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    #722
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,774 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    irishrover99 wrote: »
    especially with a tail wind

    What is this tail wind you speak of? I had a head wind, in both directions :cool:


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    #723
    Hunterbiker
    Registered Users Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭Hunterbiker


    It wasn't cold this morning.


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    #724
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,774 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    Hunterbiker wrote: »
    It wasn't cold this morning.

    You win this round sir


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    #725
    Hunterbiker
    Registered Users Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭Hunterbiker


    CramCycle wrote: »
    You win this round sir

    Niw now! :)


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    #726
    slavedave
    Registered Users Posts: 303 ✭✭slavedave


    Great ride into town on the canal towpath today - almost cruised in (wearing shorts and an ecwcs top). Should have reserved more for the way home though. Knackering! Av speed - 14mph inbound with no effort, under 10mph outbound with much puffing ans spluttering. Even stayed on the small front ring for much of the way home, and I can't remember the last time I did that!


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    #727
    NeedMoreGears
    Registered Users Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭NeedMoreGears


    Didn't find it cold although I'm well on the way to full winter kit at this stage - hopefully another few weeks of mild weather to come.


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    #728
    rollingscone
    Registered Users Posts: 3,477 ✭✭✭rollingscone


    All dressed and prepped started up the GPS and had to work to get to Harolds X struggling into a barrage of leaves.

    I broke and decided I'd had enough of being batted about by the wind for one 36hr period.

    Going to do my work today and try to get out to do the two gaps again tomorrow.

    Sign me up and steal my lunch money.


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    #729
    buffalo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,073 ✭✭✭buffalo


    What a manky morning. Wasn't raining when I left the house. Wasn't raining when I got into the office. Got drenched in-between. And there's only so long a man can stand in the changing rooms with a hairdryer stuck down his trousers before someone files a complaint with HR.

    I still smell funny.


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    #730
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,774 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    buffalo wrote: »

    I still smell funny.

    You should probably wipe it down with some cleaning products before you dry it.


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    #731
    Fian
    Registered Users Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭Fian


    Not on this list this morning, but tbh listening to that outside I am starting to regret that I wasn't.....

    Ah well, I suppose it is about time some sort of winter weather arrived.


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    #732
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Scrunchy-crunchy front brakes this morning. Looked down and saw bits of aluminium on the rim. Yep, worn through. Whoops. Luckily I have a spare set on my desk, but I have to go fit them now otherwise there's no way I'm getting home on the bike in this weather. I hope I have allen keys with me...


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    #733
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,667 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    http://www.met.ie/

    Yellow weather warning in place re rain fall.
    Kudos to anyone cycling in that today...


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    #734
    del_boy13
    Registered Users Posts: 154 ✭✭del_boy13


    Had to take the car today as had a morning thing and an evening thing. So kinda forced to wimp out. I did go the long way home yesterday does that make up for skipping it tonight?

    Spent an hour on the M50 this morning and will probably spend another hour getting from the northside to the adelaide road this evening so I am just suffering in a different way.


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    #735
    Pinch Flat
    Registered Users Posts: 7,762 ✭✭✭Pinch Flat


    Lots of flooding about. I predict a very gingerly cycle home.


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    #736
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,134 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    del_boy13 wrote: »
    So kinda forced to wimp out
    Same here:D


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    #737
    Weepsie
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,327 Mod ✭✭✭✭Weepsie


    My new altura "city" overshoes arrived as I was leaving for work (very impressive timing from swincyclerun) so I'll stay off the list and give them a good testing as I head home. Already traversed the city and its numerous puddles.


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    #738
    NeedMoreGears
    Registered Users Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭NeedMoreGears


    Felling mucho macho as I donned every stitch of wet gear I posessed before heading out to do battle with the elements last night. I could handle this.

    Bit disappointed (ok relieved) that there was hardly a drop of rain and the wind wasn't in my face as forecast. Only problem was it was a bit too warm in all the gear.

    I'll probably be blown into the sea tonight along Clontarf as the karmic balance is restored.


