Photos taken on your cycle.

Laundry_Hamper

Riding into darkness

alaimacerc

denbatt wrote: »

Outside Killumney. Anyone know the story with this? Its bothered me every time i pass it.

I asked one of the chaps in my customary bike shop about this, he being a local to those parts. He knew exactly which ladder you were referring to! His kid had even asked him about it, too. And... no-one has the slightest idea of what it's there for.

Darkglasses

Unfinished slide?

RobertFoster

Lazy Led Zeppelin fan?

Lusk_Doyle

I meant to post this one up earlier. I took this as I was leaving the house on the morning of the recent Swords CC Rainbow Sportive.

thetoffeeman

Lemag wrote: »

A bit of RD and chain trouble today brought a halt to my cycle after about 20 km. Whilst awaiting the rescue team I amused myself by observing a ladybird on my saddle. As shown in the picture it seemed to have an attraction to the red stitching. I assume (wrongly?) that ladybirds are colour blind and therefore it wasn't mistaking the stitching for a mate. Any entomologists on here care to enlighten me as to the reason for its behaviour?

shouldn't it be wearing a helmet?

alaimacerc

Lemag wrote: »

I assume (wrongly?) that ladybirds are colour blind and therefore it wasn't mistaking the stitching for a mate.

Apparently most insects have dichromatic vision, so it's not impossible it's the color and pattern that's attracting her. Whether she's thinking "hot bloke!" or "tasty aphids!", I'd have even less notion.

Garzard

A few more here from the heat wave. July 20th I think,





Love how open this area is!

aloyisious

Sally Gap?

Roger Hassenforder

alaimacerc wrote: »

I asked one of the chaps in my customary bike shop about this, he being a local to those parts. He knew exactly which ladder you were referring to! His kid had even asked him about it, too. And... no-one has the slightest idea of what it's there for.

am reliably informed via two locals, that there was to be an obstacle course/fitness training centre that never got going.

RainyDay

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

am reliably informed via two locals, that there was to be an obstacle course/fitness training centre that never got going.

Sounds like something from the Fr Ted village fete.

denbatt

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

am reliably informed via two locals, that there was to be an obstacle course/fitness training centre that never got going.

Strange location? Thanks for the info tho. It has bothered me for years.

Raam

Bellewstown.

ford2600

Submarine on quay in Cork. Dutch vessel

Mr.Fred

Raam wrote: »

Bellewstown.

Sweet ride man..

The willier doesn't look to bad either..

That saddle :eek: Dare I ask is it comfortable?

Raam

Mr.Fred wrote: »

That saddle :eek: Dare I ask is it comfortable?

Yeah it's surprisingly comfortable. I bought it shortly before a trip to the Alps for a week and hadn't ridden it much, so I was a bit apprehensive about doing long days on it. It turned out OK in the end. Main thing for me is the cut-away section. They work well for me.

http://www.mcconveycycles.com/store/product/15757/Specialized-Sworks-Bg-Toupe-Carbon-Saddle-143mm/

Mr.Fred

They could hardly sell this as a cut away more of a what we couldn't cut away saddle.

Looks the part though you're a brave man picking up a new saddle and heading off to the alps to break it in.

Your bike is the mutts nuts nice rims also.

Lusk_Doyle

Raam wrote: »

Bellewstown.

Drive side fail Raam. Rookie error.

feck sake lads

did you know if you cycled the bike on the right of your superlightweigh machine up those hills in bellews town you would only be a few kph faster and thats the truth.nice bike though.

Raam

Mr.Fred wrote: »

They could hardly sell this as a cut away more of a what we couldn't cut away saddle.

Looks the part though you're a brave man picking up a new saddle and heading off to the alps to break it in.

Your bike is the mutts nuts nice rims also.

I did bring my old one, just in case. Just to keep it on topic, here is a photo taken on a cycle from Dublin to Dungarvan with the old saddle. It stopped being comfortable with about 80km to go.

Raam

feck sake lads wrote: »

did you know if you cycled the bike on the right of your superlightweigh machine up those hills in bellews town you would only be a few kph faster and thats the truth.nice bike though.

I would not cycle the bike on the right, ever. So I'd never get up the hill on it.

Paul Kiernan

Raam wrote: »

It stopped being comfortable with about 80km to go.

That'd be an 80km cycle then, would it?

alaimacerc

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

am reliably informed via two locals, that there was to be an obstacle course/fitness training centre that never got going.

Wow. That's pretty abortive, all right. I shall pass this key intelligence along!

RainyDay wrote: »

Sounds like something from the Fr Ted village fete.

Careful now.

The tax man

Got to meet the man himself today at the Tour of Midlands.
Sound to have a brief chat with. Had to laugh when I handed him the bike,
the first thing he did was to put his foot on the bottom bracket and test the flex in the frame.:D

feck sake lads

wow class and he keeps his bike grand and clean LEGEND:cool::cool::cool::cool:

Zyzz

That hat makes him look like some sort of elf :pac:

Straatvark

The big rock yesterday

Scrappy600

Kodak corner

alaimacerc

Fresh off the presses from out by the Inniscara reservoir this evening. Best photo of a bad lot...

Dcully

Stunning day for a spin.