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

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  • #1112
    crosstownk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    is the grangecon cafe still open there?
    heading south through blessington, you'd take the left about 100m past the church.
    Not open on Sundays, unfortunately.
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  • #1113
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 54,468 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    that's a bit odd. you'd think that would be one of their busiest days.


  • #1114
    Borderfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,265 ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    Nice spin out around malahide portmarknock and Howth

    Check out my ride on Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/800424912/shareable_images/map_based?hl=en-GB&v=1481550360


  • #1115
    Paul_Mc1988
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 748 ✭✭✭Paul_Mc1988


    A light 34K to Dun Laoghaire and back this morning. Hit a large pot hole on the final straight home though:(. Wheel has a very slight wobble now but enough to touch the brake pad in rotation. Anyone know of somewhere close to D12 that i could get this fixed :).

    https://www.strava.com/activities/801016312


  • #1116
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,270 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Paul_Mc1988 wrote: »
    A light 34K to Dun Laoghaire and back this morning. Hit a large pot hole on the final straight home though:(. Wheel has a very slight wobble now but enough to touch the brake pad in rotation. Anyone know of somewhere close to D12 that i could get this fixed :).

    https://www.strava.com/activities/801016312

    Some bad potholes along there alright. Hit a few myself this morning. Half asleep this morning


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  • #1117
    cdaly_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    Paul_Mc1988 wrote: »
    A light 34K to Dun Laoghaire and back this morning. Hit a large pot hole on the final straight home though:(. Wheel has a very slight wobble now but enough to touch the brake pad in rotation. Anyone know of somewhere close to D12 that i could get this fixed :).

    Dara of BeeCycles in Dolphins Barn is very good on wheel build/repair.


  • #1118
    Ciaran_B
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,518 ✭✭✭Ciaran_B


    +1 for Bee Cycles.


  • #1119
    Paul_Mc1988
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 748 ✭✭✭Paul_Mc1988


    cdaly_ wrote: »
    Dara of BeeCycles in Dolphins Barn is very good on wheel build/repair.
    Ciaran_B wrote: »
    +1 for Bee Cycles.

    Only seeing this now will keep him in mind in the future. Went up to cycle superstore and the guy fixed it for a fiver, hard to argue at that price.

    Still managed to leave the store 60 quid lighter but that's how it goes when you cant resist some impulse purchasing:pac:


  • #1120
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 16,134 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    Lunch time spin up to Masseys Wood to try to clear the sinuses. Fantastic day out, but really need to take off the slicks and put the cross or knobbly tyres on for this stuff as I was totally all over the place. May just pick up a spare set of wheels to make picking a ride on the day much easier. Either that or a MTB. Or both ;)

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  • #1121
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,270 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    What a wet morning.


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  • #1122
    Peterx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭Peterx


    Those new e-bikes are amazing. A lad on a mountain bike with knobbly tyres absolutely blasted past me this morning as made my way along at about 28kph (I looked as I astounded by this lad in tracksuit pants haring away at his ease) , he must have been doing over 45kph.
    At the next lights I got a good look at the bike, nice big Samsung battery in the downtube, XT gearing, big hub motor, all lovely. His acceleration from the lights was great too.
    And he did look unfit. The ridiculous commuter racer in me assured me that I'd have him if only he was on a normal bike ;)

    These bikes are the future. I could bring my mother on a spin with one.

    And the rain went away with the night and so I didn't even get as wet as godtabh!


  • #1123
    RayCun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,704 ✭✭✭✭RayCun


    Peterx wrote: »
    Those new e-bikes are amazing. A lad on a mountain bike with knobbly tyres absolutely blasted past me this morning as made my way along at about 28kph (I looked as I astounded by this lad in tracksuit pants haring away at his ease) , he must have been doing over 45kph.

    I thought they were limited to lower speeds, otherwise classed as mopeds?


  • #1124
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 54,468 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    there's a thread about them on the commuting forum, i think some lad was saying that that's not enforced.


  • #1125
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 54,468 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    peruse at your pleasure. the thread doesn't start out about bikes, but turns to the subject.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=101443715


  • #1126
    Miklos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 985 ✭✭✭Miklos


    Went out along the coast to Malahide and got myself absolutely drenched. Rough aul day but I just pretend I'm Seán Kelly and drive on.


