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

cdaly_ · 21-09-2018 12:32PM

T'was a lovely swim home yesterday though...

Type 17 · 23-09-2018 12:10PM

GDBR 105km, av 28km/h in 3hr 46mins.

Time for a shower...

Paul_Mc1988 · 23-09-2018 01:25PM

GDBR 103 km 3h5m.would have broke 3 hours but a flat sapped my motivation

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RobFowl · 23-09-2018 03:13PM

GDBR, great craic and met some friends on the route I hadn't seen for a while

28.5kph average with a few coffee stops and regroupings.

Also got to drive Koutobia's monster home which was nice too ...

Tell me how · 23-09-2018 09:33PM

Recovery ride today after successive nights out. Flat 55km loop in mid-clare with the wind alternating between being a plus and a minus throughout.
Electrolytes in water from start was big help to the head.

mloc123 · 24-09-2018 02:54PM

75km for me this morning...

Do McDonalds let you use the drive through on a bike?

rushfan · 24-09-2018 03:05PM

75km on Saturday, 81km today. So many close passes that I just gave up counting.

Wishbone Ash · 24-09-2018 06:23PM

mloc123 wrote: »

...Do McDonalds let you use the drive through on a bike?

I've done it a few times without any problem (much to the amusement of the staff though).

mloc123 · 24-09-2018 06:35PM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I've done it a few times without any problem (much to the amusement of the staff though).

I could have killed somebody for a milkshake today at the 60km mark.. will try it during the week

Justwinginit · 24-09-2018 09:19PM

Just over 20k this evening. Short sleeves and shorts ain't gonna cut it anymore. If there was a breeze this evening i would have froze....

Thinkingaboutit · 25-09-2018 07:12AM

Usual work trip except that leaving just a bit past the usual 7 means notably heavier traffic.

silverharp · 25-09-2018 07:42AM

enjoying the drop in temp, more layers on but overall arriving cooler and not sweaty

mloc123 · 25-09-2018 01:11PM

42km this morning... Kept waiting to find a groove, never happened

irishrover99 · 25-09-2018 03:39PM

50th time up Kilmashouge today.
Can i count that as Everesting it now?.

Wishbone Ash · 25-09-2018 03:53PM

irishrover99 wrote: »

50th time up Kilmashouge today.
Can i count that as Everesting it now?.

When I read that first I thought you've been up 50 times today. :eek:

magicbastarder · 25-09-2018 04:18PM

You must know the secret to it at this stage. Share it with the class?

irishrover99 · 25-09-2018 04:29PM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

When I read that first I thought you've been up 50 times today. :eek:

Haha. Even back in time for dinner.

irishrover99 · 25-09-2018 04:31PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

You must know the secret to it at this stage. Share it with the class?

Be prepared to suffer like no other.
That’s my only advice.

saganfan · 25-09-2018 04:49PM

Had a nice ride earlier. Had initially started off frustrating as there was a horrible headwind from Clontarf to Cunard. I was about to turn around then but decided to press on and got chatting to a guy and he goes "heading up Kippure?" and so we did! Horrible headwind up, but chatting away you didn't notice it. First time up it so it was a nice experience. Descended with the guy and headed back to Hellfire club before he branched off. Great meeting guys like that out on a cycle, and really rescued the ride for me. Hopefully get out tomorrow but legs may be crying!

Wishbone Ash · 25-09-2018 06:17PM

saganfan wrote: »

.. and got chatting to a guy and he goes "heading up Kippure?" and so we did! Horrible headwind up, but chatting away you didn't notice it. First time up it so it was a nice experience. Descended with the guy and headed back to Hellfire club before he branched off. Great meeting guys like that out on a cycle, and really rescued the ride for me. Hopefully get out tomorrow but legs may be crying!

I've met him a few times in Wicklow if it's the lad I'm thinking of (Canyon bike?). He does a savage amount of climbing - much of it off-road. He uses imperial measurements and has a goal of 1 million feet elevation annually - I suppose that's around 320,000 meters :eek:.

wanderer 22 · 25-09-2018 06:23PM

irishrover99 wrote: »

50th time up Kilmashouge today.
Can i count that as Everesting it now?.

Just checked my Strava ..55 times for me :P

Wishbone Ash · 25-09-2018 06:25PM

saganfan wrote: »

... Had initially started off frustrating as there was a horrible headwind from Clontarf to Cunard. I was about to turn around then but decided to press on...

A bit like yourself I headed off this morning with great intentions of going to Wicklow but about 40/50k in I realised my heart wasn't really in it (not helped by the wind) so I turned around and took the long way home at a relaxed pace with a bit of sight seeing. Managed to clock up 150k so happy enough with that.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1864903255

irishrover99 · 25-09-2018 06:25PM

colm18 wrote: »

Just checked my Strava ..55 times for me :P

Your in laws live up there.
Why the fook have you visited then so many times ðŸ˜€

wanderer 22 · 25-09-2018 06:30PM

irishrover99 wrote: »

Your in laws live up there.
Why the fook have you visited then so many times ��

What's your excuse? :pac: Anyway, the PR is the important thing..you're 59 seconds faster than me :mad:

irishrover99 · 25-09-2018 06:57PM

colm18 wrote: »

What's your excuse:

I promise colm she never said anything about you ðŸ˜€ðŸ˜€

dahat · 25-09-2018 07:19PM

Out after work for a spin given the pretty decent weather just now, too good to pass up really.

I went off chasing one or two segments given a favourable wind with some success but a herd of cows crossing a road cost me a KOM, frustrating but so be it.

40km at 29.9 avg and a second fastest 1min power of the year..

saganfan · 25-09-2018 08:34PM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I've met him a few times in Wicklow if it's the lad I'm thinking of (Canyon bike?). He does a savage amount of climbing - much of it off-road. He uses imperial measurements and has a goal of 1 million feet elevation annually - I suppose that's around 320,000 meters :eek:.

That's the guy! Does a lot of off road stuff. Very nice guy, enjoyed his company and chat as I was imploding on Kippure anyway. But yeah he's mad when it comes to climbing! Might meet him tomorrow if my legs are together.

saganfan · 29-09-2018 02:53PM

Lovely day for a cycle today, although that wind is a bit of a biter.

Went up to Kippure mast via Cruagh and military road. I went out with arm and leg warmers but ended up taking them off, although the descent was a bit chilly. Nice cycle though, nice to have some sun in the face.

dahat · 29-09-2018 03:22PM

65km coffee spin today solo, a bit chilly but a lovely day.

Best partof the spin was seeing what looked like a buzzard having lunch on a freshly killed pigeon, tried to get the phone out for a pic but he flew off after looking my way. Seeing him in full flight was magical,.very impressive looking bird.

saganfan · 29-09-2018 04:10PM

dahat wrote: »

65km coffee spin today solo, a bit chilly but a lovely day.

Best partof the spin was seeing what looked like a buzzard having lunch on a freshly killed pigeon, tried to get the phone out for a pic but he flew off after looking my way. Seeing him in full flight was magical,.very impressive looking bird.

Was that around the top of Cunard? Between Cunard and the piperstown road? Saw a buzzard around there myself, amazing.

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