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

Wildly Boaring

Nigzcurran wrote: »

Got my first 25kms in today and even managed to take on a small local hill with the cold wind in my face, questioned my sanity a few times!

Great stuff. When they open up the 20k you've plenty exploring over through kilbride or say head for batterstown. Far fewer cars on little back roads.

Seth Brundle

Wildly Boaring wrote: »

Great stuff. When they open up the 20k you've plenty exploring over through kilbride or say head for batterstown. Far fewer cars on little back roads.

There are some quiet roads between Maynooth & Kilcock and Summerhill, Batterstown and Dunboyne which are nice and quiet e.g. around Kilcloon. Personally, I hate the long drag between Kilbride and the N3 because it feels so long.

Nigzcurran

Yep cheers planning on either Maynooth or clontarf direction on Saturday and treat myself to a coffee and cake when I get there. Got back on the old bike today to get it ready to try sell it and it felt absolute horrendous. Tiny and so clunky, thought it was great when I using it!

magicbastarder

the R154 from batterstown out towards trim is one of the dullest roads i know to cycle on (not that anyone was suggesting that as an option, to be fair)

Seth - you mean kilbride to ratoath?

Wildly Boaring

Seth Brundle wrote: »

There are some quiet roads between Maynooth & Kilcock and Summerhill, Batterstown and Dunboyne which are nice and quiet e.g. around Kilcloon. Personally, I hate the long drag between Kilbride and the N3 because it feels so long.

Yeah. I was on about the kilcloon area and the small roads between clonee and kilbride and over towards the n2. Plenty variety. Although pretty flat.

20 years ago (showing my age) I used draw silage and grain for 2 or 3 very well-off farmers up that way. So watch out for my modern day equivalent!!

Seth Brundle

magicbastarder wrote: »

Seth - you mean kilbride to ratoath?

I did, thanks MB

magicbastarder

dunshaughlin-ratoath-kilbride-hollystown is great in a north westerly.

Seth Brundle

I know it can be quick. I just never liked it.

Anyhow, headed out myself for just over 50km this morning. Figured I'd put on the bib tights and was glad that I did. At one point it started snowing but the big killer was the incessant wind. Still managed a respectable 27.6km/h for it though.

Nigzcurran

App on the phone says I was doing 50kph at one stage when I was going down a long hill, you lads on the road bikes must get some crazy speeds?

Seth Brundle

I passed 65km/h a few days ago but i think my top ever was about 75km/h. You need a good hill with smooth surface and good sightlines and a strong wind on your back.

sy_flembeck

Nigzcurran wrote: »

questioned my sanity a few times!

And you will continue to do so, many, many times. But you'll keep coming back. Great that you're enjoying it, keep it up!

magicbastarder

i once passed 60km/h on the flat, but that may have been helped by the 40km/h tailwind.

silverharp

damn it was cold again today , didnt see a lot of bikes out, hopefully just another week or 2 before it has to warm up

wheelo01

Had a lovely, if cold, 55km, followed by 7km in freezing sleet/hailstones. Boy am I glad I hadn't put the bibtights away for the summer, and the mistral foul weather really is worth every penny I paid for it.

My usual Tallaght, terenure rathmines, city centre, Pheonix Park loop, with an extra bit via Palmerstown, and another half circuit, minus the park.

Breeze today was a curse, very gusty from all directions.

Dropped my pump from my pocket, and 3 cars and a bus avoided it, but just as I got back to it, a fourth managed to go over it. - barsteward!!

However, very enjoyable.

Almost 62 km at 26 kph - https://strava.app.link/jj9q6u9Tefb

MojoMaker

The Mistral is a life saver alright - fantastic piece of kit.

triggermortis

Very cold and windy today. Pretty much full winter kit on, but still on the good bike
The wind helped me to a few PR's on some segments and some dreadful times on others...

fryup

MojoMaker wrote: »

The Mistral is a life saver alright - fantastic piece of kit.

Seth Brundle

fryup wrote: »

Galibier Mistral Foul Weather bib tights.
Keep your knees lovely and warm in this cool weather

fryup

and your willy too?

Seth Brundle

Well the tights are quite long...

Nigzcurran

fryup wrote: »

and your willy too?

My Willie literally felt like it had been in a freezer when I got home the other day, I didn’t know a body part could get that cold whilst wearing clothes!

Seth Brundle

52km @ 28.4 on my newly acquired Mavic Ksyrium Elites that I got on here. Happy with them. I'll be happier when the temperature goes up. Still having to wear bib tights

Seth Brundle

Seth Brundle wrote: »

52km @ 28.4 on my newly acquired Mavic Ksyrium Elites that I got on here. Happy with them. I'll be happier when the temperature goes up. Still having to wear bib tights

Nice wheels. My wife treated me to a set for my birthday last year and I love them.

Wildly Boaring

My handy day (every second day is!!)
Nice 1 hour spin about the place. 25km
Nippley out there

Nigzcurran

Managed to get up to 30kms this evening, ended up on some back roads getting a bit dark and raining and that was interesting to say the least. Still havnt really ventured outside my area yet but hopefully going to get a big spin in with my brother on Saturday which is the first time I’ll be out with someone so don’t really know what to expect to be honest

nicksnikita

20 odd km mixed road and gravel ride in north Mayo on the single speed Mtb. Breezy and showery but grand all the same

nicksnikita

20 odd km mixed road and gravel ride in north Mayo on the single speed Mtb. Breezy and showery but grand all the same

Eamonnator

D-Day minus four.

a148pro

What will new thread title be? Tell us about your county plus 20k cycle? Or is the latter only available to people who live within 20k of their route?

As in, is it the larger of county or 20k from your house?

07Lapierre

a148pro wrote: »

What will new thread title be? Tell us about your county plus 20k cycle? Or is the latter only available to people who live within 20k of their route?

As in, is it the larger of county or 20k from your house?

The New title should be "Tell us about your solo/socially distanced, fully sanitized, outdoor coffee stop spin"