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Tell us about your cycle today part III

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    #2132
    fiacha
    Registered Users Posts: 784 ✭✭✭fiacha


    Got knocked off the bike last year and the Garmin parted from the mount. The lanyard kept it hanging from the bars. Well worth using one and only takes seconds longer to attach / detach.

    My Ravemen light doesn't have an attachment point unfortunately, but I might try and bodge one with an o-ring.



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    #2133
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,036 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    I think the Garmin came with a lanyard so good to be reminded to put it on and actually use it



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    #2134
    cletus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,898 ✭✭✭cletus


    Last night's cycle, fell of the bike, and got a KOM (not at the same time)



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    #2135
    secman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,246 ✭✭✭secman


    Started to use lanyard on Garmin 840 just last weekend, just as well the line is elastic, otherwise it would be a PITA.



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    #2136
    Seaswimmer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭Seaswimmer


    Just back from a Lisbon to Malaga trip. Left Patricks day and back last night. Stopover points were Setubal, Vila nova de Milfontes, Lagos, Olhao, Mogeur, Los Palacios y Villafranca, Medina Sidonia (Los Badajelos), Tarifa, San Pedro de Alcantra and a short spin into Torremolinos last day. Travelled with a 24 litre saddle bag and 7 litre bar bag on a steel framed bike with 28c tyres..Got a box from a local shop and a €20 taxi straight to the airport Wednesday morning. 950km over 9 and a bit days. Included 4 short ferry hops. Lucky with the weather. 14 degrees up to 28 but mostly dry apart from a few light showers one morning.

    Spanish drivers and roads are much superior to Portuguese ones. No issues really although this will probably be the last time we cycle the A7 from Estepona to Fuengirola. Fast moving dual carriageway with not much in the way of a hard shoulder although there are various service roads to provide a bit of relief but not terribly pleasant. Only other route if coming from the west towards Malaga is into the hills.

    Great value still to be had. Accommodation from 23 to 34 euro per night each. 330ml bottles of Sagres and Super Bock from as little as 1.20 in rural Portugal. Food also very cheap although you would need to like bread. One thing we discovered is by and large the Portuguese like pastries for breakfast while the Spaniards still tend towards the tostada with tomatoes and/or ham..

    So a successful trip. We had covered most of the route before except for the bit from Lisbon down to the Algarve. Although by staying in different towns and villages each time you get a slightly different experience.

    And a big shout out to Ryanair as usual. You can walk into Malaga airport and it looks like chaos but invariably the Ryanair desks are calm and mostly empty. They have also installed a few self service check in stations there now which are new since our last trip.

    And for the first time ever I was charged for the bike on the air coach when I arrived back. €7 although it should have been €5 according to the FAQs. Not by the driver but by someone in a happy to help you Aircoach bib who was taking the money..



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    #2137
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,036 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Haven't been able to get out much recently with a kidney infection (which still hasn't gone) and I'm feeling very claustrophobic and frustrated.

    The plan last night was to head out with the club this morning as yesterday's spin was cancelled due to Kathleen.

    About 12:30 our dog started barking downstairs and then a moment later the alarm went off. Sprinting down the stairs, I managed to twist my ankle. No sign of anything outside thankfully but now I'm lying on the couch with my foot elevated knowing that it will be yet another few days before I'm back on the saddle

    Bugger! 😪



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    #2138
    secman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,246 ✭✭✭secman


    Ventured out today , still a bit of Kathleen about. Tough headwind and squally rain on the way out. Started off with 8 bodies and ended up with 5 sticking it out. Took to the back and by- roads on way out to try and get a bit of shelter. Came back on coastroad to avail of a nice tailwind coming in off the sea. Gorey to Blackwater and back on a scenic twist and turn route.

    70kms avg 27.7 kph almost 700m up



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    #2139
    mcburns07
    Registered Users Posts: 1,999 ✭✭✭mcburns07


    No end to the wind lately, savage headwind for the last hour of my ride down here in Cork. Dry and sunny though, will take what you can get!

    142km 1500m 30.4km/h

    https://www.strava.com/activities/11126366623/



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    #2140
    Wildly Boaring
    Registered Users Posts: 3,631 ✭✭✭Wildly Boaring


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121989460#Comment_121989460

    Serious spin fair play,



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    #2141
    mcburns07
    Registered Users Posts: 1,999 ✭✭✭mcburns07


    Grand day for it in Cork, felt like spring finally.

