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    #32
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,754 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    Dónal wrote: »
    Wicklow Gap into Laragh, 81.5kph one fine day. My buddy with me got 81.9kph.

    Not as fast as most here, 74kph Wicklow gap towards Hollywood, 72kph towards Laragh, Poorer road surface, but my current favourite Wicklow descent is this one. Quite long, good sight lines and very little traffic.


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    #33
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,408 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    smacl wrote: »
    Not as fast as most here, 74kph Wicklow gap towards Hollywood, 72kph towards Laragh, Poorer road surface, but my current favourite Wicklow descent is this one. Quite long, good sight lines and very little traffic.

    Hard to place that based on the link. I can't switch out of street view on my phone. Where is it?

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #34
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,951 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    Brian? wrote: »
    Hard to place that based on the link. I can't switch out of street view on my phone. Where is it?

    Between Blessington and Laragh AFAIK, heading in the Laragh direction


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    #35
    Thud
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    Think it's the descent of this climb or the descent after that climb towards Valleymount?
    https://www.strava.com/segments/890414


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    #36
    ILIKEFOOD
    Registered Users Posts: 681 ✭✭✭ILIKEFOOD


    about 17 months into cycling and have to say I dread descending. Max I've hit is 55ish. Easily done that on the flat at some points and no bother on me. I've only really started using the drops but still feels unnatural to me. Hopefully the nerves will go eventually.


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    #37
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,951 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    Thud wrote: »
    Think it's the descent of this climb or the descent after that climb towards Valleymount?
    https://www.strava.com/segments/890414

    Thats the one


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    #38
    DanDublin1982
    Registered Users Posts: 641 ✭✭✭DanDublin1982


    ILIKEFOOD wrote: »
    about 17 months into cycling and have to say I dread descending. Max I've hit is 55ish. Easily done that on the flat at some points and no bother on me. I've only really started using the drops but still feels unnatural to me. Hopefully the nerves will go eventually.

    Im with you. If the road in front of me isn't relatively clear of traffic and also relatively visible I just am not comfortable on a descent.


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    #39
    Skrynesaver
    Registered Users Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭Skrynesaver


    Hit 78.8 this morning coming into Glencullen on the way in to work (not just bragging about going over the hills as part of a casual commute ;) ) dry roads, new Swiss Stop blocks normally start to panic over 55...


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    #40
    Thud
    Registered Users Posts: 2,622 ✭✭✭Thud


    Skrynesaver wrote: »
    Hit 78.8 this morning coming into Glencullen on the way in to work (not just bragging about going over the hills as part of a casual commute ;) ) dry roads, new Swiss Stop blocks normally start to panic over 55...

    that's nice descent until you meet a car on one of the bends. if you can get a car to go ahead of you from the traffic lights in Glencullen to clear the way it helps unless they end up slowing you on the hill


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    #41
    Bloggsie
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    about 45-47kph down mount joseph on the way into the strawberry beds, the turtle nearly popped his head out!!!!

    wont be doing that again.

    #scaredasfcukofmillingmeself


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    #42
    Skrynesaver
    Registered Users Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭Skrynesaver


    Thud wrote: »
    that's nice descent until you meet a car on one of the bends. if you can get a car to go ahead of you from the traffic lights in Glencullen to clear the way it helps unless they end up slowing you on the hill

    Not that stretch, coming into Glencullen from Cruagh lane, long straight stretch.


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    #43
    Thud
    Registered Users Posts: 2,622 ✭✭✭Thud


    Skrynesaver wrote: »
    Not that stretch, coming into Glencullen from Cruagh lane, long straight stretch.

    thought you meant the Glencullen to Blue church section


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