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

rushfan · 01-10-2017 09:47PM

secman wrote:

It was indeed a lovely day, especially after a nippy morning. Managed to hang on to the lead bunch to Tayto park , it was a hectic pace . Did the last 30 km with Wishbone Ash and we were all the time waiting for the train to roar by, 5 lads caught us with about 20 ish km to go, 4 of them went through and a young lad from Arklow stayed with us. We managed to keep a good pace thanks to WA especially over the last 10k. Avg was 30.2 kph for the 100.Having cycled 20 km over to the start , WA then proceeded to map out a 30 km home to round off a 150 km for the day, some man Donal and a pleasure to have met you yesterday .

If only I'd known that I was in the presence of several Boardsies yesterday. Still, there's always next year..................

01-10-2017 09:49PM

Dry here all day and light breeze if that, headed out in the later after noon with herself for about 30km or so.

Had this weird 1.5-2 km stretch on the way back in with strong gusts!!!! lucky we were on a hard shoulder and it was blowing right to left as herself is tiny and was having a hard time with them even with me on the outside offering limited blocking. Just thought it was bizarre altogether as that part was fine on the way out.

Skrynesaver · 02-10-2017 08:57AM

Well that was a refreshing start to the day...

Came in over Tibradden this morning, and once I picked up a bit of speed coming down the Pine Forest road there was "a certain amount of lateral movement" when it got gusty.

Thrilling and terrifying by turns.

Definitely arrived in awake.

brownian · 02-10-2017 11:50AM

Much like Skrynesaver... pleasant run up to Glencree (from the Tassie, via Enniskerry and Crone Wood), with a bit of a fast burst for the last 3 or 4 km to the T junction. Cup of tea and lung replacement therapy at the coffee shop, then over the featherbeds in a rising wind. A bit exciting coming down to the viewing point, with strong side-gusts. Glad not to be on on deep-profile wheels. Finally a punishingly fast run down Pine Forest, Johnny Fox's and so to the Tassie.

Luxman · 02-10-2017 01:32PM

Slogged my way from Ratoath towards navan. Took a few backroads over to trim. Mostly not wind assisted but the 15k or back towards Dunshaughlin from trim was my reward. Lovely tailwind and the odd additional tow from big trucks zooming past.

davef1000 · 02-10-2017 01:57PM

Not today, and not me, but does my brother's 6:00:36 for 180k in the IronMan Barcelona on Saturday count? He finished in 11h54m, I was there to see it, and I couldn't be more proud of him.

02-10-2017 02:48PM

I've been commuting from Malahide to a few KM beyond the Grand Canal for a few weeks now. Probably doing it 3 days a week, 5 would be too many for me. I find the first 5-6km out of Malahide to be really tough, just gradually uphill for most of it. Beyond that it's plain sailing enough. On the way home have a couple of sharp hills to deal with too but it's easier overall.

I've tried car and public transport as well as cycling, and even though it's about 20km in total the bike is the quickest way to do it, which is mad really. No near misses so far thankfully but a bit nervous of doing it in the dark. I wear a high-viz and have lights on the front and back but might just get more anyway.

Alanstrainor · 02-10-2017 03:28PM

Kailani Repulsive Toddler wrote: »

I've been commuting from Malahide to a few KM beyond the Grand Canal for a few weeks now. Probably doing it 3 days a week, 5 would be too many for me. I find the first 5-6km out of Malahide to be really tough, just gradually uphill for most of it. Beyond that it's plain sailing enough. On the way home have a couple of sharp hills to deal with too but it's easier overall.

I've tried car and public transport as well as cycling, and even though it's about 20km in total the bike is the quickest way to do it, which is mad really. No near misses so far thankfully but a bit nervous of doing it in the dark. I wear a high-viz and have lights on the front and back but might just get more anyway.

What route are you taking? I'm coming down from Portmarnock into Fairview, so not quite as far as you! But I go down the coast Portmarnock->Baldoyle->Coast cycle track.

02-10-2017 04:00PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

What route are you taking? I'm coming down from Portmarnock into Fairview, so not quite as far as you! But I go down the coast Portmarnock->Baldoyle->Coast cycle track.

I go up the Malahide Rd. to Fairview and into town that way. I looked at the coastal way but it adds 7 or 8kms onto the journey. Maybe in the summer I'll give it a go but not at the moment.

