Photos taken on your cycle.

delynet

A tough 200km solo around Mayo and a bit of Galway

Thargor

Springy Turf wrote: »

It's absolutely not doable! I haven't heard of anyone going from the top.

P.S. it's Glenmacnass!

Jaysus I've been calling it Glenmacrass for about 10 years now!

Mercian Pro

delynet wrote: »

A tough 200km solo around Mayo and a bit of Galway

If there's one thing we do well in Ireland, it's clouds.



Nicely captured delynet.

Enduro

iwillhtfu wrote: »

Not a hope unless you don't mind crushing a few of your vertebrae and folding yourself in half at the bottom.

I know someone who claimed to have given it a go. IIRC he was a sponsored kayaker, and gave up kayaking in the end because "I was having to nearly kill myself to get any kind of kick out of it". So that sounds consistent anyway. He was a loon on the MTB too, unsurprisingly.

The most lunatic thing I've heard of kayaking though (and just up from Glenmacnass) was the lad who kayaked off Tonlagee towards Lough Ouler (Yes, there is no water there... it was on snow). He reckoned he was doing about 70 when he parted company from the boat.

Thargor

Enduro wrote: »

I know someone who claimed to have given it a go. IIRC he was a sponsored kayaker, and gave up kayaking in the end because "I was having to nearly kill myself to get any kind of kick out of it". So that sounds consistent anyway. He was a loon on the MTB too, unsurprisingly.

The most lunatic thing I've heard of kayaking though (and just up from Glenmacnass) was the lad who kayaked off Tonlagee towards Lough Ouler (Yes, there is no water there... it was on snow). He reckoned he was doing about 70 when he parted company from the boat.

Just checking out Tonlagee on maps, someone took this 2160 degree drone shot at the top, its quality, best Streetview shot Ive ever seen:

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.0530555,-6.3816666,3a,75y,104.02h,63.38t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipNa7y81d-Rzy9v0iK74w01RV-WZgBbWas9OjZhj!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNa7y81d-Rzy9v0iK74w01RV-WZgBbWas9OjZhj%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi0-ya20-ro0-fo100!7i8192!8i4096!5m1!1e4

beggars_bush

Heading for Arranmore

smacl

Misty masts on the mountain this morning

selwyn froggitt

Had the absolute pleasure of cycling this boreen last Sunday,one of the Oyster shell roads North of An Rinn,County Waterford.

Mercian Pro

selwyn froggitt wrote: »

Had the absolute pleasure of cycling this boreen last Sunday,one of the Oyster shell roads North of An Rinn,County Waterford.

Beautiful. Gravel, touring or road bike?

selwyn froggitt

Mercian Pro wrote: »

Beautiful. Gravel, touring or road bike?

A cross bike actually,had ridden a 60 km loop and taking in some of St Declan’s way from South of Mount Melleray through to Ardmore,absolutely class,all kinds of terrain and a bit of hacking through tall grass,should have brought my machete!
This section just rounded off a near perfect mornings cycling.

Large bottle small glass

selwyn froggitt wrote: »

Had the absolute pleasure of cycling this boreen last Sunday,one of the Oyster shell roads North of An Rinn,County Waterford.

An bóthar bán sham!

Sign me up for 20km of that or a lot more , wet or dry. You meet a tractor or something no problem loads of room to negotiate a safe pass and your back to the sound of blissful silence and nature a few minutes later.

Thargor

Never heard of Oyster Shell Roads before:

https://davidcecelski.com/2019/02/04/the-oyster-shell-road/

Mercian Pro

A few weeks ago during the Covid restrictions, I did a tour of the South Dublin Border. This morning I did it in reverse heading down the coast first to Shankhill before turning up towards the mountains. I took time out to have a first look at the Lead Mines chimney and St Catherine's Park at Lucan. https://www.strava.com/activities/3741310546

Was there a beverage dispensed through the advertised hatch at Fox's or were they closed?

Mercian Pro

Deleted User wrote: »

Was there a beverage dispensed through the advertised hatch at Fox's or were they closed?

Open for coffee, scones, gourmet sandwiches, desserts etc since 1st July. Not sure about the Beecham's Powder

delynet

Beautiful day yesterday around Mayo. Looking back on Loch Na Fooey here. Odd wheels as I am awaiting bearings for my good wheel.

What a view. Loving the co-ordination between kit and bike too.

iwillhtfu

It was a looonngg week, beer was required

magicbastarder

i thought that was a tiny swan perched on your back wheel.

iwillhtfu

magicbastarder wrote: »

i thought that was a tiny swan perched on your back wheel.

The Swan whisperer I am not

Step onto that last step and it's like the charge of the light brigade as they cross the river to you.

Rogue-Trooper

A couple from Friday morning's spin up to the Ben of Howth (even went right at the church!;)). Lovely 360 degree views up there but was worried about my new Pro Ones on those sharp rocks on the last bit of track when you run out of tarmac:eek:









(Apologies for the non-driveside fail in the second pic!:o)

iwillhtfu

A little cruise today, I have to say it felt deadly

magicbastarder

needs moar biggar.

cletus

This morning's spin

magicbastarder

Mercian Pro

magicbastarder wrote: »

NCD near Newbarn? It may not have the most dramatic scenery but it can have great skies.

magicbastarder

NCD indeed, but i know several newbarns, not sure which one you mean! that was taken from the first (or last, i guess, depending on which direction you're headed) of the three sisters; on the oldtown to naul road, just north of the turnoff for rathgreat/barons hall, looking west.

Mercian Pro

magicbastarder wrote: »

NCD indeed, but i know several newbarns, not sure which one you mean! that was taken from the first (or last, i guess, depending on which direction you're headed) of the three sisters; on the oldtown to naul road, just north of the turnoff for rathgreat/barons hall, looking west.

I know exactly where you took it and we passed it on a club spin yesterday. The Newbarn I was thinking of is between the R130 (Garristown Road) and the R122 (Oldtown Road) a bit south of the R125.

Thargor

Exploring trails around the Sugarloaf: