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

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  • #4562
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 54,497 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    dahat wrote: »
    they really don't need to see the horror we face each spin.
    ah here, there's not horror on each spin.
    there's nothing that's happened me on the bike my wife doesn't know about. i think she dislikes hearing about the boring stuff more so than the hair-raising stuff.


  • #4563
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,777 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I don't tell herself about stuff on the road as she's just too good at coming up with stuff to say in retort to the poo some spout and then I'll be all like I wish I was that quick witted :D

    Though her thing when we lived in Dublin and encountered way more idiots on our commute was to be dramatic about putting her hearing aid in (hearing loss in once side as a child but can hear on the right ok just annoys her on the bike) and the change in attitude to the person shouting abuse was hilarious.


  • #4564
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,253 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Sigh.. single life, my dog doesn't really care what happened once I bring him out after


  • #4565
    cdaly_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    Raam wrote: »
    I can't not share this one.

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    You know where to find us...


  • #4566
    magicbastarder
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    i thought raam was kicked out of audax ireland for being too stylish?


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  • #4567
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,136 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    i thought raam was kicked out of audax ireland for being too stylish?
    Well for a start you can be assured he did that 300k ride without saddle bag or mudguards and had socks, mitts and helmet perfectly matching and going by the elapsed time versus moving time, there was no wimping about in coffee shops.


  • #4568
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,136 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    rushfan wrote: »
    When I return from a cycle, Mrs Rushfan usually asks how it went, where I visited etc. I never tell her about any close pass. Not worth it.
    I'm the same as she'll probably say "you were probably all over the feckin' road annoying every motorist".

    Anyway, back on topic - a little jaunt in northern Italy with the Gavia and Stelvio thrown in to make it interesting (PS - the elevation is a bit exagerated - should be around 4,000m - those Alpine tunnels seem to set it askew):

    https://www.strava.com/activities/1832643961


  • #4569
    magicbastarder
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    just back from my second pop at kilmashogue. it gets easier - this time i only had to stop once.

    started raining just as i reached the top, which made the descent a bit more interesting.


  • #4570
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 16,135 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    just back from my second pop at kilmashogue. it gets easier - this time i only had to stop once.

    started raining just as i reached the top, which made the descent a bit more interesting.

    It is a whole lot work for what is a cul-de-sac and pretty unpleasant descent. For me the nicer spin is to do it on the CX bike or old hybrid, take a left at forest car park and follow the Coilte trail up and across to three rock and the masts. The descents down Kellystown road and Ticknock road are much more fun. Probably not quite as challenging as the road climb but still a good old climb and fantastic views from the top.

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  • #4571
    magicbastarder
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    there was a bit of a balancing act between braking too hard, and not hard enough.

    wanted to have another go on the steel bike before trying it on the new one - the steel bike is heavier, and lowest gear is a shade higher than on the new bike (36x28, as opposed to 34x28 on the new one)


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  • #4572
    silverharp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,853 ✭✭✭✭silverharp


    saw my first road bike with a petrol engine this morning, it sounded awful , I wouldn't ride one if I was given it for free.

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



  • #4573
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 16,135 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    there was a bit of a balancing act between braking too hard, and not hard enough.

    wanted to have another go on the steel bike before trying it on the new one - the steel bike is heavier, and lowest gear is a shade higher than on the new bike (36x28, as opposed to 34x28 on the new one)

    Fair play, I struggle plenty going up to the top of the road in 34x32 on the CX bike. Hybrid is 15kg but with 24x30 is an altogether easier proposition.

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  • #4574
    alentejo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,003 ✭✭✭alentejo


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    just back from my second pop at kilmashogue. it gets easier - this time i only had to stop once.

    started raining just as i reached the top, which made the descent a bit more interesting.

    I hate the decent of Kilmashogue - No fun at all. The climb is something else thought!!!


  • #4575
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 54,497 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    one handy thing about it was that my brakes are now working better. it obviously burned off some crud.


  • #4576
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,253 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Started the new job yesterday, it's only a 12km round trip but mostly along the Grand Canal, Blackhorse to Leeson St Bridge, it's proper mental along there and there's no way I'll be using the good bike long term, there must be smashes along there daily. It's 2 years since I commuted along there and it's about 1000times busier now.

    Also, motorbikes in the cyclelane crawling along at 10-15kph are a pain in the hole


  • #4577
    mloc123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,445 ✭✭✭mloc123


    LollipopJimmy wrote: »
    Started the new job yesterday, it's only a 12km round trip but mostly along the Grand Canal, Blackhorse to Leeson St Bridge, it's proper mental along there and there's no way I'll be using the good bike long term, there must be smashes along there daily. It's 2 years since I commuted along there and it's about 1000times busier now.

    Also, motorbikes in the cyclelane crawling along at 10-15kph are a pain in the hole

    Canal is crazy busy in the mornings... 20 bikes at each set of lights fighting for the cycle lane


  • #4578
    Thinkingaboutit
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    silverharp wrote: »
    saw my first road bike with a petrol engine this morning, it sounded awful , I wouldn't ride one if I was given it for free.

    A while back in Mulranny, I often saw on old road bike with a 2t engine, which moved at a very fair clip (seemed to keep with cars on that national road). The bearded rider (he had been away for a while...) was asked once whether he should have a licence or safety gear, and his reply was 'would ye ever **** off?'


  • #4579
    Thinkingaboutit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,304 ✭✭✭Thinkingaboutit


    LollipopJimmy wrote: »
    Started the new job yesterday, it's only a 12km round trip but mostly along the Grand Canal, Blackhorse to Leeson St Bridge, it's proper mental along there and there's no way I'll be using the good bike long term, there must be smashes along there daily. It's 2 years since I commuted along there and it's about 1000times busier now.

    Also, motorbikes in the cyclelane crawling along at 10-15kph are a pain in the hole

    Hopefully they're not a scooter that beeped me for slowing him/her down in the cycle while I waiting to proceed on to O'Connell St. There's most of the whole main road lane for motorised transport.

    Along the canal never made sense. When I went that way on a motorbike, overtakes and filtering down the centre made for faster progress, anyhow the cycle lane is for cyclists only (maybe mobility scooters too, dunno), with the whole rest of the road for all things motorised.


  • #4580
    Macy0161
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,844 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    Extended the commute a bit this morning. Lovely morning, and generally quite roads looping up Ballycorus Road, until the pinch point of Lambs Cross. After the brief gap from there to Dundrum, it was just dick head drivers deliberately blocking filtering - like stuck in a long line, seeing cyclists coming and pulling in towards the kerb (happened several times), people coming out of driveways and sideroads being stopped perpendicular, and frankly irritating (I assume students) people on bikes.

    I think my next extended one might be a loop up around Enniskerry and back down to the N11, as bad an all as it is, it has far less car/ bike interactions. Anyone any ideas of quiter route Sandyford/ Dundrum to Clonskeagh? The estates are nearly worse, given they're rat runs and 30kmh signs might as well be invisible. I'm extending for training, but I'm happy to knock off the pace to by that stage, as it's not like I was able to push on in that traffic anyway.

    Also, winter bike that is going to double up as commuter for these spins is getting SPD pedals. I'd forgotten what a ballache SPD-SL's were in traffic! And the pannier bags are a bit flappy with the new lightweight rack. Might finally be close to justifying the ortlieb (or a decent alternative). Waterproofing wasn't an issue on my aldi ones, but the ortliebs do seem to have the best system for fixing low down.


  • #4581
    [Deleted User]
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    I used to turn off churchtown road and head down towards the dropping well pub then along the dodder to clonskeagh but I was coming from Nutgrove direction. Been a fair while so no idea what it's like that way these days. Going in reverse heading home I used to see the same **** between the luas station and lights at the churchtown road junction, with wheels angled in towards the kerb. No problem just mount the empty footpath to get around the fools and back on to the road.

    I never liked the dundrum rd. and right turn to bird ave. to get to clonskeagh. Had a close pass nearly every day along there.


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  • #4582
    mloc123
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    Left home at 6am for a nice quiet commute into work. Felt like I had a tailwind all the way... and I fear I did.


  • #4583
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,146 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    mloc123 wrote: »
    Left home at 6am for a nice quiet commute into work. Felt like I had a tailwind all the way... and I fear I did.

    You did. As I felt the opposite! There was a head wind all the way into work, I was fighting it.

    Has anyone any clue what the council is at in Clontarf at the beginning of the cycleway? They look like they are re-routing it a small bit for some reason.


  • #4584
    Tell me how
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,443 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    54km in mid-clare this morning. Felt sluggish the entire way. Like a brake was stuck. Exactly 1 kph below average for same route when cycled it in July and felt I was going at similar effort.

    Had to knock politely on a car driving along in slow moving traffic with its left wheels 2 ft in to cycle lane.


  • #4585
    Vel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭Vel


    First commute this morning since a massive session at a 40th at the weekend was......interesting.....#knackered!


  • #4586
    plodder
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    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Has anyone any clue what the council is at in Clontarf at the beginning of the cycleway? They look like they are re-routing it a small bit for some reason.
    That does seem to be what they are doing. Why I don't know... extend the carpark maybe?

    “The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.” - Confucius



  • #4587
    saganfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭saganfan


    It's a serious mess in Clontarf now with that road works, then they reroute cyclists on to the pedestrian path which is dangerous enough. Then this morning they had a construction vehicle driving down that stretch! A bit mad. I presume they're building a walkway so that people won't walk up the cycle path to get to their cars in the car park, always see it happen and a bit dodgy.

    Why is there always a morning headwind on that Clontarf stretch :( usually fine for the cycle home though.

    Hoping to take a spin out to Howth later, had a nice one yesterday although the wind was a bit fierce and it was dull. Should be nicer today with less wind and a bit of sun.


  • #4588
    cdaly_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    saganfan wrote: »
    Why is there always a morning headwind on that Clontarf stretch :( usually fine for the cycle home though.

    Prevailing wind is southwesterly and there's nothing sheltering you as it blows across the bay.

    In fine, sunny weather, you often get an easterly sea breeze slowing you down on the commute home...


  • #4589
    Alanstrainor
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    cdaly_ wrote: »
    Prevailing wind is southwesterly and there's nothing sheltering you as it blows across the bay.

    In fine, sunny weather, you often get an easterly sea breeze slowing you down on the commute home...

    Ah yes. The old, wind in your face on the way in, and wind in your face on the way home...


  • #4590
    Macy0161
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,844 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    Speaking of roadworks, I nearly forgot about the very helpful "Cyclists Dismount" sign here with both the cycle land and footpath closed/ coned off on the left. Dismount in the middle of the traffic lane I assume...


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  • #4591
    magicbastarder
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    cdaly_ wrote: »
    Prevailing wind is southwesterly and there's nothing sheltering you as it blows across the bay.

    In fine, sunny weather, you often get an easterly sea breeze slowing you down on the commute home...
    why don't they sell bikes with sails?


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