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The wimp list ...

Beasty

So who cycled into work today?

and will you be doing it again tomorrow...

... or do you want your name adding to the wimp list?

Couldn't believe the amount of standing water on the roads of Fingal this evening. I was heading into Rush and then came across cars held up in both directions as they tried to find the shallowest route through. Then more floods on the Skerries Road, and turning at Loughshinney the water was flowing off the fields. It's the first time I've found my feet completely covered in water while riding through the floods - luckily there were no hidden potholes.

Hopefully it will have cleared a bit by the morning, and I'll be able to benefit properly from the predicted 40kph Northerly tailwind

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a148pro

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Width or tread won't make any difference on ice.

Makes sense I suppose, but how do lads head out in sub zero then?

Diarmuid

a148pro wrote: »

Makes sense I suppose, but how do lads head out in sub zero then?

Dry roads and sub zero is ok.

magicbastarder

it's a little misty out here too.

Wishbone Ash

a148pro wrote: »

Makes sense I suppose, but how do lads head out in sub zero then?

As has been said, dry roads may be ok. Some stick to treated roads only if there is a danger of ice. Local authorities usually have information on which roads they treat.

nilhg

Suprisingly little ice on the roads here this morning but club spin cancelled because of thick fog, just the excuse needed to take the CX bike up the Curragh.

Met a few local lads on the road as I was coming home but they were taking a chance, visibility is poor and getting worse.

bazermc

Minus 3.8 in the Phoenix park this morning and some lunatic passed me with shorts on.

cletus

nilhg wrote: »

Suprisingly little ice on the roads here this morning but club spin cancelled because of thick fog, just the excuse needed to take the CX bike up the Curragh.

Met a few local lads on the road as I was coming home but they were taking a chance, visibility is poor and getting worse.

They weren't wearing tracksuits and runners, were they?

nilhg

cletus wrote: »

They weren't wearing tracksuits and runners, were they?

No, the two I met are both long past that stage.

Tracksuits and runners on a morning like that doesn't bare thinking about.

cletus

nilhg wrote: »

No, the two I met are both long past that stage.

Tracksuits and runners on a morning like that doesn't bare thinking about.

I completely wimped out this morning, but as I was heading down to pick up some breakfast supplies, I was passed by 3 fellas in tracksuits, runners and hoodies. It looked extremely unpleasant...

byrnem31

Was gunning to go out this morning but the roads were too bad.

magicbastarder

The visibility was quite poor - was out in the car and went through a Garda checkpoint, and you could only see the flashing lights from maybe 100m away at a rough guess.

C3PO

Roads were absolutely lethal around Shankill and Bray this morning! Left it until about 11 and had a very pleasant spin!

secman

Headed out close to one ish, met a club mate and stayed on a main road, lovely winter sunshine, at about 25km we hit a wall of fog, we were happy to turn back into the sunshine and ended up with a nice 50km spin.

[Deleted User]

Maybe I should have taken the hint from having to pour hot water on the shed padlock to get the bike out, but I headed out anyway. Quite frosty in patches around Dundrum and Stillorgan. I headed for the coast and the CMR was a lot better. Still a few eejits beeping from cars or commenting from the forrtpath as to why I was 'in the middle of the road' and not on the icy cycle paths!

Speaking of which, on much of the roads, there seemed to be a dry channel between two wet sections, with the wet sections coinciding with tyre paths. Which is the safer option - to follow the wet tyre paths (which would have had lots of friction from tyres) or the central drier section (which might be more likely to have hidden black ice patches.

smacl

a148pro wrote: »

Makes sense I suppose, but how do lads head out in sub zero then?

Chucking the studded ice tyres on the cx bike this evening but even then will be picking my times to go out. Fair bit of ice up in Ticknock this afternoon, not a problem on the trails but the tarmac bits were sketchy. Low sunlight also didn't help matters.

wheelo01

Two days of wimping it for me, got as far as getting dressed yesterday, went int the boxroom to get the bike and it started lashing with sleet, immediate change into lounging around clothes.

I only looked out the window this morning and thought, not a feckin chance am I going out in that freezing fog.

magicbastarder

met eireann seem to be forecasting snow for dublin tonight, but to have turned to sleet by about 8am.

Wildly Boaring

Just did 90 min intervals on turbo.

Ugh shouldn't have been such a wimp.
Paths were slippy when I was thinking of getting out the bike

a148pro

smacl wrote: »

Chucking the studded ice tyres on the cx bike this evening but even then will be picking my times to go out. Fair bit of ice up in Ticknock this afternoon, not a problem on the trails but the tarmac bits were sketchy. Low sunlight also didn't help matters.

Yeah I got out this afternoon and up and around Prince William's seat. The only ice I really encountered was in puddles up there and on the little road leading to the gate up to that portion of the Wicklow way. Its kind of in a little hollow and more or less remained frozen all day. Was absolutely lethal so had me well warned for the descent in the dark. Baltic then but no ice yet.

Cold though it is you have to love the bike in the mountains on a crisp winter evening. Clouds covering Dublin city again, amazing looking.

Alanstrainor

Skipped the bike on Friday, and I'm wondering about tomorrow too. I'm in Portmarnock, right beside the sea and heading to Howth, surely it'll be ok? Am I being too cautious??

Alanstrainor

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Skipped the bike on Friday, and I'm wondering about tomorrow too. I'm in Portmarnock, right beside the sea and heading to Howth, surely it'll be ok? Am I being too cautious??

A no from me this morning. Temperatures reached -4.4C at Dublin airport over night, no chance I was risking it. Let's see what tomorrow brings.

smacl

Weepsie wrote: »

Have a studded tyre permamounted onto a spare front wheel for these situations

And now just realised it's a centrelock and all spare discs are 6 bolt so something to buy

Makes sense, put mine on last night and they're a pain to get on. Plenty of ice around Ballyboden this morning but probably won't make it out until tomorrow.

Macy0161

Was never heading out yesterday, but a few spills on the club spins and/or sketchy moments going by reports. I normally head for gravel on such mornings, but you still have to get to and link the gravel, so would've been wary to be honest given the roads. Also, I did manage an off on fire road black (brown) ice last winter too where it was muddy with felling, so even that isn't without risks.

[Deleted User]

Walked the youngest to pre-school this morning in her buggy much to her disgust but I was glad of it for the stability. Paths and road were absolutely lethal in the estates with black ice. No way I was chancing putting her up on the bike.

Pinch Flat

Yeah I got up and our for a pre-work walk. Paths lethal. No way I would get up on a bike with those conditions.

[Deleted User]

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Yeah I got up and our for a pre-work walk. Paths lethal. No way I would get up on a bike with those conditions.

Me too, picking up every possible grass verge or grassy section - lots of folks on paths were having wobbles, don't know how anyone could go out in 'work shoes' as about to something with a grippy heel.

Interestingly, Strava gave me a similar calorie count for my hour's careful walking as it would usually give me for an hour of strenuous cycling. Is this typical?

tomasrojo

Had to take it quite slow this morning, but no problems otherwise. More frost than ice on the Goatstown/Clonskeagh route.

magicbastarder

was just out for a walk; footpaths beginning to get slippy in places.

Oymyakon

Cycled very slowly to and from work last two days. Swords - Grand Canal Dock. Actually went on my arse coming out of the driveway yesterday but no harm done apart from a tiny rip in my brand new castelli overshoes. The roads in general are decent on my route but still nervous as f.ck

Paddigol

Have the bike with me in work for commute to Greystones via N11... had assumed that with +5 degrees and by the coast there shouldn't be a problem. Will see soon enough!