Jumping in the sea wearing your cycling gear

MB Lacey

Anyone been out cycling, jumped in the sea still in their cycling gear (padded shorts/ cycling jersey) then continued cyclng, say another 25km home? drying off as you cycle because you have no towel.

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triathlete

Any issues in doing this?

It's so hot and Seapoint is so close.....

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MB Lacey wrote: »

Anyone been out cycling, jumped in the sea still in their cycling gear (padded shorts/ cycling jersey) then continued cyclng, say another 25km home? drying off as you cycle because you have no towel.

Like a NSFW

triathlete

Any issues in doing this?

It's so hot and Seapoint is so close.....

Been having the exact same thoughts...salty chamois is putting me off. That's not such good soakage...:eek:

MB Lacey

gadetra wrote: »

.salty chamois is putting me off. That's not such good soakage...:eek:

That was the thing I thought might be an issue cycling home

godtabh

Are you men or triathletes?

Wishbone Ash

MB Lacey wrote: »

...It's so hot and Seapoint is so close.....

Bring thong in jersey pocket.

rollingscone

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Bring thong in jersey pocket.

Rapha Mankini party?


I'd pondered doing similar but I'd just wear running tights/ Underarmour type shorts as I was looking at a short 20km loop so the Chamois would be more trouble than it would be worth.

MB Lacey

godtabh wrote: »

Are you men or triathletes?

neither :P

ashleey

Sorted

rollingscone

MB Lacey wrote: »

neither :P

But closer to the former than the latter.

MB Lacey

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Bring thong in jersey pocket.

Only trouble with that is one hasn't got a towel to wrap around oneself to change at the beach.

Lumen

One of the RAI nutters (Donncha Cuttriss?) did that a year or two back to help fix a mid-race injury.

MB Lacey

rollingscone wrote: »

I'd pondered doing similar but I'd just wear running tights/ Underarmour type shorts as I was looking at a short 20km loop

And you don't think cycling in the same gear you've been in the sea with would be a problem burn wise?

Why don't you try it today and tell me how you get on? :P

codie

MB Lacey wrote: »

Only trouble with that is one hasn't got a towel to wrap around oneself to change at the beach.

Get ready shoes etc off,Shout out LOOOOOOOOOOK whats that in the water .When everybody looks you change quickly.

Bloggsie

ashleey wrote: »

Sorted

budgie smugglers, are never attractive. feck it, grab the nettle. jump in & enjoy it. if you get nappy rash, dont do it again!

nak

Went swimming in Lake Annecy in my cycling clothes, but it was considerably warmer than here. No chance I would go in the sea in Ireland; cold just at the thought of it.

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I think I have found a solution. Bikini top* under jersey and bottoms in jersey pocket. Change on beach, and then a dry chamois to get into coming home. Sorted. I will test this theory shortly!

*a supportive one obviously :pac:

smacl

MB Lacey wrote: »

Anyone been out cycling, jumped in the sea still in their cycling gear (padded shorts/ cycling jersey) then continued cyclng, say another 25km home? drying off as you cycle because you have no towel.

Did this over the Easter. Bit chilly on the willy going home, shouldn't be so bad in the warmer weather and maybe less of an issue for a gal than a bloke. If I was doing it again, I'd go a bit heavy handed on the chamois cream. Not so different to getting drenched in a downpour on a spin.

Mort importantly, if you bring your bike anywhere near a sandy beach, clean it thoroughly that evening or expect problems. Sand + salt is not good for your drive train, whatever about cycling around in wet gear.

Bloggsie

gadetra wrote: »

I think I have found a solution. Bikini top* under jersey and bottoms in jersey pocket. Change on beach, and then a dry chamois to get into coming home. Sorted. I will test this theory shortly!

*a supportive one obviously :pac:

a very quick change!

MB Lacey

nak wrote: »

No chance I would go in the sea in Ireland; cold just at the thought of it.

