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

pjmn · 03-07-2019 11:07PM

Lovely spin our West this evening, 70km @27.5 avg

https://www.strava.com/activities/2501813434

mr spuckler · 04-07-2019 03:28PM

Reckoned I couldn't miss out on this glorious weather and with a baby due on Monday my opportunities are disappearing pretty quickly!

100km from Raheny to Sally gap via Cruagh road, then back via the road by the back of the Kilbride army camp (can never remember what that road is called!) and another run up Stocking Lane to completely knock the stuffing out of me. Simply beautiful up there today

:cool:

cdaly_ · 04-07-2019 04:48PM

mr spuckler wrote: »

Reckoned I couldn't miss out on this glorious weather and with a baby due on Monday my opportunities are disappearing pretty quickly!

100km from Raheny to Sally gap via Cruagh road, then back via the road by the back of the Kilbride army camp (can never remember what that road is called!) and another run up Stocking Lane to completely knock the stuffing out of me. Simply beautiful up there today :cool:

Jeez! That's impressive distance if you're 9-months pregnant!...

mr spuckler · 04-07-2019 07:08PM

cdaly_ wrote: »

Jeez! That's impressive distance if you're 9-months pregnant!...

:pac:

Though she was on the bike yesterday, kept the distance a bit shorter though :rolleyes:

secman · 04-07-2019 09:47PM

Out to blessington and did poulaphuca loop, back out to n81, blessington and home.
64km avg 30.6 kph, lovely evening

godtabh · 06-07-2019 08:18PM

Dublin to Moate and SuperMacs recovery!

North of 32 · 06-07-2019 09:08PM

101km at 31.7kph.

A while afterward I cycled to the takeaway and picked up my curry and my body made no complaints. I was really pleased that I had no pains or aches, just usual fatigue. In the past my knee would start acting up or my back recently from lowering my position but it was all good today.

06-07-2019 09:36PM

Ring of Kerry. 175km @ 31.8kph. Didn't bring enough food and didn't stop and eat until 105k and paid the price as I was wrecked for about 30k after. Finally came round and finished strongly. First spin over 100k so happy with that.

silverharp · 07-07-2019 02:16PM

dublin 4-enniskerry-glendalough-valleymount-blessington-dublin 111KM and 3200 calories burned if that is to be believed , fairly shattered as missed 3 weekends on the bike with holidays. missed a turn around the lake which brought me into blessington instead of behind the lake, but was gagging for a ltr of milk and some fruit , so that was ok. they should really clean up the side of the road from blessington back to tallaght , full of soil/sand and other debris. got up early, was in glendalough by 9am , not much traffic but motorcyclists are a pain , they come in bunches from behind and you cant hear whats happening, they make no effort to slow down when passing. is this a sunday thing? or just the route?
anyway back to get the last of the weekend sun

thelawman · 07-07-2019 03:49PM

123kms with 1700mtrs climbed. From Naas across the Wicklow gap to Laragh, then up Shay Elliott & Slieve Maan, I was tortured by flies! around to Donard, back to Blessington and home, was a nice spin ,

magicbastarder · 07-07-2019 05:06PM

beautiful morning for it. just shy of 80km, just shy of 900m climbing. those hills just to the north of bellewstown are fun, though should have done them in reverse order, the one i went down was quite technical and hard to open up on.

my wife was highly amused that when i was relating to her having had a chat with a chap i had met and chatted to before out on the bike, that i recognised him by his bike rather than his face.

shaka · 07-07-2019 05:56PM

70 odd km around Beara, handy pace. Legs empty

saccades · 07-07-2019 06:27PM

Handy 15km around Djouce - went over the bars as I was trying to clip in going down toro. Slightly embarrassing.

At least I know I set the torque on the bolt holding the brakes correctly as they swivelled around undamaged.

Wrist hurts a bit holding my beer.

07-07-2019 09:45PM

Headed to the shed this morning rolled the bike out and threw the leg over. Ouch.

