Tell us about your new improved government regulations compliant cycle part II

ED E

20Km includes the Dublin side of Blessington and Kilmac for me, could do a 200 with that. If my legs were anywhere near 200 capable after this very static year.

Monday looks like a good day and I've the day off work.

magicbastarder

not for the first time, i had a motorcyclist pop a wheelie while heading towards me on the new road to the boot in at the airport today.
i spotted after he passed me that he'd missed a stone the size of a grapefruit on the road by certainly less than a metre while pulling the wheelie. that would have been fun.

Don't Chute!

I’m off work next week and the 20km gets me just about into Laragh and up to Sally Gap! Can’t wait!

Daroxtar

Today I broke out completely but had an excuse, had car problems so I commuted to work by bike.
Tailwind in the morning was glorious, I clipped along well above 35kph most of the way from Summerhill to Dunboyne. A couple of stupid close passes around Dunboyne and Clonee. One passat gimp was a real genius, trying to shoot past me coming to the roundabout as I signalled and moved to the right. He overtook me and then went left..... Utter knuckle dragger stuff.
Anyway, needless to say, the return journey after a day on site and into that headwind was a shade slower. Surprisingly, no close passes at all on the way home.

Morning, 41km @33kph
https://www.strava.com/activities/3561481494

Evening, 43km @28.8kph
https://www.strava.com/activities/3564001952

magicbastarder

Daroxtar wrote: »

One passat gimp was a real genius

it's always* lads in ten or fifteen year old passats, isn't it?

*well, very common.

Daroxtar

magicbastarder wrote: »

it's always* lads in ten or fifteen year old passats, isn't it?

*well, very common.

Bang on the money - 07 CE....

De Bhál

Scobewagon passat

Now in white for that extra touch of class.

Type 17

magicbastarder wrote: »

it's always* lads in ten or fifteen year old passats, isn't it?

*well, very common.

or it's always the third car (the moron following the first two cars through a gap, which has now actually closed)

magicbastarder

i had a chap shout something out the window at me from a 07 octavia earlier, i have to assume he was annoyed that i was out in primary position to avoid some rough road surface while doing nearly 40km/h. he passed me with about two foot to spare.

Don't Chute!

It’s looking like we can move freely within our own county from Monday so that opens up the whole of Wicklow for me!!

Seth Brundle

To be honest, I can see myself finally breaking the rule. I'll await forther clarification before making any decision.
It just seems daft that I can travel the length and breadth of Kildare (from Leixlip) but can't venture into Dublin or Meath which are around 1km away from me.

Mercian Pro

Can't even get to Glencree or Enniskerry with the new county limit - bring back the 20km circle!

blackwhite

Seth Brundle wrote: »

To be honest, I can see myself finally breaking the rule. I'll await forther clarification before making any decision.
It just seems daft that I can travel the length and breadth of Kildare (from Leixlip) but can't venture into Dublin or Meath which are around 1km away from me.

From what's been leaked it appears to be 20km circle, plus anywhere in your home county

Chris871

Seth Brundle wrote: »

To be honest, I can see myself finally breaking the rule. I'll await forther clarification before making any decision.
It just seems daft that I can travel the length and breadth of Kildare (from Leixlip) but can't venture into Dublin or Meath which are around 1km away from me.

From what i gather, you can cross county borders once staying within the 20km. But once remaining in your own county the 20km limit does not apply at all.

But likewise, I'll await official word this evening.

Either way Monday Cant come soon enough

dahat

blackwhite wrote: »

From what's been leaked it appears to be 20km circle, plus anywhere in your home county

That's a pretty vast boundary for us cyclists. Happy days.

Don't Chute!

Apparently if you live in a “border area” you can go 20k into the other county.

Type 17

This article implies that the 20km circle around your house still stands, but that you can add the rest of your county to the circle.

https://www.thejournal.ie/travel-covid-19-5115673-Jun2020/

Eg: If you live in the centre of Co. Cork, the 20km circle is irrelevant, but if you live if you live in eg: Leixlip, you get the 20km radius plus all of Kildare.

at1withmyself

Don't Chute! wrote: »

It’s looking like we can move freely within our own county from Monday so that opens up the whole of Wicklow for me!!

That will be great! I was looking forward to the 20km update but this is much better for me. Only 3 days left of 5km looping so!

at1withmyself

Virgin media have announced on twitter that the update is at 2pm today

Daroxtar

I still can't get up to Kippure. I can go to Tara. Does that even count as a hill? Maybe Loughcrew, that might do for now

magicbastarder

Daroxtar wrote: »

I can go to Tara. Does that even count as a hill?

the clue is in the name!

Daroxtar

magicbastarder wrote: »

the clue is in the name!

I take it you've never been to the Hill of Down!!

magicbastarder

maybe i have and didn't notice...

MojoMaker

Tara is good for short sharp hill reps definitely.

neris

Think the headwind champs could have been held today on the bull island causeway today. Some breeze on the Sutton clontarf cycleway but it was quiet trafficwise compared to last while. All the very fine weather "cyclists" taking a day or 3 off

Seth Brundle

Did another 50km this morning inside my bubble bringing my 2020 total over 5000kms

https://strava.app.link/V6RVL9WI76

Mercian Pro

Another four perimeter circuits of the Phoenix Park this morning bringing my total to 50 laps since the 5km limit came in. Enjoyed every last one of them and the fact that I managed to average just over 29kph Looking forward to exploring the back roads of NCD again and need to check that the front derailleur still works before heading for Stocking Lane.

saccades

MojoMaker wrote: »

Tara is good for short sharp hill reps definitely.

Was up there today, I'd forgotten how steep it is.



Had a nosey between St Micheal's point and the Strand too. Nice place for a family walk.

ED E

Just going to setup a 20KM compliant route....stymmied. Damnit. Where's my RWGPS login...

JMcL

Short but sharp one this morning as a "commute" to my home office to celebrate the passing of the 5km limit. Back onto one of the nicer quiet roads around here, in glorious sunshine, albeit a bit nippy in a northerly breeze. Knocked a bunch of PBs on the head as I've not been on those roads since March and my fitness level have gone up appreciably in the meantime.

Only fly in the ointment was the poxy K****tium back wheel which has been nowt but bother since day one - twisting spokes, wheel going out of true, loose spokes and seized nipples (the wheel, not me). I got them mostly sorted out with a bit of brute force and ignorance yesterday, but there's one that refused steadfastly to budge. Not sure the surfaces that've passed for roads in the last month or so did it much good either. I want to do a decent spin at the weekend, but at the same time don't relish being left on the side of the road 40km from base