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The Road Condition Warning thread

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  • #152
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,167 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    Ryland Cold Barometer wrote: »
    Was that the noise your frame made when it hit the ground?:D

    Anyone cycling from tomorrow on should be shot!
    Ha, I forgot that I came off and skated down the road on my arse.


  • #153
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,011 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Ryland Cold Barometer wrote: »
    Was that the noise your frame made when it hit the ground?:D....!
    A frame hitting hard compacted snow doesn't really make much noise. Cycled a lot during the snow in 1982, and. as Cram said, it was great craic. :pac:


  • #154
    1bryan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 815 ✭✭✭1bryan


    Deleted User wrote: »
    EDIT: Oh just remembered we've Connor Dunne + Aqua Blue due to ride at Le Samyn in Belgium tomorrow wonder what the forecast for that ? Either way not warm, poor bastards.

    poor Conor couldn't make it due to being snowed in, hence won't be racing.


  • #155
    Vel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭Vel


    Grand cycle in. Should be leaving work by lunchtime, hopefully before it all kicks off.


  • #156
    Annie get your Run
    Registered Users Posts: 2,831 ✭✭✭Annie get your Run


    Vel wrote: »
    Grand cycle in. Should be leaving work by lunchtime, hopefully before it all kicks off.

    Some predictions are saying 3pm some are saying 6, I'm hoping to make it home on the bike but it could be a bit like the scene from The Day After Tomorrow with me cycling to make it home before the city freezes over :D


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  • #157
    1bryan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 815 ✭✭✭1bryan


    Annie get your Run wrote: »
    Some predictions are saying 3pm some are saying 6, I'm hoping to make it home on the bike but it could be a bit like the scene from The Day After Tomorrow with me cycling to make it home before the city freezes over :D

    I'd say hang on til the snow is at it's worst. There's a special kind of pleasure cycling alongside cars that are moving at snail's-pace due to the snow. You won't be going too fast yourself, but that gives you more time to fully soak up all the motorist misery in your midst.


  • #158
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,668 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    A frame hitting hard compacted snow doesn't really make much noise. Cycled a lot during the snow in 1982, and. as Cram said, it was great craic. :pac:

    I was 11 then and live in my Nanny's beside St Annes park. It was a winter wonderland for kids :)

    That said I didn't have a bike then !!!!!!


  • #159
    LennoxR
    Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭LennoxR


    Well so far so good. We'll see how we go this afternoon.


  • #160
    Weepsie
    Site Banned Posts: 20,686 ✭✭✭✭Weepsie


    Anyone going up Macken Street be careful. Some eejits from DCC I think were spraying water all over the footpath across the road from the Clayton Hotel (Southbound) and it was spilling onto the road. It's bound to freeze over.


  • #161
    mr spuckler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,121 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    LennoxR wrote: »
    Well so far so good. We'll see how we go this afternoon.

    this morning was absolutely fine coming in from Raheny. some light flurries of snow but nothing off about the surface etc.
    I think the roads / cycle paths will be ok this afternoon too (my main concern is the headwind :( ), it should only be after that snow / sleet freezes tonight that things might get pretty sketchy.


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  • #162
    PaulieC
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    Weepsie wrote: »
    Anyone going up Macken Street be careful. Some eejits from DCC I think were spraying water all over the footpath across the road from the Clayton Hotel (Southbound) and it was spilling onto the road. It's bound to freeze over.

    <pedant> Clayton Hotel is on Cardiff Lane :P </pedant?


  • #163
    Ray Bloody Purchase
    Closed Accounts Posts: 689 ✭✭✭Ray Bloody Purchase


    Weepsie wrote: »
    Anyone going up Macken Street be careful. Some eejits from DCC I think were spraying water all over the footpath across the road from the Clayton Hotel (Southbound) and it was spilling onto the road. It's bound to freeze over.

    Some lad is after doing the same on Gardiner Street close to the bridge.


  • #164
    LennoxR
    Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭LennoxR


    Well safely commuted both ways today without issue in Dublin. So far so good. We'll see what it's like tomorrow morning. Wouldn't go up the Sally Gap atm though!


  • #165
    magicbastarder
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    we had a heavy hail shower which covered the roads about 15 minutes ago - looked like an inch of snow had fallen in the space of about two minutes. has mainly melted off the roads now though.


  • #166
    NeedMoreGears
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭NeedMoreGears


    Shout out to the guys in 360cycles. They were cheering on cyclists as they battled a blizzard along the coast. It gave me a lift as the snow/hailstones really stung any exposed skin.


