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

IrishLad90

@meridianpro
It was a cross wind for that part of the route, out again today and the level of foilage could prove a hazard over the next few weeks.
The routes in that park are great considering its in the city centre, i prefer the route anticlockwise as i always approached from the quays and took a clockwise route, the route to the magazine fort and up that hill is a preffered uphill section of mine, but the route from the foot of the hill to the cross i just hate...
The side of the park at blackhorse avenue is terrible for cycling and I can not fathom why they have not fixed that entire section(minimizes accidents maybe)

I cycled out of town to Howth and glided the whole route had i put on my tracker app id say my average speed would have been close to 40km/h as i had a discreet tailwind that i had not noticed until the route back to town when the realization of the benefits of it became prevalent.....

Mercian Pro

IrishLad90 wrote: »

The side of the park at blackhorse avenue is terrible for cycling and I can not fathom why they have not fixed that entire section(minimizes accidents maybe)

I cycled out of town to Howth....

I've no real problem with the North Road other than the ramps and a few short areas near the Garda Depot that need resurfacing. Don't fancy Chesterfield Avenue at all - boring and very exposed to any wind that's around.
Would love to live wherever you do - the Park and Howth both within the 5km circle!

Seth Brundle

Mercian Pro wrote: »

Would love to live wherever you do - the Park and Howth both within the 5km circle!

Somewhere like that would be unique alright!

triggermortis

Lovely day for a spin today. Not much wind and fairly warm. Shame it’s half term and there’s kids needing looking after...

Seth Brundle

triggermortis wrote: »

Lovely day for a spin today. Not much wind and fairly warm. Shame it’s half term and there’s kids needing looking after...

Tomorrow's wind should provide for a number of KOM changes...

https://www.met.ie/#

smacl

Three reps of Cruagh to the Viewing point for 36k with 921m of up. Then saw the post below and that I was 60m short of my October climbing challenge. Arse!!

Seth Brundle wrote: »

Tomorrow's wind should provide for a number of KOM changes...

Back out for another 8k and 111m up, Strava happy and will stick to the turbo until the winds subside

Blanchy90

I was about to head out on the bike but the winds really picked up so I decided against it.

I think I'll need to look into getting a turbo, I'm not getting out as much as I'd like

dahat

Toon windy so turbo for near 2hrs. Not everyone's thing but group rides on Zwift aren't so bad, I've done two now with both being as described.

Got out this morning before the rain landed. Most I can do is about an hour and a half on the same roads before I get bored so decided to mix it up, switch on Strava, which I don't normally pay much heed to, and target a local KOM. Found one on a decent, long hill that looked soft and managed to take my first ever KOM. I think Strava will be the thing that'll get me through the next five weeks while still managing to get out. The turbo is tough going at times.

bazermc

One second off taking a KOM on Strava

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

CramCycle

bazermc wrote: »

One second off taking a KOM on Strava

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

My wahoo told me I got the KOM on a segment I had been trying for ages, got home and I was still 1 second off. Looks like the Bolt thought I was a few m ahead of where I was actually. Its very frustrating as I was targetting it.

JMcL

Seth Brundle wrote: »

I went out for a spin recently and met a neighbour at the top of Boston hill (near Lyons hill). We had approached the top via different roads but mine involved a little more climbing.
We headed off to the hills near Kilteel together and when we got home my Garmin had me on about 375m of elevation. He was using Strava on his phone and was on about 461m.
Go figure!

I've an Edge 520 and it loses the plot sometimes completely. I've had it claiming that a 7-8% incline is flat occasionally. I'm not sure if tree cover is a factor as I haven't been using the speed sensor over the past few months and trees seem to play havoc with speed purely from GPS. I suspect, though can't say for sure, that speed combined with gradient will make a difference in the final elevation total so if the speed is out, then elevation will be as well

smacl

Lunch time cycle up through Masseys wood to the Hellfire then back up to the viewing point and back via Cruagh for 24k with 514m up up. Thought I might need my eyes tested as things were looking a bit blurry on the descent, only to find out I hadn't changed from my reading glasses to my cycling glasses before heading off. Old age is setting in I reckon Cold enough out but lovely and crisp.

Daroxtar

Had an operation on Monday to reattach ligaments in my thumb, got back on the turbo today. Hand is in a big lump of a cast for 10 days so I can't really use it at all but I could rest it on the bars. Did a half an hour on the "Open Road" app. It was nice to spin the legs, I accidentally ate a heap of the kids trick or treat sweets so I really needed to start the process of getting back on track.

Type 17

Daroxtar wrote: »

...I accidentally ate a heap of the kids trick or treat sweets...

Oh no, not another accident!

