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Sunday 13th of July Spin ... anyone?

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    #32
    Chips Lovell
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    Four county tour then. Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Louth.


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    #33
    blorg
    Registered Users Posts: 15,989 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    Bambaata wrote: »
    well i bumped into ye all in Slane. i was the guy who said hello as i was about to get into my car as ye went up the hill after the lights. ye got a good spin in today so!! never expected to see boards jerseys in Slane!!
    That could have been me in the jersey- think I was the last boards jersey at that stage (although Tiny had boards shorts.) Sorry if I didn't reply, I was locked in a life or death sprint to the top of that hill with Cadex and things were a bit blurry (he won, that guy can certainly climb a hill!)

    Tiny, Cadex, Emty, Caroline, Ollietrex and myself went on the full distance - Maynooth, Kilcock, Summerhill, Trim, Navan, Drogheda and back to Dublin. 161km for me.

    Particular congratulations to Caroline who did her first 150km+ today after doing her first 100km+ yesterday! Really incredible.


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    #34
    emty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 385 ✭✭emty


    Great day,but man am I hungry.Am trying to figure out does guinness count as a food source


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    #35
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    niceonetom wrote: »
    the N3 is a bit poo though -still there was three of us so we made decent time.

    I took the N4 and flew back. Gave c0rk3r a tow the whole way.


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    #36
    TinyExplosions
    Registered Users Posts: 6,860 ✭✭✭TinyExplosions


    About 153 for me, same route as Caroline.

    Good day out all round, and massive praise due to Caroline as before this weekend she'd not broken 100, and she did that yesterday, and 150+ today! chapeau mme :)


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    #37
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    blorg wrote: »
    Particular congratulations to Caroline who did her first 150km+ today after doing her first 100km+ yesterday! Really incredible.

    Thanks :) I'm a legend.
    My previous max would have been 90km spins...


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    #38
    niceonetom
    Registered Users Posts: 4,833 ✭✭✭niceonetom


    congrats :) serious respect there.


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    #39
    Raam
    Registered Users Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    niceonetom wrote: »
    seems to me that there is a call for a northside based ride, and the backroads of kildare might be a bit more friendly to newcomers that wickla mountains? could become a regular thing perhaps?

    The spin out to The Hill of Tara via Ratoath/Dun Shaughlin is a nice one, as is the spin from Swords to Drogheda via Naul. Loads of good roads around Lusk and Skerries also.


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    #40
    Cadex
    Closed Accounts Posts: 230 ✭✭Cadex


    Hey lads thanks for a great spin today. Couldn't have been better with the weather, company, cups of tea etc. thanks a lot. Had been a bit worried about how I'd get on or how the knee would behave, and that route was probably the best thing for both. Thanks a bunch. Very nice to meet Tiny's folks and the other Boards peeps that I hadn't met before. Fair play in particular to Caroline, saw the posts above - that's some stretching of the boundary - well done.


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    #41
    Cadex
    Closed Accounts Posts: 230 ✭✭Cadex


    Ah you say the nicest things - you'll make me blush! Fair play - reckon I only got the drop on you cause you had a gear change moment....
    blorg wrote: »
    That could have been me in the jersey- think I was the last boards jersey at that stage (although Tiny had boards shorts.) Sorry if I didn't reply, I was locked in a life or death sprint to the top of that hill with Cadex and things were a bit blurry (he won, that guy can certainly climb a hill!)

    Tiny, Cadex, Emty, Caroline, Ollietrex and myself went on the full distance - Maynooth, Kilcock, Summerhill, Trim, Navan, Drogheda and back to Dublin. 161km for me.

    Particular congratulations to Caroline who did her first 150km+ today after doing her first 100km+ yesterday! Really incredible.


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    #42
    supertramp
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    Hey, thanks all, had an enjoyable outing,. I turned back to dublin with two other, along the n3.
    I was in the light blue top, and blue shorts. My legs gave up on part of it, but caught a second wind. Thanks to ye lads, for the tow.


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    #43
    Bambaata
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    right i dont know what is is but i bumped into ye again this evening lol. I was at the homestead in Slane but drove back up to where i'm living this evening and as i turned into my place on Mobhi Road there ye were again just back in town lol. sounds like a great spin!!


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    #44
    TinyExplosions
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    Bambaata wrote: »
    right i dont know what is is but i bumped into ye again this evening lol. I was at the homestead in Slane but drove back up to where i'm living this evening and as i turned into my place on Mobhi Road there ye were again just back in town lol. sounds like a great spin!!

