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When I was a kid (12 or so) I got a notion to cycle to Slane. Myself and a few mates headed out from Finglas. I was grand with the padded saddle on the Raleigh Bomber but the lads with the BMX bikes were in bits. One of the lads had to take the next day off school because he could barely walk
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Originally posted by theheff1989 theheff1989 wrote:

Rented a bike on the greenway in Waterford. They gave me a road bike. Never seen tyres so small. Never used a road bike before. Hands and arse are Fair sore. And every hump and bump was painful. But I got a flat tyre so I gave the company a call. They dropped out a replacement bike. It was a hybrid one. Much better to use. Got to say I really enjoyed the cycling today. But for cyclists does the pain from the saddle go away after continuing use ?
YEah a lot of bikes these days come with basica saddles and wheels, anyone doing long distance on them tend to upgrade both to find something to suit your build. Surprised they gave ya a road bike for a greenway cycle really
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Originally posted by Paulie Paulie wrote:

When I was a kid (12 or so) I got a notion to cycle to Slane. Myself and a few mates headed out from Finglas. I was grand with the padded saddle on the Raleigh Bomber but the lads with the BMX bikes were in bits. One of the lads had to take the next day off school because he could barely walk

When I was about 5 or 6 my teacher chastised me for using the word "kid", saying it's a goat.
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Originally posted by Hotlips_Hoolahan Hotlips_Hoolahan wrote:

Originally posted by Paulie Paulie wrote:

When I was a kid (12 or so) I got a notion to cycle to Slane. Myself and a few mates headed out from Finglas. I was grand with the padded saddle on the Raleigh Bomber but the lads with the BMX bikes were in bits. One of the lads had to take the next day off school because he could barely walk

When I was about 5 or 6 my teacher chastised me for using the word "kid", saying it's a goat.
fairly apt in Paulies case ShockedBig smile
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Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Originally posted by Hotlips_Hoolahan Hotlips_Hoolahan wrote:

Originally posted by Paulie Paulie wrote:

When I was a kid (12 or so) I got a notion to cycle to Slane. Myself and a few mates headed out from Finglas. I was grand with the padded saddle on the Raleigh Bomber but the lads with the BMX bikes were in bits. One of the lads had to take the next day off school because he could barely walk


When I was about 5 or 6 my teacher chastised me for using the word "kid", saying it's a goat.
fairly apt in Paulies case ShockedBig smile


Absolutely. Kid at heart
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Originally posted by theheff1989 theheff1989 wrote:

Rented a bike on the greenway in Waterford. They gave me a road bike. Never seen tyres so small. Never used a road bike before. Hands and arse are Fair sore. And every hump and bump was painful. But I got a flat tyre so I gave the company a call. They dropped out a replacement bike. It was a hybrid one. Much better to use. Got to say I really enjoyed the cycling today. But for cyclists does the pain from the saddle go away after continuing use ?


I've gone back to cycling with a greenway opening this summer and borrowed a friend's mountain bike and was blown after about 3km. Bought a road bike after a few weeks and did the same cycle no bother but the same as yourself, the arse was in bits.

It took about 3 weeks for the arse to get used to it, but the road bike makes any sort of distance much easier.
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Grab a cheap pair of padded shorts next time in aldi or lidl, you be amazed the difference they make,, can throw a pair of normal shorts on over them, to avoid going on a register :)
Getting old and intolerant
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2024 Tour de France to finish with a final stage Time Trial in Nice




Will be the first time in 35 years since LeMond snatched the Yellow jersey from Fignon by 8 seconds in the 1989 Tour that the final stage will be a time trial


Edited by Denis Irwin - 01 Dec 2022 at 11:11pm
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Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn
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Ben Healy wins stage in the Giro. Have to say hadn’t heard of him.
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Born in UK but his father has Irish connection. 
I had the stage on the TV so kept an eye on it. 200km and he blew them away. On the front a lot to sustain the breakaway and rode the last 50 on his own flying up hills when group behind were finding it tough going. It was so good a performance it would make you wonder was he having some 'assistance'. 
Only 22 years old so fair play to him.
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