Great Dublin Bike Ride 2019 - 29/09/19

Starts and finishes in the Phoenix Park, no sign of a route, so hopefully a change from last year.
€45 CI members, others €50 for the 100km

http://greatdublinbikeride.ie/

Eamonnator

I see one of the food stops is at Nual GAA.

Eamonnator

10% discount until April 19th
Use code
GDBR19

Borderfox

No thanks

DanDublin1982

I like the event as a whole but the ridiculously early start offends me. Even on one Sunday in the whole year we can't give over the quays to cyclists for a few hours of the least busy day of the week. It's vital we get them in and out of the city as quickly as humanly possible is the thought process.

Fiftyplus

No thanks. Did it last year and not impressed, much prefer the scenic sportives.

jamesd

Did it last year, lived the early start but the route was not scenic at all so wont be back.

heraldo

Didn't make it last year but I did hear people were unimpressed with the organisation and the stop/starts returning to the city. I'd be waiting until the route is announced before committing this year.

Kop Idol

Ditto. Have done it the past three years and really enjoyed the first two but with the route change they introduced last year, it was a disaster from the merge point on the N2 till we got to the park. Roads were far too narrow for so many cyclists especially when we were mixed with regular traffic. Will be waiting on the route before I consider pulling the trigger.

Wishbone Ash

Eamonnator wrote: »

10% discount until April 19th
Use code
GDBR19

Only for non CI members!

Eamonnator

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Only for non CI members!

I should have clarified.

magicbastarder

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Only for non CI members!

you could always put on a fake beard and register under an assumed name?

vektarman

The routes are now up.

http://greatdublinbikeride.ie/routes/

Kop Idol

*Route Subject to final approval

py

Route looks a bit better than last year's. Can see the start being quick as it's all downhill from Chesterfield on to the quays, provided the wind is favourable.

Seth Brundle

Having never gone out in a group, what kind of average speed will people be doing on the 100k spin?

Wishbone Ash

Seth Brundle wrote: »

Having never gone out in a group, what kind of average speed will people be doing on the 100k spin?

With large numbers there will be lots of differing average speeds. The fastest groups will probably average 32-34km/h while the slowest will be around 20km/h. Most will probably be in the 24-26km/h region.

Seth Brundle

Cool. I'm assuming I'd be in the late 20s so I'm tempted to do it.
I guess there's no reason not to!

Borderfox

100km route gone back to what looks like the previous one, still wouldn't do it

buffalo

Borderfox wrote: »

100km route gone back to what looks like the previous one, still wouldn't do it

It's better than last year in that it's less than 10k of overlap at the end, but it's on a downhill residential road and then onto the River Road and Ashtown Road, which are narrow country lanes. Hopefully they'll be fully closed instead of getting all participants to squeeze into a single tight lane with oncoming traffic - that was the worst part of last year's event.

Kevincavan83

Route is like the first two years but is brutal, pity they couldn't get everyone up howth head you get all the way out to Sutton and you turn off, why? (Yes I know howth would come to a standstill) so why would you want to pay for that. Plus there's shag all else to see.
Plenty of better events held by local cc's that are much better

buffalo

Kevincavan83 wrote: »

Route is like the first two years but is brutal, pity they couldn't get everyone up howth head you get all the way out to Sutton and you turn off, why? (Yes I know howth would come to a standstill) so why would you want to pay for that. Plus there's shag all else to see.
Plenty of better events held by local cc's that are much better

Would you send the 7,000 people up through the village at 10kph, or down through the village at 80kph? :pac:

check_six

buffalo wrote: »

Would you send the 7,000 people up through the village at 10kph, or down through the village at 80kph? :pac:

Interesting... To get the best of both worlds, maybe they could have a mini hairpin at the top of the hill and come back down the same way they went up. Put out a cone or two and yer grand!

I, for one, will be filming the hijinks from behind a wall of sandbags.

Kevincavan83

buffalo wrote: »

Would you send the 7,000 people up through the village at 10kph, or down through the village at 80kph? :pac:

I know I know I know, more of a rant than a point tbh (from me) they call it the "great dublin cycle" but its not great its along a boring route but "almost near" a great climb and terrific location of howth.... it goes nowhere near the Dublin mountains which would make it "great" it only makes it mediocre

Wishbone Ash

Kevincavan83 wrote: »

... they call it the "great dublin cycle" but its not great its along a boring route but "almost near" a great climb and terrific location of howth.... it goes nowhere near the Dublin mountains which would make it "great" it only makes it mediocre

I would think they mean 'Great' in terms of number of participants rather than the route.

