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68 lost souls

First spin in 3 months yesterday, choose a cold day for it. 50km out to Blessington. Glad to break the duck and need to stick to it again now. Just about to tip over the 3000km mark for the year, 1300km total each of the last 2 years so its been a big improvement

magicbastarder

nice lunchtime spin up over howth. beautiful day for it.

Mercian Pro

Despite the fact that much of our outbound route to Drogheda was on the horrible R132, we had a really enjoyable club spin this morning. Coming back we turned for Skerries at Balbriggan and then back over to Man O'War. Getting into Swords I decided to add a loop over to Baldoyle via Broadmeadows before heading home along the S2S.
After a pretty miserable November, it was great to cycle in sunshine again. There were a couple of downsides though - heading south on narrow roads I was conscious that anyone approaching from behind mightn't see us due to the blinding low sunlight and the temperature was pretty close to zero leaving Swords. Fortunately, my new "extra warm" Roeckl gloves had arrived from Bike-Discount and they did what it said on the label. Two base layers and two pairs of socks combined with a Mistral jacket and bib tights kept everything else toasty

Oberkon

Mercian Pro wrote: »

Despite the fact that much of our outbound route to Drogheda was on the horrible R132, we had a really enjoyable club spin this morning. Coming back we turned for Skerries at Balbriggan and then back over to Man O'War. Getting into Swords I decided to add a loop over to Baldoyle via Broadmeadows before heading home along the S2S.
After a pretty miserable November, it was great to cycle in sunshine again. There were a couple of downsides though - heading south on narrow roads I was conscious that anyone approaching from behind mightn't see us due to the blinding low sunlight and the temperature was pretty close to zero leaving Swords. Fortunately, my new "extra warm" Roeckl gloves had arrived from Bike-Discount and they did what it said on the label. Two base layers and two pairs of socks combined with a Mistral jacket and bib tights kept everything else toasty

Ah the good old R132 - the very worst road I’ve ever had the misfortune of cycling . How could anyone commute on that road daily . A 50/50 chance of making it alive past the Lusk turn at Blake’s cross Swords bound .

magicbastarder

windy out there this evening coming home. managed to puncture on strand road and it was the first 'honest' puncture i've had in years, in that it was obvious and easy to find, something penetrated the tyre. it's only my fourth in about five years; two of the others were pinch flats, because of my own laziness, and i never found the cause of the other one, i think the tube just got old and tyred and failed.

Alanstrainor

Brutal going into work, and great craic coming home. So it balances out! That wind was intense!

Oberkon

magicbastarder wrote: »

windy out there this evening coming home. managed to puncture on strand road and it was the first 'honest' puncture i've had in years, in that it was obvious and easy to find, something penetrated the tyre. it's only my fourth in about five years; two of the others were pinch flats, because of my own laziness, and i never found the cause of the other one, i think the tube just got old and tyred and failed.

I actually feel sad for that tube after serving you so well, please fix it . Don’t throw it away . Old tubes need loving too .

Alanstrainor

Much warmer this morning, and I was on the road earlier than usual. There was a strong wind out there, but it was dry so I'll take it.

Utter Consternation

Yeah, very windy out there this morning. Very blustery. There's definitely no more leaves on the trees now.

Going home is going to be a pain in the ass.

purple hands

Fair play to the fella cycling through Dublin city literally lit up like a Christmas tree - Christmas lights, Santa hat and all

Eamonnator

Mercian Pro wrote: »

Despite the fact that much of our outbound route to Drogheda was on the horrible R132, we had a really enjoyable club spin this morning. Coming back we turned for Skerries at Balbriggan and then back over to Man O'War. Getting into Swords I decided to add a loop over to Baldoyle via Broadmeadows before heading home along the S2S.
After a pretty miserable November, it was great to cycle in sunshine again. There were a couple of downsides though - heading south on narrow roads I was conscious that anyone approaching from behind mightn't see us due to the blinding low sunlight and the temperature was pretty close to zero leaving Swords. Fortunately, my new "extra warm" Roeckl gloves had arrived from Bike-Discount and they did what it said on the label. Two base layers and two pairs of socks combined with a Mistral jacket and bib tights kept everything else toasty

I think, I met you just north of Balbriggan.
I had just turned on the road and was heading home.

triggermortis

I did a measly 5km to go and pick up a car. Brought me up to 9800km for the year - only 200km to achieve my year target...

magicbastarder

windy, and mucky out there today. had washed the bike after the last spin, and it's about three times as dirty now as when i decided it needed to be washed.