  • #1127
    Doc07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,222 ✭✭✭Doc07


    Miklos wrote: »
    Went out along the coast to Malahide and got myself absolutely drenched. Rough aul day but I just pretend I'm Seán Kelly and drive on.

    Raging I couldn't get out today. Scuppered by work at the last minute. See you out next Wednesday.


  • #1128
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,608 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    Miklos wrote: »
    Went out along the coast to Malahide and got myself absolutely drenched. Rough aul day but I just pretend I'm Seán Kelly and drive on.

    Yea it was filthy out this evening.. I dropped into St.Francis Hospice in Raheny to collect sponsorship cards for the Christmas Day swim in Portmarnock and having a little light left I decided a quick spin up over Howth Head on the way home.

    Thankfully I had a clean, dry top in my bag because despite the climb I was wet and freezing at the summit, at that stage I couldn't wait to get home but there was a stunning bloody red sun setting down behind the Dublin/Wicklow mountains.

    I took some photos but it was pissing rain and most are blurred. I'll try post later.


  • #1129
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,608 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    Here's a photo of Howth this evening, just before sunset. Sorry its so dark and low quality but the light was crap and I was having to wipe the rain off the photo to get some photos.

    403958.jpg

    Cold, wet & miserable commute this evening. I never cycle Howth on the hybrid but took a quick spin up this evening (as I said earlier).

    Roll on spring & summer ~ I don't do winters very well :(


  • #1130
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,134 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Passed my target of 20,000kms for 2016 on this morning's club ride. :)

    https://www.strava.com/activities/802993915


  • #1131
    rushfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 970 ✭✭✭rushfan


    Wishbone Ash wrote:
    Passed my target of 20,000kms for 2016 on this morning's club ride.


    Wow, fair play. Roughly how many letters and parcels would you have delivered while hitting the 20k 😉???


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  • #1132
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,134 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    rushfan wrote: »
    ...Roughly how many letters and parcels would you have delivered...
    :confused:


  • #1133
    Vizzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,590 ✭✭✭Vizzy


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    :confused:

    As a postman :)


  • #1134
    secman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,977 ✭✭✭secman


    Vizzy wrote: »
    As a postman :)

    Definitely the makings of a "paper round " Business. :)

    Serious amount of kms for a year..... makes my 5k seem insignificant. Chapo to you.. Wishbone

    Where do you find the time ! and more importantly a very understanding otherhalf.


  • #1135
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,134 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    secman wrote: »
    ...Where do you find the time ! and more importantly a very understanding otherhalf.
    A very understanding Mrs WA (who doesn't like me to be under her feet) and shift work helps too - when you do a 13/14 hour day the normal working week is done in 3 or 4 days. :)

    (20,000kms year to date (50 weeks) only averages at 2.5 hours per day which isn't really that much).


  • #1136
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 54,468 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    Isn't really that much? It's more than 10% of your life.


  • #1137
    Alek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    Isn't really that much? It's more than 10% of your life.

    Is THIS much? I spend 25% completely unproductively, sleeping.

    :pac:


  • #1138
    wanderer 22
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,198 ✭✭✭wanderer 22


    If I could divide my life completely between the bed and the bike I'd be delighted.


  • #1139
    mjsc1970
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 759 ✭✭✭mjsc1970


    Well an hour's jaunt around Donabate/Portrane was going nice there this evening until...........Yeah I can hear the exhaust from yer sheeyitebox car. I can see ye too coz your lights are so badly aligned they are pointing at me........No. Hold on.....The knuckledragger is pointing the car at me! Ya fuppincnut. That was intimidating and scary going by me on my side of the quiet country road.
    Not funny at all. I'm sure it was gas craic for their pin-head.


  • #1140
    dahat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,237 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    Turbo again but passed 10,000km for the year after my original target was set at 5k.

    Pity it wasn't passed on the road but so be it.


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  • #1141
    secman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,977 ✭✭✭secman


    From house headed for ballyedmund, across to boolavogue, The Harrow, to Ferns. On to the main road headed to Camolin, Clogh, Gorey. Down to courtown, along coast road to Ballygarrett, killenagh and home.
    57 km Avg 25.kph . It was late afternoon, just got back before dusk.


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