Hadn't noticed getting dressed but sure as hell did getting on the bike. Staph infection on my inner thigh and pinched it getting on. Spin abandoned and likely off the bike for a week until it clears. Seems to be a thing I'm prone to this time of year with pores getting blocked and being sweaty down below despite being a 2 shower a day man this time of year. I'll have a chat to the GP as I'm in during the week for something else

Mercian Pro · 07-07-2019 10:03PM

silverharp wrote: »

they should really clean up the side of the road from blessington back to tallaght , full of soil/sand and other debris. ....... not much traffic but motorcyclists are a pain , they come in bunches from behind and you cant hear whats happening, they make no effort to slow down when passing. is this a sunday thing? or just the route?

I presume your Blessington to Tallaght route is on the N81. A far quieter and cleaner option is here https://goo.gl/maps/UVV3BPaSThZFX4qt8 via Manor Kilbride and Seskin.

The Wicklow Gap really seems to attract motorcyclists and the various memorial stones along the way are a reflection of their speeding well beyond their ability and the speed limit.

Wishbone Ash · 07-07-2019 11:05PM

silverharp wrote: »

.... but motorcyclists are a pain , they come in bunches from behind and you cant hear whats happening...

....and over in the Motorcycle Forum they regularly complain about the roads of Wicklow being spoiled on a Sunday by the Lycra brigade!:D

PS - what do you mean by 'cant hear what's happening'?

I would think it's the complete opposite with motorcycles - you can hear everything that's happening.

silverharp · 08-07-2019 06:32AM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

....and over in the Motorcycle Forum they regularly complain about the roads of Wicklow being spoiled on a Sunday by the Lycra brigade!:D

PS - what do you mean by 'cant hear what's happening'?

I would think it's the complete opposite with motorcycles - you can hear everything that's happening.

i heard the bike coming,i pulled in a bit, guy passed me, i pulled out a bit only to be buzzed by a second bike, it turned out there were 4 of them but i couldnt hear the ones behind because of the noise from the one in front. a bit disconcerting

I presume your Blessington to Tallaght route is on the N81. A far quieter and cleaner option is here https://goo.gl/maps/UVV3BPaSThZFX4qt8 via Manor Kilbride and Seskin.

thats right, that was the plan, i missed the right turn near Valleymount

positron · 08-07-2019 09:27AM

silverharp wrote: »

i heard the bike coming,i pulled in a bit, guy passed me, i pulled out a bit only to be buzzed by a second bike, it turned out there were 4 of them but i couldnt hear the ones behind because of the noise from the one in front. a bit disconcerting

As a motorcyclist who also cycles... that's not all that different to any other traffic situation.. there could be cars behind a bus / truck etc...

Last friday, doing my occasional commute (Dundrum-Drogheda), I probably let my mind wander a bit and all of a sudden I am entering a mini roundabout near Balrothery, I was in the middle of the lane and going slightly too fast (for my skill, or lack of rather..), but that's okay as I told myself that I can cut the inner lane and ride almost straight. Just in that instance I heard a car over my shoulder - and it sounded way too close. Now I couldn't brake hard. Predictably, I went wide (under-steer?) at the roundabout, which I have done riding motorbikes, but this was a first for me on a pedal bike. Anyway, when I was sure I was going to hit the curb sideways and come off, I kinda threw myself at the telephone/electricity pole there and hugged it like a coala

Luckily the bike also stopped with me as my right foot stayed clipped in. It must have been comedy gold for the car driver behind me, but perhaps he was too busy on facebook/whatsapp in the first place, he didn't even stop. No one else saw it (hopefully) so I went on my way, nothing but bruised ego and an important lesson about daydreaming - DON'T.

silverharp · 08-07-2019 09:38AM

positron wrote: »

As a motorcyclist who also cycles... that's not all that different to any other traffic situation.. there could be cars behind a bus / truck etc...

its the relative noise and speed and the numbers.

smacl · 08-07-2019 11:49AM

silverharp wrote: »

its the relative noise and speed and the numbers.

