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

07Lapierre · 17-04-2021 06:10PM

Weepsie wrote: »

Surely it's the only coffee in the town? .

Yes that was the joke. Only coffee in town, hence the best coffee in town. Oh and it’s Miriam’s coffee,not Shirley!

secman · 17-04-2021 06:14PM

Headed from home to Kilmuckridge and along the meandering draggy road to Blackwater, Curracloe, all into a headwind. Turned right for Castlebridge and left towards the Wexford Enniscorthy road. Oilgate, Enniscorthy, Ferns. Right turn for The Harrow, Boolavogue, Ballyedmund and home. Enjoyed the tailwind to Ferns, crosswinds from there to home.
80 km avg 28.5kph 640 meters.

Wishbone Ash · 17-04-2021 06:17PM

secman wrote: »

...Just curious Weepsie..is the shed back from its walk , did you meet the shed in Portrane

I've been in Portrane all day and haven't seen any shed!

NamelessPhil · 17-04-2021 06:38PM

100km for me out through West Dublin and up to the exotic North of Garristown. I'm not sure if the relatively new Co. Meath signs are a threat or just a warning. Made good progress for the first 60km, headwind for 50km back home. It was great to be out, 12 weeks of TrainerRoad really paid off. It was the fastest 100km in a while.

this.lad · 17-04-2021 06:42PM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

The original thread title was 'Cycling Mickey' before it was cruelly corrected by a mod.

I was looking forward to another 'Numb Cock ' type thread....

Got 60k in this morning with almost 900m of up. Lovely day, but cool, well layered up with skull cap etc but did wear the shorts.

Lots of bikes out around West Wicklow.

billyhead · 17-04-2021 07:27PM

Got 60km in around the lovely North County Dublin. Traffic was a lot busier than usual on a Saturday.

Reality_Check1 · 17-04-2021 08:40PM

started in Inchicore and went up by Glencullen and around by Enniskerry on the way back. Cracking day for it. 60km total with 700 up. After a winter on the trainer you forget how much harder similar climbs are in real life. Lots of cyclists about - prob seen in the region of 500 - 600 no exaggeration

Jim Gazebo · 17-04-2021 09:05PM

Reality_Check1 wrote: »

started in Inchicore and went up by Glencullen and around by Enniskerry on the way back. Cracking day for it. 60km total with 700 up. After a winter on the trainer you forget how much harder similar climbs are in real life. Lots of cyclists about - prob seen in the region of 500 - 600 no exaggeration

I had to go to work in cork today, I don't know how many cyclists I passed. It was great to see.

magicbastarder · 17-04-2021 09:05PM

billyhead wrote: »

Got 60km in around the lovely North County Dublin. Traffic was a lot busier than usual on a Saturday.

we probably should arrange a boards NCD meetup when regulations allow.

17-04-2021 10:02PM

Regret not going out this morning as it was certainly warmer and wasn't at all windy. This evening I headed for Clogherhead via Baltray and Termonfekin and on over towards Grangebellew and back to Drogheda. I'd love to tell you how far that was exactly and how long it took me but I forgot my phone and realised I hadn't started the Wahoo in Termonfeckin :rolleyes:

It's about 40km I'd say from memory of riding that route ages ago.

I was glad I brought the jacket as it was nippy enough along the river and sections of coast I was passing.

Usual mind wandering in places had me thinking I can't remember the name of this townland or that one or if I even knew it in the first place so reminds me to look them up.

magicbastarder · 17-04-2021 10:10PM

i've learned more from irish townland names from strava in the last few years than i'd ever known.

plus, a sense of uncertainty about whether the name i know an area by is the actual name, or the name someone flippantly gave it on strava.

17-04-2021 10:16PM

Theres one I've learned according to google maps is called Queensborough, it's a very unusual collection of houses on the Boyne about 4km out of Drogheda that I'd have called something else all my life.

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.7269333,-6.2846785,3a,75y,75.38h,81.04t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1skUI2jWxnkTvW-zgWV6abgg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DkUI2jWxnkTvW-zgWV6abgg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D100.09275%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192

I'd have known that whole area as Beaulieu after the estate down the road all my life.

Still love passing these every time I'm out that way.

magicbastarder · 17-04-2021 10:25PM

i haven't been there in months (it's too far into meath for me to reach) but i must dig out the etymology of cromwell's bush crossroads. itis directly south of bellewstown, probably 2km from it.
also, the source of 'bonfire bank' in bellewstown.

magicbastarder · 17-04-2021 10:26PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I'd have known that whole area as Beaulieu after the estate down the road all my life.

well, beaulieu means 'beautiful or scenic place' in french.

17-04-2021 10:29PM

Have you got that one on the map , new one on me. Bellewstown one.

17-04-2021 10:34PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

well, beaulieu means 'beautiful or scenic place' in french.

Yeah the house in question would have had a lovely view of the river.

RobertFoster · 17-04-2021 11:07PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

i haven't been there in months (it's too far into meath for me to reach) but i must dig out the etymology of cromwell's bush crossroads. itis directly south of bellewstown, probably 2km from it.

I believe it's where Cromwell camped before heading into Drogheda. I looked it up a few years ago after marshalling that corner in a race.

Seth Brundle · 17-04-2021 11:43PM

Headed out this morning on a solo spin rather than a club spin (in pairs).
Had it in my head to do maybe 90km but figured after a while I should get home to herself and do some chores. There may also have been a hungover/tiredness excuse in there (too much Erdinger & crisps on Friday night).
In the end I did 61km at 27.6km/h aroind Ardclough/Kilteel/Kilbride. Felt crappy all the way through but looking on Strava this evening I managed a few PBs along with some fastest segments of the day and top half dozen of the year so I mustn't have been doing as bad as I thought.
Watched Star Wars Ep IX tonight with the clan and had another few bottles of Erdinger along with some Hunky Dorys. Will head out again in the morning and maybe just make the fastest in the year!
Or I'll get a lie in - we'll see!

smacl · 18-04-2021 10:59AM

Cycled out to Dunlaoghaire yesterday to meet a friend and we headed out for an afternoon of off road in Belmont where we met another friend and her son. I hired a fatbike from fatbike adventures which was great craic on the green and blue runs though beyond my ability on the red, the young lad put us all to shame. Fantastic craic for all of that and recommended for a different day in the saddle. Dead handy climbing on the fatbike with serious traction and bouncy enough on the downhills. Starting to feel the benefits of the 20k limit which gives lots more options like this.

Mercian Pro · 18-04-2021 01:42PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

well, beaulieu means 'beautiful or scenic place' in french.

And pronounced "Bewley" or so I was told on a tour of the house ages ago. At the time it was home to an amazing collection of Jack B Yeat paintings as well as the Waddington family.

18-04-2021 02:10PM

Got out for 90k with 1000 climbing at 30kph this morning. Was out by 7am so had the place to myself. Bliss.

Home to a teething toddler throwing tantrums for the day. The joys!

bazermc · 18-04-2021 05:32PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Got out for 90k with 1000 climbing at 30kph this morning. Was out by 7am so had the place to myself. Bliss.

Home to a teething toddler throwing tantrums for the day. The joys!

Don’t worry it (kids) get a bit easier then it gets worse again and then it gets a bit better and so on and so on.

Seaswimmer · 18-04-2021 05:42PM

bazermc wrote: »

Don’t worry it (kids) get a bit easier then it gets worse again and then it gets a bit better and so on and so on.

And enjoy them now while they are young because the most trouble you will have with them is.............when they get married!!

Wildly Boaring · 18-04-2021 05:47PM

30 odd km.
Down to drogheda, out to old bridge, back up the hill to donore and away home.

Great to be back out after a week of being sick.

Eamonnator · 18-04-2021 07:13PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

we probably should arrange a boards NCD meetup when regulations allow.

Would an interloper from across the border be welcome?

Eamonnator · 18-04-2021 07:16PM

Mercian Pro wrote: »

And pronounced "Bewley" or so I was told on a tour of the house ages ago. At the time it was home to an amazing collection of Jack B Yeat paintings as well as the Waddington family.

And some quite interesting cars.

Eamonnator · 18-04-2021 07:23PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

i've learned more from irish townland names from strava in the last few years than i'd ever known.

plus, a sense of uncertainty about whether the name i know an area by is the actual name, or the name someone flippantly gave it on strava.

I was looking at places within my 20km limit yesterday and came across a place called "The Cross of the Cage". For some reason, it intrigued me.
I regularly cycled past it, pre Covid, never knew the name.

18-04-2021 08:20PM

Eamonnator wrote: »

I was looking at places within my 20km limit yesterday and came across a place called "The Cross of the Cage". For some reason, it intrigued me.
I regularly cycled past it, pre Covid, never knew the name.

It's between Balrothery and Man 'O War from what I can see, new to me also. Not an area I'd be in much. I think I might have turned left there once on a spin to Ardgillan having missed the left in the village I should have used. It was an "interesting" road.

Type 17 · 18-04-2021 08:28PM

This place sounds made up, but I’ve seen it on paper OSI maps:

https://www.townlands.ie/dublin/castleknock/leixlip/clonsilla/passifyoucan/

ednwireland · 18-04-2021 08:46PM

lovely spin donegal town 5 points ardara and home great to be out
. amazing how good the road surface is from donegal town to killybegs and onto ardara

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