The Road Condition Warning thread

Alek · 20-03-2018 11:24AM

Alek dons wetsuit....

Found another one

https://www.facebook.com/bernhard.krisch/videos/o.173801392994350/1903293739704812/?type=2&theater

daragh_ · 20-03-2018 11:51AM

Alek wrote: »

Found another one

https://www.facebook.com/bernhard.krisch/videos/o.173801392994350/1903293739704812/?type=2&theater

10 new BB's

Alek · 20-03-2018 12:07PM

And 20 hubs

Macy0161 · 23-03-2018 03:35PM

Weepsie wrote: »

I read in the Sally Gap thread that around Roundwood mightn't be great.

I'm planning on cycling to Aughrim and back tomorrow. Plan was to go via Enniskerry/Roundwood >> Annamoe >> Laragh and then via Rathnew, >> Greystones >> Brack on the way back.

I'm assuming as far as enniskerry is fine, but from there to Roundwood and a bit past I'm not sure about? Anyone been in the area lately?

Enniskerry to Roundwood via either Long Hill or Old Long Hill, and on to Annamoe is fine. Nothing noticeable/ worse than usual from the car anyway. I'm planning the Old Long Hill on the bike over the weekend fwiw!

The road that I'm aware off that is really bad is if you go left at the church and back around the reservoir past the filter beds towards Ashford via Killeskey/ Easy Devils Glen. But there are more potholes around in general than usual.

Macy0161 · 23-03-2018 03:47PM

Weepsie wrote: »

Cheers, Either of my 2 routes doesn't take me around there. Enniskerry, up past Ballinastoe, Roundwood and on from there. I'd have turned off for Rathnew before I got to Ashford too on the way back.

Ah yeah, I just thought it was an addition to the Road Condition thread.

I'd assume Annamoe to Laragh is fine too btw, I just can't personally vouch for them. No idea of Clara Vale since the snow.

magicbastarder · 08-04-2018 02:55PM

rodneyTrotter. wrote: »

R132 balbriggan to Swords . Probably one of the worst roads I ever encounter . The hard shoulder is in bits and so is the rest of it . Horrible experience cycling it today
Anyone know if there plans to resurface this at some stage ?

i cycled this for the first time today; i don't know what everyone is complaining about. bone density is often cited as an issue for cyclists, surely this road would help?

Wishbone Ash · 09-04-2018 12:16AM

magicbastarder wrote: »

i cycled this for the first time today;...

WTF? That's a bit like saying "I walked for the first time today". How did you manage to avoid the R132 until now?

magicbastarder · 09-04-2018 08:49AM

maybe by heeding you guys?

rodneyTrotter. · 09-04-2018 03:58PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

maybe by heeding you guys?

Best to avoid it , it’s probably the most depressing road in the whole of Western Europe

triggermortis · 09-04-2018 04:06PM

rodneyTrotter. wrote: »

Best to avoid it , it’s probably the most depressing road in the whole of Western Europe

I ride it to work, so that makes it doubly depressing for me!

magicbastarder · 09-04-2018 04:10PM

main reason i was on it was i wanted to try the nag's head from the east side.

rodneyTrotter. · 09-04-2018 04:51PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

main reason i was on it was i wanted to try the nag's head from the east side.

Nags head ? Myself and my brother Derek used to drink there . Wasn’t the same after poor Trigger passed ..

Macy0161 · 28-06-2018 09:35AM

Just giving this thread a bump.

I know tar is melting all over the shop, but Killeskey/ "Easy Devils Glen" between Roundwood and Ashford was particularly bad yesterday. It was breaking up just below Killeskey crossroads. It'd be a fairly fast point on the descent, and the worst bits are on the bends so somewhat blind.

retalivity · 28-06-2018 02:57PM

Is the military road above the viewpoint closed due to gorse fires? Saw the tv3 video earlier, looks like the road just above their looking over the resevoirs

Macy0161 · 28-06-2018 03:20PM

retalivity wrote: »

Is the military road above the viewpoint closed due to gorse fires? Saw the tv3 video earlier, looks like the road just above their looking over the resevoirs

"Wicklow Alerts" is saying it is closed between Glencree and the Gap. Also a several fires in the vicinity of the Kilmac/ Long Hill. The Long Hill has gone up 5 or 6 days in a row at this stage. There was a fire between Glenmacnass and the gap yesterday I think, and Crone Woods (for the mtbers!).

CramCycle · 28-06-2018 03:59PM

Macy0161 wrote: »

"Wicklow Alerts" is saying it is closed between Glencree and the Gap. Also a several fires in the vicinity of the Kilmac/ Long Hill. The Long Hill has gone up 5 or 6 days in a row at this stage. There was a fire between Glenmacnass and the gap yesterday I think, and Crone Woods (for the mtbers!).

Well that is my route home ruined, Can you go over the Gap from Manor Kilbride towards Roundwood at all or is the Gap closed?

Hurrache · 28-06-2018 04:13PM

Macy0161 wrote: »

"Wicklow Alerts" is saying it is closed between Glencree and the Gap. Also a several fires in the vicinity of the Kilmac/ Long Hill. The Long Hill has gone up 5 or 6 days in a row at this stage. There was a fire between Glenmacnass and the gap yesterday I think, and Crone Woods (for the mtbers!).

I think it's the second day for one in Kilmac too, although I'm not sure if they're in the same location but the school has been evacuated as it's getting quite close to the school and houses.

Wicklow Fire Service has tweeted asking people to be careful around Military Road and the Sally Gap due to poor visibility and the amount of heavy appliances going back and forth, suggesting it's a day for the beach instead.

carltonleon · 29-06-2018 03:08PM

Cylced up past Bellewstown Race Course a couple of days ago and was planning on going straight through and down towards Garristown that way but the road was closed. had to turn left at the Bellewstown Inn and what a ****ing pain in the arse that turned out to be. After about 200metres the road basically turned into loose chippings for about 4km. I went through that and got off that road and went towards ArdCath (I think) and that road turned into loose chippings for 2km. Eventually got to the main road for Garristown and it was like being on a motor racing track after the previous 2 roads, felt so smooth

fader123 · 29-06-2018 06:43PM

any updates on Sally Gap road closures? Would love to head up there tomorrow morning if it's possible. thanks

Shedite27 · 29-06-2018 10:06PM

Was up there today, the road is closed from Sally Gap down towards Dublin via Military hill road. Not sure how far down that was. Looking from the gap there's a fairly large volume of smoke so wouldn't chance gettign through. The Sally - Kippure road is smokey. I was descending it but imagine coming up gasping for breath and getting smoke wouldn't be nice.

The other 3 approaches to the gap are open.

No issues with melting tar anywhere I went (Lake Drive, Wicklow Gap, Shay Elliott, Roundwood, Sally Gap, Manor Kilbride)

There's road closed signs on Lake Drive, but it's fine for bikes to get through. It's just some resurfacing so about 50m of loose chippings at worst. Probabyl cleared it off for the weekend anyway

gmacww · 30-06-2018 08:28AM

Went out for a late spin last night. Lots of smoke around the lake drifting across to valleymount. The gorse fire has made its way over to us here in Blessington so be careful if you're out this way. Visibility was quite low in places.

Also if descending down Hollywood hill there is a fair bit of melting tar on the corners and to counteract it they put sand on the road. It's lethal at a good speed.

Macy0161 · 30-06-2018 01:12PM

Back down from the gap an hour or so. Road closed, and smoke billowing. Could see 3 or 4 on bikes going for it - whatever about safety, can't be healthy to breath in!

newtolaw2013 · 30-06-2018 02:43PM

Sally gap closed road was fine - went through it twice - bit smokey for a min or two but wind kept it from gathering.

wirelessdude01 · 01-07-2018 09:26AM

gmacww wrote:

Also if descending down Hollywood hill there is a fair bit of melting tar on the corners and to counteract it they put sand on the road. It's lethal at a good speed.

Have that sand stuff on a corner coming down from Ballysmutten as well. Nearly came a cropper on a tight corner on Thursday. Your in the corner before you realise it is there and no traction at all.

magicbastarder · 01-07-2018 02:29PM

may be of interest to people who cycle around fingal - some of these works have already started.

secman · 01-07-2018 02:32PM

Ballyknockon towards valleymount. A good 400 metres of lose gravel fecked on top of oily tar. Going up it yesterday back wheel was slipping and at one stage I was gathering grit and stones on wheels. I warned a good few cyclists heading to descend it, dodgy enough I'd say.

ianobrien · 01-07-2018 11:32PM

I was cycling around Hook Head in Wexford and the council were putting gravel down on the melted tar. The problem was that it was a mix of pea gravel and smaller. Where it hadn't stuck to the tar it was like cycling on ice. The gravel was small enough to get into the smallest parts of the tyre thread.

The grip was so bad that at less than 25kph, the car was sliding on the loose gravel.

Paul_Mc1988 · 02-07-2018 11:49AM

Anyone know if it clear to cycle to the gap from blessington and decent down military road towards knocklyn?

cython · 02-07-2018 11:57AM

Paul_Mc1988 wrote: »

Anyone know if it clear to cycle to the gap from blessington and decent down military road towards knocklyn?

Motorists still advised to avoid the Gap in general as of 60-90 mins ago:

https://twitter.com/aaroadwatch/status/1013716005649113088

Might get through on a bike, but if there are fires up there it might not be very pleasant either.

the world wonders · 02-07-2018 01:32PM

Paul_Mc1988 wrote: »

Anyone know if it clear to cycle to the gap from blessington and decent down military road towards knocklyn?

Military road was still closed at Glencree at 10am today

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