    Coming up to a year cycling, wondering what I did with my spare time before I took it up 😅

    211km, 2060m, 31.6km/h

    https://www.strava.com/activities/11181003540#kudos



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    #2142
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,036 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122019630#Comment_122019630

    That's some pace for over 200km 👍



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    #2143
    Roadtoad
    Registered Users Posts: 751 ✭✭✭Roadtoad


    The six round towers in Kildare: Kildare, Castledermot, Old Kilcullen, Kilashee, Oughter Ard and Tahadoe.

    145km.

    Screenshot_20240427_153314_Strava.jpg



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    #2144
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,578 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122019686#Comment_122019686

    Not just 200km - 2km of ascent!



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    #2145
    fiacha
    Registered Users Posts: 784 ✭✭✭fiacha


    Little bump to keep the thread active :D

    A comfy 50k in the Phoenix Park this morning. Round and round in circles. A little boring, but nice to be out in decent weather.

    Chewed 2 flies and something buzzy was stuck in my helmet for a bit, so definitely feeling like Summer again!



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    #2146
    Roadtoad
    Registered Users Posts: 751 ✭✭✭Roadtoad


    Heard a woodpecker (Mórchnagaire breac) banging away between Laragh and Drumgoff, Wicklow. OK, it might have been a different variation, but on the balance of probability….

    New in these parts since 2005, new to me since May 2024.

    Glen Bride, Wicklow Gap, Glenmalure etc.



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    #2147
    10-10-20
    Registered Users Posts: 6,797 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122095630#Comment_122095630

    I think I heard one once in Wexford. You'd hear lots of buzzards these days, probably other birds of prey too. That's the enjoyable thing with cycling... you're not so far detached like you would be in a vehicle.

    I'm building up to climbing Kilmashogue Lane this month without putting the foot down during the climb. This time last year it was packed full of little bunnies.



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    #2148
    ted1
    Registered Users Posts: 23,350 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122095630#Comment_122095630

    Came in from wales , due to low level of forestry they are causing a lot of damage to ESB poles on the east coast.

    Did 42.2 km myself. Had planned more , i’m jacked up on medication for joint issues. Only just back in the bike having done. Very little since Covid.

    Did 86km to Brittas and back last Friday , and 60km round trip to office on Tuesday.

    Legs are feeling the pain. , planing on doing East Kilkenny on Monday as my daughter is doing a 7s tournament down there



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    #2149
    retalivity
    Registered Users Posts: 14,070 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    First trip up to Sally gap for the year today, very grey and misty, visibility very poor. Luckily there was plenty others on the road going the same direction as part of the orwell randonee. Too early in the year for me to look at that much climbing!



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    #2150
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,036 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    I did the Orwell Randonnée today. Last night as I was getting everything ready, I found my good bike had a flat rear tyre so did a quick tube change. Came out this morning and found the new tube to be flat 😪

    Using my #2 bike whose brake blocks needed replacing, meant that I'd be taking the descents fairly handy.

    Wasn't sure which to do and ended up doing the lite version. Saw a few familiar faces along the way including @Wishbone Ash (who I think may have done the full route).

    The event was well marshalled and the weather was better than last years event. The only negative was the sight of someone being treated by paramedics on the descent at Lough Bray - hopefully they are doing ok 🤞

    125km @ 23.6 with 2025m

    https://strava.app.link/hSbFvFhskJb

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    #2151
    fiacha
    Registered Users Posts: 784 ✭✭✭fiacha


    A flat 66K at 25 this afternoon. Slowly creeping up on the 100K :D. Lovely to feel a bit of heat again. Traffic looney toons as expected, but no near misses. Zero insects ingested. Happy days.



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    #2152
    JMcL
    Registered Users Posts: 2,178 ✭✭✭JMcL


    Did a 78km spin around south KK with a bit of climby stuff out of Portlaw on Sunday myself, but more notable was taking the young lad into Waterford yesterday as he wanted to buy some Lego so decided to make him work for it :-). 22km round trip which wasn't a bother to him, but between impatient numpty drivers squeezing past (seriously - there's a 9 year old on a bike 🤬) and bits of infrastructure hostile to anyone lacking in confidence/ability it was a bit unencouraging



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