Oberkon

magicbastarder wrote: »

windy, and mucky out there today. had washed the bike after the last spin, and it's about three times as dirty now as when i decided it needed to be washed.

Agree ,The winds around NCD today were blowing in front of me no matter what way I went it seemed

magicbastarder

the slog back along the R108, south, from near julianstown down to the naul was tough. i caught a break though when i got stuck behind a load of calves being driven up the road, gave me a five minute breather.

Oberkon

magicbastarder wrote: »

the slog back along the R108, south, from near julianstown down to the naul was tough. i caught a break though when i got stuck behind a load of calves being driven up the road, gave me a five minute breather.

I can picture the calves looking at you as you’re behind cycling , wouldn’t be out of place in clockwork orange

fryup

anyone brave enough to go out in it today??

bazermc

fryup wrote: »

anyone brave enough to go out in it today??

This wojous out there.

Just back from about 60k in Cork. I've had tougher days this summer. Wind was more blustery and despite doing an out and back spin I never felt like I was going straight into it. Managed to stay dry and the sky was blue for the most part. Hadn't expected to get out so it was a lovely bonus spin.

ednwireland

blowing a hooley in the nw all day wimped out and did a turbo session

secman

Headed into Gorey for club spin only 6 others out, last week 24 out, out the coast road and inland from Kilmuckridge, the approx 2km on the main road was a bit dodgy with crosswind, headed over to Enniscorthy and back to Ferns and Gorey but at Ferns i headed for The Harrow , Boolavogue and home. 88km avg 28.2 kph approx 700m .
Tough into the headwind but tailwind was soooooo nice.

dahat

Same as Weepsie bar the chores!!!

Savage day with 2 mates, easy 2hrs with a coffee in the bike shop after it, love days off work when everyone else is working!

Utter Consternation

A little windy this morning. It was the first time i ever had to pull the brakes going up a hill because i was going too fast.

Kevhog1988

Working from home so did a quick 10k at lunch time. I hurt my knee either overgearing or running last week so felt great to be back out. The wind was brutal on the home stretch so i eased off and just took it handy.

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Seth Brundle

Close to 79km in a club spin (Leixlip > Lucan > Maynooth > Summerhill > Dunsany > Dunshaughlin > Rathoath > Clonee)
25.6km/h on a cold day (with a flutter of snow), 423m gain

dahat

Mother of God, 4hrs in baltic conditions but no ice down south thankfully. It was the coldest day on the bike for a long time with intervals in the last 2 hours I was struggling to stay focused to last out the full 4hrs.
I'd left the house armed with under armour base layer combined with Galibier Roubaix LS and my trusty Mistral jacket. The combination did a really good job as always.

4hrs 100km @ 27.2 avg and a solid 1300m of elevation which likely didn't help with cold feet n hands.

secman

A tough weekend on the bike, yesterday did the spin out to blessington via manor Kilbride and three castles,we stopped at blue gardenia to assess , it was Baltic, low visibility due to a sleet/snow /hail blast, decided to reassess once we hit blessington, bitter cold and windy, we decided to carry on out main road and left for Valleymount and lake drive. Caught in another snow/hail blast heading for Lacken. A small clearance was very welcome fir the embankment descent. 72 km.. a slow 24.5 kph avg frozen feet.

Today in sunny southeast, Gorey club spin out to Enniscorthy where the lights went out and the heavens opened with freezing sleet/rain. Just under 60km avg 29.8kph.. a full 30km in the freezing rain...

magicbastarder

Lot easier in North county Dublin this morning, between 1 and 3 degrees but no rain or any other precipitation. Little bit breezier than I'd expected though.

Taxuser1

I was down before I knew it outside Kilbride having safely ascended and descended Boherboy which was lethal.

Incredibly Silly ride in hindsight I know.

magicbastarder

ouch. looks deep enough?