Ballyknockan/Lacken temporary bridge
- BarryR
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12 years 9 months ago #2755
by BarryR
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There's a temporary bridge between Ballyknockan and Lacken, but a word of warning: Don't attempt to ride across it. The surface is ribbed and will catch your wheels like tram tracks. This is not obvious as you approach the bridge, so take care.
Bitter experience....
Bitter experience....
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- Julia Phillips
12 years 8 months ago #2860
by Julia Phillips
Replied by Julia Phillips on topic Re: Ballyknockan/Lacken temporary bridge
Bumping this up for tomorrow's spin.
Holy s**t. Don't ride it. Seriously. My bike and myself are mangled wrecks. You don't see the evilness of the surface until it's too late. It's a bike trap.
Holy s**t. Don't ride it. Seriously. My bike and myself are mangled wrecks. You don't see the evilness of the surface until it's too late. It's a bike trap.
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12 years 8 months ago #2861
by Kieran Doohan
Replied by Kieran Doohan on topic Re: Ballyknockan/Lacken temporary bridge
Did this route with Orwell on New year's day. There is (now ?) a sign warning cyclists to dismount. highly recommended you do!
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- Julia Phillips
12 years 8 months ago #2862
by Julia Phillips
Replied by Julia Phillips on topic Re: Ballyknockan/Lacken temporary bridge
I'm not going to say there definitely wasn't a sign, but I didn't see it. I was coming from the Valleymount side and it comes at you all of a sudden with a winding downhill bit. I brought my speed down to what I thought was a reasonable rate (turns out there isn't one with this bridge) and my last thoughts were, "if I just track a straight line and don't hit the brakes, I aaaaarrrrgggggh....."
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