Evil 2017

garys27 · 16-05-2017 12:29pm

I'm planning on doing the WW200 so this is definitely counter productive! Might join you lads for 100km though.

daragh_ · 16-05-2017 12:55pm

Yiz are a bunch of sandbaggers.

Would be good to start with a reasonable bunch and try and stay together as long as we can. It gets lonely! Also I have done zero hill work in prep for this.:rolleyes:

godtabh · 16-05-2017 12:59pm

daragh_ wrote: »

Yiz are a bunch of sandbaggers.

Would be good to start with a reasonable bunch and try and stay together as long as we can. It gets lonely! Also I have done zero hill work in prep for this.:rolleyes:

That's just won't happen due to the wide variety of abilities. You'd be frustrated has hell going at my pace

daragh_ · 16-05-2017 1:08pm

Maybe we could try and time it so we at least overlap around Laragh for the first coffee stop?

irishrover99 · 16-05-2017 2:06pm

I'm not sure what time ill be starting. Could be anytime between 7 and 8 am. On one hand i'd like to be out and back early as possible as my Sister is coming up from Meath to mind the kids for me. But then the Wife will only be in from work the previous night at about 12.30 AM and is in work again at 11 or 12 so i don't want to poke the bears head.

devonp · 16-05-2017 4:42pm

anyone thinking of doing this on the bank holiday sat 3rd?

i'm due to be at dub airport 5.30am on Sun 11th!!, so even if i don't manage to finish(if i start), it might be a good idea if i could walk to the boarding gate!!:D

Alek · 29-05-2017 11:17am

Ah shoite!! I family-booked June 11th off... anyone going the day after?

godtabh · 29-05-2017 11:19am

Not sure I can do it agin. The wife has my triple booked that week now hence the early attempt yesterday. Might make it down for a quick spin to kick things off

manafana · 29-05-2017 11:36am

i have put on weight in May, but I will probably give this a go, likely starting before 7am If possible, I did half route with Darragh in 2015, did not enjoy that

daragh_ · 29-05-2017 12:11pm

manafana wrote: »

i have put on weight in May, but I will probably give this a go, likely starting before 7am If possible, I did half route with Darragh in 2015, did not enjoy that

I love you too man

There are a few others from the club doing it hopefully.

irishrover99 · 29-05-2017 12:54pm

Alek wrote: »

Ah shoite!! I family-booked June 11th off... anyone going the day after?

Sorry Alek.
Babysitter is booked for the 10th for me so no chance i could change.

Alek · 29-05-2017 2:39pm

I'll try to re-book, but may be hard. Kiddos are having a party in Phoenix Park...

ILIKEFOOD · 01-06-2017 11:56am

yeah think id like to give this a go - have a bit of climbing and distance done over the last few weekends and plan on doing the MB 160 route this weekend

head out as early as possible coming from phibsboro

many committing to it?

The Noble Nudge · 01-06-2017 12:19pm

They dont call me the hokey pokey king for nothing....
Instead of looking all the way back whens the majority doing it...
I've two races in the pipeline which I've to confirm... none of which will benefit from me partaking in the Evil this year....ive only done a few spins over the centuries so it might an option to jump and out...

ILIKEFOOD · 01-06-2017 1:40pm

ILIKEFOOD wrote: »

yeah think id like to give this a go - have a bit of climbing and distance done over the last few weekends and plan on doing the MB 160 route this weekend

head out as early as possible coming from phibsboro

many committing to it?

and as quickly as i've committed I've just realised that the missus has a very important end of college degree show on the friday night which if I do not participate fully in the after festivities my life would not be worth living..

damn and damn again

CramCycle · 01-06-2017 2:55pm

And as the numbers dwindle, I too must bow out. According to my partner we are having guests over that day.

irishrover99 · 01-06-2017 3:03pm

I'm in anyway. Hope to be there for 7 ish AM.
If everyone just stopped looking at the route(including myself) and turn up, sure it will be grand

Alek · 01-06-2017 3:29pm

Forecast is 80% chance of Alek showing up on the day

irishrover99 · 01-06-2017 3:31pm

Alek wrote: »

Forecast is 80% chance of Alek showing up on the day

No drinking sessions the night before this year:rolleyes:

Alek · 01-06-2017 5:01pm

Thats the remaining 20% chance

daragh_ · 01-06-2017 6:14pm

I'll be there at 7. Hopefully there will be some fresh meat new faces - otherwise Irishrover will be bored to tears again listening to me waffle on

Alek · 01-06-2017 6:44pm

If you outwaffle irishrover I may need to fake a mechanical

sbs2010 · 01-06-2017 6:50pm

I'm still on for it. 7am start is the earliest I could do.
What's the likely average average speed we're looking at ?

Alek · 01-06-2017 6:57pm

I aim at 23-24...

Sarz91 · 01-06-2017 8:45pm

I might be up for this. May require a new cassette. 39-23 might be a bit ambitious for this ride....

Alek · 01-06-2017 8:54pm

Just install them in reverse: 23/39 will be just right.

daragh_ · 01-06-2017 10:36pm

Gears? Who said anything about gears?

Weepsie · 01-06-2017 10:49pm

I hope to try it over the summer. I'm committed to another cycle that weekend.

Wishbone Ash · 01-06-2017 11:28pm

sbs2010 wrote: »

...What's the likely average average speed we're looking at ?

Alek wrote: »

I aim at 23-24...

23-24! :eek:

I only managed 19km/h last year.

https://www.strava.com/activities/672812717

Alek · 02-06-2017 4:05am

Well, this is very optimistic on my side, but then I don't think the route is *that* much more challenging than MB200... and your average was over 23 on it?

[edit]

hold on... So thats 5000m over ~230km this year? Maybe you're right, 20kph will be more realistic for me.

You've just sown the seed of doubt, thank you very much >ï¿¼

Evil 2017

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