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

13-08-2018 02:00PM

Mercian Pro wrote: »

Down to Laragh via Sally Gap to meet up with some friends for coffee, a spin and lunch before heading back to town. Not bad as far as the Gap but then the cloud turned into mist, into drizzle and finally into rain on the decent to Laragh. The stiff SE wind didn't help and the Garmin was showing 9 degrees up top.

Never quite managed to get to the spin stage but the coffee, lunch and company in Ann's Coffee Shop helped me dry out and warm up. Wimped out and accepted the offer of a lift back home.

Lots of notices up advising of road closures on Sunday 19th for the Dun Laoghaire Ironman cycle. Looks like it will affect Stepaside to Enniskerry to Roundwood (via the Old Long Hill) to Sally Gap to the Viewing Point and back to DL via Stepaside. More details at http://m.eu.ironman.com/~/media/f0f3aa8192e040618222bee4b01588dc/ironman%20703%20dun%20laoghaire%20bike%20updated.pdf

its not quite Stepaside, it is going up and down Ballychorus lane. Out via Shankill and back past the Silver Tassie (or whatever it is called now)

secman · 13-08-2018 03:14PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Free of the kids for the weekend , we did what most couples do I'm sure and

Lovely day back in the saddle for us.

Fixed that for you , cycle sounded nice too

devonp · 14-08-2018 02:18PM

went up Kilmashogue today, second time ever, as i started i was remembering the 2 hard sections near the top...i had forgotten the short nasty ramps before the hard bits..:eek:

first time was a nasty cold winter spin (i think) on the lighter bike but with harder gearing 36/27

today i took the heavier bike with easier gearing 34/28 ...didn't make too much difference ...didn't have to zigzag ...took a few seconds off the prev time

magicbastarder · 14-08-2018 08:37PM

50km around north county dublin today. 29.5km/h average.

funny thing is that i've the new bike now, and because i want it to be faster, i go out too quick at the start and don't pace myself properly. either that or it was the blustery wind this evening.

dahat · 14-08-2018 08:59PM

Club Midweek spin which always turn into a mad gallop and tonight was no different, all good fun though and starting to find legs again.

58km at 33 avg.

LollipopJimmy · 14-08-2018 11:14PM

On the Naas Road this evening at Bluebell and Mr.McGregor went tearing by at warp speed in his i8, frightened the pants off me

c.p.w.g.w · 15-08-2018 12:37AM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

On the Naas Road this evening at Bluebell and Mr.McGregor went tearing by at warp speed in his i8, frightened the pants off me

Young or old

magicbastarder · 15-08-2018 07:03AM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

frightened the pants off me

you need skintight pants so. hugo boss ones.

LollipopJimmy · 15-08-2018 07:34AM

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Young or old

Young, he's in fight camp now so he'll be around there a lot until he heads off to Vegas.

Alanstrainor · 15-08-2018 02:36PM

Brutal wind coming down the Clontarf->Sutton cycle track this morning. Head down and pushing as hard as I could. I could barely keep 25km/h. It's been a while since I've had that kind of a head wind. The cycle home will be fun though!

mr spuckler · 15-08-2018 02:38PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Brutal wind coming down the Clontarf->Sutton cycle track this morning. Head down and pushing as hard as I could. I could barely keep 25km/h. It's been a while since I've had that kind of a head wind. The cycle home will be fun though!

yep, as long as it holds! yesterday was the same, such a pleasure cycling home!

Ray Bloody Purchase · 15-08-2018 02:48PM

mr spuckler wrote: »

yep, as long as it holds! yesterday was the same, such a pleasure cycling home!

I have the wind at my back in the morning and it's all downhill too. It's just like rolling out of bed and into work.

Smashed a load of pr's on the way into work too with the wind this moaning.

Kav0777 · 15-08-2018 02:56PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

On the Naas Road this evening at Bluebell and Mr.McGregor went tearing by at warp speed in his i8, frightened the pants off me

I'd be none to plussed

mr spuckler · 15-08-2018 03:12PM

Ray Bloody Purchase wrote: »

I have the wind at my back in the morning and it's all downhill too. It's just like rolling out of bed and into work.

