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Dropped the bike into the Bike Shop for a new chain and service early in the week, in prep for the Wicklow 200.....Bought a new tyre, reduced from 23euro to 18 euro...”Why would they have a special offer on Michelin tyres I asked my self as I handed over the money...Three burst tubes and a broken set of levers later I knew why, cause the fkin Michelin tyres are impossible to put fkin on a wheel rim, thats why, and real cyclists weren’t buying the fkin things.......Went to halfords who had no real selection in stock. Went to Kenny’s (man! That guy can talk and talk and talk....) in the end I still came out without a tyre.
Went to Gorey the new bike shop, met a no bull shit guy, sorted me with a Continental Tyre, and tyre levers that he uses himself...sorted, almost.......Now all we need is that black cloud that the met eireann web site have posted all week over Wicklow to move...and we’ll be sorted...wont we Barry?

you should have spent your cash on one of these instead....

Best of luck guys
If I wasn't babysitting(sorry parenting) tomorrow I could be your team manager
and bring the dry clothes etc

A SHORT REPORT ON Completing the WICKLOW 200.
I did two stupid things today...First, I got out of bed!! The second, I put on sun block.......the rest is history...

Race report:
Never ever again
(that's all I can muster at the moment)

Fair play lads
Suncream Jayus that was optimistic I mean it is
June in the middle of the summer

Fair play lads, that's got to be one of the toughest things any of us will do this year.

plenty of chat here

fair play lads - give us the details

savage with a capital S. well done

and one of the best race reports of all time..

ps barry, this is what a lad on boards.ie says:

"I'm off to find my mountain bike, road biking is silly. " - good advice that

When ye get the energy lads, there is a great report in this one i'd say..well done for enduring this one