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

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  • #8462
    NamelessPhil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,098 ✭✭✭NamelessPhil


    My yearly cycling goal was completed today. I rode the Pink Elephant 200 solo around Cork. It's a great route encompassing some of the best scenery Cork has to offer.

    I was riding it as part of the Audax Ireland Four Provinces challenge. I started with the Mayo 200 in the middle of Storm Dennis in February, the Orwell 200 in March, the Titanic Torr in mid-July for Ulster (another great route taking in the Antrim glens and Torr Head) and finally today's ride for Munster.

    Never let it be said that I do things the easy way!

    https://strava.app.link/nd7nl1hFncb


  • #8463
    ednwireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 14,797 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    60km flatish south of donegal town. most surprising was the weather one very light shower ,winter sunshine the rest of the time.

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



  • #8464
    patrickc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,103 ✭✭✭patrickc


    I did 85k today and the wind behind me was great, a bit harsh going against. I got a puncture too my first on my p zero tyres a nice cut in the tyre too. Nice day for a spin.


  • #8465
    secman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,780 ✭✭✭secman


    Solo spin today, up to Kilmuckridge along the coast road to Blackwater, Curracloe to main Wexford road. Right for Castlebridge, Crossabeg on to Enniscorthy, Ferns. Right turn to The Harrow , Boolavogue, Ballyedmund and home.
    81km avg 26.5kph 650 meters.
    Body still sore after the spill on Tuesday night.


  • #8466
    rushfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 970 ✭✭✭rushfan


    Got in 40km on Saturday, squeezed in between the Leinster game & the All Ireland. Another 50 km yesterday but found it a tad harder than normal. having a few issues with the right knee atm which doesn't help. All this weekend sport on the box also doesn't help either.


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  • #8467
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    Escaped Dublin for the weekend and luckily my bike was ready after me finally dropping it in for post crash inspection and bit of a tune up just on time. Got a nice ~75k ish super slow spin on Sunday from Dungarvan towards Tramore along the coast and then swung into Dunhill when I reached Annestown > Kill > back to Bunmahon and then back along the coast to Dungarvan. So nice to get off the busy Dublin/Wicklow/Kildare roads, barely any cars and any that do pass you give you a huge amount of space. It's so much more pleasant, but I guess they're very much used to cyclists on the coast road. The only car that cut me close was a Dublin reg SUV. Go figure. :)

    Eps-Ku7z-XYAAOPL5-1.jpg

    Hadn't done anything above 20k on the bike since crashing in September and hadn't been outdoors at all on it since October so saddle became a little uncomfortable and shoulders a little tender today but totally worth it. Glad to be confident the bike is good to go now with the two week break from work, hoping to get out and about on it a good bit now before the level 5 restrictions kick back in.


  • #8468
    dahat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,196 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    Not on a Bianchi by any chance?


  • #8469
    MojoMaker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,977 ✭✭✭MojoMaker


    Welcome back RQ :pac:


  • #8470
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    dahat wrote: »
    Not on a Bianchi by any chance?

    I wish. :) A Liv.


  • #8471
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    MojoMaker wrote: »
    Welcome back RQ :pac:

    Until the next crash...


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  • #8472
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 26,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    I wish. :) A Liv.

    A new Liv turned up in work a few months ago, while not a Giant fan, the Livs are very nice looking IMO


  • #8473
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    CramCycle wrote: »
    A new Liv turned up in work a few months ago, while not a Giant fan, the Livs are very nice looking IMO

    I swore I wouldn't buy one when they started hitting the roads :pac: but it is a lovely looking thing and size does fit me much better. They've really improved the look of them I think, when they first came out I wasn't liking the look.
    Here she is

    Screenshot-2020-12-22-at-23-50-16.png


  • #8474
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,095 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    CramCycle wrote: »
    A new Liv turned up in work a few months ago, while not a Giant fan, the Livs are very nice looking IMO

    Still see some sporting suicide brakes :eek:


  • #8475
    DaveyDave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,531 ✭✭✭DaveyDave


    I've been using Zwift for a few weeks now, just doing 30-45 minute spins. Got a Kicker Core recently so the resistance with hills is engaging enough and now my power is accurate so I can keep up better.

    I've done Emily's Short Mix twice now which I couldn't even finish and today I did Tabata intervals. I can cruise outside for 60-90 minutes easy enough but Christ any sort of effort kills me almost instantly. I didn't realise I was this out of shape :(


  • #8476
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 26,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    ED E wrote: »
    Still see some sporting suicide brakes :eek:

    I never thought of the Livs having them, I only heard of them on one giant model but I wasn't paying attention. On that note RQ, have you changed out your brake pads since you bought the bike?


  • #8477
    Daroxtar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,452 ✭✭✭Daroxtar


    First proper spin outside in two months since I came off and wrecked my thumb. I did a quick 45 minute spin the other day just to check the paw but I'm not really counting that.
    Went out today with a couple of the club mates. It was great to have the craic and the chat again. Cold but sunny. Lots of debris on the road after last night's gusts. Hand held up fairly well but was a bit tender at the end so I had no desire to do more and try to get Rapha Festive 500 kms on the board. Headwind on the last 15km really reminded me of the difference between Zwift and reality. You can do all the turbo you like but it's nearly impossible to replicate that shock to the system when you are sucking freezing cold air into your lungs. Still, it was good to be back out.
    Longwood - Enfield - Summerhill - Dunsany - Kilmessan - Trim - Longwood. 61km @ 29.5kmh
    https://www.strava.com/activities/4524193875


  • #8478
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 1,732 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    It was pretty cold and showery when I was due to set off this morning so I bottled it and did two hours on the turbo in the shed instead. It actually turned out to be a pretty fine morning so I was kicking myself for not getting out there.

