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The wimp list ...

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    #422
    manwithaplan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,200 ✭✭✭manwithaplan


    buffalo wrote: »
    Also, there was a small scattering of cornflakes inside the carpark, on the ramp. Was someone still eating breakfast behind the wheel when they reached the office? And then somehow, on a straight section of roadway, manage to spill them out of their window? What happened here...

    Cornflakes box up the jumper, Galibier-style. Extracted on arrival at office.


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    #423
    Surveyor11
    Registered Users Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭Surveyor11


    pretty wild in Dublin this morning, high winds and sleet out to city west, got some respite in the shelter of the strawberry beds then it was in your face manky sleet to the job. Nice and cosy when I arrived with the exception of my feet - my goretex boots can't come quick enough


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    #424
    lennymc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,458 ✭✭✭lennymc


    pretty rotten allright - from the phoenix park down the quays, wind and sleet in the face, nice and wet when i got to work.


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    #425
    Hmmzis
    Registered Users Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭Hmmzis


    This is one morning when I wish I had signed on to the wimp list. Had to cut my training session short though, the gusty cross winds and the snow storm like consitions would have made descending Cruagh a tad suicidal. There was also a good layer of all sorts of crap on the road, saw a wheelie bin tipped over by the wind, might explain that.


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    #426
    NeedMoreGears
    Registered Users Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭NeedMoreGears


    Gave it a miss today. Cross wind on Clontarf last night was very tough so I imagine this morning it was a lot worse (my excuse anyway)


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    #427
    irishmotorist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭irishmotorist


    This morning was one of the most unpleasant cycles into work, ever. Strong headwind and lashing freezing rain. Couldn't feel my fingers when I was trying to lock my bike up in work!


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    #428
    Walnutsink
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭Walnutsink


    Worst morning in two years of cycling, thought I'd never get in to work! Really not looking forward to the way home!


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    #429
    dermo1990
    Registered Users Posts: 215 ✭✭dermo1990


    Easily the worst commute ever....should've signed onto the wimp list this morning, would've saved me being sideswiped by a taxi and a swollen finger


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    #430
    ciotog
    Registered Users Posts: 670 ✭✭✭ciotog


    dermo1990 wrote: »
    Easily the worst commute ever....should've signed onto the wimp list this morning, would've saved me being sideswiped by a taxi and a swollen finger
    I had a similar close encounter with a taxi this morning. Other than that it was grand, shoes are just a bit damp.


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    #431
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,667 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Was well happy to have driven in today :D


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    #432
    buffalo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,073 ✭✭✭buffalo


    Sign me up again - got the train in this morning. But in my defence, it was after half an hour of dry needling in the arse. What a way to start a Friday!


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    #433
    dermo1990
    Registered Users Posts: 215 ✭✭dermo1990


    ciotog wrote: »
    I had a similar close encounter with a taxi this morning. Other than that it was grand, shoes are just a bit damp.

    Aside from soaked through shoe covers and a sore finger from hitting off his mirror, all is right with the world


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    #434
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    Well that was miserable! Looking forward to a tailwind home.


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    #435
    Surveyor11
    Registered Users Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭Surveyor11


    buffalo wrote: »
    Sign me up again - got the train in this morning. But in my defence, it was after half an hour of dry needling in the arse. What a way to start a Friday!
    Had that in my arm for handlebar palsy, can only imagine what it's like in the rear!


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    #436
    Planet X
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,960 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Lovely spin in on the N11. Didn't have to pedal for the first mile or so.


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    #437
    Raam
    Registered Users Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    NeedMoreGears wrote: »
    Gave it a miss today. Cross wind on Clontarf last night was very tough so I imagine this morning it was a lot worse (my excuse anyway)

    Tis fine.


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    #438
    colm_gti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭colm_gti


    Still debating whether to chance it or not, it looks miserable out there...
    buffalo wrote: »
    Sign me up again - got the train in this morning. But in my defence, it was after half an hour of dry needling in the arse. What a way to start a Friday!

