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Saturday Spin 26th July

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    #92
    PeadarofAodh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 704 ✭✭✭PeadarofAodh


    Here's a few of them

    Edit: Just realised they're all sideways...unfortunately I don't have the techno skills to figure out what I did wrong!


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    #93
    PeadarofAodh
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    And the rest...

    Apologies for the poor quality - as mentioned they were taken on my phone, mostly at the top of climbs I'd attacked stupidly like they'd just insulted my mother so my hands weren't exactly steady. Last few were taken at the top of joust while I had a natter with some motorcyclist while waiting for you bums to finish your teaparty :P

    Edit: A big thanks to you as well Blorg for that cereal bar on the way home...felt like falling off the bike at the time!


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    #94
    blorg
    Registered Users Posts: 15,989 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    PeadarofAodh wrote: »
    Had a great time, really enjoyable getting out with a big group. Also thanks to (insert name...I'm sorry!) for showing us the route up to the view of the boy scouts' lake...nice route and excellent scenery! I'll try and get the photos I took on my phone up later this afternoon.
    That was emty.


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    #95
    PeadarofAodh
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    blorg wrote: »
    That was emty.

    Thanks Blorg, please don't take offence - I really am awful with names...


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    #96
    uberwolf
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    I took my first spin in 5 years yesterday, up ballinascroney, up an unknown name of a climb on to military road from there - that climb seemed easier when I was fit! on up sally and Luggalah (sp), down to Avoca.

    Dead chuffed so I was.


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    #97
    blorg
    Registered Users Posts: 15,989 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    PeadarofAodh wrote: »
    Thanks Blorg, please don't take offence - I really am awful with names...
    Oh I'm the same, half of the lads I know by their screen names, half by their real names, others not too sure at all! And then there is of course BananaPants who is in a category all by himself.


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    #98
    blorg
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    uberwolf wrote: »
    I took my first spin in 5 years yesterday, up ballinascroney, up an unknown name of a climb on to military road from there - that climb seemed easier when I was fit! on up sally and Luggalah (sp), down to Avoca.

    Dead chuffed so I was.
    That's a fair distance if you haven't been on a bike in 5 years! You should come out with us some weekend.


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    #99
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    blorg wrote: »
    Oh I'm the same, half of the lads I know by their screen names, half by their real names, others not too sure at all! And then there is of course BananaPants who is in a category all by himself.

    I was talking to Banana Pants earlier. Yesterday, he passed us at around 11:00 on our way to Sallygap.

    His saturday spin was 260.12km with 5563m of climbing and 22 Bananas.

    ... Legend.


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    #100
    DirkVoodoo
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    PeadarofAodh wrote: »
    Here's a few of them

    Edit: Just realised they're all sideways...unfortunately I don't have the techno skills to figure out what I did wrong!

    Ow, my neck!

    Thanks for the photos peadar, I seem to be deep in thought there, possibly about cycling.

    On a side note, I burnt the crap out of my arms. Wearing that canterbury top and gloves though, I only burnt my forearms. my arms go white-red-white now, like one of these: My arms


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    #101
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    Hello folks, was a good day out, wasn't expecting to be out that long. will be there again next week. Hopefully with a non-squeaky back wheel and non-stingy sun cream. Probably bring a mate along.

    Can the guy who went home with me via Bray make himself known....I think I sent you in the wrong direction around UCD.


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    #102
    Caroline_ie
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    petethedrummer wrote: »
    Hopefully with a non-squeaky back wheel and non-stingy sun cream.
    Thanks for sharing the sun cream :) it saved my arms from burning yesterday :)( they did get burnt today though )


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    #103
    fish-head
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    Jesus I got absolutely friend today. Serious barber pole chic going on.


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    #104
    TinyExplosions
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    Caroline_ie wrote: »
    ( they did get burnt today though )

    You burned today? man, I'd had to be fair skinned!

    Tom, how's yer head? :)


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    #105
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    TinyExplosions wrote: »
    You burned today? man, I'd had to be fair skinned!

    Tom, how's yer head? :)

    I was wearing a shorter sleeve jersey, I got burt on the 3 inches of white that was showing on my arms.

    Poor Tom looked very red all over his head and arms...


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    #106
    blorg
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    Caroline_ie wrote: »
    I was talking to Banana Pants earlier. Yesterday, he passed us at around 11:00 on our way to Sallygap.

    His saturday spin was 260.12km with 5563m of climbing and 22 Bananas.

    ... Legend.
    What was the heart rate :D That is impressive going, reckon he will have no problem with this marathon in the Alps.


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    #107
    Poncherello
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    yeah thanks for the spin and all the advice
    clocked 96K, didnt have it in me to spin around Dundrum to break 100 !
    will be other days


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    #108
    PeadarofAodh
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    DirkVoodoo wrote: »
    Ow, my neck!

    Thanks for the photos peadar, I seem to be deep in thought there, possibly about cycling.

    Sorry about that! Was feeling a bit out of it due to tiredness and blood loss yesterday...I'll spin them later!


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    #109
    RedTea
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    petethedrummer wrote: »
    Hello folks, was a good day out, wasn't expecting to be out that long. will be there again next week. Hopefully with a non-squeaky back wheel and non-stingy sun cream. Probably bring a mate along.

    Can the guy who went home with me via Bray make himself known....I think I sent you in the wrong direction around UCD.

    Hi,

    That was me...got home along the bumpy cycle lanes of the stillorgan dual carraigeway so no harm done. A longer day than originally planned but well worth it.


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    #110
    PeadarofAodh
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    Apparently photos the right way round make for more enjoyable viewing...


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    #111
    PeadarofAodh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 704 ✭✭✭PeadarofAodh


    And the rest


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    #112
    Dub13
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,252 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dub13


    Were did you guys get the boards.ie tops...?they look well.


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    #113
    blorg
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    @Dub13- that was arranged by TinyExplosions. There is a second order going through at the moment which is being handled by Penexpers. You are probably too late for that order at this stage but I'm sure there will be another one in a few months. You just need 9 other people who want a jersey if you want to get it for the low price (it's around €40.)

    Actual production of the jerseys takes place in Portugal: www.fcarvalho-ciclismo.com


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    #114
    Dub13
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,252 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dub13


    blorg wrote: »
    @Dub13- that was arranged by TinyExplosions. There is a second order going through at the moment which is being handled by Penexpers. You are probably too late for that order at this stage but I'm sure there will be another one in a few months. You just need 9 other people who want a jersey if you want to get it for the low price (it's around €40.)

    Actual production of the jerseys takes place in Portugal: www.fcarvalho-ciclismo.com


    Thanks,they look good.Does anybody have a close up pic....?


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    #115
    Gavin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,676 ✭✭✭Gavin


    http://wiki.boards.ie/wiki/Boards.ie_cycling_jersey


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    #116
    petethedrummer
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    RedTea wrote: »
    Hi,

    That was me...got home along the bumpy cycle lanes of the stillorgan dual carraigeway so no harm done. A longer day than originally planned but well worth it.

    what distance did you clock?


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    #117
    RedTea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 38 ✭RedTea


    petethedrummer wrote: »
    what distance did you clock?

    113km from Harolds Cross and back.


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