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

Gorteen · 05-01-2019 11:22pm

Bitterly cold today. Mullingar to Athlone return on the Old Rail Trail (85km).
https://ie.mapometer.com/cycling/route_4849678.html

site_owner · 05-01-2019 11:24pm

RacoonQueen wrote: »

I never thought cars were able to do this hang back thing? I thought by default you would get held up by minutes from being behind a cyclist for 500m????

Something is definitely wrong with your car if overtaking a cyclist doesn't knock major time off your journey, Have you tried honking the horn or flashing the lights?

Enduro · 06-01-2019 12:51am

Gorteen wrote: »

Bitterly cold today. Mullingar to Athlone return on the Old Rail Trail (85km).
https://ie.mapometer.com/cycling/route_4849678.html

Had warmed up a bit after 12:00... Although I was running rather than cycling today. Good to see plenty of leisure users around Moate and Athlone of all ages and means of transport.

Gorteen · 06-01-2019 8:26am

Enduro wrote: »

Had warmed up a bit after 12:00... Although I was running rather than cycling today. Good to see plenty of leisure users around Moate and Athlone of all ages and means of transport.

Mullingar was thronged earlier with runners and some cyclists. It was great to see so many people out and about and enjoying the amenity of the Old Rail Trail.

06-01-2019 2:56pm

Third cycle in a week. Carrigaline to Ballinspittle and then back to Carrigaline via Ballyfeard Hill. Beautiful morning for cycling. Bone dry and not a puff of breeze. While the weather may be bland and unseasonal, it's a dream for outdoor enthusiasts.

A hilly 68k @ 27 kph. Felt much stronger on the hills and felt like my fitness is starting to come back having broken some of the bad habits that have set in over the last few months. Fixed a problem I had with my shoe last night and felt much more confident clipping in and out so was able to be a lot bolder on the descents and approaches to junctions.

Daroxtar · 06-01-2019 6:34pm

Had a great spin today. Up Bohernabreena, down by the lake then up Cunard and on up the gap to Kippure. It was a glorious day for the first week of January. Down to Glendalough for coffee and a big lump of sticky toffee cake with a dollop of whipped cream before coming back up the gap and dropping back down through Cunard, Glenasmole and back to Tallaght.
Didn't break any records (well, one descent but that's because of my added inertia after Christmas) but did put in a few good digs to get the heart rate up and was just beginning to feel a bit knackered by the end. Most importantly, I really just enjoyed being up there. It's a joy to be cycling without a sound apart from the wheels on the road (and some laboured breathing from a middle aged man clutching at lost youth

)

Made an utter prick of myself a hundred yards from the end, coming up to lights inside stopped traffic when my pedal clipped the kerb and I performed an acrobatic slow motion fall onto the footpath much to the amusement of the cars beside me.

Finished with 93 km and 1600m climbed.

One final thing, don't know if its been mentioned, but the road up to the mast on Kippure has been resurfaced for the first km or so and it's absolutely treacherous on the descent, loose chips everywhere, so be careful
Happy New year
https://www.strava.com/activities/2059828108/overview

secman · 06-01-2019 6:43pm

Solo spin over secondary roads to ballyedmund, boolavogue, the Harrow, Ferns and then main road to Gorey, down to Courtown and coast road to ballygarret, Killenagh and home.
Just under 55km avg 26.3 kph.
Legs a bit heavy after yesterday's spin.
Fantastic winter weather for cycling ,;)

dahat · 06-01-2019 7:54pm

Picked the route for the club spin today as our normal road captain was otherwise engaged. There was two groups out with good numbers on the main spin with most of us in race training phase in sone way shape or form.

We went up The Vee which is a grand steady climb for all abilities with lovely views at the top across the valley below. It is one of my favourite climbs which deserves a PR attempt, sub 22 on that would be a cracking time for me.

