can do it again....
I'm gonna go for a decent spin Saturday morning if you fancy it, probably head for the hills, 70k or so, start early (9ish) so home for the kids as my SWMBO is out saturday afternoon!

jaqian wrote: »

Thanks but I think its easier to meet Im Blanch as not sure how long it takes to KC

I got a pink slip from my SO . At least I think "fine do whatever you want" counts as a pink slip ;-)

Cool, say we meet up at McDonalds drive through?

I am waiting to find out if another pal is going to join us, so i will let you know what time shortly... are you free whenever? If he ain't coming, I might get out a bit earlier

Seve OB

Route for this evening, not sure about you but I would be aiming for avg speed of about 27kmph
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/fullscreen/102037709/

VinylJunkie

stevieob wrote: »

nevermind... we can do it again....
I'm gonna go for a decent spin Saturday morning if you fancy it, probably head for the hills, 70k or so, start early (9ish) so home for the kids as my SWMBO is out saturday afternoon!

I'll jump in on this for sure if my tyres come in time.

t'bear

There is a 100k spin on from Ashbourne on Saturday for Cystic Fibrosis, which I signed up to (gulp)

Seve OB

VinylJunkie wrote: »

I'll jump in on this for sure if my tyres come in time.

Gonna start a new thread for Saturday

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=79164263#post79164263

VinylJunkie

Grand your maps are set to private btw.

Seve OB

VinylJunkie wrote: »

Grand your maps are set to private btw.

doh!, I'll fix that now - - that work now?

Seve OB

t'bear wrote: »

There is a 100k spin on from Ashbourne on Saturday for Cystic Fibrosis, which I signed up to (gulp)

starts a bit late for me, otherwise looks good value at 25 blips, dont know if I have 100k in the legs either.....

daviddenis

pot p wrote: »

Fairly new to cycling, living out in Tyrrelstown, looking for people to go cycling with, finding it hard to motivate myself to go it alone any more

The Garda Cycling club spins from westmanstown on regular basis and dont
have to be a Garda to join up.

Send them an email if interested gardacyclingclub@gmail.com or facebook http://www.facebook.com/gardacc

jaqian

Could meet at 7 if thats any good to you. Unfortunately my avg is 26kph but might surprise myself tonight.

My weekends are rarely free so I would be more interested Im mid-week cycles.

Seve OB

jaqian wrote: »

Could meet at 7 if thats any good to you. Unfortunately my avg is 26kph but might surprise myself tonight.

My weekends are rarely free so I would be more interested Im mid-week cycles.

prob average same myself, but i figured with you dragging me all the way around i would be going faster

jaqian

stevieob wrote: »

jaqian wrote: »

Could meet at 7 if thats any good to you. Unfortunately my avg is 26kph but might surprise myself tonight.

My weekends are rarely free so I would be more interested Im mid-week cycles.

prob average same myself, but i figured with you dragging me all the way around i would be going faster

We'll see who is dragging whom soon enough :-)

John37

jaqian wrote: »

We'll see who is dragging whom soon enough :-)

Does anyone here cycle with the Swords cc groups on Saturday morns and if so do you have to be a member to cycle with them and is there say an intermediate or general fitness training group that goes out at the weekend for long spins

Dermot Illogical

John37 wrote: »

Does anyone here cycle with the Swords cc groups on Saturday morns and if so do you have to be a member to cycle with them and is there say an intermediate or general fitness training group that goes out at the weekend for long spins

You don't have to be a member initially, but if you stick around you should probably sign up.
There's a touring group which goes for long-ish spins at about 25-26kph, leaving Swords at 9.15. Sometimes it splits into faster/slower groups, usually after tea and buns somewhere nice.
There's also an informal race (for want of a better description) which starts from Blakes Cross at 8.30. It's supposed to be a training spin but usually descends into a sufferfest at some stage. Average around 32-33kph.

Sundays the touring group goes out again (10am), but there's also an intermediate group (9am) which averages around 29kph and may or may not stop for tea depending on what footie is on the telly in the afternoon.
Both groups meet outside the Lord Mayor's pub.

jaqian

Thanks to Steve for a great cycle tonight.

Seve OB

jaqian wrote: »

Thanks to Steve for a great cycle tonight.

Should be me thanking you, ain't no way I would have gone out in that rain on my own so the bit of motivation was great.

Now who wants to join us next time

awec

What sort of level are you guys at?

jaqian

awec wrote: »

What sort of level are you guys at?

Well our avg speed last night was a relaxed 24kph. I've done a fair bit of cycling but am a complete newb to road cycling.

Seve OB

awec wrote: »

What sort of level are you guys at?

I have been out on my own for about 70k and my best average is about 26, but i would expect that to change for the better in a group, or for the worse going up mountains.... I did 92k over the Sallygap and averaged 20 which I was chuffed to bits about.

jaqian wrote: »

Well our avg speed last night was a relaxed 24kph. I've done a fair bit of cycling but am a complete newb to road cycling.

Relaxed me arse... I was struggling, but thats what I get for not getting out in a month!

jaqian

stevieob wrote: »

awec wrote: »

What sort of level are you guys at?

I have been out on my own for about 70k and my best average is about 26, but i would expect that to change for the better in a group, or for the worse going up mountains.... I did 92k over the Sallygap and averaged 20 wich I was chuffed to bits about.

jaqian wrote: »

Well our avg speed last night was a relaxed 24kph. I've done a fair bit of cycling but am a complete newb to road cycling.

Relaxed me arse... I was stggling, but thats what I get for not getting out in a month!

Nah would have different if you hadn't been running on empty :-)

Seve OB

jaqian wrote: »

Nah would have different if you hadn't been running on empty :-)

true, with something in my belly i might of got it up to 24.1