Probably considered a crime against aesthetics by many here, but I use these bar end mirrors and find them handy enough.

08-07-2019 11:58AM

smacl wrote: »

Probably considered a crime against aesthetics by many here, but I use these bar end mirrors and find them handy enough.

Ah ha, I meant to ask about that when you posted a picture in the photos thread. Whats the view like on them ?

smacl · 08-07-2019 12:27PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah ha, I meant to ask about that when you posted a picture in the photos thread. Whats the view like on them ?

Pretty good on a clear day without rain and you keep them clean. My eyesight isn't great so even with the prescription sunglasses I don't find them much use in poorer conditions and they aren't a substitute for looking over your shoulder if you're changing lane prior to a right turn. Very handy if you're cycling with others or want to see if there's following traffic on a narrow road.

ED E · 08-07-2019 02:37PM

silverharp wrote: »

i heard the bike coming,i pulled in a bit, guy passed me, i pulled out a bit

If I was behind/beside you I'd instantly think you were a novice doing that.

smacl · 08-07-2019 03:18PM

ED E wrote: »

If I was behind/beside you I'd instantly think you were a novice doing that.

Yep. I often find that the first car behind you does a proper overtake and the car behind them skims you with a close pass. Seems to happen almost every time going uphill from Lamb's cross to Lamb Doyles for me.

pjmn · 08-07-2019 08:18PM

55km spin this evening after work, lovely evening - averaged almost 29km

https://www.strava.com/activities/2515603816

saccades · 08-07-2019 09:01PM

saccades wrote: »

Handy 15km around Djouce - went over the bars as I was trying to clip in going down toro. Slightly embarrassing.

At least I know I set the torque on the bolt holding the brakes correctly as they swivelled around undamaged.

Wrist hurts a bit holding my beer.

Now dosed up on vimovo as my shoulder is in agony. Spin class tomorrow night.

positron · 08-07-2019 10:03PM

Combined commute to & fro into a single ride using Garmin's "Resume Later" feature - cheeky way to get a long ride. 115k in total, got rained on towards the end, and I heard loud creaking coming from a bike going in the other direction at one stage - and had a look - yeah that was a boardman bike too. My own boardman's bottom bracket is starting to creak again. Need to get that greased up before it craps itself.

https://www.strava.com/activities/2515357746

Going thru City Center in rush hour is some new level of insanity - it's absolute chaos - it's absolutely everyone for themselves. Cyclists jumping lights, DublinBike folks leisurely pedaling while on phone or whatever, away pedestrians jaywalking half of them talking on phone and the rest are looking at their phone as they walk, parked cars and blocked traffic making even walking hard at times, and oh, motorbikes doing whatever they can do in between all this.

Alanstrainor · 08-07-2019 10:10PM

pjmn wrote: »

55km spin this evening after work, lovely evening - averaged almost 29km

https://www.strava.com/activities/2515603816

That's great going!

My commutes today were brilliant, I convinced myself I'm getting fitter... then copped that my above average speed was mostly due to the below average wind! It was lovely all the same, I just let loose and blasted home to clear the head. It always works.

shaka · 09-07-2019 05:42AM

40 km recovery ride yesterday evening, down on strength, couldn't push hard if I wanted . Need to get my ass in gear.

LollipopJimmy · 09-07-2019 09:45AM

Commuting in this morning I was overtaken by a girl on a single speed, I was tipping along at around 25kph, she got in front of me and then just stopped to cross the road in between the stationary traffic, in trying to avoid her I turned in and flipped over the bars. Knee is banged up and some road rash but mostly ok. She seemed oblivious to the fact that stopping dead in a tightly packed cycle lane was a bad idea, it's not as if I was wheel grabbing either, she'd overtaken and then decided to stop

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