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    #7592
    Omega28
    Registered Users Posts: 1,325 ✭✭✭Omega28


    Thanks. I might check Adverts and see if there's any sneaky bargains


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    #7593
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,053 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Omega28 wrote: »
    Thanks. I might check Adverts and see if there's any sneaky bargains
    Before you buy used check the likes of bike24, CRC, CSS and so on for new ones as you may get a bargain.
    I've a Garmin Edge 520 Plus which I picked up from CSS under some deal they had a while back.


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    #7594
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    The Wahoo element bolt is £185 on Amazon.

    I’ve had mine for a year now and it is superb. It’s worth getting the cadence and speed sensors as well.


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    #7595
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Omega28 wrote: »
    85km today

    Not very fast but I've only been doing this since the start of Lockdown

    Nothing wrong with 85k at that speed. Any day you get out for three hours plus on the bike is a good day. Fair play.


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    #7596
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,600 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    especially as a lot of that spin is in built up areas, the stop/start nature of the traffic and lights will obviously lower your average.


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    #7597
    rushfan
    Registered Users Posts: 970 ✭✭✭rushfan


    Tues morning, looked at the forecast which said dryish, but when I looked out it was wet. At this stage, I was in the gear , so stuck on the Galibier Tourmalet. It stayed on for the duration. 62km around the North County, followed by 74km yesterday. All enjoyable, especially yesterday before it got really hot.


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    #7598
    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Tony04 wrote: »
    Online is your best bet wahoo element bolt is usually around 220 garmin edge 520 200ish edge 530 250ish. I wouldnt go for anything cheaper as the features arent as good. You can get bundles that include speed sensor cadence sensor and heart rate monitor for around 300. If your lucky someone on here might have one knocking around if you want to save a fair chunk but the battery mightnt be as good as buying new.

    A Garmin 130 is a great option. I just moved from a Garmin 500 to this, and it is brilliant, tonnes of features and a low price at just under 120:

    https://www.halfords.ie/cycling-technology/cycle-computer-gps/garmin-edge-130-gps-cycling-computer-646613.html

    Can't go wrong imo.


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    #7599
    Omega28
    Registered Users Posts: 1,325 ✭✭✭Omega28


    83km in the bag today

    I dunno what I'm doing wrong but I don't think I'm fuelling right. I bring a banana and apple with me but my legs are gone after 40km even with the apple and banana


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    #7600
    Hairy Japanese BASTARDS!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 443 ✭✭Hairy Japanese BASTARDS!


    I went out again today after nearly being knocked down. I got nervous but I'm not letting some piss artist discourage me from cycling.

    At the potential pinch points I dismounted and walked on the footpath. It's utterly unacceptable that I'm reduced to doing that.

    I will build up my confidence again. There are some lethal parts around the North County Dublin.

    I hope to hear back about a near miss that I reported recently. I want to make an example of them.


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    #7601
    [Deleted User]
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    Omega28 wrote: »
    83km in the bag today

    I dunno what I'm doing wrong but I don't think I'm fuelling right. I bring a banana and apple with me but my legs are gone after 40km even with the apple and banana


    I can't do gels or even the drinks they just make my stomach sail and the texture of the gels triggers my gag reflex. Bananas, jam sandwiches (sometimes with peanut butter too, yum) or rice cakes. Cereal bars my partner makes for the kids are good too, cheap to make and you can vary what you put in them.

    This time of year I take a bottle of water and a ribena one or similar sugary cordial. Again this time of year you can bet your arse I'll be stopping for an ice-cream :D


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    #7602
    5CHULZY
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭5CHULZY


    50km ride on the single speed bike to pick up some paint. Had a huge smile as I cycled past all the traffic on the road. Out and back in 2 hours. Clontarf - portmarnock - malahide - swords and back.


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    #7603
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    Omega28 wrote: »
    83km in the bag today

    I dunno what I'm doing wrong but I don't think I'm fuelling right. I bring a banana and apple with me but my legs are gone after 40km even with the apple and banana

    I wouldn't be too hard on yourself. I did 80k last Friday and my quads were shot after 50k. You probably don't have the miles in the legs just yet but it will come. Maybe replace the apple with some chocolate or cereal bars. Make sure you have eaten well beforehand and then graze during the ride, and make sure to eat before you start to feel hungry.


