Seth Brundle wrote: » In my own experience, you don't see really people out racing. You might see them training but if they are training in a group then they are with a group who all have similar fitness levels (and therefore it doesn't look like racing). I do my best to push myself every time I'm out for a spin. I'm not racing but I am usually doing my damnedest. I wear clothing that suitable for what I'm doing. My shorts are padded because otherwise I wouldn't be able to stay out for as long on a modern saddle. I wear a top that isn't going to blow about in the wind and which has pockets that I can put stuff into. It's the same as a person doing pretty much any sport. They wear gear appropriate to their chosen activity. I found that I had to get certain tee-shirts even to go out running because I'd rip the nipples off myself otherwise. Similarly, I own a decent pair of runners because I've crap knees and hips. People see the lycra gear on cyclists and lose rational thought. They assume that the wearer is a wannabe Sam Bennett rather than someone simply wearing clothing appropriate to a leisure activity.
Tombo2001 wrote: » Again, I know its a digression but.... Back in my athletics days, I could run a race every week of the year if I wanted.... And I dont just mean the tshirt races in the phoenix park, or the fund raiser 5ks that your local GAA club put on. I mean proper club races with high standard, on track, on cross country, on road. Across Senior, Novice, Intermediate and Masters. I never see this in cycling? There are heaps of Sportifs - but actual races? Where are they? When are they? For me - are there Masters races?
Tombo2001 wrote: » I never see this in cycling? There are heaps of Sportifs - but actual races? Where are they? When are they? For me - are there Masters races?
Macy0161 wrote: » Most clubs have at least one spring and/or summer league. There's open racing Saturday and Sunday of the season (March to October), and then CX over the winter. IVCA (the vets) do midweek races as well as the weekend during the summer I think. That's not even including the various mtb disciplines and clubs, which I know nothing about. I'd say you could race every weekend for most of the year, if you had the appropriate bikes/ skills/ fitness!
breezy1985 wrote: » Contact your nearest club or cycling Ireland if your interested and they will point you in the right direction. I always assume the reason I don't see many races is they are as far away from civilization as humanly possible
breezy1985 wrote: » I assume it would be common that anyone wanting to race would also need to be a motorist at races are deep in the countryside?
CramCycle wrote: » A personal thing, I used to ride to all races but have gotten lazy in recent years. Young lads still spin out to all races, win, and go home.
breezy1985 wrote: » I'm usually happy with a 40/50k ride so ide be gassed just getting to the start lines from the city
Tombo2001 wrote: » I feel like we are speaking slightly in code here - what sort of routes do we normally see races on? What would be a typical route - say for the clubs based in Dublin and its suburbs, or other cities.
"Another menace on a push bike that thinks traffic laws doesn’t apply to her. Hopefully she will walk or get the bus in future rather than trying to cycle underneath it".
"Poor driver hope there ok,cyclist thinking they can just keep going straight as vehicles turn if other road users need to obey the rules and cyclists want equal rights they need to do the same but rush though city's as fast as they want,at the end of the day were only a bag of meat and dont stand a chance"
Seth Brundle wrote: » The cure is to stay away from the cesspool of low-iq muppets on facebook. It is a hateful site!
Thelonious Monk wrote: » I'm actually pretty upset by some of the sh*t I've been reading on facebook today. A girl was hit by a bus on Parnell st and rushed to hospital and people are posting under their real names that they hope the driver is ok or this one - Like seriously this is dangerous stuff, and it's not helped by the media either. These are grown adults posting this under their real names. How did it come to this in a civilised society? I can't look at this stuff again for my own sanity.
[Deleted User] wrote: » I know in our place last time we were hiring checks were done on peoples online presence. Everybody posts some rubbish online but to be stupid enough to do some of the more nasty stuff under your own name or with a publicly accessible profile and picture of you? They didn't find any serial anti cycling people or racists etc or anything interesting at all really but was an eye opener as to how open people leave themselves and their profiles to a check like that. The time and frequency of posting was also looked at too. One man in particular you'd wonder if he ever did a tap in his current job such was the post volume during the working day. He wasn't posting anything bad just the volume during the working day, every single day. Needless to say he didn't get the job.
Mickiemcfist wrote: » Out of interest, how was that checked?
Oymyakon wrote: » Another thing is people seem to be offended by some cyclists wearing cycling kit (the cheek of them), making it seem like an elitist hobby rather than just an efficient way to get from A to B?
p15574 wrote: » They're never "wearing" it, always "clad"
Deleted User wrote: » Email address and real name + google, that simple.They knew what people looked like from the interviews No idea of the legality or morality of it but if you put yourself out there as they say.
mr spuckler wrote: » I've always assumed this to be the case in recent years, one of the reasons why my Twitter account is in a shortened version of my name. And that's despite the fact that I'd never post anything offensive, aggressive and certainly nothing as grotesque as the quoted posts above.
Thelonious Monk wrote: » For all the flak cyclists have to take about cycling on footpaths in Irish Times letters and on radio shows, how often do we all see the likes of this? And cars have to drive on the footpath in order to park on the footpath, there are 6 cars parked on the double yellow lined footpath outside my house now!https://twitter.com/AlanDub13/status/1310858616853979137
breezy1985 wrote: » I see people with buggies have to do it quite often and it must be a nightmare for wheelchair users
It is urging the Government to supplement this with increases in Vehicle Registration Tax, Road Tax, and taxes on petrol and diesel vehicles, along with regulations in order to reduce transport emissions.
Mickiemcfist wrote: » I watched a show a few years ago where Pro rugby players had to use a wheelchair to get from their club to Dublin City centre, Felix Jones had to go from Thomond park in Limerick. Something I hadn't considered was on bin day, he had to move wheelie bins out of his way on narrow foot paths. Ever since i make sure mine leaves room!
![Photo of [Deleted User]](https://w8.vanillicon.com/v2/892f365931e5cb4ba5c9d4ce2c7da299.svg)