    Mrs dancinpants got me a Garmin 130 for Xmas so am looking forward to getting out a few times over the next week while I'm off but having two lunatics under two at home doesn't make it easy at times.


  • #8479
    positron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,451 ✭✭✭positron


    Also doing time at Costa del Shed lately, trying out various apps, currently on ERGVideo. They have a plan with 4 or 5 two hour rides per week.. found absolutely no power in legs after an hour. Most of the ride was arouns70-80% of the FTP. Completely unfit at the moment, and struggling.


  • #8480
    secman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,780 ✭✭✭secman


    Headed from home to Ballyedmund, across to Boolavogue, The Harrow and into Ferns. On to Camolin, Clogh , Gorey , out to Ballycanew, Killenagh and home. 50km 440 meters, 25.7 kph avg. Bitter cold and a wind that would cut you in 2. But dry :)


  • #8481
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 1,732 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Braved the wind and the cold this morning and got 45k in before I bailed out. 3 degrees, 40kph winds in my face and sleet squalls. Stupidly picked a very hilly route and felt very exposed on the high sections and nearly came off in a cross wind. 45k @ 25kph with 750m ascent. Not for the faint hearted! Didn't see any other cyclists out for the first time in a long time. New Garmin worked a treat but not a chance I was chasing any KOMs or PRs in those conditions.


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  • #8482
    cletus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭cletus


    Having wimped out the last two mornings, I decided I was going out today regardless. Some pretty heavy headwinds on the way out made me almost mini-wimp out, slowed me right down, and drained the legs enough that when I had the wind to my back I struggled to make use of it.

    Having said all that, still enjoyed it. A hard cycle is better than no cycle


  • #8483
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 254 ✭✭ [Deleted User]


    36k. City centre. Round Howth and then home. Nice morning for it


  • #8484
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 16,040 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    Just in from a short spin myself. Saw a middle aged female cyclist down at the junction of Taylors Lane and Whitechurch road. A crowd had already gathered and an ambulance had been called so I didn't stick around, hope she's ok and was thinking about her for the rest of the ride. Rest of the cycle was uneventful taking in the backroads around the Scalp and Barnasligen lane which was like a carpark with the amount of walkers out. Loads of mud and assorted crap on the roads too so took it slowly. 35k with 511m of up all in.

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  • #8485
    secman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,780 ✭✭✭secman


    Headed out just after noon, hoping it would warm up a bit. From the house did a little loop around Ballygarrett/ Cahore, Killenagh, Ballycanew to Gorey. Out to Clogh , Camolin, Ferns, across to The Harrow, Boolavogue, Ballyedmund and home.
    62 km, 523 meters, avg 25.7 kph
    Stiff oul cold winds again but nice to just tick over.


  • #8486
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 43,867 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Your stats are similar to mine secman: 64km @ 25km/h and 540m across the hills near Kilteel (near the Kildare/Wicklow/Dublin border)
    After 9 days off the bike, I had nothing in my legs when I set out - feeling absolutely wrecked now


  • #8487
    wirelessdude01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,467 ✭✭✭wirelessdude01


    Seth Brundle wrote: »
    Your stats are similar to mine secman: 64km @ 25km/h and 540m across the hills near Kilteel (near the Kildare/Wicklow/Dublin border)
    After 9 days off the bike, I had nothing in my legs when I set out - feeling absolutely wrecked now

    Before I moved i used to love heading over there to do McDonaghs Lane and also Cupids.


  • #8488
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 43,867 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    wirelessdude01 wrote: »
    Before I moved i used to love heading over there to do McDonaghs Lane and also Cupids.
    I had plans to do the three lanes (including Rathmore Hill) over and back (six crossings in total) but my legs just weren't there :(

    On a separate note, I'm fairly sure I heard a woodpecker this morning which is a first for me in Ireland.


  • #8489
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 1,732 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    cletus wrote: »
    Having wimped out the last two mornings, I decided I was going out today regardless. Some pretty heavy headwinds on the way out made me almost mini-wimp out, slowed me right down, and drained the legs enough that when I had the wind to my back I struggled to make use of it.

    Having said all that, still enjoyed it. A hard cycle is better than no cycle

    The only time I ever regret it is when I come off, which I did on this exact day last year in icy conditions!


  • #8490
    Heat_Wave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭Heat_Wave


    Horrible cycle today. Clontarf seafront was nuts.

    1) Had a 5/6 year old girl steer into the cycle
    lane on her scooter causing me to jam on. Parents didn’t give a toss.

    2) Three 17/18 year old girls walking side by side in the cycle lanes and taking up both lanes. A few other cyclists shouted at them and they just laughed.

    3) Had to jam on when a couple decided to overtake other cyclists in their lane (when it was unsafe to do so as I was cycling towards them in my lane). We almost clipped one another. Found myself letting out a little bit of a roar at them.

    4) Countless number of cyclists cycling side by side, taking up both lanes.

    Usually I love cycling but I found today very stressful. I’ve generally found motorists to be quite good, and have only experienced (Touch wood) other cyclists/pedestrians to be seriously wreckless.

    Those electronic scooters are lethal, too.


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  • #8491
    CapnHex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭CapnHex


    I assume that is a textbook example of trolling. Use the road if you want unhindered cycling, not a shared use all abilities (and none) cycle track.


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