Wishbone Ash · 02-10-2017 08:07PM

secman wrote: »

It was indeed a lovely day, especially after a nippy morning. Managed to hang on to the lead bunch to Tayto park , it was a hectic pace . Did the last 30 km with Wishbone Ash and we were all the time waiting for the train to roar by, 5 lads caught us with about 20 ish km to go, 4 of them went through and a young lad from Arklow stayed with us. We managed to keep a good pace thanks to WA especially over the last 10k. Avg was 30.2 kph for the 100.Having cycled 20 km over to the start , WA then proceeded to map out a 30 km home to round off a 150 km for the day, some man Donal and a pleasure to have met you yesterday .

It was a pleasure to ride with you secman.

hots · 03-10-2017 07:31AM

Not sure if it'll be seen but apologies to the cyclist who got a fright outside of killester supervalu on the Howth road this morning, I was the passenger in the taxi that blasted his horn and got right up your ar$e. He was a prick further on the road too.

Will report him to mytaxi although I'm not sure how much good it will do!

Alanstrainor · 03-10-2017 09:18AM

Kailani Repulsive Toddler wrote: »

I go up the Malahide Rd. to Fairview and into town that way. I looked at the coastal way but it adds 7 or 8kms onto the journey. Maybe in the summer I'll give it a go but not at the moment.

Yeah I thought that would be it. It's not a bad spin in to be fair! The coast is handy for me in Portmarnock as it doesn't add too much distance.

Windy again this morning, and first morning with the gloves on. I suppose I better get used to it!

03-10-2017 12:26PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Yeah I thought that would be it. It's not a bad spin in to be fair! The coast is handy for me in Portmarnock as it doesn't add too much distance.

Windy again this morning, and first morning with the gloves on. I suppose I better get used to it!

To be honest with the wind yesterday I just jumped in the car. Was sickened on the way home though seeing everyone on the bikes as it had calmed down a lot, and I probably would have saved the guts of half an hour on the bike compared to the car.

In the summer I'm definitely going to give the coastal route a go, haven't tried the cycling lane down Clontarf at all. If I was over the Portmarnock direction alright I might try it but I'm much closer to Swords.

Borderfox · 03-10-2017 03:45PM

40km around Trim and Bective, very windy and cold at 10am but enough gear on to keep it at bay

Lusk_Doyle · 04-10-2017 12:18PM

Broke the 2,000km mark this morning! Small beans, I know, but big for me given that I only started back cycling "properly" in the second quarter of the year after nearly two years of more or less nothing!

rollingscone · 05-10-2017 02:46PM

Weepsie wrote: »

Half day from work so with a decent forecast took the "good bike" (in reality they're all good bikes if they go) in.

Headed from IFSC to Howth Summit via the Village side. Went up in too high a gear and gave myself more work than I had to so Stopped for a spot of my lunch and down to Sutton before looping back up around the coast road and St. Fintan's Rd which went to 14% which surprised me but I had the right gear at least.

Followed the Coast road, took some wrong turns in Malahide and headed home via Swords.

51 kms thereabouts on a lovely sunny afternoon.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1216327407

I'm not remotely jealous.

That was a lie. I am in fact horribly jealous of your afternoon.

Alanstrainor · 06-10-2017 11:19AM

I did my first proper dark nighttime ride home last night after a late one in work. It wasn't too bad, but traffic was light at the time. Not looking forward to the dark evenings we will have before too long.

LollipopJimmy · 06-10-2017 11:25AM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I did my first proper dark nighttime ride home last night after a late one in work. It wasn't too bad, but traffic was light at the time. Not looking forward to the dark evenings we will have before too long.

Clocks go back in about 3 weeks

triggermortis · 06-10-2017 11:46AM

https://www.strava.com/activities/1217551371

Lazy 57Km around NCD this morning. I was planning to head to Howth but after only a few minutes out I knew I wouldn't have the energy for any big hills today so I wandered about with no real plan apart from to stay away from traffic. It was single figures temperature when I left the house so I was well wrapped up - even wore the winter boots and lobster mitts.. Toasty!
Noticed an awful lot of dumped rubbish around today - at least a dozen black bags, most of them split open. Some people just get on my ***s!

Wishbone Ash · 06-10-2017 05:05PM

triggermortis wrote: »

...Noticed an awful lot of dumped rubbish around today - at least a dozen black bags, most of them split open. Some people just get on my ***s!

I nearly collided with a few open bags strew on the road between Lusk and Blake's Cross while cycling to work this morning (in the dark). To me they looked like they had fallen off a vehicle rather than deliberately dumped as some rubbish was in the center on the lane.

moonshadow · 07-10-2017 01:36PM

80 km @ 25 avg this morning with the club, very windy with a few nice climbs for good measure. Came across a race / sportive between Donore village and N2 at Bru Na boinne anyone know what it was ??

triggermortis · 07-10-2017 06:32PM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I nearly collided with a few open bags strew on the road between Lusk and Blake's Cross while cycling to work this morning (in the dark). To me they looked like they had fallen off a vehicle rather than deliberately dumped as some rubbish was in the center on the lane.

