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  • #1022
    Alanbt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭Alanbt


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    so i wonder what brave souls went out this morning. especially on the east coast.

    Went for 30km cycle earlier. Got first puncture in a year as the heavens really opened. Not great but actually enjoyed the spin in the rain.
    Hot coffee and porridge after makes all better


  • #1023
    Macy0161
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    so i wonder what brave souls went out this morning. especially on the east coast.
    It was grand when I left at half 8 for the club 9am spin. No rain for the first 50km, then the roads turned to rivers. It was aborted then - managed to get up to 80, but was hoping for longer with the 200 coming up.


  • #1024
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,665 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    i simply could not go out on the bike at the moment. i would expire after a couple of miles.


  • #1025
    retalivity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,961 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    I was out for a spin round howth and malahide earlier...its glorious


  • #1026
    Seanmk1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 121 ✭✭Seanmk1


    Macy0161 wrote: »
    It was grand when I left at half 8 for the club 9am spin. No rain for the first 50km, then the roads turned to rivers. It was aborted then - managed to get up to 80, but was hoping for longer with the 200 coming up.

    I was the only one who turned up for the club spin. After an hour I knew why. Did 2.5 hours in solid downpour. Towards the end my shorts even started filling up with water and I had to release it every few minutes. Great craic altogether.


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  • #1027
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,665 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    i haven't done over 100k on the bike in years, and was planning on getting one in this afternoon as i've nowt on. ain't going to go out now, the weather is not as good as i'd hoped.


  • #1028
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,665 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    who's planning on going for a spin on monday?

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057796550


  • #1029
    Luxman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 939 ✭✭✭Luxman


    Serious KOM hunting....


  • #1030
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,665 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    now the national hurricane centre in the US are modelling that it will still be hurricane strength when it hits ireland. i better tie the car down.


  • #1031
    Borderfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,265 ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    Line up the SW segments!!


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  • #1032
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,665 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    apparently hurricanes spin counter clockwise in the northern hemisphere - so if it's still a hurricane when it hits, the winds would be easterly, i guess?


  • #1033
    Borderfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,265 ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    Recalculate the attack then, easterly would take in some hard to get ones :)


  • #1034
    cython
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,825 ✭✭✭cython


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    apparently hurricanes spin counter clockwise in the northern hemisphere - so if it's still a hurricane when it hits, the winds would be easterly, i guess?

    Assuming it passes to the south which seems to be the expectation, then that holds. If it goes to the north, however, they'd be westerly, and if it goes straight over, every which way at one point or another!


  • #1035
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,665 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    tempresult_jvb1.gif

    worth noting that someone commented on the weather forum that the model used for that is often regarded as overstating things.


  • #1036
    cdaly_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    apparently hurricanes spin counter clockwise in the northern hemisphere - so if it's still a hurricane when it hits, the winds would be easterly, i guess?

    All northern hemisphere anticyclones (low pressure systems) spin anticlockwise. Hurricanes are just more intense anticyclones.


  • #1037
    NeedMoreGears
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭NeedMoreGears


    If you time it right you could hunt KOMs in more both directions!


  • #1038
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,458 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Gusts of nearly 70 km/h forecast for tomorrow, and getting on for 100 km/h on Monday. Think I'll give the commute a miss....


  • #1039
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,665 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    tomorrow? this is as much as met.ie are giving away:
    "moderate to fresh southerly winds."


  • #1040
    VW 1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭VW 1


    magicbastarder wrote:
    tomorrow? this is as much as met.ie are giving away: "moderate to fresh southerly winds."


    Hit up the thread in the weather forum for more detailed information about it, lots of knowledgeable posters over there.


  • #1041
    cython
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,825 ✭✭✭cython


    Just got an automated message from work to work from home if possible with the weather tomorrow, so pretty sure I won't be cycling anyway even if I do go into the office!


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  • #1042
    RobertFoster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,394 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    Should be good fun tomorrow.

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  • #1043
    VW 1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭VW 1


    Will be working from home tomorrow, definitely not going to be risking the cycle home with predicted gusts up to 130km/h. The one in would be fine with the wind at my back!


  • #1044
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,665 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    added my name to the list today. have a head cold, didn't fancy 20km in the dark @2C.


  • #1045
    C3PO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,830 ✭✭✭C3PO


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    added my name to the list today. have a head cold, didn't fancy 20km in the dark @2C.

    Ice on my car as I wheeled the bike past it at 5.40am! But dry and not too windy so grand really!


  • #1046
    Pinch Flat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,780 ✭✭✭Pinch Flat


    Great fresh morning. Left the house with temperatures hovering above freezing, frost on cars and grass. Beautiful morning!


  • #1047
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,266 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    added my name to the list today. have a head cold, didn't fancy 20km in the dark @2C.

    28km commute to work at 5:30 at 0 degrees. I'm only after warming up!


  • #1048
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,665 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    yeah, the temperature usually wouldn't bother me too much. the head cold would have me snotting and coughing my way around dublin.


  • #1049
    PokeHerKing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,934 ✭✭✭PokeHerKing


    By far my favourite kind of weather to cycle in. Barely a sweat on me when I arrived into work this morning.


  • #1050
    Alek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    60km in the morning at -3C: home>Kippure>home>work.

    Anyone feeling motivated? :P


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  • #1051
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,266 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Alek wrote: »
    60km in the morning at -3C: home>Kippure>home>work.

    Anyone feeling motivated? :P

    What were the roads like?


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