Boards.ie Spin. April 26th. Saturday. Southside.

Planet X

9am. Meet under the Luas Bridge opposite Joe Daly's as before, 2 hour odd spin.
Slow pace........at the top of hills we will wait for slower cyclists!

The tax man

Gladly join in.

Wishbone Ash

Working I'm afraid! Good luck with it.

Alek

Its a pity I can't join - signed up for Carlingford 300 already

omri

What's the distance ? I'm afraid it might be beyond my conditioning which is = 0

godtabh

omri wrote: »

What's the distance ? I'm afraid it might be beyond my conditioning which is = 0

at 2 hours you are probably talking 40/50km

eeeee

I love the sound if this-especially the slow hill bit!! Sundrive is on Saturday mornings though, if there's a Sunday one count me most definitely in

artengo

godtabh wrote: »

at 2 hours you are probably talking 40/50km

Just saying this for anyone worried that the above mentioned pace would be too fast for them and would be put off coming. In my opinion they wont get close to 50km in 2 hours. They wont even get 40km.
Luas bridge to enniskerry veg shop is about 12km and its an underated drag but the fastest way out of Dublin. They wont get close to doing that at 25. If they turn right there or anywhere before that, the pace will be right down.
Since its a controlled slow pace with waiting for people on the hills, in two hours they wont be far past Glencree if they go that route, or the viewpoint carpark if they turn up towards johnny foxes.

Anyway best of luck with it. Its a great idea. Unfortunately I cant make it.

helimachoptor

what time is the planned departure?

Planet X

helimachoptor wrote: »

what time is the planned departure?

Read 1st. post please.
This won't be a Time Trial. I'm going up Burrow Road from Dundrum, Johnny Foxes, over to Viewing Point and back down. About 40k. or something.

I haven't been on the bike for about 3 months so lets not talk speed or A4 training.
Most of the guys know the route.
Please...........only post if you can attend.
Cheers.

Carpenter

I. Will go but might go on up to the gap if that is ok

Planet X

If people stopped talking about pace, speed, average speed, distance, blah blah blah, it might encourage a few beginners to participate.
We might go somewhere else........

Bikerbhoy

Planet X wrote: »

If people stopped talking about pace, speed, average speed, distance, blah blah blah, it might encourage a few beginners to participate.
We might go somewhere else........

Well said. . best of luck with it

Blowfish

I may toddle along.

smacl

Will try to get along as well. Bags I lanterne rouge!

seamus

Can't make it, have fun

omri

Planet X wrote: »

Read 1st. post please.
This won't be a Time Trial. I'm going up Burrow Road from Dundrum, Johnny Foxes, over to Viewing Point and back down. About 40k. or something.

I haven't been on the bike for about 3 months so lets not talk speed or A4 training.
Most of the guys know the route.
Please...........only post if you can attend.
Cheers.

Havent been on the bike for about 3yrs... hence my hesitation/questions..

Planet X

omri wrote: »

Havent been on the bike for about 3yrs... hence my hesitation/questions..

Ideal opportunity to start again then. More than welcome. I'll keep the pace slow.

omri

Planet X wrote: »

Ideal opportunity to start again then. More than welcome. I'll keep the pace slow.

Will confirm then in few days, cheers.

ROK ON

Planet X wrote: »

Read 1st. post please.
This won't be a Time Trial. I'm going up Burrow Road from Dundrum, Johnny Foxes, over to Viewing Point and back down. About 40k. or something.

I haven't been on the bike for about 3 months so lets not talk speed or A4 training.
Most of the guys know the route.
Please...........only post if you can attend.
Cheers.

+1

Will ye stop for Orangina - I'm only going if there is Orangina

Planet X

ROK ON wrote: »

+1

Will ye stop for Orangina - I'm only going if there is Orangina

.......and I'll give you one of my homemade flapjacks! Huh!!

paddydriver

Would be real keen on this but 26th is wife's birthday.. Only live up the road from Luas bridge too so would have been perfect. Let's see how mood is with her during week and I will know where I stand:D

mirv

Might pop along for the craic and continue onto Sally Gap.

Ole Rodrigo

Count me in.

Garzard

Wouldn't mind coming, been cycling full time for the past year. It'd be my first with other boardsies. Only have an MTB and no proper cycling kit as of yet if that's alright - waiting for my jersey though.