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    #7604
    Tony04
    Registered Users Posts: 646 ✭✭✭Tony04


    Omega28 wrote: »
    83km in the bag today

    I dunno what I'm doing wrong but I don't think I'm fuelling right. I bring a banana and apple with me but my legs are gone after 40km even with the apple and banana

    Are you cycling distances like that every day? if so you would be absolutely shot you need to rest or take it easy at least one day a week.


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    #7605
    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,825 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    Omega28 wrote: »
    83km in the bag today

    I dunno what I'm doing wrong but I don't think I'm fuelling right. I bring a banana and apple with me but my legs are gone after 40km even with the apple and banana

    Lash a can of Coke into you when the legs are gone. - Can't beat it for the mid-spin giddy-up!!!

    Edit - if you're new at this game and averaging like 20-25kph then 40k is knocking on the door of 2 hours cycling. You definitely wanna be eating something more substantial at that point or before it IMO


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    #7606
    retalivity
    Registered Users Posts: 14,077 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    Out from dublin 8, up ballinascorney, kilbride camp, kippure estate, sally gap and back via glencree and the featherbeds. I forgot how much I hated that road from the Kippure estate to Sally gap - crap surface, up and down and hard to get in a rhythm, wind always in your face - and now Wicklow coco have put chips down on a large stretch of it. So another reason to avoid, especially if descending from the other direction.

    Apart from that, lovely evening out, apart from the flies. Going less than 15kmph up a hill, I had a halo of them buzzing around annoying me the whole way.

    57k, 2h20m, 932 up


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    #7607
    crosstownk
    Registered Users Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    retalivity wrote: »
    that road from the Kippure estate to Sally gap - crap surface, up and down and hard to get in a rhythm, wind always in your face - and now Wicklow coco have put chips down on a large stretch of it. So another reason to avoid, especially if descending from the other direction.


    57k, 2h20m, 932 up

    It wrecks my head the way they dress the roads in that way. It'll be a few more weeks before they remove the excess chips and even then the new surface will be as rough as fcuk on a road bike. I'm sure there's a good reason for that type of surface but I'm not a fan of it.

    Different county but in stark contrast, the N81 at the Embankment climb has been resurfaced (work due to finish tomorrow) and it's like a snooker table.
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    #7608
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,964 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    crosstownk wrote: »
    ... I'm sure there's a good reason for that type of surface but I'm not a fan of it....
    Much cheaper than Tarmacadam.


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    #7609
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,964 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    fat bloke wrote: »
    Lash a can of Coke into you when the legs are gone....
    This 100%.

    Can of full fat coke and a pack of fruit pastilles.

    Forget about fancy gels - they are just a marketing thing to relieve fools of their money. (...well, ok maybe they just upset my stomach).


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    #7610
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    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    This 100%.

    Can of full fat coke and a pack of fruit pastilles.

    Forget about fancy gels - they are just a marketing thing to relieve fools of their money. (...well, ok maybe they just upset my stomach).

    FFS do they still make them? I was more of a Fruit Gums man myself though that feeling of not chewing one enough before swallowing !!!!!! I'm going to invest in a packet of both tomorrow as I've not had the pleasure of either in years!!!!!!!!


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    #7611
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    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    This 100%.

    Can of full fat coke and a pack of fruit pastilles.

    Forget about fancy gels - they are just a marketing thing to relieve fools of their money. (...well, ok maybe they just upset my stomach).

    I always swore by the Clif bars, but recently (mainly because I’m finding them harder to get hold of) I’ve been taking belvita bars. They are about a fifth of the price and seem to keep me going just as well.


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    #7612
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,964 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Hairy Japanese BASTARDS! wrote: »
    I went out again today after nearly being knocked down. I got nervous but I'm not letting some piss artist discourage me from cycling.

    At the potential pinch points I dismounted and walked on the footpath. It's utterly unacceptable that I'm reduced to doing that.

    I will build up my confidence again. There are some lethal parts around the North County Dublin.

