Ice, ice baby

Tenzor07

What's the story with people going out on bicycles in the mornings wearing football shorts and no hats, spotted about 5 like this on the commute in... :eek:

nak

My water bottle started to freeze, got to work, went to take a sip and nothing happened, top was frozen solid. First time that's happened.

I was nice and warm though, was a bit icy in Clondalkin, but only frosty at home.

bazermc

Tenzor07 wrote: »

What's the story with people going out on bicycles in the mornings wearing football shorts and no hats, spotted about 5 like this on the commute in... :eek:

Culchies

Chips Lovell

Forget your Assos or your Castelli thermal bib-tights. Going by what you seen out on the road, O'Neills GAA shorts are the warmest kit known to man and will protect you from all weather conditions.

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bazermc wrote: »

Culchies

We're a tough breed . Was starting to freeze hard off the n11 coming home at half 1 this morning. Main roads fine, shortcuts slippery!

Tenzor07

And if they are wearing gloves at all then it would be this:

manwithaplan

As a previous poster said, the Malahide Road was grand but my hands nearly froze solid despite having decent gloves. I must confess to wearing shorts - these legs are just too pretty to hide.

ThisRegard

I saw photos of the water frozen in the Grand Canal Basin and the lake in UCD this morning.

uphillonly

ThisRegard wrote: »

I saw photos of the water frozen in the Grand Canal Basin and the lake in UCD this morning.

Should have worn ski gloves, my thickest cycling gloves failed the test.

Brian?

Was thinking of taking a spin from celbridge out to Summerhill and back through Dunboyne tomorrow am. Anyone know what were the roads like this morning?

not yet

Accuweather is saying 1 degree at 9am, real feel of -1.

I'd guess if you stick to main roads it should be fine, I done 30k round the back roads of Dunboyne at 3 today and it was ok, very small bit of ice in the shade...

Brian?

not yet wrote: »

Accuweather is saying 1 degree at 9am, real feel of -1.

I'd guess if you stick to main roads it should be fine, I done 30k round the back roads of Dunboyne at 3 today and it was ok, very small bit of ice in the shade...

I'm hoping the main roads are nicely salted.

not yet

Brian? wrote: »

I'm hoping the main roads are nicely salted.

I'd be surprised if they are, I haven't seen any of them done so far and Monday morning was the coldest of the year..

tang1

Brian? wrote: »

Was thinking of taking a spin from celbridge out to Summerhill and back through Dunboyne tomorrow am. Anyone know what were the roads like this morning?

Roads were fine from Kilcock to Summerhill today, dry & no sign of ice.

devonp

any black ice on main routes from Leixlip to town this morning?

sullzz

devonp wrote: »

any black ice on main routes from Leixlip to town this morning?

No , the roads are perfect

Koobcam

Was thinking of a quick spin around 4 or 5 up by Johnny Fox's, pine forest road, down Cruagh, anyone know what the roads are like up that way? Seems a bit warmer today...

Skrynesaver

I took a detour this morning over Cruagh and Johnny Fox's, there was some ice on the side of the road Glencullen>Kilteirnan and a bit of snow on the verge, but the road itself was fine.

Koobcam

Skrynesaver wrote: »

I took a detour this morning over Cruagh and Johnny Fox's, there was some ice on the side of the road Glencullen>Kilteirnan and a bit of snow on the verge, but the road itself was fine.

Thanks, should be grand this afternoon so, forecast is saying temperatures will be a few degrees higher by then.

uphillonly

Koobcam wrote: »

Was thinking of a quick spin around 4 or 5 up by Johnny Fox's, pine forest road, down Cruagh, anyone know what the roads are like up that way? Seems a bit warmer today...

It's been dry for a few days now so main roads should be ok.

When we have these cold snaps & I want to get up to the hills I only descend roads I've just climbed so I can see any ice on the way up.

I'm a lot less worried about a fall at 10kmh than 40kmh+

Skrynesaver

uphillonly wrote: »

It's been dry for a few days now so main roads should be ok.

When we have these cold snaps & I want to get up to the hills I only descend roads I've just climbed so I can see any ice on the way up.

I'm a lot less worried about a fall at 10kmh than 40kmh+

I swear I went up faster than I came down this morning

johnruns

Cruagh,sally gap,wicklow gap all good today hopefully the rest of the weekend is as good.

marvin80

johnruns wrote: »

Cruagh,sally gap,wicklow gap all good today hopefully the rest of the weekend is as good.

