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tuxy wrote: »

It's always worth using dry lube this time of year but add one of the small plastic containers used for soy sauce to your kit. Fill with wet lube and you then you can never be caught out with that awful dry chain rub.

I always carry a very small container of wet lube. Made that mistake with dry lube washing out on the WW200 a few years ago. Hour upon hour of horrible no lube grating.

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Plenty of peasants but no pheasants!

Several badgers, foxes, a lamb, a dog, couple of cats, loads of hedgehogs and countless small birds.

I went over an already dead squirrel in Rush on Saturday evening

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

On the Skerries Road?

On the way out of the town, close enough to Rush Fight Academy

first 100km of the year on Saturday, Athlone to Ballymahon on the main road in heavy fog, then onto the Royal Canal Way as far as Mullingar, then Old Rail Trail greenway back to Athlone. 101.5km at 27.9kph average, with around 74km of that on greenways

the foggy spin to Ballymahon starting out was such a pleasant surprise - not one close pass, nobody beeping suggesting that I shouldn't be out, a couple of motorists following my hand signals to hold back as I could see oncoming cars that maybe they couldn't, then acknowledging as I waved them past.

the Royal Canal Way was beautiful while I encountered lots of wildlife on the Old Rail Trail, had a hare running ahead of me for a stretch at one point!

weather ranged from 7 to 18 degrees so layering proved my biggest problem!

35km today. In Majorca for the week. Picked up a rental bike for the rest of the week. Took it for a light spin to make sure it was set up ok. A Cannondale synapse with Di2.

Di2 is fantastic, but the wheels/tyres are better on my own bike.

Sunday: City Centre to a pint at the Blue Light, on to Johhny Foxes, up to Glencree, back down to Enniskerry and via Conna to Dun Laoghaire for chips and back home.

Monday: Blessington, Sally Gap (the headwind was dire!), was going to Luggala and Kilmacnogue, but headed back home via an ice cream at the viewing point (bloody small ice cream for the price) and Cruagh and Rathfarnham.

Shortish spins but nice to get some climbs in.

magicbastarder wrote: »

That's impressive going. I'm happy if I manage 10m climbing per kilometre, but that's over three times the climbing I usually get.

Cheers.

Friday was the road run to the Sally gap (104km with 1100m climbing) Monday was a Mtb old style adventure up hill and down dale spin.

Flopped down on the couch after dinner, nodding off and had no intention of going out, but after wrestling with the idea in my head for a few mins I decided I'd go for a quick spin after a few mins.. After about 3k I felt great, legs felt strong, and weather was great so I pushed it a wee bit. Had 2 new pr's, one up Falti hill, broke the 3min mark. Feeling back to my old self after the break. Might try some slieve blooms soon in prep for some connemara spins... Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/vSwufUeT8V

Justwinginit wrote: »

Flopped down on the couch after dinner, nodding off and had no intention of going out, but after wrestling with the idea in my head for a few mins I decided I'd go for a quick spin after a few mins.. After about 3k I felt great, legs felt strong, and weather was great so I pushed it a wee bit. Had 2 new pr's, one up Falti hill, broke the 3min mark. Feeling back to my old self after the break. Might try some slieve blooms soon in prep for some connemara spins... Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/vSwufUeT8V

You might wanna use a privacy zone on Strava.

Had been planning an 80km around Sallys Gap/Powerscourt today, cut short when it started lashing as I hit Botharnabreena - viewpoint climb so powered out a 50km in a jersey and pair of shorts...

Anyone have any routes that take in a good bit of climbing around the area in as short a loop as possible? Found out I'm a sucker for punishment when it comes to climbing

Like Trigger, time wasn't on my side this evening but I wanted to earn the donut I'd eaten so I powered from the city to Chapelizod, up Chappo hill looped back around then up Knockmaroon giving it socks for the lot then back through the park and from Heuston to home. Those two hills can be bastards but powering up them in the lashing rain is no craic

Justwinginit wrote: »

That's nice 100k route, I think I'll 'borrow' it lol Thanks

you're very welcome :P

when you meet the canal on the N55 north of Ballymahon and are turning right onto the canal it's not immediately obvious which side of the canal to follow as it's paved on both sides and there are no signs that I could see. a local happened to be driving out one of those roads so I asked him and he advised to stick to the right hand side for that stretch. from there on it's pretty well signposted as to which side to follow.