Wicklow Gap warning!!..

arybvtcw0eolkf

Taken from the lads in the motorcycle forum and in light of the (locked) thread re. the lad getting pushed from his bike I thought it would be a warning to heed for those of us here who cycle the gap.

THREAD

A number of bikers have reported a seat leon playing a dangerous game with them this weekend in the Wicklow Gap area, just a head's up to watch out, car is light silver 11 reg if i'm allowed say that, if not, mod please rectify.

Yeah seen that alright, one lad reported nearly getting taken out of it during the week. Now a group of lads today when up there they were actually aimed at by the on coming car a silver SEAT LEON by all accounts. When they got down the mountain other bikers said the same..

Alek

Update from biker.ie thread:

Update.the prick was arrested yesterday on the gap..he also drove at a number of other bikers.this man has mental health issues and had been a nightmare to alot of people up there.garda arrested him when he resisted arrest... Baltinglass police are dealing with this

seamus

Ah, the Wicklow hills.

More absolute nutjobs per square KM than the rest of the country combined.

Ash.J.Williams

no there's not

laraghrider

seamus wrote: »

Ah, the Wicklow hills.

More absolute nutjobs per square KM than the rest of the country combined.

What a completely idiotic statement.

nilhg

We met him on Saturday morning, early, he was coming down towards Hollywood as we were going up, did a sudden stop and proceeded to have a little rant at us about riding 2x2, definitely not in the whole of his health but went on his way and we went on ours.

Smudger80

Was coming down by massey wood two Sundays ago and a silver seat was coming up the hill he decided to play chicken with me I managed to squeeze past him,I wonder if this is the same nut job

Eamonnator

Smudger80 wrote: »

Was coming down by massey wood two Sundays ago and a silver seat was coming up the hill he decided to play chicken with me I managed to squeeze past him,I wonder if this is the same nut job

And was he from the Wicklow Hills?

arybvtcw0eolkf

laraghrider wrote: »

What a completely idiotic statement.

I think Seamus was tongue in cheek, relax.

However it can be a pretty mad kip sometimes, and I cycle and ride my motorbike up there.. These days I'm riding my motorbike less and less because of the muppetry.

Wanderer78

sounds like its time for bike and car cams

The Noble Nudge

Thankfully didnt meet Seat man but Wicklow CoCo have also made ****e of the roads up there people.
The descent from WW gap towards Hollywood was freshly sprayed with tar and chippings on Saturday for about 2 miles so be careful.

Agent Smyth

Its a pity the Garda don't do anything about the speed some of the motorcyclists go up and down the Wicklow gap.
I'm not saying all motorcyclists but every Sunday there are more then a few who have no respect for the other users of the road.

07Lapierre

Agent Smyth wrote: »

Its a pity the Garda don't do anything about the speed some of the motorcyclists go up and down the Wicklow gap.
I'm not saying all motorcyclists but every Sunday there are more then a few who have no respect for the other users of the road.

+1..and if they forced them to pay road tax, that would put manners on them! :P

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

seamus wrote: »

Ah, the Wicklow hills.

More absolute nutjobs per square KM than the rest of the country combined.

What a pig ignorant thing to say...

seamus

Terribly sensitive souls in here sometimes. I should know better than to make jokes on a Monday.

horse7

Did they ever catch the guy in the phoenix park area,who while cycling on his own bike ,would come up from behind you (in cycle lane)and push you (on your bike) off balance and into the black metal rail or verge.

secman

Elena Uptight Hailstorm wrote: »

What a pig ignorant thing to say...

Terrible slant on pigs.. I like pigs ☺

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

seamus wrote: »

Terribly sensitive souls in here sometimes. I should know better than to make jokes on a Monday.

Considering a far few boards members are from the areas, I would say it's a stupid thing to say.

MugMugs

Elena Uptight Hailstorm wrote: »

Considering a far few boards members are from the areas, I would say it's a stupid thing to say.

Seriously, grow a beard and a sense of humour. Chicks dig one and everybody digs the other.

Stark

Some of my best friends are from the Sally Gap.

stecleary

seamus wrote: »

Terribly sensitive souls in here sometimes. I should know better than to make jokes on a Monday.

yes you should, thats what fridays are for

Pinch Flat

07Lapierre wrote: »

+1..and if they forced them to pay road tax, that would put manners on them! :P

I've been passed by groups of riders on motorbikes in the Dublin / Wicklow mountains at insane speeds.

What I find peculiar is that a lot of these guys are wearing the "polite" emblazoned hivis vests - they have chequer patterns as well and are presumably to make drivers think twice and be polite towards them (it also mimics a police top).

It's a pity this politeness doesn't extend from them towards cyclists - I'm sure the lads a few weeks ago had a bet as to how fast and how close they could pass me heading up the Wicklow way

arybvtcw0eolkf

Pinch Flat wrote: »

I've been passed by groups of riders on motorbikes in the Dublin / Wicklow mountains at insane speeds.

What I find peculiar is that a lot of these guys are wearing the "polite" emblazoned hivis vests - they have chequer patterns as well and are presumably to make drivers think twice and be polite towards them (it also mimics a police top).

