Photos taken on your cycle.

alaimacerc

My word, a touch of sun! Lovely cycle to Robert's Cove with the An Oigeists.

Charlie19

IMG_20150619_122228 by Charlie, on Flickr

IMG_20150619_122248 by Charlie, on Flickr

IMG_20150619_122910 by Charlie, on Flickr

IMG_20150619_123130 by Charlie, on Flickr

IMG_20150619_125506 by Charlie, on Flickr

If you're familiar with this wee road from Bohernabreena to military road, then this Slow sign is very appropriate.

IMG_20150619_131105 by Charlie, on Flickr

IMG_20150619_134735 by Charlie, on Flickr

delynet

In Spain on my holidays and this is the bike which is bringing me around to places like this. I did pass out some expensive looking carbon fibre machines going up a hill with it earlier.

Straatvark

iwillhtfu wrote: »

I think Ireland wins for once

Definitely, please look after her until September for a visit. Cant wait

Mercian Pro

Near the end of Day 1 of the Hospice Cycle from Genoa to Rome. Unfortunately there was still a tough climb up from the Cinque Terre and over the mountains to La Spezia.

2 Wheels Good

From my spin Sunday, Priests leap



Caha pass

Mercian Pro

Group 1 of the 53 Hospice cyclists make it to St. Peter's Square in Rome yesterday well guided all week by Aidan Ryan of Cycling Safaris (who took the photo).

happyhappy

Merc pro looking fresh and ready to cycle back to Genoa!!

Mercian Pro

happyhappy wrote: »

Merc pro looking fresh and ready to cycle back to Genoa!!

More than happy to see the bike carefully packed away for transport home. Staying on in Rome for a few days of R&R and happy to be missing the Wicklow Peaks! See you on the hills no doubt.

iwillhtfu

A welcome break from the wind today

Daroxtar

Charlie19 wrote: »

If you're familiar with this wee road from Bohernabreena to military road, then this Slow sign is very appropriate.

Yea, it's like they are just taunting you. May as well stick an 80 kmh sign beside it

route66

Taken yesterday on a very nice cycle to Laragh via Glencree:

Glencree Valley:



Church behind Cafe in Laragh:

velopeloton

Hautacam.

Biopace

Exploring for new trails

alaimacerc

Down and along to the Garrettstown to Sandycove coast road yesterday. My first intentional 90k cycle. (As opposed to a couple of 80k routes with very, very bad navigation. True story.) Completely flah'd today, but enjoying it in hindsight!

thelawman

enjoying some time off work on the new bike,

rizzodun

Had a quick rip around the trails in Coed y Brenin last week while on holidays, £18 for a rental is pretty good value, must put more time aside next time I'm over for a full day to try out all the loops.

I could've got better pics but was too busy making the most of my short time, plus, the phone is pretty crappy.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Selfie sticks in Howth!..



And my bike sheltering from a small storm along Portmarnock beach this evening!.. Yup 'tis an Irish summers eve!.

smacl

Lunchtime mooch around Bohernabreena reservoir

OldBean

B*llocks.

CatFromHue

Ha, I'd a similar situation in Oz but I did put on suntan lotion. I guessed I missed a bit!

smacl

OldBean wrote: »

B*llocks.

Gotta listen to Baz at least once each summer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI

Thargor

Did my first century today, 100 km of Grand Canal from Tullamore back to Dublin, it wasn't too bad, just long, so so long, especially on the godawful long grass sections which is basically the first 50 km from Tullamore to Robertstown.

Did it on my little €25 workhorse aswell, not a hope of doing it on the roadbike, or even on wet ground, it is a serious slog and I don't think 700x23 would survive, tyres, wheels or spokes. Also you would be impotent before you made it out of the midlands:



50 km of grass pedaling begins:



Locks obviously:



Endless grass paths:



Lots of weird infrastructure:





When the paths are good its great fun, like mountain biking without feeling like you're going to die, Im thinking of a proper mountain bike now:



Great wildlife, the canal is full of fish jumping and swimming around, some big ones, also foxes, hares, stoat/weasels, huge dragonflys that I didnt know existed in Ireland:









Never thought Id be so happy to see the M50 in the distance:



M50 to Grand canal dock was a horrible slog, traffic and lights every 30 seconds after 100k of freedom:



Steak when I got home:



Was it worth doing? Yes to tick it off my list and a good way to do a first century but really the first 50k or whatever from Tullamore to Robertstown is just boring, after Robertstown everything picks up, cycling through forest instead of bare bog, good trails, ruins, pubs, shops, barges etc, time goes way faster. Definitely glad I did it but Ill probably never bother traveling to the midlands for cycling again, more fun to be had on the coasts and in the mountains.

Absolutely wrecked now, sunbured, arms on fire, palm blisters because I forgot gloves, legs like blocks of wood.

Charlie19

I'd say there was some amount of insects;)

Fair play, I've only ever made it as far as Maynooth.

Thargor

No not a one, probably too hot for them, it was like a fan oven at times on the land. Millions of huge electric blue dragonflies though, never knew we had them.

Bloggsie

Charlie19 wrote: »

I'd say there was some amount of insects;)

Fair play, I've only ever made it as far as Maynooth.

flies, thats why Thargor, is only having a small snack, with all the flies swallowed on the cycle, no appetitie!

Charlie19

The last cycle I had along the canal back in late spring was horrible. I just wasn't able for the amount of insects, they were going in my eyes and sticking to my forehead. I nearly gave in here at the Hazel Hatch but carried on as far as Maynooth and then cycled home by road.
20150421_185022 by Charlie, on Flickr

magicbastarder

Thargor wrote: »

Was it worth doing?

steak and beans? god no.

Thargor

Extra protein, leg and arm muscles felt like they were actually on fire by the time I got home to Bray.

Feeling a lot better about it today now that I'm just stiff and not in actual pain, its definitely worth doing just to see the thing, its basically a 100k long nature reserve, some parts were like an episode of Springwatch that you never see in day to day life. It was great being able to floor it through forest track without the risk of hitting anyone or running into any obstacles aswell. If you want peace and quite there's really nothing else like it either, utter silence for most of it.

xxyyzz

Thargor wrote: »

Extra protein, leg and arm muscles felt like they were actually on fire by the time I got home to Bray.

Feeling a lot better about it today now that I'm just stiff and not in actual pain, its definitely worth doing just to see the thing, its basically a 100k long nature reserve, some parts were like an episode of Springwatch that you never see in day to day life. It was great being able to floor it through forest track without the risk of hitting anyone or running into any obstacles aswell. If you want peace and quite there's really nothing else like it either, utter silence for most of it.

You should take up mountainbiking. Sounds like you'd enjoy it.