The Road Condition Warning thread

Utter Consternation

CramCycle wrote: »

Ah, the D4 tractor, the ideal vehicle for all those agricultural needs of the modern suburban family

They all have invisible tow bars for pulling their non existent trailers and horseboxes.

mr spuckler

Utter Consternation wrote: »

They all have invisible tow bars for pulling their non existent trailers and horseboxes.

Although having recently bought a car where the tow-bar retracts out of sight when not in use I've found myself having to rethink that opinion which I also shared!

RobertFoster

The descent into Howth is being resurfaced. The top layer from just before the Abbey Tavern to the T junction is gone. The surface is very rough with ramps at both ends.

neris

RobertFoster wrote: »

The descent into Howth is being resurfaced. The top layer from just before the Abbey Tavern to the T junction is gone. The surface is very rough with ramps at both ends.

They've dug it up and there's cobbles. Time for the Ronde von howth

magicbastarder

help me. Ronde?

dastardly00

magicbastarder wrote: »

help me. Ronde?

'De Ronde' is a Dutch nickname for 'The Tour', referring to Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders), which involves riding on cobbles

magicbastarder

(it was just a (weak) joke)

magicbastarder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPnBrK6D26g

dastardly00

magicbastarder wrote: »

(it was just a (weak) joke)

D'oh, it's been a long day

The Noble Nudge

Gritters have been out so roads have that scummy greasy surface to them be careful out there...Mt Venus road, cruagh and view point last night but no doubt all the lesser used gritted roads will be the same.

magicbastarder

RobertFoster wrote: »

The descent into Howth is being resurfaced.

have they completed this yet?

Take care if out early tomorrow, put the dog out there and car and gates already have a light layer of frost and there were some skiddy patches under foot.

punisher5112

Tongue test always helps..
Definitely that time of year to be extra careful....

Nothing worse then hitting a patch and going down.

The Noble Nudge

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Take care if out early tomorrow, put the dog out there and car and gates already have a light layer of frost and there were some skiddy patches under foot.

Hope you took the dog back in after putting him out...
the way its typed couldnt be sure ;D
Near the hills and its frozen since 5 ish....

BDI

The Noble Nudge wrote: »

Hope you took the dog back in after putting him out...
the way its typed couldnt be sure ;D
Near the hills and its frozen since 5 ish....

The dog?



Hope you covered up the bike. It’s freezing out there.

The Noble Nudge

The Noble Nudge wrote: »

Hope you took the dog back in after putting him out...
the way its typed couldnt be sure ;D
Near the hills and its frozen since 5 ish....

"the Chap" as he's known here at 12 years of age is smart enough to know he gets back in to guard the bikes that come in too this time of year.

The Noble Nudge

[Deleted User] wrote: »

"the Chap" as he's known here at 12 years of age is smart enough to know he gets back in to guard the bikes that come in too this time of year.

A bike stored inside is for life..not just for Christmas!!!

Pigeon Reaper

Lots of black ice around. some poor fecker hit the deck in front of me this morning. They pulled out onto the cycle track at Clondalkin without looking and then realised that the way wasn't clear in either direction and pulled both brakes while on frost. Luckily I had seen them despite the lack of lights and had already stopped otherwise it could have been a lot worse.

BDI

Beaumont to docks, Dublin . Roads well gritted this morning. May get to Christmas on the bike.

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Really hoping the phoenix park is gritted

C3PO

-2 degrees on the Rock Road this morning at 5.45am but I’ll take that any day as opposed to the rain we’ve been having!

CramCycle

- 2 on the commute as well, the winter gloves, they do nothing

CramCycle

Sent to me: https://frinkiac.com/video/S07E02/3AoaL0xpIWq-QbPhSkaXQunWt-E=.mp4

magicbastarder

i decided to work from home today when i saw ice on the pond.
will spin up howth over lunch instead, if i can get away from the laptop.

Skrynesaver

According to the Garmin thingy, I hit -3 for a good stretch this AM on the old N3, my gloves are cheap altura yokes, but grand, my toes on the other limb though lost contact for a bit, overshoes `n' all.

Alanstrainor

I leave later than most in the morning, I was on the road just before 9. Plenty of frost about, so I was cautious enough but it was fine for me. I figure being in Portmarnock which is right beside the sea helps to some degree with ice and such. That being said, the coast track was completely frost covered. Plenty of bike tracks through it to follow.

I actually didn't feel the cold too bad after the first 5 minutes.

What Username Guidelines

Was planning on running in today, but footpaths were too dodgy and ended up having to walk - frost and leaves aren't a good combo, lots of cycle tracks looked fairly glassy

magicbastarder

griffith avenue, from charlemont to the malahide road, is covered in a thin layer of mud. it's from the building site there, i'm surprised they haven't hosed it down.

AndrewJRenko

The padlock on my shed door was frozen this morning.

magicbastarder wrote: »

griffith avenue, from charlemont to the malahide road, is covered in a thin layer of mud. it's from the building site there, i'm surprised they haven't hosed it down.

Make a planning enforcement complaint to the local authority. There is usually a planning condition about not dragging mud onto the road.

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Very chilly and frosty this morning. Ok this evening, cold but not freezing.
Warmer tomorrow *crosses fingers*