That's the point :pac:

gadetra wrote: »

I think I have found a solution. Bikini top* under jersey and bottoms in jersey pocket. Change on beach, and then a dry chamois to get into coming home. Sorted. I will test this theory shortly!

*a supportive one obviously :pac:

That is a very good plan.
I also thought of an answer to the 'I've no towel, so how do I get changed on the beach' problem: fold up a sarong, put it in your jersey pocket, get to the beach, change under the sarong.

smacl wrote: »

if you bring your bike anywhere near a sandy beach, clean it thoroughly that evening or expect problems. Sand + salt is not good for your drive train

Good thinking, lock bike away from beach.

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MB Lacey wrote: »

That's the point :pac:



That is a very good plan.
I also thought of an answer to the 'I've no towel, so how do I get changed on the beach' problem: fold up a sarong, put it in your jersey pocket, get to the beach, change under the sarong.



Good thinking, lock bike away from beach.

There are toilets/changing rooms and bike parking at seapoint. Also a drubbly cold tap/shower thing outside. Re changing, I find speed and a dark corner is the answer :pac: sarong excellent idea though. It can also be a towel. Ah PLAN!

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oh and beware cycling on the beach, I made that mistake last year on Rosnowlagh. Meeting friends there in a camper, I arrived down the concrete ramp at speed and turned left....that turn left on the sand ended in a thump on the sand!

MB Lacey

gadetra wrote: »

There are toilets/changing rooms and bike parking at seapoint. .

You're right! I completely forgot about those changing rooms. Thanks.

Bloggsie

MB Lacey wrote: »

You're right! I completely forgot about those changing rooms. Thanks.

used to go to seapoint when I was a kid, it was manky, condoms, tampons & raw sewage we didnt go very often!. some years later it was cleaned up. one of my mates dads used to swim there every day all year round.

QueensGael

Yeah, I've jumped into the water in my bike gear before, albeit a lake and not the sea. But you'll be grand cycling home.
I'm going to the forty foot after work for a dip this evening, can't wait!

carthoris

I have jumped into the sea during a break in a cycle, cycling home was afterwards was fine, didn't have any problems with sand/salt.

Bloggsie

carthoris wrote: »

I have jumped into the sea during a break in a cycle, cycling home was afterwards was fine, didn't have any problems with sand/salt.

I was going to suggest emptying some water over the neither regions to ensure any sand or salt is rinsed away from the sensetive areas

Lusk_Doyle

gadetra wrote: »

Been having the exact same thoughts...salty chamois is putting me off. That's not such good soakage...:eek:

I took the baby swimming for the first time while on holiday recently. He had his wet suit thing on and a water proof nappy yoke that I clearly hadn't figured out how to use properly cos I put it on over his normal nappy thinking that "Hey, it's water proof, right?"

WRONG!

The actual "base layer" nappy weighed an f-ing tonne after we took him out of the pool! It was bleeding massive too and I just had to laugh at my stupidity!

A bit OT but worth the post IMO!

godtabh

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

I took the baby swimming for the first time while on holiday recently. He had his wet suit thing on and a water proof nappy yoke that I clearly hadn't figured out how to use properly cos I put it on over his normal nappy thinking that "Hey, it's water proof, right?"

WRONG!

The actual "base layer" nappy weighed an f-ing tonne after we took him out of the pool! It was bleeding massive too and I just had to laugh at my stupidity!

A bit OT but worth the post IMO!

I did that recently. Forogot the swim nappy. Poor lad kept sinking!

cdaly_

Skinny dipping ftw...




PS. I was told yesterday of a bunch of lads who had made up a ramp and were doing cyclo-aerobatics into the water off it. Armbands on the bike handlebars solved the problem of retrieving the bike after the sand has been washed off...

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Well I can report that my PLAN went swimmingly…ba boom tsh! Daily swim and cycle combined as long as the weather lasts - cdaly_ it's in your hands!

cdaly_ wrote: »

Skinny dipping ftw...