Smashed a load of pr's on the way into work too with the wind this moaning.

enjoy the payback this evening :pac:

magicbastarder · 15-08-2018 04:13PM

TFW you think to yourself, as you can feel your feet sloshing around in your shoes, 'i wish i'd packed my overshoes this morning', and then realise that yes, you had.
that's the drowndiest i've been in a long while.

and it was meant to be bloody well dry today.

patrickc · 18-08-2018 01:48PM

I did 97km today my biggest spin yet, unfortunately I forgot to resume strava after a coffee and I could not do another 3km.

still have the 100km goal

I went from Waterford IT down the Greenway to Dungarvan, out of Dungarvan towards Youghal about 6km was trying to get to 50km before I went back. I headed back the N25 to Waterford and cursed some of the hills on it!

18-08-2018 07:19PM

Felt like i no legs today so cut my hilly spin short.

Big shout out to the nutter who sped past me on Kilgarron hill into Enniskerry. He nearly lost it on the rough patch at the junction and then almost ran into a car that stopped ahead of him on the hill.

I hope the rest of your journey was less exciting.

magicbastarder · 18-08-2018 07:22PM

sweltery out there today. the clouds of flies out portmarnock direction were something else.

was on the new road at the back of the airport to the boot inn, couple of cars coming towards me, which were overtaken by two motorbikes. the second motorcyclist - while in the oncoming lane - decided to overtake while pulling a wheelie, and accelerating very hard. not the sort of thing that's good for the heart rate.

secman · 18-08-2018 08:42PM

Tagged along with some Gorey cc members this morning, Gorey to Carnew, shillelagh Tinnahely, hollyfort and back to Gorey. Including my spin to and from Gorey 86 km 27 kph AVG and 700 m of climbing, kudos to them for allowing a guest rider.

Greenman · 18-08-2018 08:58PM

Trip around the village on 4 wheels with my son and daughter. Stopped and watched the barges at the lock. Nice little circuit. Great to get them out and about. JD.

18-08-2018 09:07PM

That belongs in the pictures of beauty thread. Very nice indeed.

Chris871 · 18-08-2018 09:34PM

Longest spin of the year for me, 106km. Templeogue to Ashford via Greystones and back.About 900 metres climbing. A Decent 28.3km/h average. First puncture of the year unfortunately too.

magicbastarder · 18-08-2018 09:47PM

Greenman wrote: »

Trip around the village on 4 wheels with my son and daughter. Stopped and watched the barges at the lock. Nice little circuit. Great to get them out and about. JD.

what's going on with that double crank setup on the tandem?

LollipopJimmy · 19-08-2018 12:40AM

PB on the Howth hill TT today and that was with a subway for lunch which was repeating like a bad episode of fair city. Quick pint in Kilmainham at the end, happy with the progress of late

dahat · 19-08-2018 02:36PM

50km Friday, 80km yesterday then 135km today, I'm ready for a body bag now....

Great to be back on the bike though and with a saddle adjustment it has meant a whole new level of comfort on the bike.

Borderfox · 19-08-2018 06:18PM

85km on Saturday up around Mullaghboy and 105km today out to Howth and back to Dunshaughlin via the City Centre

LollipopJimmy · 19-08-2018 06:41PM

Cycled the 2kms down to IMMA and got a coffee and a scone... 8.50, 8 ****ing 50, won't be going there again

magicbastarder · 19-08-2018 06:46PM

i suspect i may have passed you (in the other direction) today, at the back of tayto park or somewhere around there.

magicbastarder · 19-08-2018 06:47PM

scratch that, you'd have been out an hour or more before me.

rodneyTrotter. · 19-08-2018 06:54PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

PB on the Howth hill TT today and that was with a subway for lunch which was repeating like a bad episode of fair city. Quick pint in Kilmainham at the end, happy with the progress of late

You’re not Deirdre Barlow are ya ?

Today Deirdre Barlow did 7:57 on howth head tt according to strava , and 133k @33 kph in total cycle . Noticed that when I uploaded my spin out there today

That’s seriously hardcore whoever it was

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