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

Wishbone Ash · 04-11-2017 04:13PM

Felexicon wrote: »

Not the Howth town side if that makes sense

Sutton side then so - it's longer than the village side but has a more gentle gradient.

triggermortis · 04-11-2017 04:16PM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Sutton side then so - it's longer than the village side but has a more gentle gradient.

But it is more ‘scenic’...

triggermortis · 04-11-2017 04:19PM

Just done my 18 km commute to work and realized I’d forgot my lock!!! Frantic scrabbling around at work to find a chain and padlock. Might nip home in the van to get my lock as the chain looked fairly lightweight...

Felexicon · 04-11-2017 04:26PM

triggermortis wrote:

But it is more â€˜scenicâ€™...

It's signposted as the scenic route from the junction at the start of it

Wishbone Ash · 04-11-2017 04:59PM

triggermortis wrote: »

... Might nip home in the van to get my lock as the chain looked fairly lightweight...

Why not just store the bike in the van for today?

LollipopJimmy · 04-11-2017 06:40PM

30kms around Dublin today. Uneventful apart from a guy pulling out from a side street almost on top of me in a horse and carriage. My shout of warning while on the anchors seemed to anger the little inbred and he wanted to fight. I decided against showing him what I've been learning in the MMA gym and pedalled away

secman · 04-11-2017 06:51PM

A spin out to blessington via n81 as far as turn for Valleymount, back to blessington and right turn to head around back road to manor kilbride and home on n81.
Just over 50 km avg 26 kph. A nippy 5 degrees at 8 am this morning.

mi16 · 04-11-2017 09:41PM

Dublin to Tullamore along the Grand canal tow paths today. 100k all in and a lot harder than I expected.

The boggy/grassy sections were very slow going. Never was I so glad of Irish rail for the spin home!!

04-11-2017 11:21PM

Cycled out to Newgrange with herself early this morning , was going to go to Slane but figured I'd not been down that way in 20 years and she's never seen it not being Irish, we took the left near Townley Hall and headed over. Bit further down that road than I recalled think about 5km but much more enjoyable spin than heading out the drogheda/slane road. Not a road I really like to be honest.

That was the first time now I really felt a bite in the air and was glad we had jackets and full gloves, had shorts on myself though which I regretted.

Was half tempted to ride down to the bus carpark for Brú na Bóinne and see if was possible to hop the gate and cross the bridge and head back in the Staleen road to town???? Google maps satellite view would suggest some serious trespassing there and some bike on the shoulder moments I think

.... or can you legit cross the river there when it's open I wonder? Be a nice loop if so.

magicbastarder · 05-11-2017 12:24PM

Nice 50k around NCD at 27km/h. Thought it'd be calm with the near frost but there was a bit of a breeze. Only issue was being startled by a bunch of lads from clontarf who did a bit of a ninja approach on me from behind.

magicbastarder · 05-11-2017 02:41PM

You sure that's the correct link? Doesn't show a spin to maynooth for me.

Mercian Pro · 05-11-2017 08:30PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Cycled out to Newgrange with herself early this morning ... or can you legit cross the river there when it's open I wonder? Be a nice loop if so.

Was at the Visitor Centre for coffee this morning on our club spin and there is no problem with access on that side. I would think walking bikes across might be more acceptable especially if there are tourists on the bridge.

magicbastarder wrote: »

Only issue was being startled by a bunch of lads from clontarf who did a bit of a ninja approach on me from behind.

Saw them near Oldtown all in their matching club jerseys. Was wondering if this is a club rule or if they just like the gear so much!

05-11-2017 10:00PM

Mercian Pro wrote: »

Was at the Visitor Centre for coffee this morning on our club spin and there is no problem with access on that side. I would think walking bikes across might be more acceptable especially if there are tourists on the bridge.

Didn't even occur to me it would still be open this time of year or that we could get coffee there !!!

Whats the road like on the visitor center side, been an age since I've taken that one, might chance a spin to navan that way, could be a nice 35-40km over and back, or back via slane.

Wishbone Ash · 05-11-2017 11:53PM

Mercian Pro wrote: »

Was at the Visitor Centre for coffee this morning on our club spin...

As usual - always pick somewhere different for the Sundays I'm working!

Mercian Pro · 06-11-2017 08:55AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Whats the road like on the visitor center side, been an age since I've taken that one, might chance a spin to navan that way, could be a nice 35-40km over and back, or back via slane.

We came up via Duleek so weren't on much of that road but the stretch we were on was fine. I would imagine it could be a bit busier in the summer. The service road at the Visitor Centre is quite slippy so be careful.

Pinch Flat · 06-11-2017 09:53AM

Took a tandem with my 11 year old son from the bike hire place in the Phoenix Park. 13.2 km @ 11 kph / hr average (according to Strava!) made for a relaxing afternoon.

rushfan · 06-11-2017 03:27PM

Had been off the bike for a fortnight with a bike inflicted injury. So it was great to get out for 46km around NCD this morning. Hopefully I'll get out again tomorrow.

nilhg · 06-11-2017 03:43PM

In Tenerife for a week on our annual sunny getaway, felt I still had some reasonable form after the season so decided to give Teide a go this morning, the aim was to get under 3 hours for the Teide segment that starts after the motorway to take traffic out of the equation, got there in 2.56.12, a bit too close for any comfort in the final few KMs...

Legs feeling it now, even after a few "recovery" bevvies....

https://www.strava.com/activities/1263729495

triggermortis · 06-11-2017 04:40PM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Why not just store the bike in the van for today?

Can't bring anything in the van through security!

triggermortis · 06-11-2017 04:44PM

I was contemplating a spin on the good bike this morning as the weather wasn't bad, but life got in the way and I had to settle for my usual 18Km commute instead. Felt a bit warmer today

Borderfox · 07-11-2017 09:37AM

41km spin to detox from my overindulgence in Westport

https://www.strava.com/activities/1263954168

Pinch Flat · 07-11-2017 10:04AM

mi16 wrote: »

Dublin to Tullamore along the Grand canal tow paths today. 100k all in and a lot harder than I expected.

The boggy/grassy sections were very slow going. Never was I so glad of Irish rail for the spin home!!

Did that a few years ago. It's a hard slog ok, particularly that boggy section around 60 - 70 km into it from memory. Was never happier to see the mother-in-law in Tullamore!

triggermortis · 07-11-2017 01:24PM

https://www.strava.com/activities/1265061502

75 Km around NCD. Bit of a rollercoaster energy-wise. Was grand, then tired then grand again. Happened a few times so maybe it was the cold and lack of food beforehand or maybe just tired from working lates.
Had a close pass with a HGV on the R125 between Ashbourne and Swords so turned off that road (not my favourite road anyway) and headed along a road I've never been on before. I thought I was headed for Oldtown but I'd taken the earlier turn. Road surface wasn't the best so I was glad to see somewhere I recognised soon enough.
Hadn't planned on being out so long, but was a mostly pleasant spin and felt good to be on the good bike while the weather is dry!

smacl · 07-11-2017 02:41PM

Lunch time spin up to Cruagh, Foxes, Kilternan and back. Very slow pace but enjoyable spin in fantastic cycling weather.

magicbastarder · 07-11-2017 02:42PM

that turn off you took was for garristown - road surface is pretty reasonable on that road, i would have said?
that said, you turned off the main road after a couple of kilometers - the surface does get poorer after that turn.

Wishbone Ash · 07-11-2017 03:42PM

nilhg wrote: »

In Tenerife for a week on our annual sunny getaway, felt I still had some reasonable form after the season so decided to give Teide a go this morning, the aim was to get under 3 hours for the Teide segment that starts after the motorway to take traffic out of the equation, got there in 2.56.12, a bit too close for any comfort in the final few KMs...

Legs feeling it now, even after a few "recovery" bevvies....

https://www.strava.com/activities/1263729495

You're 7 minutes ahead of me on that one!

Here's another challenge for you when you're out there - it's a 50km climb so try to do it in under 4 hours. I set myself that challenge and after a few fails, managed to do it in 3.59.

https://www.strava.com/segments/11692544?filter=overall

rushfan · 07-11-2017 04:03PM

Another fantastic day weatherwise, I'm in between nights so it would have been easier to spend the afternoon on the couch. But it was too good of an opportunity to turn down. Delighted I went out. 50km around NCD.

Ranjo · 08-11-2017 09:54AM

I've been out of the country the last 3 weeks in the southern hemisphere so missed the clocks change and now it's dark at cycle-home time.

Last night I took the usual route home, had two lights on the front and one on the back. My helmet has reflector stuff on it, my backpack is fairly bright orange. My clothes were all black other than that.

Two parst of the way are pitch black/no streetlight (The Scalp descent towards Enniskerry, Wicklow and the 21 bends from Enniskerry to the N11). As I reached the ski centre in Kilternan I got beeped at twice, someone shouted about lights. As it happens my back light had knocked off..

I found the dark road, downhill pace and busy traffic a recipe for disaster so I felt really uncomfortable. I was maxed out on concentration not to crash!

I have a spare back light, so I'm going to put that on too. I have a bright yellow gilet, so that will get used instead of the black one.

Totally different to my usual spin home where I can burn down the kilternan-enniskerry road. I think I'll have to go via N11/Bray now instead, which sucks because the bike path down the N11 isn't great.

Total distance 18k, Avg speed 25.2km

08-11-2017 07:24PM

I've done 40km each day for the last three days and I'm absolutely fecked now. Had it in my head I'd do it tomorrow but think I'll need a break. I really need to get fitter.

brownian · 08-11-2017 08:27PM

Cycled around Lough Mask at the weekend. Lovely handy 65k cycle. While the E coast (Partry to Clonbur) is generic enough, the SW corner and W coast (as the R300 swings out to Lough Nafooey and then up and over a handly little pass, before dropping towards Tourmakeady) are really lovely. Surprisingly good surface, no cars (on Sunday, anyway), and super scenery.

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

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