No one wants to see that :eek: :pac:

carthoris

cdaly_ wrote: »

PS. I was told yesterday of a bunch of lads who had made up a ramp and were doing cyclo-aerobatics into the water off it. Armbands on the bike handlebars solved the problem of retrieving the bike after the sand has been washed off...

Sure no one would be silly enough to do that ... would they ?

Hmm, not sure if their socks meet the requirements ...

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I really, really want to do that ^^^^^. Deadly :pac:

EC1000

Isn't this thread just asking if its possible to swim and cycle in the same clothes? Go on, admit that cyclists want to give triathlon a go (cos its better)

As for wearing cycling shorts/pad in the water, thats what happens in every (tri) race - salt remains on the outside of gear as water evaporates - no problem!

rollingscone

gadetra wrote: »

- cdaly_ it's in your hands!

No one wants to see that :eek: :pac:

That's a bit harsh.

Cdaly could be in fine form.

MB Lacey

gadetra wrote: »

Well I can report that my PLAN went swimmingly…ba boom tsh! Daily swim and cycle combined as long as the weather lasts

Good for you, I decided I couldn't really go swimming and sit in weat clothes yesterday as I was going to a friend's house for dinner, but I cycled down to Seapoint/ 40ft/ Bullock Harbour.
All mobbed, but in a good way, quite a few garda out.
Cycling home looking over Dun Laoghaire in the evening sun was stunning.

Stuffed my swimming cossi into my jersey pocket this morning and wouldn't you know - Grey clouds, bit windy and much colder :cool:

MB Lacey

EC1000 wrote: »

Isn't this thread just asking if its possible to swim and cycle in the same clothes? Go on, admit that cyclists want to give triathlon a go (cos its better)

As for wearing cycling shorts/pad in the water, thats what happens in every (tri) race - salt remains on the outside of gear as water evaporates - no problem!

Dont tri athletes have thinner padding on their shorts though?

AstraMonti

I 've jumped in a pool with my bibs after a horrible day in the pyrenees, it was by far the best thing i did that day.

EC1000

MB Lacey wrote: »

Dont tri athletes have thinner padding on their shorts though?

Usually, yes. This is for ease of running though as opposed to any issue with drying. Still think you would be fine.

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rollingscone wrote: »

That's a bit harsh.

Cdaly could be in fine form.

Ha ha ha no,he controls the weather...i am contributing by really really really wanting it to stay sunny. That totally works.

QueensGael

I went for a dip in the 40 ft yesterday, water was fabulous - cold and clean Stayed in for about 20 mins, just gorgeous!
A lot of gardaí down there though, and it looked like a gang had been cleared by the time we got there, judging by the amount of crap they left behind…

rollingscone

QueensGael wrote: »

I went for a dip in the 40 ft yesterday, water was fabulous - cold and clean Stayed in for about 20 mins, just gorgeous!
A lot of gardaí down there though, and it looked like a gang had been cleared by the time we got there, judging by the amount of crap they left behind…

It's horrible when areas like the forty foot are lost to the general public like that, I've been down there swimming when groups of teenagers start getting rowdy there and it totally kills the vibe of the place.

gadetra wrote: »

Ha ha ha no,he controls the weather...i am contributing by really really really wanting it to stay sunny. That totally works.

Ahem. We have located the source of the jinks. Pitchforks!

cdaly_

rollingscone wrote: »

That's a bit harsh.

Cdaly could be in fine form.

Totally dude. Will post selfie from shower later...

rollingscone

cdaly_ wrote: »

Totally dude. Will post selfie from shower later...

That's soooooo Euro

cdaly_

Skinny dipping ftw...

*Tests theory mid spin*

Yup, that works.

*Chooses not to post promised selfie*

PMs are acceptable...** :pac:


**May be lies. All lies...

rollingscone

cdaly_ wrote: »

*Tests theory mid spin*

Yup, that works.

*Chooses not to post promised selfie*

PMs are acceptable...** :pac:


**May be lies. All lies...

PM sent.