Aye, there were a couple there and a lot more on Batter Lane.

Eamonnator · 07-10-2017 07:33PM

moonshadow wrote: »

80 km @ 25 avg this morning with the club, very windy with a few nice climbs for good measure. Came across a race / sportive between Donore village and N2 at Bru Na boinne anyone know what it was ??

The Kevin King Memorial Cycle.

Organised by Drogheda Wheelers C.C.

Plastik · 07-10-2017 07:59PM

199.3km, 28.8avg, 2250m ascent. Great day out. Early morning Swift ferry to Holyhead, 145km through Anglesea, down into Snowdonia, and back for the evening ferry home.

ted1 · 07-10-2017 08:49PM

90km today around Athlone for the ESB 90th anniversary. Good route relative flat.
Average of 27kmh could have been better but that was the wave I ended up in and we couldn’t break off

CapnHex · 07-10-2017 08:55PM

20km from Kilbogget Park down to Dun Laoghaire, up the coast to Shankill and back to the park in time for my daughter's GAA match. Only had an hour to squeeze in a spin, but always love the Killiney beach views from Vico Rd.

audrey27 · 07-10-2017 09:50PM

Just finished cycling with my family and closest friends. It is a good thing that having the theme of "Fitness is for keeps" for our family day.8-)

cyfac · 08-10-2017 02:20PM

90k in 3hrs 30 this morning lovely here in cork all in the small ring you cant beat nice nice easy winter training spins

brownian · 09-10-2017 09:08AM

Pleasant day out on the bike yesterday. Left the Tassie, headed down into Bray, Greystones and along the coast to Kilcoole. Lost the lads there as they wanted a short one, and headed on to Newcastle. Quick detour to look at the sea (wet), then back to the coast road. Some road I've often looked at snaked up a hill, so I took a look - turns out it becomes a cart track and peters out. Back to the coast road...just as the surface really goes to bits, headed right for Ashford. That took me in via the Cullenmore; swung up right then towards Roundwood, via Killiskey Cross Roads. At the cross, turned left instead, and headed back down to the Devils Glen, and from there across towards Moneystown, Garryduff, and above the Clara valley, eventually dropping into Laragh for soup and coffee. Lovely quiet roads in autumn colours - the very odd car, hardly any cyclists. Fuelled up, it was up the Glenmacnass waterfall (lovely as ever) and ramble across the Sally Gap (a few drops of rain, but nothing serious) and down into Glencree. A quick spin to Enniskerry, Kilternan, and back to the Tassie.

Some spins are just more enjoyable than others. This one was heavy on the enjoyment factor. No particular reason, just seemed easy and pleasant, nice weather, green countryside, generally ok road surface. No epic speeds, no major hardship. Bike ran smoothly all day. Certainly feel better equipped to face Monday now....

terrydel · 09-10-2017 09:17AM

Yesterday's was eventful.
Wasn't feeling amazing yesterday morning, so left late morning from Valleymount and ambled up over the Gap, had descended about 4km on the way into Laragh when 'pop', the front tyre had a blow-out. Was a little scarey as I was probably doing 50+ kmph so had to not panic and slow down without losing the bike into oncoming traffic! Stopped eventually and walked down a further 100m to a layby and started to fix the puncture. A cyclist descending after me turned round and very kindly helped me with it. It was a fellow boardsie too, CoastWatch (I hope have that correct, memory is ****e!) We got the front sorted and as Im pulling away I realise the back is gone too! So we set to work on that, I'd only one tube so Coastwatch offered me his spare. We fit that but the bloody value breaks (Conti tube with a reversible valve on it) so thats that gone. Last option is to patch the old one, he had a kit so thats what we do. Its going well and taking on air until we hear a squeal and realise the patch is not working. Bollix! I decided at that point I'd delayed him enough and its time to call the missus to bail me out. I'd 20km done so she didnt have too far to come.
Got home and fitted a new rear tube and headed out again just before 5pm, 25km over to Laragh via the Gap once more, and back the same way.
Bloody punctures! I'l be taking two tubes from now on, even on short rides.
Thanks so much to Coastwatch, you're a gentleman and I owe you a tube or a coffee sometime. Hope you had a good spin and no more puncture related incidents!

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