Eamonnator

Kevincavan83 wrote: »

I know I know I know, more of a rant than a point tbh (from me) they call it the "great dublin cycle" but its not great its along a boring route but "almost near" a great climb and terrific location of howth.... it goes nowhere near the Dublin mountains which would make it "great" it only makes it mediocre

Yeah and the toughest drag in it is Co. Meath.
Should be called the A Bit of Dublin and Meath Bike Ride.

tonytiger81

Gonna sign up for this as i've done zilch all year. Does anyone know of discount codes for it?

Wishbone Ash

tonytiger81 wrote: »

... Does anyone know of discount codes for it?

Discount ended on 19th April (and was only for non-CI members).

sparrowcar

Are the routes confirmed yet or still subject to approval?

Effects

Kevincavan83 wrote: »

"almost near" a great climb and terrific location of howth....

A lot of people were struggling with the hill at the Angler's Rest.
I don't think you could make them face going up the hill of Howth!

Effects

Maybe have the ascent through the village side so!

Eamonnator

I have entered this event.
I have just received an email, asking if I want to reserve car parking.
I do.
There are four options:
1) Papal Cross.
2) Cricket Grounds.
3) Farmleigh House.
4) Dog Pond. (I think this at The Citadel?)

I will be travelling from Drogheda, M1, M50.

Which car park will be the handiest for me, please.

magicbastarder

not much difference between them, in fairness. farmleigh would probably be nearest to where you enter if you're coming from the M50.

koutoubia

Deffo Farmleigh or dog pond...very close to each other and a quick exit back through Castleknock onto M50!

magicbastarder

interestingly the pond i thought of when the dog pond was mentioned is not the one listed when i googled it - and the 'dog pond' i know is not one you'd associate with parking.

koutoubia

When I was growing up right beside the park we always referred to the enclosed pond on the northern edge beside the castleknock gate as The Dog Pond....I think!

magicbastarder

according to google maps, the one just north of the roundabout at the castleknock end is 'machine lake'.
i remember arguing with someone about whether that one, or the one to the south (with the island in it) was the dog pond or not. long enough ago that i can't quite remember which one i was arguing *was* the dog pond.

brocbrocach

Seems like ticket sales are a bit slow:

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Tomorrow we are having a FLASH SALE ⚡️
For 24 HOURS ONLY, get 10% off both the 60km or the 100km using the code FRIDAY13 at checkout.

lochdara

Got my bike number today but I havent heard anything about parking. Did anyone receive anything ?

Eamonnator

lochdara wrote: »

Got my bike number today but I havent heard anything about parking. Did anyone receive anything ?

I got my number today.
Post #34 above refers to parking
I got my email about car parking on 9th September.
Go into your original registration on Eventmaster and you can reserve parking.

https://eventmaster.ie/login.html

lochdara

It says nothing in eventmaster now because parking is closed but I did choose Farmleigh. Does your ammended registration state parking. Just asking in case i didnt save my settings.

IrishLad90

That pothole outside the gym in clontarf. Why has it not been filled 🀯🀯🀯 bikes of the road for tonight

Eamonnator

lochdara wrote: »

It says nothing in eventmaster now because parking is closed but I did choose Farmleigh. Does your ammended registration state parking. Just asking in case i didnt save my settings.

No, I've just checked my registration, it doesn't mention parking.

Eamonnator

I'm #0012

lochdara

I only just got emailed a ticket from cycling ireland. lol

Registered for ride 5th August and my number is 1113

Eamonnator

I have just got an email from the GDBR (actually from C.I.), with my parking details and asking me to print off my parking permit.

Eamonnator

Speak of angels and you'll hear the rustle of their wings.

lochdara

I'll need those wings when i get up at the crack of dawn to travel

Wishbone Ash

lochdara wrote: »

...Registered for ride 5th August and my number is 1113

I registered in April and my number is 0934.

Eamonnator

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I registered in April and my number is 0934.

#0012 registered 5th April. Longer route.

Wishbone Ash

Eamonnator wrote: »

#0012 registered 5th April. Longer route.

Mine is for the 100k route also. They possibly allocated them alphabetically or something.