Good to hear you're on the way back up

dublin7runner

I had a lovely spin this morning just around my area its nice to get some fresh air!

Todays was better than my last cycle, I didnt get a flat tyre lol.

Paul Kiernan

Didn't see a bollard at 30km/h, bent my new ultegra crankset, split my helmet and shredded a new jacket I was wearing for the very first time. I'll be glad when this lockdown is over and I can get back up the mountains where there are no bollards.

dahat

Paul Kiernan wrote: »

Didn't see a bollard at 30km/h, bent my new ultegra crankset, split my helmet and shredded a new jacket I was wearing for the very first time. I'll be glad when this lockdown is over and I can get back up the mountains where there are no bollards.

Expensive hit that.

I'd nearly prefer physical hurt.

Paul Kiernan

dahat wrote: »

I'd nearly prefer physical hurt.

Don't worry. I've got that too .

magicbastarder

bloody nora - no further damage to yourself? you'll be sore in the morning regardless.

dahat

Paul Kiernan wrote: »

Don't worry. I've got that too .

Pretty crap day then, hope the body heals quick.

Tony04

Paul Kiernan wrote: »

Didn't see a bollard at 30km/h, bent my new ultegra crankset, split my helmet and shredded a new jacket I was wearing for the very first time. I'll be glad when this lockdown is over and I can get back up the mountains where there are no bollards.

Nasty, hope you recover quick.

Starting to see why staying at home on a smart turbo trainer isnt any more expensive.

Tony04

Never seen a crank bend before from a crash, how did you manage that?

Paul Kiernan

Tony04 wrote: »

Never seen a crank bend before from a crash, how did you manage that?

Judging from the pain in my right foot, right knee and right thigh I guess I missed it to the left, the bars went over it (it was about 3' high) and it collided with the crank area. I could see a definite buckle in the chainring afterwards and the chain was dropping going into the big ring. Hopefully it's just the chainring and the (carbon!) frame isn't damaged! I'll steel myself to look more closely tomorrow.

Tony04

Id say itd be just your chainrings cranks are built like rocks they often outlast frames

smacl

Paul Kiernan wrote: »

Judging from the pain in my right foot, right knee and right thigh I guess I missed it to the left, the bars went over it (it was about 3' high) and it collided with the crank area. I could see a definite buckle in the chainring afterwards and the chain was dropping going into the big ring. Hopefully it's just the chainring and the (carbon!) frame isn't damaged! I'll steel myself to look more closely tomorrow.

Sounds like a nasty enough tumble. Hope yourself and the bike aren't too badly damaged.

velo.2010

I see some folk have been in the wars lately. Well, you can add me to the list.

I managed to get my left foot caught between the front mudguard and wheel while coming to a halt at a set of lights yesterday. Cue slow motion falling into the kerb, which did a fair bit of damage compared to the last similar fall I had. The fact the left peddle was up meant coming down with a bit more force too.

My left hand is fairly banged up, but I did various physio tests (from online sources) to rule out any broken bones and major ligament damage. I reckon its just heavy brusing to the muscles in the palm and some tendon spraining. My knee is cut up and I somehow managed to bang my upper right arm and cut my right ankle.

Anyway, pissed off but should heal up without too much issue. As for the bike... new bartape and a little paint touch up are in order.

triggermortis

Must be something in the air today.... I was spinning up a local hill and came across a guy in a ditch, with another guy stopped with him.
They weren’t riding together but the lad said a motorist told him about the guy in the ditch and drove off. I don’t think the motorist was involved as was going the other way.
The guy on the floor was pretty shaken and groggy - enough for him to not recognise me even though I ride with him most weeks.
His wife came and picked him up fairly quickly and he seemed more lucid by then.

Get well soon everyone!!

triggermortis

triggermortis wrote: »

Must be something in the air today.... I was spinning up a local hill and came across a guy in a ditch, with another guy stopped with him.
They weren’t riding together but the lad said a motorist told him about the guy in the ditch and drove off. I don’t think the motorist was involved as was going the other way.
The guy on the floor was pretty shaken and groggy - enough for him to not recognise me even though I ride with him most weeks.
His wife came and picked him up fairly quickly and he seemed more lucid by then.

Get well soon everyone!!

Car would have likely had a blanket etc to keep the guy warm while help arrived for him or left him sit in while help arrived or at the very least stopped to pull the poor sod out of a ditch. Some people ffs.

magicbastarder

the only blanket we have in the car is for a horse, but yeah, let him sit in with the engine running and the blowers on.
have come across that before - what looked like a bad smash on the motorway years ago (well, it *was* a bad smash, but thankfully no serious injuries despite initial appearances), and the first guy on scene left without even calling the emergency services. we were third on scene and the first to make the call.