Saturday Spin Redux -24th July, 10am Dundrum

AstraMonti

Great spin guys, met a few new people and had lots of fun. Typical boards spin though, we were all over the place

Caroline_ie

TinyExplosions wrote: »

if I race, it's perfect

better start racing then :P

TinyExplosions

Caroline_ie wrote: »

better start racing then :P

That may come next year....

Paco Rodriguez

Sounds like a fun trip. I slept it in, but managed 80k around Phoenix Park. I was bit rusty.....and gosh i forgot how nasty those gels taste! =O

Wingman2010

Looks like everyone had fun today. I didn't get to make it. I'm just wondering is anyone interested in a spin tomorrow? Some distance like 50/60k.

seamus

Yeah good spin today. 63k for me. Relaxed pace, though it seemed to pick up every time we lost someone. I was still 50:50 about going out until I left at 9:45, it was worth it in the end. Avg. 22.9km/h, so quite slow. Was grand until Manor kilbride, bitch of a hill that. Had to collapse on the couch for 3 hours after; should have brought some food, that jelly baby at the top of manor kilbride was the best I've ever had

Maxed 70.6km/h coming down bohernabreena. Respectable enough given the weather, though I always scrub a bit too much speed coming into the corner at the top. Deceptively tight that corner.

Good to meet new people as always.

souter

Good spin, my apologies apart to NoddingCylist for leading her up the slippery face of hell at Stepaside village.
At the Sally Gap I um'd and err'd before deciding to seize the day (and the pass till 17:00) so went back to the Blessington side and noodled about trying to find the fabled Northwest passage to the Wicklow Gap.
Sadly never appeared so ended up retracing my steps over the Sally Gap to Bray.
From Bray a bit of a wonky route back to Fairview, my POS mileometer reset around Blackrock but estimate 130k, avg, I don't want to go there.

But as a test of the new saddle, success! Loads of hills, crappy road surfaces and 30k inner city to finish. My sit bones felt as if a panel beater was using a lump hammer on them, but the taintal area is gloriously untroubled.

LastGasp

souter wrote: »

trying to find the fabled Northwest passage to the Wicklow Gap.

I suspect I was on this coming the other way today. Go through Blessington heading South, after 2km take the left for Valleymount. After passing through Valleymount the "main" road takes a sharp right, but for the alternative route to Wicklow Gap go straight ahead on the small road. There's a bit of climbing on not great surface, but then a really good rollercoaster descent the other side on narrow road but smooth. Brings you out quite a long way up the Wicklow Gap, and it's a really scenic road.
I did Dundrum, Laragh, WW Gap, Valleymount, Blessington, Tallaght. 100.4km. A bit damp early on, but cleared up nicely.

NoddingCyclist

@Souter, no worries.
I am determind over the coming weeks to go back to that dang hill in Stepaside and make it up the whole thing next time.
Thanks for hanging back with me on the ride.
Had a fun time out yesterday guys, even though couldn't keep up with y'all.
Gonna put plenty of work in the bike over next couple of weeks so can make sure to keep up with y'all the next time.:D

smacl

LastGasp wrote: »

I did Dundrum, Laragh, WW Gap, Valleymount, Blessington, Tallaght. 100.4km. A bit damp early on, but cleared up nicely.

Similar route the other direction; Rathafarnham, Sallygap, Blessington, Wicklow gap, Laragh, Enniskerry, Rathafarnham. 115k all in and a bit shattered afterwards. Nice bit of music going on by the lakes.