Boards Jersey Sightings

Rogue-Trooper wrote: »

Boards-attired rollingscone spotted on Alfie Byrne Road (with Colm18 in tow) at an ungodly hour this morning heading towards Howth.

I see Colm18 was faster on the Howth Hill TT segment - does that mean rs had to buy breakfast.......??!!

Funnily enough I did. Fortunately Colm18 is a climber and therefore cheap to fuel.

Alek yesterday looking resplendent in his original Boards jersey. Kept him company from Drumcondra out to Santry where I continued out to Swords for a club spin and he turned off for work. Good chat about upcoming cycling plans.

Kind on the run back to St Margarets from Leixlip but anything but on the way out and the last bit home.

Will watch out for you on future trips out to Swords and must start wearing my Boards gear more often.

Just remembered that WA should also get a mention for riding the Tour de Foothills in Boards gear. (See below). His excuse to his club mates was that the club gear was in the wash after the Donegal Bay sportif the day before!!

Skrynesaver, green jersey, Phoenix Park, quarter to six today. Nice to meet you

they were rowdy, weren't they.

You bet

Spotted full boards kit heading towards Lusk from Skerries around 6.30pm yesterday evening. I was in the car so couldn’t wave/shout

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Mercian Pro sporting the pink/green bibs today. Unfortunately the same bibs had an abrasive encounter with the tarmac around Hollystown when 3 of the group hit the deck at those stupid rubber speed cushions. Get well soon MP.

Thanks WA and the rest of the Swords crew for checking me out and getting me back on my feet. Fortunately my injuries amounted to cuts and bruises and nothing more serious. While the Boards bib tights gave some protection to my hip and ankle, my Mistral jacket saved my arm from much worse abrasion with not a mark on the sleeve.

Ironically, I had written to Fingal County Council last November giving out about the design of those speed cushions and predicting that they were an accident waiting to happen. Little did I know that I would be the one to prove my point 😩

koutoubia wrote: »

Those speed bumps in Hollystown are a nightmare. On several occasions I have skirted the edge of them.
Hope all is ok MP!

Yes K, it's the vertical edges that really worry me. This is the reply I got from Fingal: "I refer to your correspondences with Fingal County Council regarding the installation of Traffic Calming in Hollystown. The installation of traffic calming in Hollystown is installed as per the guidelines. There is also appropriate signage indicating the traffic calming. All road user must slow down and use due care when travelling on the road."

I followed up by asking what guidelines they were referring to and heard nothing. Yesterday I thought one of the cyclists ahead of me had touched an edge but now I think it was more the group lining up to go between the cushion and the centre line that caused two wheels to touch. I have followed up with Fingal again this morning and, once I figure out who is responsible for road design, will raise it with them as well.

Quite sore this morning as expected and a swollen ankle that has since gone down. A visit to Humphries with my mangled back wheel was painful as well😟

Weepsie wrote: »

Hmm, where are these? Presumably near the golf course? I'm always near there, but been a while since I've turned towards Hollystown....

Yes, they are on the Ratoath Road just along the side of the golf club (after the roundabout featuring a golfer 'swinging').

I know we are a long way off topic here but these are the offending speed cushions:

WA, Dame st this morning, pink (old or new ?) kit, on a Fuji

depends on the vintage...can't remember the colour order by year (or order), mainly black
mine has the green and pink vertical stripe on front with BOARDS.IE on the back
if your doing up an order i need the bibs in medium..:p

there's a thread with the last ordering here somewhere with a pic i think

For next year's Hill Climb, we'll have to get a group photo with the full range of Board's jerseys.

I'd still love a green one in medium if anyone is tired of their's

Randonnee today, great weather and a super burger

Brief chat with Needmoregears, MercianPro, Terry & a wave to Colm18 at the finish

A fellow boardsie overtook me at Howth summit shop. Have a call out.

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I was up Howth head early this afternoon. Pink jersey so it could have been me you saw!

It was at about 15:50. Looking at FlyBy on Strava it looks like it was NeedMoreGears.

older pink boards jersey descending cruagh at the flat middle bit about 6.30pm
same as above??