113km at 28.7avg & a lovely day on the bike with weather to match.

saccades · 06-01-2019 8:35pm

Club spin out - went with the faster lads who were on a mission after one of them got a puncture.

The last 40km with my legs being ripped off after the Xmas of excess was not fun.

Just under 100km and 900m climbing (@27kmph) has knackered me.

not yet · 06-01-2019 8:56pm

First spin out in almost a year, Bought a Giant fastroad 0 for xmas, 30k Clonee-Park and back..

LollipopJimmy · 06-01-2019 9:24pm

Did an early morning 50k with two mates. Stunning morning and beautiful sunrise across Dublin. The LOOK doesn't miss a beat but switching from Shimano to Sram has hurt my brain.

I'll be switching back to Shimano when I get the crank and brakes though, I have R8050 Di2 Ultegra ready to go on along with nicer bars

rushfan · 06-01-2019 9:36pm

56km today after 37km yesterday and I hope to be out again tomorrow. Consistently dry roads for the first week in January, no winds either. There's surely a hosepipe ban due any day. Not that anyone's complaining.

shaka · 06-01-2019 10:29pm

Handy 60 odd km with club, long walk yesterday with the madra has me knackered

Justwinginit · 07-01-2019 11:50am

First club spin since oct I think. a couple of hills I was struggling but managed to keep the legs pumping, Would have breezed it back in Oct. was supposed to be dry, but alas the drizzly rain started and got slowly heavier as we went on. Ballinasloe, Dysart, into Athlone and a cuppa and bun in Fern Hill and back to Ballinasloe. 70km @ 26.5kph. Felt great after it, but legs a wee bit stiff this morning. Taking today off:-)

silverharp · 07-01-2019 3:07pm

strong enough westerly breeze this morning, I hope its still there this evening for the trip home

rushfan · 07-01-2019 3:39pm

61km today, fairly blustery at times.

brownian · 07-01-2019 5:08pm

First decent spin in a while, yesterday. Rathfarnham up past the Blue Light to Glencree and the Gap, down Lough Tay, Laragh via Moneystown, Glenmacnass, back to the Gap, zoom down Glencree, Enniskerry and home. 115k with 1700.

Lovely day in the morning, got a bit gloomy later

Mc Love · 09-01-2019 11:09pm

Cycling to work this morning and half way in, the bike starts making a knocking noise, and me looking down couldnt figure it out. Made it to work albeit a bit slower than normal. Same story on the way home, pull over twice and check the bike, decide to take it easy as I couldnt figure out what was wrong.

Get home and check the rear wheel as its very shaky/loose. The nuts are tight but decide to take them off and check the axle. It was split in two! 25 years or so with the same axle and thousands of miles, guess it served me well. Have a BTW on order so hopefully it arrives soon before I can get a new axle.

Type 17 · 09-01-2019 11:19pm

Common issue with older screw-on freewheel hubs, the axle can be replaced in minutes in LBS for around €25 - €30.

Ray Bloody Purchase · 10-01-2019 10:19am

Very soft weather out there this morning.

If anyone has arrived into work today and they're missing their sexy pair of Crocs from their bag, one is on Dame Street and the other is close to Liberty Hall.

Thinkingaboutit · 10-01-2019 4:37pm

Standard 5 mile / 8 km commute. Nothing of note except I'd forgotten to charge lights so had only the front and rear battery operated lights (Xmas tree lighting policy) on a dark morning, and a fine drizzle which barely seems to be rain, but definitely soaked me.

68 lost souls · 10-01-2019 9:07pm

Wet morning heading into work going marlay, stepaside and kiltiernan to Enniskerry. Then wet socks and tights but a dry hilly commute home via devils elbow, Glencullen and cruagh.

