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  • 06-11-2007 5:37pm
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    Ger the man
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    Well, Ive finally decided to start cycling to work because Ive had it with being stuck in traffic and paying the M50 toll every morning. I go from Blanch to Rathfarnham every morning and it takes me the best part of 2 hours. No more queuing, burning up petrol, getting stressed.


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    Ghost Rider
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    The logic is inescapable.
    Ger the man wrote: »
    Well, Ive finally decided to start cycling to work because Ive had it with being stuck in traffic and paying the M50 toll every morning. I go from Blanch to Rathfarnham every morning and it takes me the best part of 2 hours. No more queuing, burning up petrol, getting stressed.


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    Raam
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    Enjoy the ride mate, best move you'll ever make.


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    Ger the man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 459 ✭✭Ger the man


    Cheers
    Only problem now is dealing with stressed motorists!


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    Raam
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    Ger the man wrote: »
    Cheers
    Only problem now is dealing with stressed motorists!

    The best way to deal with that is to be thankful that you aren't one!


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    Ghost Rider
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    Truth. Just don't let them get wind of your gratitude or you could feel a tonne of resentment pointing in your direction.
    King Raam wrote: »
    The best way to deal with that is to be thankful that you aren't one!


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    Danbo!
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    Ger the man wrote: »
    Cheers
    Only problem now is dealing with stressed motorists!

    you wont even notice them. And remember, take a look at the M50 everyday as you cycle over it, maybe even wave to the poor suckers, haha....


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    Spades
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    what kind of distance are we talking about here, in miles please


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    Raam
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    Spades wrote: »
    ...in miles please

    fussy! ;)


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    Spades
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    King Raam wrote: »
    fussy! ;)

    Jesus wept


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    Raam
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    Spades wrote: »
    Jesus wept

    He sure did.


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    kenmc
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    good man yourself, best of luck with it.


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    Pete4779
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    Well done and I hope you enjoy it, after a few weeks you'll feel really confined and quite ridiculous if you ever do take the car!

    Make sure you get proper gear for winter though. The more enjoyable the spin on the bike is more you look forward to it.


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    DublinWriter
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    Ger the man wrote: »
    Well, Ive finally decided to start cycling to work because Ive had it with being stuck in traffic and paying the M50 toll every morning. I go from Blanch to Rathfarnham every morning and it takes me the best part of 2 hours. No more queuing, burning up petrol, getting stressed.
    Good move, but the prospect of peeling sweat-drenched spandex from my bum-cheeks on arrival at 8.00 am never appealed.

    I was tempted to go down the scooter-route, but ever since I got myself a 50-mpg diesel BMW, I can sit happily in a leather seat in traffic jams listening to an audio-book.


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    Raam
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    DublinWriter wrote: »
    Good move, but the prospect of peeling sweat-drenched spandex from my bum-cheeks on arrival at 8.00 am never appealed.

    You only sweat if you are cycling very hard.


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    Ger the man
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    King Raam wrote: »
    You only sweat if you are cycling very hard.

    True - Im not interested in getting to work in 5 mins, anytime before 9am will do.


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    Alkers
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    Make sure you get a half decent bike and get it fitted to you also. The amount of poor suckers I whiz past who are cycling crappy-ass full suspension "mountain" bikes is unreal. They bounce up and down with every pedal stroke, have their saddles way too low and hardly any air in their tyres. How people like this stick cycling I don't know.


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    Ghost Rider
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    Sounds like an unprofitable superstition to me...
    DublinWriter wrote: »
    ... ever since I got myself a 50-mpg diesel BMW, I can sit happily in a leather seat in traffic jams listening to an audio-book.


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    Raam
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    Simona1986 wrote: »
    The amount of poor suckers I whiz past who are cycling crappy-ass full suspension "mountain" bikes is unreal. They bounce up and down with every pedal stroke, have their saddles way too low and hardly any air in their tyres. How people like this stick cycling I don't know.

    It never ceases to amaze me. I guess they just don't care.


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    kenmc
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    King Raam wrote: »
    It never ceases to amaze me. I guess they just don't care.
    I guess it depends on how far you're going, how quickly you want to get there and your motivation for cycling - if you can't drive and don't have the money to spend on a bus/luas etc, then cycling a heap of junk a mile or 2 down the road is a lot faster than walking, not much more energy expended and a €75 "bike" quickly saves money over the bus fare.
    Wouldn't be for me though - I hate going slowly.


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    Raam
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    kenmc wrote: »
    I guess it depends on how far you're going, how quickly you want to get there and your motivation for cycling - if you can't drive and don't have the money to spend on a bus/luas etc, then cycling a heap of junk a mile or 2 down the road is a lot faster than walking, not much more energy expended and a €75 "bike" quickly saves money over the bus fare.
    Wouldn't be for me though - I hate going slowly.

    I try to go slowly every morning, then I see someone up ahead who I HAVE to overtake. It's a compulsion. Maybe a little sad too :rolleyes:


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    Ger the man
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    Well, I did it and loved it, the amount of cars I went by with one person in each car was unreal.


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    kodute
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    The worst thing about the cycle commute... pulling up to a red light behind a bus then have the thing spew a cloud of black smoke in you face. :mad: Hurry up electric vehicles!
    That and the rain...


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    zorkmundsson
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    kodute wrote: »
    The worst thing about the cycle commute... pulling up to a red light behind a bus then have the thing spew a cloud of black smoke in you face. :mad: Hurry up electric vehicles!
    face mask
    http://www.cycleways.com/store/product/10612/Respro-City-Msk-L-Blk/
    never looked back. terrifies pedestrians, too.


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    Bicyclegadabout
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    I really don’t mind the rain, it’s the wind that get’s me. Feels like cycling through jelly, its tough. But with the rain, you’d be no dryer or warmer waiting at a bus stop.


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    macinalli
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    Ger the man wrote: »
    Well, I did it and loved it, the amount of cars I went by with one person in each car was unreal.

    I abandoned the car for a bike about 6 months ago and still think it was a great move. Problem now is once a week I need the car for football, those days I hate my commute...


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    unionman
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    kodute wrote: »
    The worst thing about the cycle commute... pulling up to a red light behind a bus then have the thing spew a cloud of black smoke in you face.

    I hear that - pulled up behind a Bus Eireann coach on Bachelors Walk this morning and caught a lungful of the most acrid black smoke. Disgusting. The only downer on anotherwise exhilerating ride.


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    unionman
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    DublinWriter wrote: »
    ... but ever since I got myself a 50-mpg diesel BMW, I can sit happily in a leather seat in traffic jams listening to an audio-book.

    You're not getting that kind of mileage in traffic jams, no matter what the brochure says:rolleyes:


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    kenmc
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    Ger the man wrote: »
    Well, I did it and loved it, the amount of cars I went by with one person in each car was unreal.
    How long did it take you?
    macinalli wrote: »
    I abandoned the car for a bike about 6 months ago and still think it was a great move. Problem now is once a week I need the car for football, those days I hate my commute...
    I gave up too - I've to go to Leopardstown, and the traffic in the area is simply nuts. I've had a bit of a chest infection last 2 days and took the luas rather than facing the traffic, despite the car sitting outside the house. There was one day a month or so ago that I got a lift in after doing some bits n pieces, and I felt CRAP all day, cos I had breakfast without 'earning' it. Decided to walk the 5 kms home instead of taking the luas. It's wierd how you very quickly become used to the exercise, and need it.


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    #30
    Ger the man
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    Just under 1hr with a moderate pace. I must have counted about 100 sreaming car horns on the way!


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    TheThing!
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    Well done, good decision


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