    I hope to hear back about a near miss that I reported recently. I want to make an example of them.
    Is there a possibility that you are overly-sensitive or is there something about the way that you are cycling that is encouraging anti-cycling behaviour from motorists?

    I'm not having a go at you - it's a genuine query but so many of your posts/threads are negative in nature. I cycle on averge about 400km per week, mostly in north Co Dublin and I rarely have close passes or altercations with motorists. There is one section of road I sometimes find a bit 'unsettling' but 99% of the time is cycling bliss.


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    #7613
    dahat
    Registered Users Posts: 16,662 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    Aegir wrote: »
    I always swore by the Clif bars, but recently (mainly because I’m finding them harder to get hold of) I’ve been taking belvita bars. They are about a fifth of the price and seem to keep me going just as well.

    Make your own bars/ oat cookies, far more economical. There is plenty receipes about that take minimal effort.

    I make these every Friday night, double up the ingredients makes around 12. I add some whey for a little flavour, each has around 21gms carb.

    https://www.kitchensanctuary.com/banana-oat-cookies/


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    #7614
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,964 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Deleted User wrote: »
    FFS do they still make them?...
    Indeed they do. Had a pack today with a Wispa and a can of full fat Coke.

    This Google review is puzzling. Must have been written by some weirdo. How can 2125 of calories/sugar not be good? I'd love to see the writer getting through a long ride in Wicklow on lettuce.
    Are Fruit Pastilles good for you?
    No, your Fruit Pastilles habit will not lead to glowing health. Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles are flavoured with the concentrated juice of seven fruits, but the amount they contain is tiny. ... Those 11.5 tubes of Fruit Pastilles have no fibre and 2,125 calories – most of it sugar.


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    #7615
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    Are they still the same though???? Loved how they'd make you salivate like a dog if you just kept it in your mouth without chewing it.


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    #7616
    [Deleted User]
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    dahat wrote: »
    Make your own bars/ oat cookies, far more economical. There is plenty receipes about that take minimal effort.

    I make these every Friday night, double up the ingredients makes around 12. I add some whey for a little flavour, each has around 21gms carb.

    https://www.kitchensanctuary.com/banana-oat-cookies/

    You can fancy homemade ones up even more buy making them a little thinner and sandwiching 2 together on the day of eating with jam and or peanut butter and some banana slices !!!!! Om nom nom :pac: :pac: :pac:

    I have a thing for PBBJ :D


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    #7617
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,964 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Are they still the same though???? Loved how they'd make you salivate like a dog if you just kept it in your mouth without chewing it.
    Was that not Opal Fruits? "Made to make your mouth water"


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    #7618
    crosstownk
    Registered Users Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    Fruit Pastilles. Still as tasty as ever. €1.50 for a pack of three in SuperValu last week.
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    #7619
    wheelo01
    Registered Users Posts: 679 ✭✭✭wheelo01


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    Was that not Opal Fruits? "Made to make your mouth water"

    They were made to make your mouth water, but gotta chew, gotta chew is pastilles



    https://youtu.be/bMpXqco7Zck


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    #7620
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,964 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Aegir wrote: »
    I always swore by the Clif bars...
    I always swear at them. Vile product - feels like hardened chunks of vomit
    dahat wrote: »
    Make your own bars/ oat cookies, far more economical. There is plenty receipes about that take minimal effort.

    I make these every Friday night..
    Feck that. One, I can't cook and two, the last thing I'd want to do on a Friday night is try to cook. No receipe takes minimal effort. I'm at my limit doing beans on toast. #can't cook/won't cook


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    #7621
    onlineweb
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭onlineweb


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    Is there a possibility that you are overly-sensitive or is there something about the way that you are cycling that is encouraging anti-cycling behaviour from motorists?

    I'm not having a go at you - it's a genuine query, but so many of your posts/threads are negative in nature. I cycle on averge about 400km per week, mostly in north Co Dublin and I rarely have close passes or altercations with motorists. There is one section of road I sometimes find a bit 'unsettling' but 99% of the time is cycling bliss.

    What section of road do you find unsettling?

    I think the road to Newbridge House in Donabate can be a intimidating especially with aggressive drivers.


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