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    #1262
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users Posts: 24,480 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    briankeating wrote: »
    You got most of the big ones. Missed the computer :).

    what do I win? ;)


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    #1263
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users Posts: 24,480 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    The new velodrome and cycle park is finally open
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    #1264
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 20,992 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    what do I win? ;)

    You get to insult one person on the Health&Fitness forum without sanction. *















    *Please don't actually do that

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #1265
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,667 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    The new velodrome and cycle park is finally open

    Where is it?


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    #1266
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users Posts: 24,480 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    RobFowl wrote: »
    Where is it?

    Northern end of New Plymouth New Zealand, just here http://goo.gl/maps/0bqxF

    There a 333m drome, pictured and this 1.7km circuit:
    http://app.strava.com/segments/2221369


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    #1267
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,667 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    Northern end of New Plymouth New Zealand, just here http://goo.gl/maps/0bqxF

    There a 333m drome, pictured and this 1.7km circuit:
    http://app.strava.com/segments/2221369

    Bit too far for me.....


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    #1268
    Dubba
    Registered Users Posts: 895 ✭✭✭Dubba


    On summer holidays with my winter bike :D last week in Sperlonga, Italy. Usual great holiday stuff and smooth roads + nice climbs for cycling.

    Climbing on the left, swimming on the right.
    [IMG][/img]7991337611_3cf505ba1f_z.jpg 20120910_164447[1] by Dubba2, on Flickr

    Its a 5km climb that I pushed hard on almost daily but lost my KOM there and I tried to regain it but missed out by 3 lousy seconds.
    [IMG][/img]7991355343_43efcf419d_z.jpg 20120911_184307[1] by Dubba2, on Flickr

    [IMG][/img]7991342827_582b7d116c_z.jpg 20120910_170248[1] by Dubba2, on Flickr


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    #1269
    Zyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭Zyzz


    How do Italian drivers treat you on those kinda roads?

    Better than the Irish? :pac:


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    #1270
    Dubba
    Registered Users Posts: 895 ✭✭✭Dubba


    Yep much better, while most people here give you loads of room when passing, some don't, e.g. I did a 30km spin in Cork yesterday and had a truck and 3 cars skim me at different times. Didn't happen once in Italy, they are pushy (car to car) but I don't find them aggressive drivers in general.


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    #1271
    twaimkit
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭twaimkit


    Healy pass and Borlan valley


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    #1272
    twaimkit
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭twaimkit


    with bike


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    #1273
    jinkypolly
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭jinkypolly


    A couple of pics I took yesterday afternoon on a spin down to Garretstown beach.

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    #1274
    route66
    Registered Users Posts: 1,012 ✭✭✭route66


    twaimkit wrote: »
    with bike

    Nice seatpost bag. Looks a bit low - even touch the tyre?


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    #1275
    Darkglasses
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,526 Mod ✭✭✭✭Darkglasses


    I was also curious about the seatpost bag, it looks great for touring. May I ask about model/cost/where you got it?


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    #1276
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,729 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    route66 wrote: »
    Nice seatpost bag. Looks a bit low - even touch the tyre?

    Altura Arran, I use the same one picked up in McDonalds in Rathgar (actually seemed cheaper than the wiggle price, €45 from memory). I've had mine for a couple of winters now and it's got maybe one or two more left in it. Fantastic for long days out, saw a couple of the at the dying cow last week. No issues with clearance, which is weird as I have the connector much further down the seatpost, and my seatpost angle seems the same.


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    #1277
    twaimkit
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭twaimkit


    Dark Glasses -Route66 it is as smacl says an Altura Arran. I got it as apresent and it was bought in Droheda but id imagine it could be picked up in many LBS. It is a bit low but i had overpacked it so it ususally didnt rub off tyre and not long after that pic i empitied it a bit. I also have adapter thing positioned as i wanted the option of putting on the smaller bag for shorter journeys without having to remove the whole connector thing every time. But it is a good bag and handy for longer trips.I just have to pack less "just in case" stuff in future.


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    #1278
    velopeloton
    Registered Users Posts: 537 ✭✭✭velopeloton


    smacl wrote: »
    Altura Arran, I use the same one picked up in McDonalds in Rathgar (actually seemed cheaper than the wiggle price, €45 from memory). I've had mine for a couple of winters now and it's got maybe one or two more left in it. Fantastic for long days out, saw a couple of the at the dying cow last week. No issues with clearance, which is weird as I have the connector much further down the seatpost, and my seatpost angle seems the same.

    You could fit a cooked chicken for the lunch in there.


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    #1279
    twaimkit
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭twaimkit


    Yep you could easily fit a chicken and a few trimmings:). im asking for it by admittng this but try sandwiches, extra drink, 4 bars chocolate, book of maps, camera, spare gloves spare jacket arm warmers, legs warmers, 4 spare tube repair kit money:rolleyes: yes il know better the next time.


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    #1280
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,729 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    velopeloton wrote: »
    You could fit a cooked chicken for the lunch in there.

    So far I've managed two bottles of wine, a roast of beef, half pound of butter and the Irish Times, without using the side pockets. All essentials for a day out on the bike :)


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    #1281
    twaimkit
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭twaimkit


    some good alternatives there to my boring selection!i could happily camp for a week in the Borlan valley given a good supply of wine and roast beef :D


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    #1282
    twaimkit
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭twaimkit


    No matter where you point the camera theres something to take a picture of:)


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    #1283
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users Posts: 24,480 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    Why I love New Plymouth:

    Lunchtime spin in stunning September sun, 16 degrees, slight breeze to keep you cool and the waves rolling in
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    #1284
    nomdeboardie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,013 ✭✭✭nomdeboardie


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    Cycling back to the tower for lunch, James took a moment to gaze at his escape route


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    #1285
    SweetCaliber
    Registered Users Posts: 2,464 ✭✭✭SweetCaliber


    nomdeboardie wrote: »
    Heading back to the tower for lunch, James took a moment to gaze at his escape route

    Haha! That's Brilliant!


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    #1286
    nomdeboardie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,013 ✭✭✭nomdeboardie


    lee3155 wrote: »
    Haha! That's Brilliant!
    You're too kind :o
    I was wondering in retrospect whether the shrub was actually intended to look like a certain author, or it was just my imagination


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    #1287
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,729 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    Quick snack stop in the vale of Clara

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    Corabutt gap end of Mt Leinster

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    Sunset heading up towards the nine-stones

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    Greeted by wild horses at the top

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    #1288
    Ole Rodrigo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,013 ✭✭✭Ole Rodrigo


    Is that the top of Mt Leinster, Smacl ?


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    #1289
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,729 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    ror_74 wrote: »
    Is that the top of Mt Leinster, Smacl ?

    Nope, there's a gate opposite the carpark at the nine stones, and a road you can take up to the mast at the summit. I haven't done it yet, a very tough climb by all accounts, and scary descent. If its anything like Kippure, I'd actually be more concerned about the descent.


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    #1290
    SweetCaliber
    Registered Users Posts: 2,464 ✭✭✭SweetCaliber


    A quick spin to Dunhill Castle this weekend:

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    Annestown in the far center background:

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    It's on a hill so it's fairly high...

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    It was a really cold day... Thank god the heavens didn't open though...


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    #1291
    buffalo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,059 ✭✭✭buffalo


    lee3155 wrote: »
    A quick spin to Dunhill Castle this weekend:

    Wow, nice shots! Where is that?


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