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Cycling in this 'storm'

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    #152
    C3PO
    Registered Users Posts: 3,752 ✭✭✭C3PO


    Left Shankill at 5.30am and cycled to Ballsbridge! Nice tailwind, spitting rain, some standing water and small debris but really no bother at all!


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    #153
    irishrover99
    Registered Users Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭irishrover99


    Looks like perfect KOM weather out there to me.
    Nice breeze but nothing dangerous.
    In saying that, last night I decided to take the car and have a rest day while the weather was bad and use my car on my lunch to get something else done. Washed all my gear I use for work, unpacked my bag and got nothing ready for work.
    Now it’s not even bad out and the traffic will probably be ****.


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    #154
    Ciaran_B
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,518 ✭✭✭Ciaran_B


    Dublin 12 to Dublin 1 - no problems. There was a bit of surface water along the canal and some branches down but nothing that would stop you.


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    #155
    Macy0161
    Registered Users Posts: 9,325 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    If I'd been let even load the bike by the better half, I would've chanced it, especially as the chances of a second very windy phase seemed to have/ still seems to have abatted since I posted yesterday. Wasn't worth the row/ earache though! :)


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    #156
    Weepsie
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,054 Mod ✭✭✭✭Weepsie


    Weepsie wrote: »
    I've to transport a relatively large cake into work that would be pretty comical on a bike anyway, but nigh on stupid tomorrow

    The cake has survived


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    #157
    RobertFoster
    Registered Users Posts: 9,152 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    Weepsie wrote: »
    The cake has survived
    But for how much longer?


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    #158
    monkeybutter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,518 ✭✭✭monkeybutter


    Last nights sprouts produced more wind than that


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    #159
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,823 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    the cake is a lie.


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    #160
    Weepsie
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,054 Mod ✭✭✭✭Weepsie


    The cake was very much true, and all gone now I think.


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    #161
    bullvine
    Registered Users Posts: 2,828 ✭✭✭bullvine


    Thanks for the advice this morning, the wife didnt want me to cycle but it was fine along n11. Cheers


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    #162
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,594 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    Horrendously disappointed with the lack of wind this morning. I was actually slower than most days this week despite the supposed tail/cross wind on the N11. I did have to stay out in the bus lane o a few stretches due to the debris and observing a few others skating on the cycle lanes with the wet leaves.


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    #163
    mr spuckler
    Registered Users Posts: 3,109 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    brought my son to creche on the bike, one bit of headwind aside it was all fine.

    then the cycle into work was pleasantly underwhelming. I'm hoping for a stiff breeze behind me heading out the S2S towards Sutton after work :)


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    #164
    Luxman
    Registered Users Posts: 937 ✭✭✭Luxman


    57k for me, yeah it was windy but nothing that would make you nervous on the bike. Headed from Ratoath to Kilcock taking it easy as I judged a tailwind from Kilcock to Summerhill. Promptly set 3 PR's on that stretch. As soon as I turned off for Doreys the heavens opened and I got proper wet. Like 2kg heavier wet :-). I love stormy weather.


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    #165
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    Daroxtar wrote: »
    Looks like the Sleive Bloom Extreme Challenge on saturday might just be a little bit more extreme

    Soft old day for it alright.

    463833.jpg

    Anyone else do it?


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