    Following us are ye :)


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    #45
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    Bambaata wrote: »
    right i dont know what is is but i bumped into ye again this evening lol. I was at the homestead in Slane but drove back up to where i'm living this evening and as i turned into my place on Mobhi Road there ye were again just back in town lol. sounds like a great spin!!
    It's a sign that you should stop using that car ...


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    #46
    sean_d
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭sean_d


    Thanks for the spin today lads + ladeez. Had to turn south at Kilcock to get home for an airport run (for a flight which was susequently delayed..which meant spending the best part of the afternoon in arrivals hall :mad:)....you can imagine my surprise when I passed the remnants of the group on the airport road nearly 6 hours after I left you!
    I'm not clued into the 3 honks thing, so I waved passively, but not sure anyone noticed. I'll know better next time.
    The Boards kit looks cool too...chapeau to the designer!

    Sean
    (Ollies MTB mate)


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    #47
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    sean_d wrote: »
    Thanks for the spin today lads + ladeez.
    Sean
    (Ollies MTB mate)

    Sean, Thanks for the spare tube. IOU 1:)
    Next time I will bring a tube I can actually use on these wheels.:o
    Cheers!


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    #48
    sooty11
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    awww cant believe i missed todays one! and ye passed through balbriggan! ye should called to my house for tea and sangiches! although ye might have been thrown a paint brush if ye did arrive up! painting a garden fence all day...and my bike is still in kerry....i really must organise to get it back up soon. how long did that take ye today?? might be a route i can start doing.


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    #49
    ollietrex
    Registered Users Posts: 189 ✭✭ollietrex


    163km for me with 6 hours 22 of riding and 285m of climb, just finished cooking burgers on the BBQ and having a few beers. A fine spin today and the tour of the church in Drogheda made it all the more intresting.

    Will defo be out for these spins again....


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    #50
    penexpers
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    Sounds like a good one! Pity I couldn't make it and I won't be here next weekend either.


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    #51
    Bambaata
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    Caroline_ie wrote: »
    It's a sign that you should stop using that car ...
    that must be it! i did get my own mammoth 15km cycle in the park later :D


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    #52
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    ollietrex wrote: »
    163km for me with 6 hours 22 of riding and 285m of climb, just finished cooking burgers on the BBQ and having a few beers. A fine spin today and the tour of the church in Drogheda made it all the more intresting.

    Will defo be out for these spins again....

    Thanks for the maps -

    After my 260.06km weekend I think I am going to skip Monday evening spin ... unless:

    EPO anyone?


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    #53
    RobAMerc
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    ROK ON wrote: »
    Hi folks. Had to turn back at Summerhill. Pace was too much for me. I was the guy in skeleton top. Was delighted to keep up for so long, given my fitness. My top speed is ye're low/casual speed - so I have a lot of work to do. In saying that I really enjoyed it. I clocked 56miles door to door in 3hr35mins. I thought that would be about my time. Hope to spend next few months improving that. Anyway, wont be around next week, but definitely up for heading out again with ye in 2 weeks time. Thanks and take it easy.

    Sorry bout that ROK ON - I had agreed to go back to Dublin with you, but when we all got separated I just kept going. ( Feel a bit bad about it )

    Thanks to niceonetom for towing me home - TDF pace I reckon from Navan to Castleknock !

    Good to meet you all.


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    #54
    ROK ON
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭ROK ON


    RobAMerc wrote: »
    Sorry bout that ROK ON - I had agreed to go back to Dublin with you, but when we all got separated I just kept going. ( Feel a bit bad about it )

    Dont be silly. I am a big boy. Ii I cant keep pace that is no one elses issue, dont feel bad. Kept pace for as long as was feasible, then had to drop back and find my own more comfortable pace. Relatively new to this. Had a great time, and would definitely do it again. My goal is to stay with the group for longer each time until I am able to stay all the way. Take it easy.


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    #55
    dub_skav
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    Sounds like a great day and with the longer flatter route than Saturday it sounds like a bit of variety. I'll be very tempted for next time.
    Fair play to everybody - 12 on Saturday and 14 on Sunday is great numbers. I know a good few did both but there are good numbers building up and everybody is getting on very well too


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    #56
    blorg
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    Here's the peloton thundering into Summerhill :D

    th_summerhill.jpg


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