  • #167
    Annie get your Run
    Registered Users Posts: 2,831 ✭✭✭Annie get your Run


    Got home without much ado, a couple of snow flurries on the way but closer to home the cycle paths were covered in hail I think. There's a fair amount of snow out on our road now though, I think it'll be more a question of whether I can get into work tomorrow and not how will I get in!! #snoday


  • #168
    eeeee
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,855 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    Scuthery and cold out now. Slushy roads.
    Delighted to be on the bus for once :D
    Was out on the bike this morning and it was fine, this eve is a different story.

    How people do this every day is beyond me. I'd be home twice on the bike already. It is lovely and warm though.


  • #169
    Ray Bloody Purchase
    Closed Accounts Posts: 689 ✭✭✭Ray Bloody Purchase


    nee wrote: »
    Scuthery and cold out now. Slushy roads.
    Delighted to be on the bus for once :D
    Was out on the bike this morning and it was fine, this eve is a different story.

    How people do this every day is beyond me. I'd be home twice on the bike already. It is lovely and warm though.

    The bus is so depressing. :(


  • #170
    eeeee
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,855 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    Ray Bloody Purchase wrote: »
    The bus is so depressing. :(

    It really is! And so slow.
    The only positive is that I'm almost finished my book now #everycloud


  • #171
    plodder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,402 ✭✭✭plodder


    Scuthery is such a better description for Irish snow as compared to 'flurries'


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  • #172
    blackvalley
    Registered Users Posts: 706 ✭✭✭blackvalley


    Surprised by the number of cyclists in town this morning wearing cycling shorts. Temperature was 1 degree with wind chill and the promise of worsening weather for the evening commute .
    Each to their own of course but I wouldn't dream of heading out dressed like that this time of year ❄️


  • #173
    eeeee
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,855 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    plodder wrote: »
    Scuthery is such a better description for Irish snow as compared to 'flurries'

    We use it down home to describe the end of or persistent diarrhea in weanling bulls and bullocks.
    Nicely describes Irish weather also :pac:


  • #174
    LennoxR
    Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭LennoxR


    Tomorrow might be a bridge too far for commuting by bike if this snow and rain freezes overnight. We'll see. That said I don't know how the hell else I'm going to get in as have never done it without the bike.


  • #175
    C3PO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,773 ✭✭✭C3PO


    It'll be a bit slower but I'm going to take the MTB in the morning! Couldn't face the likely traffic coming home in the car!


  • #176
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,181 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    some (ungritted) footpaths out there are already a little treacherous. they're going hell for leather gritting the roads though.


  • #177
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,452 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    LennoxR wrote: »
    Tomorrow might be a bridge too far for commuting by bike if this snow and rain freezes overnight. We'll see. That said I don't know how the hell else I'm going to get in as have never done it without the bike.

    I was off the bike today for non-weather related reasons, and it's looking bad for Thursday and Friday, so I would love to get one more day on the bike tomorrow.

    Will the main roads be safe in Dublin?


  • #178
    DanDublin1982
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 641 ✭✭✭DanDublin1982


    The other half has threatened the well being of my bike if I threaten my well being by trying to cycle it tomorrow. Up 20 minutes earlier for the bus so. :)


  • #179
    Annie get your Run
    Registered Users Posts: 2,831 ✭✭✭Annie get your Run


    Definitely no bike for me today - heavy snowfall here in Meath (yipee!!!) apparently there are busses running though :(


  • #180
    ted1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,653 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    Can you not work from home ? No bike , bus or car for me.


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  • #181
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,011 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    ted1 wrote: »
    Can you not work from home ? No bike , bus or car for me.
    Only a very limited number of people can work from home. Not very effective if you work in essential services or any occupation where a night shift has to be relieved.


  • #182
    C3PO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,773 ✭✭✭C3PO


    Cycled from Shankill to Ballsbridge on the MTB - N11 and Clonkeen Rd etc. Used the cycle paths and footpaths in places. A bit slower than usual but not too bad! Think I'll go home via Anglesea Road and then the cycle path on the N11.


  • #183
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,167 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    Out this morning as I had to drop something off, slow but more than manageable on a MTB. Probably about 10cm of snow. Eerily quiet, the only noise was one fire brigade going out.

    Work is closed but have to head in for an hour regardless, I am actually looking forward to it.

    So far, it is no 2010


  • #184
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,011 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    C3PO wrote: »
    Cycled from Shankill to Ballsbridge on the MTB - N11 and Clonkeen Rd etc. Used the cycle paths and footpaths in places. A bit slower than usual but not too bad! Think I'll go home via Anglesea Road and then the cycle path on the N11.
    CramCycle wrote: »
    Out this morning as I had to drop something off, slow but more than manageable on a MTB. Probably about 10cm of snow. Eerily quiet, the only noise was one fire brigade going out.

