Wicklow gap..WARNING

Max Headroom

Yep...theyre at it again..The sweaty ball lycra brigade are out today in force, thousands of them...:eek:....be afraid..be very afraid..

beauf

Major event on today...

http://www.wicklow200.ie

D3V!L

What's with the funny motorbikes they have? Are they some sort of hybrid? Is the engine in the frame ?

I'm all confused :pac:

uck51js9zml2yt

D3V!L wrote: »

What's with the funny motorbikes they have? Are they some sort of hybrid? Is the engine in the frame ?

I'm all confused :pac:

You obviously haven't figured out how to use one.
Try looking in the manual

hairyslug

D3V!L wrote: »

What's with the funny motorbikes they have? Are they some sort of hybrid? Is the engine in the frame ?

I'm all confused :pac:

It took me to long to get this,

Wonda-Boy

I am off out to the destination with 20 pacs of thumb tacs....then I am setting up a stall 500m down the road selling puncture repair kits.

Pugzilla

D0NNELLY

At least they're sticking to organised events.

It's the feckers who go around randomly in groups of 5 thinking they're in the fecking peloton in the tour de fecking Artane.

Fighting Tao

beauf wrote: »

Major event on today...

http://www.wicklow200.ie

The motorcyclist marshals are really appreciated too.

Bushmanpm

@ Pugzilla
Was the motorbike badly damaged?;-)
Bloody lycranazis

arybvtcw0eolkf

D0NNELLY wrote: »

At least they're sticking to organised events.

It's the feckers who go around randomly in groups of 5 thinking they're in the fecking peloton in the tour de fecking Artane.

Sorta like motorcyclists so.

stewygriffin

Windy for all road users,especially up The Gap.

Max Headroom

stewygriffin wrote: »

Windy for all road users,especially up The Gap.

A windy Gap is a nuisance all right....:D

Beta Ray Bill

Cyclists are without a doubt the biggest Hazard on the road.

They show absolutely no awareness to whats around them.

When there's a large bunch if them together holding up traffic people get fed up being behind them and take stupid chances to get past.

Just two of many "beautiful" incidents that I caught on the helmet cam today. (apologies for the language)

Cyclist just moves out into centre of road for no reason without looking:
https://youtu.be/szZF-Yvrx4E

Moron runs another car off the road trying to get past a murder of cyclists
https://youtu.be/snuj6dsRtxw

Max Headroom

MMMM...tbh i'm not seeing a lot wrong there...tandem guys wer'nt really an issue, loads of room to pass...second one the overtaking car was the problem as far as i could see....:o

beauf

I don't get the the issue with the tandem.

The second one overtaking on a blind bend. Not much you can say about that.

Its a Sunday, in the mountains, there's a cycling event. Why someone would be in hurry I have no idea. It makes no difference to your journey time.

Max Headroom

beauf wrote: »

I don't get the the issue with the tandem.

The second one overtaking on a blind bend. Not much you can say about that.

Its a Sunday, in the mountains, there's a cycling event. Why someone would be in hurry I have no idea. It makes no difference to your journey time.

Kinda does tbh...theres only so many scones in Lynhams...;);)

beauf

Once they're scone, they're scone.

Max Headroom

beauf wrote: »

Once they're scone, they're scone.

...and then :(:(:(

uck51js9zml2yt

grahambo wrote: »

Cyclists are without a doubt the biggest Hazard on the road.

They show absolutely no awareness to whats around them.

When there's a large bunch if them together holding up traffic people get fed up being behind them and take stupid chances to get past.

Just two of many "beautiful" incidents that I caught on the helmet cam today. (apologies for the language)

Cyclist just moves out into centre of road for no reason without looking:
https://youtu.be/szZF-Yvrx4E

Moron runs another car off the road trying to get past a murder of cyclists
https://youtu.be/snuj6dsRtxw

Do you generalise much?

