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

at1withmyself · 05-04-2020 03:21PM

[quote="dahat;113061214"did 37km just about on the limit of my 2lm radius.
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I don't think 37km falls under brief, doesn't matter if you do loops but try keep it brief if you can

#stayindoors
#safelives

Etc · 05-04-2020 03:24PM

I'm seeing quite a few cyclists out around Howth hill over the last couple of days

dahat · 05-04-2020 04:50PM

at1withmyself wrote: »

I don't think 37km falls under brief, doesn't matter if you do loops but try keep it brief if you can

#stayindoors
#safelives

I'm on the turbo 5 days per week & it's 1hr 20mins on the road, that's brief in my eyes. That loop is the absolute maximum I'll do as I feel its within boundaries. I need thus brief release from work stress etc.

at1withmyself · 05-04-2020 05:06PM

dahat wrote: »

I'm on the turbo 5 days per week & it's 1hr 20mins on the road, that's brief in my eyes. That loop is the absolute maximum I'll do as I feel its within boundaries. I need thus brief release from work stress etc.

Ah so if your stressed from work then it's OK. Look we're all in the same boat, its only for a short while so either do 6 turbo days or a brief 30 minute spin. Or please just don't post your spins here as its depressing to read.

NamelessPhil · 06-04-2020 07:55AM

at1withmyself wrote: »

I don't think 37km falls under brief, doesn't matter if you do loops but try keep it brief if you can

#stayindoors
#safelives

"Brief" is not mentioned on the government website in the document last updated on 1st April linked below.

"to exercise within 2 kilometres of your house. You cannot exercise with people from outside your household"

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/cf9b0d-new-public-health-measures-effective-now-to-prevent-further-spread-o/

letape · 06-04-2020 09:12AM

NamelessPhil wrote: »

"Brief" is not mentioned on the government website in the document last updated on 1st April linked below.

"to exercise within 2 kilometres of your house. You cannot exercise with people from outside your household"

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/cf9b0d-new-public-health-measures-effective-now-to-prevent-further-spread-o/

Surely not everything has to be defined and people can use some common sense in these circumstances. If everyone was out cycling for 37km a day (or the waking equivalent), our streets would be full of people. It’s limited to 2km from your home and no-one envisages people doing lap after lap with the 2km radius. The instruction is to “stay at home”.

cletus · 06-04-2020 11:15AM

First cycle since the "lockdown"

By the numbers:

57 minutes 45 seconds

4.24 miles

Avg. speed 4.4mph

72ft of elevation

And seemingly infinite stops to try and convince my 7 year old that "gear 6" is not "the best gear"

Mercian Pro · 06-04-2020 05:49PM

Not telling

beggars_bush · 06-04-2020 07:58PM

Etc wrote: »

I'm seeing quite a few cyclists out around Howth hill over the last couple of days

we've a hill with a slope like Alpe D'Huez within 2km of the house. I think 20 runs up and down it should do the trick

retalivity · 06-04-2020 08:01PM

45mins round my 2km in dublin city centre. Traffic lights are a nuisance, constantly stop start. Need to find an anti-clockwise loop with no lights in Dublin 8!

Mc Love · 07-04-2020 07:43AM

retalivity wrote: »

45mins round my 2km in dublin city centre. Traffic lights are a nuisance, constantly stop start. Need to find an anti-clockwise loop with no lights in Dublin 8!

Just roll over the sensor if you can (are the first in the queue), they should change instantly if there is no traffic around

magicbastarder · 07-04-2020 08:40AM

not if you're on a bike with too little ferrous material in it.

MojoMaker · 07-04-2020 09:23AM

Where are these sensors located?

magicbastarder · 07-04-2020 10:10AM

There are induction coils under the road at many junctions, usually visible where you see rectangles defined by thin lines of tar just behind the stop line. They would usually be triggered by a mass of steel sitting above them waiting at the lights.

wirelessdude01 · 07-04-2020 10:16AM

Mc Love wrote: »

Just roll over the sensor if you can (are the first in the queue), they should change instantly if there is no traffic around

I think a cyclist and bike aren't heavy enough. We figured this out at home that even a group of cyclists weren't enough to trigger them.

wersal gummage · 07-04-2020 10:24AM

I'm a cyclist, so not trying to stir.

Out for a short stroll yesterday and a lad went past me at ful tilt, this is a residential area, not remote at all, panting and actually spat as he went past. Middle aged. Beyond obnoxious.

07-04-2020 10:26AM

wersal gummage wrote: »

I'm a cyclist, so not trying to stir.

Out for a short stroll yesterday and a lad went past me at ful tilt, this is a residential area, not remote at all, panting and actually spat as he went past. Middle aged. Beyond obnoxious.

That wasn't a cyclist. It was an asshole riding a bike.