    Work is closed but have to head in for an hour regardless, I am actually looking forward to it.

    So far, it is no 2010
    You've earned it lads! :D


    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=87039483


  • #185
    Plastik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,986 ✭✭✭Plastik


    C3PO wrote: »
    Cycled from Shankill to Ballsbridge on the MTB - N11 and Clonkeen Rd etc. Used the cycle paths and footpaths in places. A bit slower than usual but not too bad! Think I'll go home via Anglesea Road and then the cycle path on the N11.

    Work is still open for me, and buoyed by this I was in the midst of gearing up to give heading in on the road bike a shot, until I got a call from my wife who had made it about 250m from the estate before getting "stuck". The walk out to get her put paid to that idea. No chance. Looks like I'll be making the call and burning through a days leave :rolleyes:


  • #186
    Alek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    Patches of compacted, freezing slush in the city centre were quite treacherous even for winter tyres @ 30psi.

    Watch yourself out there, if you need to cycle, go down on the tyre pressure and ideally follow car tracks in the lane, as they are least likely to have ice underneath.


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  • #187
    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,666 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    C3PO wrote: »
    Cycled from Shankill to Ballsbridge on the MTB - N11 and Clonkeen Rd etc. Used the cycle paths and footpaths in places. A bit slower than usual but not too bad! Think I'll go home via Anglesea Road and then the cycle path on the N11.


    I was going to start same commute but from Clonkeen road, but we got the nod to work from home


  • #188
    LennoxR
    Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭LennoxR


    Yeah working from home. But anyway there's no way I could cycle in that with anything short of a fat bike.


  • #189
    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Harrybelafonte


    Went out on the bike this morning. D9 and D11. Swords Road from Whitehall up past Omni pure slush. Lesser roads snow packed ice. Collins Avenue is a mix of the two. Ballymun Road slush, but the edges are super icy.

    Cars are having problems stopping but most are taking it easy.


  • #190
    Lambay island
    Registered Users Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭Lambay island


    Harrybelafonte wrote: »
    Went out on the bike this morning. D9 and D11. Swords Road from Whitehall up past Omni pure slush. Lesser roads snow packed ice. Collins Avenue is a mix of the two. Ballymun Road slush, but the edges are super icy.

    Cars are having problems stopping but most are taking it easy.

    I bottled it and got a bus.. saw a van driver break lights on dame street as several pedestrians crossing - Phone to ear too. shocking at best of times but in those conditions.....


  • #191
    gmacww
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 454 ✭✭gmacww


    Just to let you know that up here in the Wicklow mountains we got hit hard. It's probably best to stay off the gaps today lads :)


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  • #192
    mr spuckler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,121 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    I assumed looking out the window in D5 earlier that the estate would be bad but the main roads would be fine. just headed out in the car to drop my boy into creche and even the main roads are in a bad way.


  • #193
    irishrover99
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    I haven't seen that many people walking with bikes since the annual push the bike up Slieve Mann contest during the W200.


  • #194
    LennoxR
    Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭LennoxR


    Did people who cycled today cycle home too? Genuinely curious.


  • #195
    magicbastarder
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    conditions around here (dublin 9) were much better this afternoon than this morning. i worked from home though.


  • #196
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,167 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    LennoxR wrote: »
    Did people who cycled today cycle home too? Genuinely curious.
    Yep, it was grand. Tomorrow is when the bad weather hits I am told.


  • #197
    LennoxR
    Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭LennoxR


    Yeah looks like the whole place is shutting down tomorrow.


  • #198
    C3PO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,773 ✭✭✭C3PO


    LennoxR wrote: »
    Did people who cycled today cycle home too? Genuinely curious.

    Yep - roads almost completely clear ... cycle lanes less so!
    Surprisingly little vehicular traffic at 4.00pm out our way!


  • #199
    magicbastarder
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    LennoxR wrote: »
    Did people who cycled today cycle home too? Genuinely curious.
    just saw someone cycle past the house - i live on a busy, well gritted main road and it's completely white. doesn't stop some cars from going past at normal speed though (i.e. a little above the speed limit)


  • #200
    mr spuckler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,121 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    I was out in the car at about 4:30 and just as I was thinking that the roads and cycle lanes were surprisingly clear I saw a guy sweeping snow from the footpath outside his house...into the cycle lane.


  • #201
    Johann.
    Registered Users Posts: 379 ✭✭Johann.


    Felt like I was in a rally car this morning, around 5am. Heading on the M1 towards the city - It was pure ****e. For a main road that was 'gritted', it was dreadful.*


    *I also have RWD :D


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