Photos taken on your cycle.

cletus · 08-09-2023 04:10PM

Given that I'm off the bike for a little while, I thought I'd post up my birthday haul in lieu of a photo of a spin

Seth Brundle · 08-09-2023 04:14PM

Happy Birthday @cletus

cletus · 08-09-2023 04:25PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121085966#Comment_121085966

Thank you Mr Brundle

magicbastarder · 08-09-2023 04:31PM

hope you're OK, that the reasons for being off the bike are benign!

cletus · 08-09-2023 04:39PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121086048#Comment_121086048

Thanks, mb. Benign enough. Had a small procedure, requires about a fortnight of the bike.

Filling that hole with endless cycling videos on YouTube 😁

magicbastarder · 08-09-2023 04:40PM

i'm still off the bike because of this lingering chest issue after (probable) covid.

cletus · 08-09-2023 04:43PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121086087#Comment_121086087

Is there anything to be said for drinking beer?

magicbastarder · 08-09-2023 05:09PM

I am testing that hypothesis. Still, it's giving me good opportunity to work on that guitar.

Seth Brundle · 08-09-2023 10:21PM

Two gates in the evening sun...

cletus · 23-09-2023 12:04PM

Back in the saddle after a 2½ week hiatus.

Turned into a lovely morning for it.

Had to do a bit of hike-a-biking, and had to do a bit of lateral thinking to skirt around some of the works going on.

I thought the unfinished bridge in the second last photo was the end of the road, but I managed to follow some old Bord na Mona narrow gauge track instead

cletus · 01-10-2023 05:52PM

Are we still doing thatched cottages?

Dunno if this one has been on before, but it's my first time up this way.

Seth Brundle · 07-10-2023 04:17PM

Meant to post this gste photo taken recently on Smith's Hill near Newcastle (Co. Dublin) (on the back of Lyons Hill)...

cletus · 07-10-2023 04:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121205853#Comment_121205853

I love the colour of your bike

Wildly Boaring · 08-10-2023 09:03PM

Obilisk Bridge is definitely closed at Oldbridge.

And it's Autumn

Seth Brundle · 10-10-2023 08:54PM

Toook a few photos on my spin this afternoon. I presume this is a legit "dancing at the crossroads" crossroads (Woodend near Blessington) ...

Photo of plaque in the above photo...

Bohernabreena (Glenasmole View)...

Apparently it's October (@ Sally Gap)...

cletus · 10-10-2023 09:51PM

Nothing as spectacular as Seth's photos above, but I spent the afternoon with my eldest fella showing me the various drops, jumps, trails and paths he and his friends have been cycling on all summer in the woods behind us.

It's amazing, really. His bike handling skills have improved immensely, and I was struggling to keep up with him on some of the windy single track we were on.

mewso · 18-10-2023 12:35PM

I had my first bike packing trip during the summer. Loved every minute of it. I was cycling from Roscoff to Carnac where the family had my main baggage so I was able to travel fairly light. Took it really easy and stopped overnight 3 times. Confident now I can attempt something longer next year. Anyway forgot at the time to put up some pics so:-

Morlaix is a town I've skipped many times when driving from the boat. Was nice to see it and that bridge stands out.

A lot of Euro Velo 1 in Brittany appears to be old train lines like our own greenways. Hence this deserted station.

Day 2 I joined the Brest-Nantes canal. Fantastic and highly recommended.

Last stop on the Euro Velo 1/Canal was Josselin. Very picturesque. After this I turned West and headed for my final destination - Carnac and the beach.

cletus · 22-10-2023 02:38PM

Cold but lovely morning for a spin

Road it is, so...

Seth Brundle · 28-10-2023 02:25PM

Near Two Mile House (Co. Kildare)...

(Photo taken whilst on the move & with sun in my eyes making the screen difficult to see so not the best quality pic)

cletus · 28-10-2023 02:44PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121294080#Comment_121294080

I take it the boys ahead of you weren't pushed about stopping for photos of thatched cottages 😂

Seth Brundle · 28-10-2023 02:48PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121294146#Comment_121294146

Some people have more sense!

Roadtoad · 31-10-2023 11:26PM

Most important thing about a cycling companion is how we indulge each others foibles.

Photo stops, coffee eccentricities, conversation, local history yarns etc.

cletus · 01-11-2023 12:36AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121308347#Comment_121308347

I have a good friend, and I can't cycle with him for this reason. He just does the ride he wants, at the pace he wants, regardless.

He asked me to go for a spin with him recently, he had been off the bike for a year. His fitness was down, so I had no problems maintaining his pace, but he was still pushing himself as hard as he possibly could.

Got back to my house, and he was saying how hard he found the last 7 or 8 miles. It was completely lost on him when I said that it was his own pace he was struggling with