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    #739
    cdaly_
    Registered Users Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    NeedMoreGears wrote: »
    hardly a drop of rain and the wind wasn't in my face as forecast.

    Same here only somebody left their dog off the lead near the Causeway who darted out in front of me taking me down!...

    Not too bad, road rash on arm and a twisted handlebar.


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    #740
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,774 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    RobFowl wrote: »
    http://www.met.ie/

    Yellow weather warning in place re rain fall.
    Kudos to anyone cycling in that today...

    No way that yellow warning was justified, on other wimpy related news, searched my house high and low for decent gloves. So far I have found 6, I repeat 6, right handed gloves but not one left handed glove. What the hell, I found an old pennys wool glove in work when I arrived in, also a right handed glove.

    Whoever is doing this, touche, your practical joke has beaten me, please stop.


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    #741
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,750 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    CramCycle wrote: »
    Whoever is doing this, touche, your practical joke has beaten me, please stop.

    I don't suppose your other half is a petite French lady?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CJHZCPB9pY


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    #742
    NeedMoreGears
    Registered Users Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭NeedMoreGears


    cdaly_ wrote: »
    Same here only somebody left their dog off the lead near the Causeway who darted out in front of me taking me down!...

    Not too bad, road rash on arm and a twisted handlebar.

    How's the dog?






    'hope you heal quickly


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    #743
    mathie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,102 ✭✭✭mathie


    NeedMoreGears wrote: »
    How's the dog?






    'hope you heal quickly

    http://data1.whicdn.com/images/83757373/thumb.jpg

    They fixed his twisted moustache.


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    #744
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,134 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    CramCycle wrote: »
    No way that yellow warning was justified,
    Who are you talking about:confused: Is that not backseat modding (assuming it's nothing to do with the Cycling forum - "revolting" is a better term if it is)?:pac:


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    #745
    Mr Rubicon Conundrum
    Registered Users Posts: 100 ✭✭Mr Rubicon Conundrum


    I agree, the last 2 days have been a breeze for my commute, I actually thoroughly enjoyed all 4 trips. I had been dreading the Nangor Road wind tunnel, but it was fine.

    No need for that weather warning in my humble opinion.


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    #746
    ted1
    Registered Users Posts: 23,498 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    CramCycle wrote: »
    No way that yellow warning was justified, on other wimpy related news, searched my house high and low for decent gloves. So far I have found 6, I repeat 6, right handed gloves but not one left handed glove. What the hell, I found an old pennys wool glove in work when I arrived in, also a right handed glove.

    Whoever is doing this, touche, your practical joke has beaten me, please stop.

    Any golfers in the house?


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    #747
    rollingscone
    Registered Users Posts: 3,477 ✭✭✭rollingscone


    I did my whole 3k commute! Beeeefcaaaaaake!


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    #748
    Borderfox
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 10,257 Mod ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    Bought a gabba long sleeve of Mathie and went out looking for rain this morning, found some and I won :-)


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    #749
    Macy0161
    Registered Users Posts: 9,388 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    Mr Rubicon Conundrum wrote: »
    No need for that weather warning in my humble opinion.
    I didn't enjoy Monday evenings commute home. Had full wet gear yesterday, so wasn't as bad. There was a fair amount of flooding around the place, and a landslide on the 21 bends in Enniskerry.

    Was scheduled to drive tomorrow, but having second thoughts - I'd rather be soaked and making progress on the bike, than stuck in the car not moving.


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    #750
    MB Lacey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,277 ✭✭✭MB Lacey


    Macy0161 wrote: »
    Was scheduled to drive tomorrow, but having second thoughts - I'd rather be soaked and making progress on the bike, than stuck in the car not moving.

    I had to stop to put on waterproofs this morning. Cars were at a standstill along the canal near Dolphin's Barn and hadn't moved an inch for the 5 mins it took me to stop, put on waterproofs and cycle off again.


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    #751
    mathie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,102 ✭✭✭mathie


    Borderfox wrote: »
    Bought a gabba long sleeve of Mathie and went out looking for rain this morning, found some and I won :-)

    :D
    Do you need a base layer under it in this kind of weather?


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