Alanstrainor · 07-04-2020 10:33AM

I have a nice loop that's within my 2km radius around Portmarnock. It's a nice loop really, a couple of little hills, quiet roads for a lot of it. I aim for an hour in the mornings before work and it's such a good way to start the day. For the most part drivers I encounter are courteous, but there I've had a surprising amount of aggression still on the empty roads. It's a shame really.

RobertFoster · 07-04-2020 10:41AM

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

I think a cyclist and bike aren't heavy enough. We figured this out at home that even a group of cyclists weren't enough to trigger them.

I don't believe they're weight based, you have to cycle along the tar lines to trigger the coil. Aim for the lines running parallel rather than perpendicular to the road.

If it's a specific set of lights that aren't triggering for cyclists, the tolerance may need adjusting and can be reported on FixYourStreet.ie

Seth Brundle · 07-04-2020 10:41AM

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

I think a cyclist and bike aren't heavy enough. We figured this out at home that even a group of cyclists weren't enough to trigger them.

A few magnets under the bike may be enough to trigger the electormagnetic field created by the induction loop into thinking that you're a car.

cletus · 07-04-2020 11:20AM

ronoc wrote: »

That wasn't a cyclist. It was an asshole riding a bike.

Yes it was, it was just an asshole cyclist. Anyone cycling a bike is a cyclist. Anyone driving a car is a driver. There's good and bad in both, but you can't disown the ones you don't like, just the same way as you shouldn't dump all drivers into the category of "empty couch driving oblivious road owners" or whatever.

Too much generalisations by and about both groups.

*That's a general you, as opposed to me directly addressing ronoc

Mercian Pro · 07-04-2020 11:56AM

Mc Love wrote: »

Just roll over the sensor if you can (are the first in the queue), they should change instantly if there is no traffic around

magicbastarder wrote: »

not if you're on a bike with too little ferrous material in it.

magicbastarder wrote: »

There are induction coils under the road at many junctions, usually visible where you see rectangles defined by thin lines of tar just behind the stop line. They would usually be triggered by a mass of steel sitting above them waiting at the lights.

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

I think a cyclist and bike aren't heavy enough. We figured this out at home that even a group of cyclists weren't enough to trigger them.

Check out https://www.bikewalknc.org/bicycle-detection-at-traffic-signals/
They work fine with aluminium wheels but carbon seems to be problematic.

Mc Love · 07-04-2020 02:23PM

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

I think a cyclist and bike aren't heavy enough. We figured this out at home that even a group of cyclists weren't enough to trigger them.

I've proven this works, I can be on my way to the lights at several junctions thinking that they wont change and by the time I reach the stop line, they've changed green simply by rolling over the joint sections of the sensors. It does work but you have to be pretty accurate and a specific type of wheel

Mc Love · 07-04-2020 02:25PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I have a nice loop that's within my 2km radius around Portmarnock. It's a nice loop really, a couple of little hills, quiet roads for a lot of it. I aim for an hour in the mornings before work and it's such a good way to start the day. For the most part drivers I encounter are courteous, but there I've had a surprising amount of aggression still on the empty roads. It's a shame really.

Agreed Alan - thats what I've done the last two mornings, puts me in a great mood for sitting at my desk/computer at home.

Roadtoad · 07-04-2020 02:45PM

Not me, my daughter: Just spent an hour trying to master the unicycle that's been in the shed for a while. Nearly there, another day or two will nail it.

Me: I'm over to the parenting/walking/jogging forums to report my recent exercise.

Guilt: 40km of laps between the roundabouts.

Beasty · 07-04-2020 05:28PM

Roadtoad wrote: »

Guilt: 40km of laps between the roundabouts.

If you have a roundabout to yourself, 40km round a single one on a unicycle seems entirely appropriate:pac:

dahat · 07-04-2020 06:55PM

Today I complied & never left the house on my bike.

ted1 · 07-04-2020 08:46PM

dahat wrote: »

Not that old yet! Turbo is structured sessions & get out once per week on the road.

I’m working from home so would go demented if I didn’t get out for a change of scenery

magicbastarder · 07-04-2020 09:57PM

mod note - i've deleted a post as per mod note #7096. please remember the exercise allowed is 'brief'
edit: just for the sake of clarity, from now on, anything over one hour will not be considered to be brief. unfortunately, we have to draw the line somewhere, and the best place to debate where the line sits would be the 'coronavirus and cycling impact' thread. but for the purposes of this thread, it's 60 minutes.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 08-04-2020 08:09AM

I'm lucky that I have a 6.2km loop which all falls with the 2km radius, I done it 4 times last night (again) Theres 80m of climbing on the loop so roughly 300m for a 25km spin isn't a bad workout. The one problem is the roads are very poor and broken up in places and so its a slow slog at times and its sore on the bike...my seat post slipped 4inches last night such is the pounding the bike takes in places but thankfully the tyres seem to be holding up great with zero cuts or nicks (Michelin Lithion 2's (25mm)- Highly recommended bomb proof training tyre)

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

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