Black ice everywhere

Beasty · 11-02-2013 11:06AM

doozerie wrote: »

it was the same brain-freeze effect you get if you stuff an entire bowl full of ice-cream into your mouth in one go.

I think we need a "white ice" thread for this ...

doozerie · 11-02-2013 11:55AM

Beasty wrote: »

I think we need a "white ice" thread for this ...

Ice of all colour is equal in the eyes of god, let's have no separate threads here! :pac:

godtabh · 20-02-2013 08:12AM

cold out there this morning. Plenty of frost about. Was on main roads so didnt see much ice but be careful out there

Seweryn · 20-02-2013 08:28AM

godtabh wrote: »

cold out there this morning. Plenty of frost about. Was on main roads so didnt see much ice but be careful out there

Not bad in my area, about 2 degree above freezing. Lovely, fresh, cool and dry morning.

rp · 20-02-2013 08:31AM

At 7:30, Maynooth: -3, Dublin: +3 - very dry and no sign of ice, not so much traffic either

godtabh · 20-02-2013 09:08AM

The worst I could see was around Bray, Leopardstown and Stepaside.

RobFowl · 20-02-2013 09:29AM

Icy around Balrothery but main roads fine.

daragh_ · 20-02-2013 09:45AM

Dry as a bone Deansgrange to Kilmainham this AM. Roads clogged up with Boardsies though.

colm_gti · 20-02-2013 11:19AM

Dry as a bone on the old N2 from Ashbourne, and in the city centre of course, plenty of traffic though! Another cracker of a day to be out on the bike!

lennymc · 20-02-2013 12:07PM

colm_gti wrote: »

Dry as a bone on the old N2 from Ashbourne, and in the city centre of course, plenty of traffic though! Another cracker of a day to be out on the bike!

When you start work in the middle of the day, the roads probably wont be too bad
:-p

colm_gti · 20-02-2013 01:25PM

lennymc wrote: »

When you start work in the middle of the day, the roads probably wont be too bad
:-p

I don't work, I study

buffalo · 23-02-2013 08:26AM

Anyone been up the Dublin/Wicklow mountains today? How's the Sallygap?

Qualitymark · 23-02-2013 08:29AM

buffalo wrote: »

Anyone been up the Dublin/Wicklow mountains today? How's the Sallygap?

And why isn't there a Sallycam?

kenmc · 23-02-2013 08:52AM

Qualitymark wrote: »

And why isn't there a Sallycam?

if you Google, there probably is. but not that sort of one....

skerry · 23-02-2013 09:20AM

Anyone know what road conditions are like in Clare. Or any sites that give indications of ice etc. The usual met and AA are fairly scant on info.

ThisRegard · 23-02-2013 10:16AM

skerry wrote: »

Anyone know what road conditions are like in Clare. Or any sites that give indications of ice etc. The usual met and AA are fairly scant on info.

Check out the NRAs website, they provide live info on road temperatures around the country, of course only of use if roads you plan on riding are equipped.

kenmc · 23-02-2013 10:56AM

buffalo wrote: »

Anyone been up the Dublin/Wicklow mountains today? How's the Sallygap?

if it helps at all, I can see the top of 3 rock, and its green

colm_gti · 23-02-2013 11:06AM

kenmc wrote: »

if it helps at all, I can see the top of 3 rock, and its green

It's been feckin snowing in Ashbourne on and off for the last 2 hours! Doesn't appear to be sticking though, thank god!

kenmc · 23-02-2013 11:08AM

colm_gti wrote: »

It's been feckin snowing in Ashbourne on and off for the last 2 hours! Doesn't appear to be sticking though, thank god!

I take it you STILL haven't got your snow tyres then?

colm_gti · 23-02-2013 11:12AM

kenmc wrote: »

I take it you STILL haven't got your snow tyres then?

Nah, no point buying them now, or so I thought :rolleyes:

bcmf · 23-02-2013 12:48PM

Was out with a section of the Swords Sat spin and we went over snowtown in a blizzard. Only way we could find our way up was to follow the tracks in the snow.*

*
May not be technically true but it was snowing for most of the spin.

buffalo · 23-02-2013 04:25PM

Didn't go as far as the Sallygap in the end. Cruagh end of Pine Forest road and around Kiltiernan both had a blanket of half an inch, so I bailed. I'll post a pic in a bit. Currently in the bath. :cool:

RobFowl · 23-02-2013 04:41PM

bcmf wrote: »

Was out with a section of the Swords Sat spin and we went over snowtown in a blizzard. Only way we could find our way up was to follow the tracks in the snow.*

*
May not be technically true but it was snowing for most of the spin.

Can confirm this, if it wasn't for the Sherpa's we came accross would probably still be out there

smacl · 23-02-2013 04:43PM

buffalo wrote: »

Didn't go as far as the Sallygap in the end. Cruagh end of Pine Forest road and around Kiltiernan both had a blanket of half an inch, so I bailed. I'll post a pic in a bit. Currently in the bath. :cool:

My Sunday spin up the gap tomorrow is looking pretty screwed so. Might risk the hybrid up Kilmashogue woods.

buffalo · 23-02-2013 05:01PM

smacl wrote: »

My Sunday spin up the gap tomorrow is looking pretty screwed so. Might risk the hybrid up Kilmashogue woods.

It was cycle-able really, but I wouldn't risk the Sallygap. Also, slow-moving cars made the spin less pleasant - too dangerous to overtake, so stuck plodding along behind.

I have learned how to stay warm in snow though - socks, overshoes, bib tights, two base layers, jersey, winter jacket, two pairs of gloves, buff, cycling cap, helmet, and go up Cruagh a few times - you'll be warm then!!

pprendeville · 23-02-2013 05:02PM

buffalo wrote: »

Didn't go as far as the Sallygap in the end. Cruagh end of Pine Forest road and around Kiltiernan both had a blanket of half an inch, so I bailed. I'll post a pic in a bit. Currently in the bath. :cool:

No need to post pics of you bathing thanks very much.

pprendeville · 23-02-2013 05:06PM

Had planned a spin up Kilmashogue, Ticknock and Glassamucky. Will these be icy/snowy in the morning do ye think?

Lusk Doyle · 23-02-2013 05:07PM

buffalo wrote: »

I have learned how to stay warm in snow though

Me too. I stay indoors in front of the fire!

buffalo · 23-02-2013 05:33PM

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

Me too. I stay indoors in front of the fire!

I'm there now. Rugby on the telly. Doing my stretches. You should really tidy up your living room though.

doozerie · 23-02-2013 11:05PM

Snow has stuck outside my house, Dublin 16 and at an elevation of around 100m. About 20mm of snow on top of my car, but it has stuck on the grass too (but not on the very wet roads). It's currently reading 0.7C here. Based on that there is a good chance that anything higher will be snowy and/or icy tomorrow.

Black ice everywhere

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