Dublin to Galway

will i die if i try this fixed? has anyone else done it and if so what gear did you use? i'm planning on trying it during the summer and would appreciate hearing anybody else's experiences.
cheers in advance

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There ya go:P

Shouldnt be too bad, get a few long spins in before you go, set a course, nothing too hard and enjoy the cycle.
Go the scenic route and just give yourself plenty of time, you cant go wrong.

cheers for that. panniers and a chrome bag is the way to go i think. i'll pull out the old bib shorts too!

Cant remember the site but one guy went cycling for weeks with like two pairs of shorts, two cycling tops, a rainjacket , a jumper and socks for clothes.
every night when he stayed in a b&b or whatever he just washed what he wore and swapped.
Packing light is essential.

Any idea when you were gonna do this? I'm meaning to do Belfast-Dublin fixed in the summer and wouldn't mind extending the trip a little =P

I'm looking to do a long trip fixed, I was thinking of Dublin - Cork. Nice cycle down the coast.

I was also just looking at a messenger bag with my stuff in it, need to lower my gear inches a little, down to 72 or so, I might bring a few cogs with me too, just incase

Dublin - Galway - Dublin - Cork - Dublin anybody? =P

Dublin - Galway - Dublin - Cork - Dublin anybody? =P

bit long for me. i'm not going to be going til august anyway since i'll be in india for july and need to work before that.
i have a friend who did dublin-cork fixed in 2 days. he said it was pretty bad but he managed it.

bit long for me. i'm not going to be going til august anyway since i'll be in india for july and need to work before that.
i have a friend who did dublin-cork fixed in 2 days. he said it was pretty bad but he managed it.

Give me a shout a week or two before you do it, if you don't mind the company I wouldn't mind doing it myself.

For longer distance stuff I wouldn't recommend a messenger bag -you'll get too sweaty and uncomfortable with it, and panniers are a much better bet.

For Dublin-Galway or Dublin-Cork, it would only really be a one day trip (albeit a long one), but then I guess it depends if you want to do something when you get there, or is it just t he journey that's the fun part?

Dublin-Galway is basically flat, and 72" would be easily enough to get you there -the Cork route has a couple of hills which may be tricky (like the Vee), but ye should be ok

cheers for that ^^. i was thinking i'd run 48-17 so that's about right. is it a good idea to put the back brake on again if i have loaded panniers on the back?

I'd suggest so yeah, with all the extra weight you'll be holding a lot more momentum, not to mention brakeless just rides your energy down and on a long journey that can be a problem

Well im running 48-18 which gives me 72.something... Other than the skid spots its an excellent all rounder gear.