Photos taken on your cycle.

slideshow bob

Couple of shots from recent holiday. Some nice cycle trails in Côtes-d'Armor.

slap/dash

slideshow bob wrote: »

Couple of shots from recent holiday. Some nice cycle trails in Côtes-d'Armor.

that first pic is enough to make me look up cyclocross bikes and learn french

slideshow bob

slap/dash wrote: »

that first pic is enough to make me look up cyclocross bikes and learn french

The "learn French" bit would lead to a far duller holiday. I entered a 12k running race out there which sounded fun. Turned out it included 470m of climb and descent :eek:. If I'd had enough French to translate the route description I'd have lingered over breakfast instead. During that race I cursed the poor standards of French taught in school when I was growing up.

Jawgap

Oldbridge today.....

feck sake lads

Jawgap wrote: »

Oldbridge today.....

nice bike:cool::cool:

nilhg

Tough going in the wind today to get up Turlough Hill, view was worth it though.



Turlough Hill pano-1 by cilldara, on Flickr

ghogie91

Top of the first climb in the ROK this year

hueylewis

Saw someone on here mention that there was a way up to three rock in behind Buckley's Fireplaces on Ballyedmonduff road. I go past it very frequently, so I turned in and headed up today before stopping a few corners up because I thought I might have taken a wrong turn and gone down someone's driveway. Stopped a little way down and took some pics.



And in case you ever wanted to know what goes on behind the scenes in Buckley's Fireplaces, well, that's where they keep their industrial size water cooler.

GreyEagle

View of Annagassan harbour, site of the first Viking fortified settlement in about 821AD:




Temporary road closure between Clogherhead and Annagassan, note the electric fence:

feck sake lads

next time your that way check out the house just over the bridge my son drew a picture of the village into the cement render looks good.:cool:

jgreene83

Spin out by Athgoe, Ardclough, Straffan and back to Celbridge. Took this at Straffan Bridge just before the K Club.

RainyDay

hueylewis wrote: »

Saw someone on here mention that there was a way up to three rock in behind Buckley's Fireplaces on Ballyedmonduff road. I go past it very frequently, so I turned in and headed up today before stopping a few corners up because I thought I might have taken a wrong turn and gone down someone's driveway. Stopped a little way down and took some pics.

Did you follow the track up to Three Rock?

colm_gti

Makin' hay!

wirelessdude01

jgreene83 wrote: »

Spin out by Athgoe, Ardclough, Straffan and back to Celbridge. Took this at Straffan Brdge just before the K Club.

I do that spin a good bit as well.

hueylewis

RainyDay wrote: »

Did you follow the track up to Three Rock?

Nah, I wasn't sure I was going the right way so had a look on google maps when I got back. Turns out I was going the right way and had stopped about 100m short of the private road, so nowhere close really. I assume I keep heading up that way but I'll eventually encounter gravel or a dirt track that leads to the masts? Would be a nicer, quieter route up as opposed to the Ticknock side with lots of pedestrians, but the Ticknock side would have preferable terrain. Any idea how much normal road there is to ride after passing the private road sign? If there's a decent stretch it might still be worth heading up, as the climb seems nice and challenging from what I did ride of it.

RainyDay

hueylewis wrote: »

Nah, I wasn't sure I was going the right way so had a look on google maps when I got back. Turns out I was going the right way and had stopped about 100m short of the private road, so nowhere close really. I assume I keep heading up that way but I'll eventually encounter gravel or a dirt track that leads to the masts? Would be a nicer, quieter route up as opposed to the Ticknock side with lots of pedestrians, but the Ticknock side would have preferable terrain. Any idea how much normal road there is to ride after passing the private road sign? If there's a decent stretch it might still be worth heading up, as the climb seems nice and challenging from what I did ride of it.

Would you believe that I've never seen the 'private road' sign, because I've only come down the road from Three Rock. I've never gone up the road. It is quite short anyway, and you come to a gate/barrier across the road pretty quickly. Throw the bike over the barrier, and follow the track until you come to a t-junction. Turn left, and follow that track back to the peak. There are lots of gravelly bits and a few mucky bits, so MTB tyres are best.

bellinter

on the decent to Laragh from Sally Gap last Friday

jgreene83

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

I do that spin a good bit as well.

It's a nice spin alright, esp if you throw Oughterard in as well!

smacl

bellinter wrote: »

on the decent to Laragh from Sally Gap last Friday

You're doing it wrong! You stop on the ascent 'to take photos'. On the descent you grin like a mad yoke and enjoy the rush.

bellinter

smacl wrote: »

You're doing it wrong! You stop on the ascent 'to take photos'. On the descent you grin like a mad yoke and enjoy the rush.

I love that view from there though, as you come around the corner. Great place to take a food stop and enjoy the view!

hueylewis

RainyDay wrote: »

Would you believe that I've never seen the 'private road' sign, because I've only come down the road from Three Rock. I've never gone up the road. It is quite short anyway, and you come to a gate/barrier across the road pretty quickly. Throw the bike over the barrier, and follow the track until you come to a t-junction. Turn left, and follow that track back to the peak. There are lots of gravelly bits and a few mucky bits, so MTB tyres are best.

Cheers for that - I actually headed up again earlier and had a proper look. The private road sign is maybe 70 meters or so before the barrier. I stopped at the sign to have a look about before realising this (was looking at a grassy road to a gate to the left, but I think that's probably privately owned) so had to walk the bike up to the barrier like an eejit rather than attempt to clip in on that incline Unfortunately beyond the barrier would be too rough for my road tyres, but I'll definitely return to it in the future now that I know it exists! Also some lovely houses up there. Almost felt like I was trespassing on their land.

hueylewis

Third and last pic til I have something a little more interesting to share, but the view out to Howth was lovely in today's weather.

RainyDay

hueylewis wrote: »

Also some lovely houses up there. Almost felt like I was trespassing on their land.

Yeah, some nice ones, all right, like this beauty;

http://goo.gl/maps/2mTjZ

on_the_nickel

From the top of Luz Ardiden, last Saturday.


And from the Tourmalet on Monday:

jumpgun

Some where passed Swords towards Meath.

mp2012

Taken today in Hacketstown during a test run using the carradice SQR bag.



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Wishbone Ash

jumpgun wrote: »

Some where passed Swords towards Meath.

Presumably you passed near Ballyboughal Aerodrome?

ian_rush

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Presumably you passed near Ballyboughal Aerodrome?

You have ruined the next ncd picture hunt

wanderer 22

Up at the hellfire this morning - it was a lot more miserable than it looks here

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tampopo

The second oldest oak tree in Lithuania.