First time commuting in the dark, not as scary as I expected but too the decent sand corners a lot slower than I normally would. Front see sense ace was acting up but I keep two front and two back lights so was ok

triggermortis · 11-01-2019 1:07am

Damp commute home in the early hours. Damp and rather muddy group ride this morning around NCD for 71km and another commute to work this evening, giving me 110km for the day.
Just about 1500m from work and heard a clatter around me. Took a while to realise that my virb was no longer where I put it!
Back-tracked to where it lay in the center of the lane, thankfully being missed by the wheels of the dozen or so cars that drove over it.
Not a mark on it and still working.
The plastic bracket had broken off and so it is now held together with a whole lot of epoxy. I’ve also made a tether to keep from losing it if/when it breaks again

godtabh · 11-01-2019 10:59pm

Passed the 50,000 km mark on the bike today.

50,055.5km.

Tell me how · 11-01-2019 11:35pm

godtabh wrote: »

Passed the 50,000 km mark on the bike today.

50,055.5km.

On the same bike? Well done either way.

Over how long? (My self-confidence is going to drop 2 points when I read it no doubt.)

12-01-2019 12:57am

Got my partner away this afternoon and got the 5 year old bribed so as not to snitch and got the 7 month old suited and booted to be out for her 1st spin on the beater bike and the old child seat added. You can't keep them in these long at that age they just go asleep and slump forward so not good, so the spin was about 300m long but yay for Alice on a bike

I didn't actually cycle just pushed her up the road a bit and back on it.

EDIT: We likely hit 5kmph due the excited flapping of arms going on lol

godtabh · 12-01-2019 10:02am

Tell me how wrote: »

On the same bike? Well done either way.

Over how long? (My self-confidence is going to drop 2 points when I read it no doubt.)

different bike. current bike has about 15,000 km on it

done over about 6 years

retalivity · 12-01-2019 1:13pm

First spin of the year, d8 out backroads to maynooth and back. Been doing a lot of running and on dry january, so in reasonably good shape after xmas. The route was fairly flat, a bit windy but nothing exceptional, however i had nothing. No power at all and was feeling banjaxed after 45mins. Coupled with the chain slipping on the small ring, could not take any hills in anything other than the lowest gear. Back to the drawing board...
A frustrating 52km in just over 2hrs

LollipopJimmy · 12-01-2019 1:53pm

D8 to the office to collect shoes and helmet (had a late client meeting last night so got a lift and put the bike in the car, of course forgetting the above) then on up to Firhouse, Gunny Hill and up to view point. BTW there's oil all over the road just before view point so be careful over the next few days.
We went on up Military Road but conditions were **** and I'm only just over an ear infection so decided to come back down and into town for coffee.

Overall was only 50kms but a good slog

pjmn · 12-01-2019 2:02pm

Nice morning...

https://www.strava.com/activities/2072975020

site_owner · 12-01-2019 4:14pm

just under 50km on the cargo bike, with a bike + kids + stuff weight of around 110kg.

baldoyle - collins ave - finglas - cappagh - ballycoolin - porterstown and back

e-assist was helpful for what felt like a very strong headwind for the first 25km.
maxed out at 42.5kmh on the flat on the way back (assist drops out at 25kmh)

saccades · 12-01-2019 4:37pm

Didn't get out, just finished wrapping the frame in vinyl type stuff.

Takes a long time to do well.

secman · 12-01-2019 10:59pm

Club spin, From Tallaght up by Marley park out to Ennniskerry, down to n11, towards greystones , Newcastle, Rathnew, Ashford, Newtownmountkennedy , Enniskerry and back to Tallaght. 103 km just under 1000m climbing, avg 25.5 kph. Windy oul spin.

saccades · 13-01-2019 3:27pm

95 km, feeling really strong and would have been well able for a lot more.

Up to rathdrum, then roundwood past the now full reservoir across to Ashford then back home along the coast road.

magicbastarder · 13-01-2019 3:34pm

50km this morning, a lot damper than i expected, but the wind was as predicted. quite a flat ride, but with the wind it felt hilly.

Boscoirl · 13-01-2019 3:41pm

First Spin since the end of Oct yesterday 45km. And forgot to read the wind so had a strong headwind home.

Then First Club Spin this morning bailed after 30km as I had lost a lot of fitness and headed for home. Ended up doing the reverse of yesterday’s spin. Miserable conditions this morning. Really regret not taking advantage of the good weather the last 6 weeks or so

dahat · 13-01-2019 3:43pm

Club spin & just two of us for the 100km spin. Savage head & crosswinds made it a testing spin on rolling roads. It was enjoyable all the same as effort was constant so it felt like a decent workout.

101km @ 29.7km avg with 1 man rendered useless for the next 3 hrs or so.

ED E · 13-01-2019 4:38pm

Headwind crucifixion for the latter half today but only spattering of rain so I'll take it. Need to go practice on Red Lane/The Wall if the weather is gonna continue like this.

Weepsie · 13-01-2019 4:44pm

50 km on some bumpy, crap L roads on the Croix de Fer. Heavy legs, near constant crosswinds and aforementioned roads made it fairly slow.

Nearly tempted to go out on the good bike as I'd grab a wind assisted Kom or 2 I think.

LollipopJimmy · 13-01-2019 4:55pm

Just cycled to the gym on the newly built singlespeed, got a puncture on the way back, the perils of building a bike from odds n ends in the shed

triggermortis · 13-01-2019 8:03pm

Struggled into work this evening with tired legs and a strong headwind. Managed to lose my virb on the R127 somewhere between Finnegans Corner and Blakes Cross. Was so annoyed, I undid the mount and threw it away.
So, if anyone finds it and it still works, you're welcome to it as I've no mount now. Grrr….

Snowbat · 13-01-2019 11:00pm

Battling with the headwind starting off my regular loop but three new PRs on Strava on the downwind part.

Borderfox · 14-01-2019 9:47am

Out for 50km on Saturday and 42km on Sunday, tough wind and rain on Sunday

Miklos · 14-01-2019 11:16am

100 odd kilometers around West Dublin, Meath and Kildare in the howling wind and scuttering rain. Pure misery but you're always glad you got out in the end.

selwyn froggitt · 14-01-2019 1:22pm

A 200km spin yesterday with 6 other lads (2 bailed early).

Joined the organiser on a recce for a new Audax event scheduled for the end of February.

Fantastic route of mainly backroads,devoid of motorised vehicles, starting and finishing in Midleton.

A lumpy start hugging the coastal roads to Youghal/Ardmore and Ring but a nice tailwind for the first 100+km's.

A much needed refuel in Dungarvan saw us head inland travelling Northwest along the Blackwater valley into a bloody cruel headwind for the next 70km.

Completely shagged out by the time I got back to Midleton and running on empty.

Total moving time 8 hrs 14 mins.

Do it all again next month!

:D

smacl · 14-01-2019 5:20pm

Planned heading out for some off-road at lunch only to find my back wheel was flat so took the CX bike out to Enniskerry instead for a change. Even though traffic was only moderate it reminded how much nicer the quiet l-roads in the area are even though I am killed going up the steeper bits. Bumped into Namelessphil on the way back for a quick hello on what was an otherwise uneventful 31k. CX bike was also a bit creaky, so it of maintenance in order this evening on both bikes.

shaka · 14-01-2019 10:34pm

75 km yesterday, club spin. Handy pace

Borderfox · 15-01-2019 9:40am

35km on my own, slow puncture at the Mullagh so tried to get enough air in to get me home but had to stop three more time before it finally gave up the ghost.

Traffic on the Dunboyne - Summerhill road was busy and very close too

TooObvious · 15-01-2019 9:54am

nice commute in today 27.5km, passed a zillion cars on the N7, tailwind etc. One of those great mornings.

silverharp · 15-01-2019 12:13pm

verging on over dressed though supposed to get colder during the week. Fab bit of weather all in all

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