Sounds a bit like the Harley drivers who took over Killarney last weekend.
We won't mention those of course who spent the afternoon drinking and then went out on the various rides that were on in the area.

...oops..I mentioned them

AndrewJRenko

grahambo wrote: »

Cyclists are without a doubt the biggest Hazard on the road.

Interesting conclusion. Cyclists are involved in about 5% of road deaths and research shows that motorists are generally at fault in motorist/cyclist collisions. Motorists are involved in 99% of road deaths, and kill four or five people each week on the roads.

But cyclists are the biggest hazard?

Reati

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

But cyclists are the biggest hazard?

Yes. Was that not clear... ? :rolleyes::D:P

Max Headroom

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Interesting conclusion. Cyclists are involved in about 5% of road deaths and research shows that motorists are generally at fault in motorist/cyclist collisions. Motorists are involved in 99% of road deaths, and kill four or five people each week on the roads.

But cyclists are the biggest hazard?

Yawn...troll much..:p

stewygriffin

This thread is more exciting than the Ireland game,keep it up lads.:pac::D

stewygriffin

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Interesting conclusion. Cyclists are involved in about 5% of road deaths and research shows that motorists are generally at fault in motorist/cyclist collisions. Motorists are involved in 99% of road deaths, and kill four or five people each week on the roads.

But cyclists are the biggest hazard?

Yep,when they blatantly cycle through all those red lights that everyone else stops for.

Cyclists guide to the road.........RED means just ignore the big red light and GO.:rolleyes:

Ah to be a cyclist eh....:pac::pac::pac:

Max Headroom

stewygriffin wrote: »

Ireland actually won the ball back,Im going back to the game now.

Toodles.:p:D

Sh1t..forgot about the game..Is Shay Gibbon still in goal...........:D

stewygriffin

Max Headroom wrote: »

Sh1t..forgot about the game..Is Shay Gibbon still in goal...........:D

Nah its Packie in goal today.
He came back out of retirement to show them young whippersnappers how to play football and save a ball.:p

stewygriffin

Think I will switch over to the F1 Canadian GP build up now.

legrand

grahambo wrote: »

Cyclists are without a doubt the biggest Hazard on the road.

They show absolutely no awareness to whats around them.

When there's a large bunch if them together holding up traffic people get fed up being behind them and take stupid chances to get past.

Just two of many "beautiful" incidents that I caught on the helmet cam today. (apologies for the language)

Cyclist just moves out into centre of road for no reason without looking:
https://youtu.be/szZF-Yvrx4E

Moron runs another car off the road trying to get past a murder of cyclists
https://youtu.be/snuj6dsRtxw

Grow up. Former biker (15+ years), like to think I understand road conditions, awareness of others, defensive as required. Also a cyclist, keep in a much as I safely can, ride single file on most cases. Yes I over take, you know like bikers need to on occasion. Also, having done a hill walk had walk part of Wicklow Gap road with my kids only to meet a f'ing k##t on a motor bike clocking over a ton, scrambled into the ditch. But hey he's a biker and that's okay he can do no wrong. Right?

Lumen

stewygriffin wrote: »

Yep,when they blatantly cycle through all those red lights that everyone else stops for.

Cyclists guide to the road.........RED means just ignore the big red light and GO.:rolleyes:

Ah to be a cyclist eh....:pac::pac::pac:

Are you fed up being overtaken by cyclists when you're on your burger bun?

D0NNELLY

legrand wrote: »

Grow up. Former biker (15+ years), like to think I understand road conditions, awareness of others, defensive as required. Also a cyclist, keep in a much as I safely can, ride single file on most cases. Yes I over take, you know like bikers need to on occasion. Also, having done a hill walk had walk part of Wicklow Gap road with my kids only to meet a f'ing k##t on a motor bike clocking over a ton, scrambled into the ditch. But hey he's a biker and that's okay he can do no wrong. Right?

Youre the one gudun so. Fair play to you, keep fighting the good fight. Maybe the rest will follow your example.