It's a pity this politeness doesn't extend from them towards cyclists - I'm sure the lads a few weeks ago had a bet as to how fast and how close they could pass me heading up the Wicklow way

Trust me even bikers (like me) are sick of them too. There are a lot of **** up there, trust me they don't represent me or other genuine bikers like me ~ they're ****, pure and simple.

GTDolanator

Pinch Flat wrote: »

I've been passed by groups of riders on motorbikes in the Dublin / Wicklow mountains at insane speeds.

What I find peculiar is that a lot of these guys are wearing the "polite" emblazoned hivis vests - they have chequer patterns as well and are presumably to make drivers think twice and be polite towards them (it also mimics a police top).

It's a pity this politeness doesn't extend from them towards cyclists - I'm sure the lads a few weeks ago had a bet as to how fast and how close they could pass me heading up the Wicklow way

The guys with the polite tops on are cyclone couriers,i somehow doubt those guys would be wearing their work attire while tearing around on a social spin

cython

GTDolanator wrote: »

The guys with the polite tops on are cyclone couriers,i somehow doubt those guys would be wearing their work attire while tearing around on a social spin

Cyclone gave their couriers those jackets, but it certainly doesn't mean that they are the only bikers in Ireland with them. They're widely available online, for example.

Pinch Flat

cython wrote: »

Cyclone gave their couriers those jackets, but it certainly doesn't mean that they are the only bikers in Ireland with them. They're widely available online, for example.

Yeah there the ones. I had a guy come up behind me in the bike lane a few weeks ago, revving his engine and barging by me into the advance box at the lights. He was wearing one of these.

My "Not very polite, is it?" quip got met by a puzzled look and muffled expletive through his helmet. He sped off and I continued on my merry way, perplexed.

groovyg

Is it just people on motorbikes he dislikes or is his grudge against everybody on two wheels?
Somebody just shared a photo of him in the car on fb saying he was arrested but he was back up at the wicklow gap doing the same thing again after his arrest. The notice was put up on the Greystones fb forum yesterday evening

The Noble Nudge

groovyg wrote: »

Is it just people on motorbikes he dislikes or is his grudge against everybody on two wheels?
Somebody just shared a photo of him in the car on fb saying he was arrested but he was back up at the wicklow gap doing the same thing again after his arrest. The notice was put up on the Greystones fb forum yesterday evening

Cant access it...is it in the charter to allow it posted here too?

groovyg

You have to be signed into FB to view it.

The Noble Nudge

groovyg wrote: »

You have to be signed into FB to view it.

not on FB nor do i want to be

iwillhtfu

Elena Uptight Hailstorm wrote: »

Considering a far few boards members are from the areas, I would say it's a stupid thing to say.

I'd be one of those and can't say it bothered me.

Although I'm costal and not from the savage lands

manwithaplan

He wasn't referring to the locals, I assume. My take on it was that the Wicklow hills is the location of choice for nutjobs from far and wide to practice their nutjobbery.

Of course, most of the locals are nutjobs too.

Johnny Jukebox

Having spent many years MTBing in the more remote corners of Wicklow, he has a point.

Lumen

manwithaplan wrote: »

Of course, most of the locals are nutjobs too.

Statistically speaking, Dublin is much madder than Wicklow.

http://www.hrb.ie/uploads/tx_hrbpublications/HRB_Statistics_Series_22_-_Irish_Psychiatric_Units_and_Hospitals_Census_2013.pdf

See Table 2.24 Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals Census 2013. County and gender, Numbers with rates per 100,000 total population

Dublin: 70.9, top of the table.
Wicklow: 46.1.

So those nutjobs are most probably on the loose from Dublin.

magicbastarder

or else there are just higher numbers undiagnosed in wicklow.

Lumen

magicbastarder wrote: »

or else there are just higher numbers undiagnosed in wicklow.

"Traditionally, agricultural workers have had the highest rate of hospitalisation in each successive census with the unskilled group having the second-highest rate."

Yet despite Wicklow being full of farmers and people with no skills (:pac:), they still have a much lower rate of admission.

Face it, Dubs are the mentallers.

manwithaplan

You don't have to be mad to live here but national statistics suggest that the chance that you are is greater than the national average

They should put that on all approaches to Dublin.

Qualitymark

Friends who live in t'mountains refuse to go across the Featherbeds after dark because of scary and nasty men bullying drivers in various ways. They blame Tallaght.*
































* which at least has historic resonance, since St Kevin of Glendalough threw a temptress from Tallaght into the lake and flung himself into a bed of nettles to soothe his burning passions

man_no_plan

Qualitymark wrote: »

Friends who live in t'mountains refuse to go across the Featherbeds after dark because of scary and nasty men bullying drivers in various ways. They blame Tallaght.*

* which at least has historic resonance, since St Kevin of Glendalough threw a temptress from Tallaght into the lake and flung himself into a bed of nettles to soothe his burning passions

That'd take the edge off alright..

Koobcam

So, if I understand things correctly from this thread, the road to the Wicklow Gap from the Hollywood side is now in sh*t3 following Wicklow CC road 'repairs'?

quozl

I was up there last weekend - it was woeful. I can't imagine it's OK by now