    Ouch, had that done on my knee early last year, don't know whether I preferred the discomfort before or the discomfort during the procedure! At least it works wonders though! What are you getting it done on your arse for? Taking it too much.....:P


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    #439
    daragh_
    Registered Users Posts: 3,122 ✭✭✭daragh_


    Most enjoyable commute in ages. Took the MTB and got blown in. Lots of surface water on the Rock Road which was fun to blast through on the big tires. Everyone going the other way looked feckin miserable so going home should be fun. :rolleyes:


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    #440
    buffalo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,073 ✭✭✭buffalo


    colm_gti wrote: »
    Ouch, had that done on my knee early last year, don't know whether I preferred the discomfort before or the discomfort during the procedure! At least it works wonders though! What are you getting it done on your arse for? Taking it too much.....:P

    Everything is super tight in my upper left leg, stemming from a weak lower back. Coming from there, down through the glutes, the quads, and causing me pain in the knee, so this was part of the loosening out. I had it before in the lower back, but getting in the arse is bloody painful! Hopefully it'll be worth it though.


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    #441
    Pembily
    Registered Users Posts: 14,404 ✭✭✭✭Pembily


    I hadn't planned on cycling in today and am glad I didn't. Rock road was really flooded and the cycle home yesterday was miserable enough.


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    #442
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Only bad thing about this morning really was the snow/sleet being blown into my face. Ten minutes of brainfreeze.

    Hopefully the wind stays as it was, twill be a fun spin home.


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    #443
    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Harrybelafonte


    seamus wrote: »
    Hopefully the wind stays as it was, twill be a fun spin home.

    You know that's not going to happen. Sorry.


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    #444
    colm_gti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭colm_gti


    Sign me up, opting for the car instead, cycling up the N2 in that wind would be asking for trouble!

    Hopefully it eases off for the club spin in the morning!


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    #445
    cdaly_
    Registered Users Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    NeedMoreGears wrote: »
    Gave it a miss today. Cross wind on Clontarf last night was very tough so I imagine this morning it was a lot worse (my excuse anyway)
    T'was interesting. Particularly when the bike would instantaneously move a foot sideways while flaking along with a tailwind. One side of my jacket is a different colour to the other what with the driving rain and all.
    Raam wrote: »
    Tis fine.
    Go on out of that. As far as I can tell, you're invisible to the wind...


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    #446
    Raam
    Registered Users Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    cdaly_ wrote: »
    T'was interesting. Particularly when the bike would instantaneously move a foot sideways while flaking along with a tailwind. One side of my jacket is a different colour to the other what with the driving rain and all.


    Go on out of that. As far as I can tell, you're invisible to the wind...

    I like when it's this windy. It makes the spin more interesting. Deep section wheels even more so.


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    #447
    killalanerr
    Registered Users Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭killalanerr


    that fair play to anyone that braves it today Im not even going to chance the walk from house to the garage to use the turbo


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    #448
    monkeybutter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,601 ✭✭✭monkeybutter


    seamus wrote: »
    Only bad thing about this morning really was the snow/sleet being blown into my face. Ten minutes of brainfreeze.

    Hopefully the wind stays as it was, twill be a fun spin home.


    The wind will die off slightly, but it should stay where it is, the helmet visor was worth it's weight in gold today.

    Altura waterproof pants weren't. Anyone suggest a replacement?


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    #449
    manwithaplan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,200 ✭✭✭manwithaplan


    The spin in this morning from de nortside wasn't as bad as I had expected. OTOH, the second half of my 80k spin around NCD last night was every bit as bad as I expected. I nearly paid an unscheduled visit to the IKEA car park in the crosswinds on the way home.


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    #450
    Grudaire
    Registered Users Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    It was brainfreeze central this morning, and that headwind made the 17minute commute actually involve real exercise!

    Going for pints later as a reward... plus I don't have to cycle home :cool:


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    #451
    Leroy42
    Registered Users Posts: 15,583 ✭✭✭✭Leroy42


    buffalo wrote: »
    Sign me up again - got the train in this morning. But in my defence, it was after half an hour of dry needling in the arse. What a way to start a Friday!

    Sorry for going OT, but what the hell are your guys talking about 'dry needling in the arse"? Is this some form of new super doping program


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