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

cython

Bloggsie wrote: »

there is always a good smattering of cyclists in Tanseys in Maynooth and theres another place around the corner (cant think of its name just before the Manor Mills shopping centre) that gets good numbers each weekend

The Mill, per chance? Noticed when I was in there at the weekend that they have a sign up for being McNSCC coffee stop of the year for 2016, so suspect Mercian Pro is very familiar with it In fact I think there's a picture of him outside it somewhere on this forum!

Otherwise maybe it's Chill in/joined onto Manor Mills?

Wishbone Ash

cython wrote: »

The Mill, per chance? Noticed when I was in there at the weekend that they have a sign up for being McNSCC coffee stop of the year for 2016, so suspect Mercian Pro is very familiar with it In fact I think there's a picture of him outside it somewhere on this forum! ..

Yup - The Coffee Mill - voted no. 1 coffee stop by McNSCC members (in a poll organised by Mercian Pro.)

Mercian Pro doing the honours on their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/CoffeeMillBistro/

cython

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Yup - The Coffee Mill - voted no. 1 coffee stop by McNSCC members (in a poll organised by Mercian Pro.)

Ah yes, my bad. I knew the one I meant, but forgot the Coffee part due to there having been the Mill Wine Cellar/Off License a couple of doors down. That said, a bunch of us who went to college around there do just call the Coffee Mill the Mill sometimes, hence the confusion

Imnotthehulk

Just after seeing Unknown Soldier's video there and it reminded me of my cycle home yesterday evening and into work this morning. Both at Wellington Roundabout in D6W. Cars speeding straight through the roundabout, no slow down at all (speeding up if anything when they were approaching). Both were lucky not to hit other cars that had right of way, but the one last night was particularly close.

Starting to think I should get a camera myself.

Also on the way in this morning saw a chap with two kids on his bike, one on a back seat, one on the crossbar seat. I find kids being carried on bikes scary at the best of times, but two on one bike in morning traffic, terrifying!

Mercian Pro

We have always been very well served in Maynooth but Celbridge is a different matter. Thanks for the info on the Orchard secman. Pity, as you say, that there isn't a direct way into the cafe.

cython

Imnotthehulk wrote: »

Just after seeing Unknown Soldier's video there and it reminded me of my cycle home yesterday evening and into work this morning. Both at Wellington Roundabout in D6W. Cars speeding straight through the roundabout, no slow down at all (speeding up if anything when they were approaching). Both were lucky not to hit other cars that had right of way, but the one last night was particularly close.

Starting to think I should get a camera myself.

Also on the way in this morning saw a chap with two kids on his bike, one on a back seat, one on the crossbar seat. I find kids being carried on bikes scary at the best of times, but two on one bike in morning traffic, terrifying!

Worst I've seen was a guy on a Dublin bike cycling across a pedestrian crossing in College Green (the one just after you turn left towards Grafton Street) a few weeks ago with a child held in his arm, so nothing approximating a seat!

Somedude9

Mercian Pro wrote: »

We have always been very well served in Maynooth but Celbridge is a different matter. Thanks for the info on the Orchard secman. Pity, as you say, that there isn't a direct way into the cafe.

There's a nice tearoom/cafe here http://www.straffanantiques.com/index.php/contacts/ that may suit.

shootermacg

Unknown Soldier wrote: »

You're grand! 'Twas nice to meet you. Glad you managed to finish your whole spin. Mine wasn't inconvenienced, I was just tootling around local hills.
When I am doing that, I am close enough to home to not need a pump or tube tbh.
'Tis a light Canyon for Aluminum to, your new bike! You know you want it

As for the cameras, I made a little video for you this evening, from my commute this morning.

They are worth the money, my death will be in full HD.

The editing isn't great, don't want to give a lot away, and I'm not a great film maker by any means! (the slow mo stuff was quite cool though)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP0cY-Jo6_A

Pure scumbaggary! Hope you submitted this to the police. You can't leave these things go unpunished otherwise they'll end up killing someone.

rushfan

Bloggsie wrote:

ladies & gentlemen, to the natural born genius who jumped the redlight on Burgh Quay @ the Rosie Hackett yesterday just after 17.30, thank you for "courteous response" to my pointing at the redlight. I truly wish that you dont end up as a bonnet ornament but from our albeit brief interaction, I feel it is an inevitable fact that we will be reading about you, thinking that how sad is that, another cyclist has been hurt/killed by a motorist when you are cycling in an irresponsible manner that probably lead to the incident.

On a work charity cycle a couple of years ago, coming through Balbriggan the pedestrian lights turned red, group of 5 or so all stopped. Guy in official charity jersey, let's call him "Fred" , sails straight through. Couple of us called him out. "F#€k that" says he. We had a refuel stop about 2km later, should've seen the abuse he & his cargo bike thingy got.

Kaisr Sose

That roundabout has had its fair share of fender benders! Nobody wants to yield. Traffic lights would do a better job there than a roundabout.

Imnotthehulk

cython wrote: »

Worst I've seen was a guy on a Dublin bike cycling across a pedestrian crossing in College Green (the one just after you turn left towards Grafton Street) a few weeks ago with a child held in his arm, so nothing approximating a seat!

Bloody hell.

I've no idea if there's any legislation covering child passengers on bikes ... but there should be!

Somedude9

Bloggsie wrote: »

ladies & gentlemen, to the natural born genius who jumped the redlight on Burgh Quay @ the Rosie Hackett yesterday just after 17.30, thank you for "courteous response" to my pointing at the redlight.
I truly wish that you dont end up as a bonnet ornament but from our albeit brief interaction, I feel it is an inevitable fact that we will be reading about you, thinking that how sad is that, another cyclist has been hurt/killed by a motorist when you are cycling in an irresponsible manner that probably lead to the incident.

Rant over.

I cycled through Dublin City for the first time recently. What hit me was of the two dozen cyclists I saw, TWO stopped for red lights.

Johnnio13

windy and wet in Galway. Be safe out there kids. Lunatics in 141-CW toyota coming out of the college. windows fogged up and not passing a blind bit of heed on the pedestrians or cyclists coming out of the college...

shootermacg

Somedude9 wrote: »

I cycled through Dublin City for the first time recently. What hit me was of the two dozen cyclists I saw, TWO stopped for red lights.

Yeah its pretty bad alright. Very annoying, these same cyclists will go through the narrowest gaps too, I've had quite a few of them brush against me while I'm waiting at a light. Funny thing is, for cyclists is such a hurry, I've never seen one of them stay ahead of me for very long.

You can even make red lights into a HIT thing I find. I catch my breath during the stops and hammer on harder between the lights.

Bloggsie

cython wrote: »

The Mill, per chance? Noticed when I was in there at the weekend that they have a sign up for being McNSCC coffee stop of the year for 2016, so suspect Mercian Pro is very familiar with it In fact I think there's a picture of him outside it somewhere on this forum!

Otherwise maybe it's Chill in/joined onto Manor Mills?

The Mill, thank you, it was doing my nut in. As an aside our wee man had a party on saturday so mr & mrs bloggsie had a couple of hours to ourselves so we decided a nice long lunch would be a treat, Chill was pretty full and a good number of cyclists inside.(nice food in there)

dahat

Am turbo FTP for me today and an increase plus it was the 20min rather than the 2 x min one, pretty happy with the result.

Strange smell of ammonia of my sweat I think but I did it fasted so maybe I was out of carbs??? Not sure tbh.

gargargar

Not sure if any others have noticed an annoying cyclist who shouts at other cyclists in an aggressive manner going from town through rathmines? Scared the sh*t out of me one morning. Then noticed him doing it to other people. People not doing much just not going fast enough for him. Cycled after him the time he did to me but he broke a red light at portobello bridge so I couldn't confront him.

Chuchote

gargargar wrote: »

Not sure if any others have noticed an annoying cyclist who shouts at other cyclists in an aggressive manner going from town through rathmines? Scared the sh*t out of me one morning. Then noticed him doing it to other people. People not doing much just not going fast enough for him. Cycled after him the time he did to me but he broke a red light at portobello bridge so I couldn't confront him.