Weather looks good for the weekend - time to head for the hills!

http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Leinster/Dublin/hour_by_hour.html

Shedite27

Hoping to go up Sally gap from Blessington tomorrow, down towards Military Road. Conditions okay up there at the moment?

Shedite27

Shedite27 wrote: »

Hoping to go up Sally gap from Blessington tomorrow, down towards Military Road. Conditions okay up there at the moment?

Just back there, only snow/ice on the road was here...
https://goo.gl/maps/Qtuht

devonp

anyone taken the leixlip to town route?
how are the main roads? estate here looks bad...

Alek

Stocking Lane > Johnny Fox > Marlay Park

Super slippery - avoid today. Lots of black/white ice and some snow.

(its fun descending to Lamb Doyle's with one foot unclipped just in case, on that -12% hill... )

sullzz

devonp wrote: »

anyone taken the leixlip to town route?
how are the main roads? estate here looks bad...

Crap , the road by the Springfield is particularly bad , don't cycle if you don't have to , or leave it an hour if you can

Jawgap

Wimped out because of ice and went to the gym.

NCD and East Meath - be careful of the shady spots. There was a frozen crust on the bit of snow that had fallen.

dermo1990

Be careful in phoenix park, there were sections of ice/compacted snow where I hit the deck

daragh_

dermo1990 wrote: »

Be careful in phoenix park, there were sections of ice/compacted snow where I hit the deck

Whereabouts? Was thinking of heading over at lunchtime.

Chips Lovell

Aside from Chesterfield Avenue, most of the roads there this morning had big icy stretches of hardened snow.

manwithaplan

Alek wrote: »

Stocking Lane > Johnny Fox > Marlay Park

Super slippery - avoid today.

In other news, Pope Catholic, rabbits frisky and Andy Schleck struggling for form.

daragh_

Thanks. Main roads so.

devonp

left leixlip 8.30 ish
main roads fine, lovely day for cycling
hopefully it holds up this evening

dermo1990

daragh_ wrote: »

Whereabouts? Was thinking of heading over at lunchtime.

On upper glen road, just before the crossroads. Covered the full width of the road

cython

dermo1990 wrote: »

Be careful in phoenix park, there were sections of ice/compacted snow where I hit the deck

Makes me feel better for having wimped out and gotten the train, even though I would have just been straight down Chesterfield Avenue. Never do fully trust the hard shoulders on a morning like this, never mind the bike paths. Hope you're ok after the spill.

Plastik

No problems anywhere from Bray to D1, not even a hint of frost at 8.15.

dermo1990

cython wrote: »

Makes me feel better for having wimped out and gotten the train, even though I would have just been straight down Chesterfield Avenue. Never do fully trust the hard shoulders on a morning like this, never mind the bike paths. Hope you're ok after the spill.

It was a slow fall, so right hip is a bit bruised, no biggie!

irishrover99

Pheonix Park is fine, all roads

daragh_

No ice anywhere in the Park - but a bit windy!

Alek

Phoenix Park clear of any ice this morning.

colm_gti

Stunning morning to be out on a bike.

sonandheir

Disaster cycle this morning, 5 wipeouts, twisted handlebar, late for work. Very bad black ice in Galway today.
Need to bin my gatorskins, they've served well, but zero grip left in them.

ted1

sonandheir wrote: »

Disaster cycle this morning, 5 wipeouts, twisted handlebar, late for work. Very bad black ice in Galway today.
Need to bin my gatorskins, they've served well, but zero grip left in them.

5 wipeouts??? And you kept going. I don't expect to see your name on the wimp list, ever.

Lusk_Doyle

colm_gti wrote: »

Stunning morning to be out on a bike.

Yea. I had a nice 23kms before getting ready for work and it was lovely in NCD.

colm_gti

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Yea. I had a nice 23kms before getting ready for work and it was lovely in NCD.

I had a nice 35.5kms into work :pac:

It was even nice on the way home, such a difference to yesterday!

sonandheir

sonandheir wrote: »

Disaster cycle this morning, 5 wipeouts, twisted handlebar, late for work. Very bad black ice in Galway today.
Need to bin my gatorskins, they've served well, but zero grip left in them.

I haven't heard great things about Gatorskins grip performance in the wet.

daragh_

colm_gti wrote: »

I had a nice 35.5kms into work :pac:

It was even nice on the way home, such a difference to yesterday!

He's back!!!

godtabh

daragh_ wrote: »

He's back!!!

He is back a while (monday?)