Depending on how many are heading up to SG I might join them and stop for a pint on the way back.

Zen0

Hope to make this, but it will depend on domestic commitments, particularly as I'll be gone a full day the following weekend for the Orwell Randonnee. Be nice to put a face on some of the names.

Zyzz

Depending on work commitments I may tag along

manafana

Planet X wrote: »

Read 1st. post please.
This won't be a Time Trial. I'm going up Burrow Road from Dundrum, Johnny Foxes, over to Viewing Point and back down. About 40k. or something.

I haven't been on the bike for about 3 months so lets not talk speed or A4 training.
Most of the guys know the route.
Please...........only post if you can attend.
Cheers.

sounds a fair route might attend be out sunday anyway

Jabel

Hope to make it, how do we introduce ourselves? Hi I'm Jabel, nice to meet you Zyzz, mirv, Zen0...

Should be fun!

Mycroft H

Don't have the new rather yet but these would suit me; I'm not as fit as I was. Wouldn't mind going on the next one.

You've a nice route planned too.

Planet X

No fitness required. I plan to admire the hedgerow and birds.

There should be an element of "Spring Classics" riders but hey, hang back and take in the views.

mirv

I plan on bringing my gloriously comfortable 35mm tyres on my touring bike, so I'll have plenty of viewing time on the uphills.

Planet X

Tempted to bring the 47's on my touring bike!!!!

Jabel

Jabel wrote: »

Hope to make it, how do we introduce ourselves? Hi I'm Jabel, nice to meet you Zyzz, mirv, Zen0...

Should be fun!

I might have an advantage there :pac:

May be up for this, will see on Saturday morning.

rollingscone

Hoping to get along on this but I've just discovered my rear wheel is out of true.

Planet X

Planned to meet before 9am. tomorrow and head off AT 9am.
Weather looking bad enough.

godtabh

Planet X wrote: »

Planned to meet before 9am. tomorrow and head off AT 9am.
Weather looking bad enough.

It'll be windy!

bazzamac

The one time I told herself to go away with the girls! Maybe next time.

omri

Sorry but I won't make it tomorrow due to few technical issues. Enjoy the spin though.

rollingscone

I won't make it tomorrow due to no back wheel....next time

Zen0

A bit of bad weather and the excuses start flying. HTFU folks, its only a short spin.

rollingscone

Zen0 wrote: »

A bit of bad weather and the excuses start flying. HTFU folks, its only a short spin.

Asking me to make it on one wheel might be doable (if I were Danny MacAskill) asking me to do any length of spin on the front (non drive) wheel is a bit much.

omri

Zen0 wrote: »

A bit of bad weather and the excuses start flying. HTFU folks, its only a short spin.

Me bike isnt "working" yet.

Zen0

I had better turn up myself now!

godtabh

I'll be out early tomorrow but due back around 10. Might join you from Dundrum home

Carpenter

Is anyone heading to the gap after viewing point ????

Garzard

Carpenter wrote: »

Is anyone heading to the gap after viewing point ????

Might do myself, depending on how bad the weather gets.

smacl

Carpenter wrote: »

Is anyone heading to the gap after viewing point ????

Might take the spin over the gap to Laragh for some cake and back, though my pace would be slow company for most. Possibly pissing with rain and blustery, but so it goes. The difficult bit will be getting out of the scratcher to be in Dundrum for 9, once that inertia has been overcome, I'll probably keep moving

godtabh

Carpenter wrote: »

Is anyone heading to the gap after viewing point ????

if its as windy as meant to be i wouldnt advise it.

mirv

Ah here godtabh, no need to scare everyone away. By the time anyone gets up to the exposed Featherbeds they'll have a good idea of how gusty/windy it is and they'll figure out for themselves if going to Laragh is a good idea or not. It's not like people are commiting to a blood oath by suggesting going up to the Sally Gap now is it :P

That said, I'll continue onto either Laragh or Kilbride if the weather suits.

godtabh

mirv wrote: »

Ah here godtabh, no need to scare everyone away. By the time anyone gets up to the exposed Featherbeds they'll have a good idea of how gusty/windy it is and they'll figure out for themselves if going to Laragh is a good idea or not. It's not like people are commiting to a blood oath by suggesting going up to the Sally Gap now is it :P

That said, I'll continue onto either Laragh or Kilbride if the weather suits.

I meant Sally gap. I'll be out regardless of the weather