Maybe he's not well.

iwillhtfu

Chuchote wrote: »

Maybe he's not well.

I was gonna say chasing and confronting odd shouty people is probably not going to improve your day.

gargargar

iwillhtfu wrote: »

I was gonna say chasing and confronting odd shouty people is probably not going to improve your day.

Probably right. I rarely get into anything on the bike. I tend to let things like cars cutting me off etc just go. It's just where someone shouts behind you on a bike it can give you a fright as you are not expecting it.

shootermacg

What does he shout? And what bike does he ride?

alentejo

Cycled from Raheny to Terenure tonight. Awful wind and rain. Worst of winter so far!!!!

shootermacg

alentejo wrote: »

Cycled from Raheny to Terenure tonight. Awful wind and rain. Worst of winter so far!!!!

Bit of wind on the way home tonight. Had to take off the mask for the final km.

gargargar

shootermacg wrote: »

What does he shout? And what bike does he ride?

On a racer. He seems to be vaguely on my time schedule 9-5:30. I have seen him do it maybe 4 times in the last month or two, which is a lot given I probably miss him most days. If he is trying to overtake between bikes and cars in a cycle lane he shouts at the people in front to go faster or move. You know its hard to hear as happens fast. Then as I say he shouted beep at me. I was cycling in a bus lane. Not sure what I did wrong but he was gone before I knew.

shootermacg

gargargar wrote: »

On a racer. He seems to be vaguely on my time schedule 9-5:30. I have seen him do it maybe 4 times in the last month or two, which is a lot given I probably miss him most days. If he is trying to overtake between bikes and cars in a cycle lane he shouts at the people in front to go faster or move. You know its hard to hear as happens fast. Then as I say he shouted beep at me. I was cycling in a bus lane. Not sure what I did wrong but he was gone before I knew.

Gob****e ^ ^. Its that sense of entitlement that separates the sociopaths from the rest of us.

Kaisr Sose

Somedude9 wrote: »

I cycled through Dublin City for the first time recently. What hit me was of the two dozen cyclists I saw, TWO stopped for red lights.

On my cycles (everyday) I see lots of motorists passing red lights when lit - often speeding up to do so...Just sayin...

gargargar

I have noticed an increase in car drivers breaking red lights too i.e. driving through red lights 3-5 secs after they have turned. KCR at Terenure gets a special mention for offenders.

shootermacg

Kaisr Sose wrote: »

On my cycles (everyday) I see lots of motorists passing red lights when lit - often speeding up to do so...Just sayin...

The difference being, a lot of cyclists on my route actually totally ignore lights. I've been at a red for 20 seconds or more, when someone will just run through it as if it wasn't there. While this is bad and breaking the law, its not dangerous to me personally, but god help anyone crossing the road at the time.

What I have noticed though some cyclists will buzz past me (stopped at a red) doing over 25Km.h to jump a red light. Sometimes it's as close as a punishment pass because they are having to go through a narrow gap between me and a car.

That kind of behaviour drives me nuts, I personally don't mind if they kill themselves, that's just evolution, but putting other peoples' health at risk is a different matter.

The number of these idiots drops off steeply once they turn off into UCD.

shootermacg

gargargar wrote: »

I have noticed an increase in car drivers breaking red lights too i.e. driving through red lights 3-5 secs after they have turned. KCR at Terenure gets a special mention for offenders.

Yeah, it's getting worse, they are now driving through not just on their red light, but when the other light has been green for a few seconds. This definitely needs to be policed more. All that's needed is a few camera vans in and around the city.

RayCun

gargargar wrote: »

I have noticed an increase in car drivers breaking red lights too i.e. driving through red lights 3-5 secs after they have turned. KCR at Terenure gets a special mention for offenders.

yeah, that junction is particularly bad because it is so long. Going from Wainsfort Road to Kimmage road there is a big gap between the stop line at the lights and the point where you pass the junction, but people just plough on through :rolleyes: