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magicbastarder · 11-07-2018 07:40PM

i think a fully grown hare would be too much for a buzzard? they're about three times the mass of a buzzard.

magicbastarder · 11-07-2018 07:41PM

white tailed sea eagle FTW.

gmacww · 12-07-2018 03:29PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

i think a fully grown hare would be too much for a buzzard? they're about three times the mass of a buzzard.

Well is that an African buzzard or a European one?

Type 17 · 12-07-2018 03:40PM

cjt156 wrote: »

Sally Gap...

The road was still closed yesterday from the crossroads to the Glencree turnoff.
Passable, though, and the fires were out.

It was (officially) open this morning - I went up from the city through Rathfarnham to the crossroads and back again - 57km in 2hr40m at an average of 21.5km/h, with an ascent of 835m.

saccades · 12-07-2018 06:13PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

i think a fully grown hare would be too much for a buzzard? they're about three times the mass of a buzzard.

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Wild rabbits are not that heavy, suspect they are struggling in this dry weather to keep the body fat up. Would agree with the hare comment in hindsight.

Apart from the sea eagle (which I think has had the breeding program stopped due to poisoning), buzzard would be the biggest bird of prey in Ireland (maybe occasional osprey but pretty sure you'd have to wed them to fur) so it's most likely to be that the op saw.

Edit to say that golden eagles are back, that could/would lift a fully grown hare or young fox.

magicbastarder · 12-07-2018 06:38PM

They're not doing well in donegal unfortunately.

Alanstrainor · 12-07-2018 10:40PM

There was a bit of breeze on the Dublin coast this evening after work. I was tipping along at 30km/h and noticed someone was tight in behind me following me up the Clontarf/Sutton track. He was there a decent while and some time after the wooden bridge he pulls up alongside and says "I think it's my turn", I just gave him the thumbs up and he accelerated up to about 35ish. Impressive. I kept close for a little while and noticed he was checking back over his shoulder a decent bit, then he put his hand up and slowed. I passed him and he was fooked! Pushed it too hard, I slowed a good bit to let him tail me again but he was spent! Fair play to the chap! He tried his best to take his turn!

Wishbone Ash · 12-07-2018 11:11PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

They're not doing well in donegal unfortunately.

Kinda understandable all the same if your livelihood depends on rearing mountain lambs and a golden eagle is picking them off.

magicbastarder · 12-07-2018 11:19PM

i don't think the issue is with farmers 'interfering' with the eagles directly which is the issue.
also, if you're rearing lambs in the uplands of donegal, your livelihood depends on subsidies, not lambs.

anyway, it's not direct intervention which seems to be the problem:
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/golden-eagles-and-ireland-s-uplands-crisis-1.2489767

i'm trying to remember if it was the WTSE introduction or the golden eagle reintroduction (probably the latter, to be fair) where they brought farmers over from norway - where they're resident and doing OK - to tell the local farmers that lamb predation was the least of their worries.

ted1 · 12-07-2018 11:25PM

Got caught off in the n11 by acar that accelerated past me just so he can turn into the Topaz before the fly over in Cabintelly, reckon I left a half my tyres in the ground I brakes so hard.

I was fuming , as I followed him in to the station. But managed to control my temper as I explained to him the error of his ways and asked him what he’d say to my three kids when he told kid them I wasn’t coming home because he couldn’t wait half a second. I think that humanised things for him

c.p.w.g.w · 13-07-2018 10:53AM

78Km spin this morning, longest spin since my return...good overall, but there were a couple of strava segments at the end of my route that i saved myself for...only to discovery my strava stopped tracking my with 9km to go...the segment i was targeting wasn't recorded ah sure gives me an excuse to go out tomorrow evening

P.S anyone know how long the road works in Newmarket on Fergus in Clare are set to last, was stuck at a stop n'GO for 11 minutes today

devonp · 13-07-2018 01:49PM

did a few hills this morning over around Saggart, Shankill rd and the lamb
about 85Km with 1200m of up

noticed today and on other spins road markings around Manor Kilbride in white with arrows TUH ??

what sportif is this ?? just curious

Justwinginit · 13-07-2018 08:20PM

Chain sagging when freewheeling, into lbs, not have back until next week:-( Cycle free weekend:-(:-(:-(

gaybeer · 13-07-2018 08:45PM

A spoke went on my front wheel 10km from home.....

Anybody know a shop that will do repair while you wait? Supposed to do big spin Sunday

neris · 13-07-2018 09:01PM

gaybeer wrote: »

A spoke went on my front wheel 10km from home.....

Anybody know a shop that will do repair while you wait? Supposed to do big spin Sunday

Sounds like you need a new bike

gaybeer · 13-07-2018 09:06PM

neris wrote: »

Sounds like you need a new bike

At very least new wheels

neris · 13-07-2018 09:28PM

gaybeer wrote: »

At very least new wheels

No a new bike. When your 1st bike breaks down you need a replacement till its fully repaired

secman · 13-07-2018 10:08PM

devonp wrote: »

did a few hills this morning over around Saggart, Shankill rd and the lamb
about 85Km with 1200m of up

noticed today and on other spins road markings around Manor Kilbride in white with arrows TUH ??

what sportif is this ?? just curious

Tallaght University Hospital sportive was on 2 Sats ago.

ted1 · 14-07-2018 12:28AM

gaybeer wrote: »

A spoke went on my front wheel 10km from home.....

Anybody know a shop that will do repair while you wait? Supposed to do big spin Sunday

A decent shop might lend you a wheel.

Thargor · 15-07-2018 01:52PM

Light mist and rain all the way from the Kippure turn-off down into Enniskerry then Bray, the first Ive felt in a month, it cured all my itches and chafing and stinging eyes, glorious. This is why Ill never be able to live in a hot country, it turns into torture after a week no matter how much you shower.

North of 32 · 15-07-2018 02:06PM

100km. I'm very tired now but a new record distance.

gaybeer · 15-07-2018 02:06PM

More mechanicals!! Having already broken a spoke this weekend my crank almost fell apart. Climbing out of the devils elbow towards enniskerry, I got out of the saddle and immediately dropped the chain. Putting the chain back on I noticed that I had lost 3 of the 5 screws holding the two cogs together!!

Annie get your Run · 15-07-2018 08:42PM

Finally got the courage to put clipless pedals on my bike, took it out for a test spin, seems to be all okay but the real test will come on the commute I guess #Yikes!

magicbastarder · 15-07-2018 08:43PM

which system did you go for?

15-07-2018 09:32PM

GCN had a decent video with good tips for those new to clipless if I recall.

For my part I did 38km early this morning at barely bright o clock. Fed the wee one but couldn't get back to sleep with the heat so headed out. Met I'd say 5 or 6 cars after I got out of town. Dry too and cooler along the coast. Drizzle then light rain about 8km from home roads ok until I got into town then really greasy at junctions. The two cars I had behind me at a couple of sets of lights gave me serious respect sat back as I moved off and turned which was fortunate as I had to catch the bike turning right at one of them. So they got a big thumbs up as they passed and got a beep in reply from one

First time in ages I've gone out without eating first, not sure if it was lack of sleep or food or both but did feel really sluggish starting out. Was a little better once id had the banana and bar from my pocket.

Was in the shower and partner came in and asked if I'd been awake long, would have got away it too had she not seen my bibs and jersey on the floor

magicbastarder · 15-07-2018 09:50PM

52km this morning out to hill of skryne and back. half wet, half dry.
have had a policy for the last month or two that i can't go out without finding a road i've not been on before; today it was one from the hill of skryne back onto the old navan road, and the lagore road from dunshaughlin back towards ratoath.

29.7km/h average, but there was about half the amount of climbing i'd be used to on a 50km spin; i was avoiding the steeper hills (and thus downhills) this morning due to the greasy roads.

15-07-2018 09:59PM

Skryne and hill or Tara is a neck of the woods I haven't been in an age. Looking at google maps now trying to plot a course from Drogheda to there and back and lots of roads I've never been on to choose from. Never a fan of having to cross the N2 depending on time of day and day of the week.

magicbastarder · 15-07-2018 10:11PM

i recently dropped onto the N2 from the snailbox and crossed over about 200m north of there onto the road that'd take you to duleek - a distinctly unpleasant experience, mainly because of someone who decided to undertake another vehiclle, and use the hard shoulder to do so, while i was sitting in it waiting for a break in traffic to cross.

15-07-2018 10:19PM

I'd be doing that in reverse based on my map, even that road from killmoon to duleek is not a road I'd use given a choice. Though maybe it's ok these days at weekends early?

magicbastarder · 15-07-2018 10:26PM

i usually wouldn't stay on the road to dulleek there - i'd usually be entering or exiting it a few hundred metres northeast, which would be the road for puddenhill/clonalvy/garristown or ardcath, depending on circumstances.

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