anyone from ireland?

Originally Posted by limerickman

Provisionally, we will be doing the same route start/finish at RTE.
However, we got a lot of complaints about how tough the 2004 was (the Devils Glen came too early for a lot of people).
So there may well be some tinkering with that part of the route.
Will advise when we've agreed it.

Originally Posted by 60John

Don't agree that it was too tough to be honest, people should accept that its the w200 and its supposed to be tough! If anything, you could argue that the opening leg to Ashford was quite easy. In the old route, people had the sally Gap to climb after the eqivalent of cycling from RTE to Bray, so a bit of perspective is reqired, I think.
My only gripe is about the dual carriageway at the end, but I accept theres not much you can do about the way traffic is in Dublin these days, even on Sundays.
John

Originally Posted by ALAN OBRIEN

try northern ireland tourism board .com. i just had a good look at the site an there seems to be plenty on it.
are you staying up north or coming down south too? you may want to check out the ring of kerry if you are, i've done it on a few occasions and love it, especially when the weather is good.
anyway, good luck, and let us know how you get on.

Originally Posted by limerickman

Fair point.
I was only relating the feedback that we had received.
For me I found the Devil Glen ok : Trooperstown started to get to me to be honest.
It was a good day out though - wasn't it ?
Weather was great.
Hopefully June 12th 2005 will be similar !

Originally Posted by FredC

The Ring of Kerry indeed. Tut tut.

Originally Posted by ALAN OBRIEN

why do you say that?

Originally Posted by loose cannon

Hi all,
Does anyone have advice on restoring bikes? I'd like to get a repaint job done on a recently acquired cheap second hand bike.
Does W200 have a website? sounds good
LC

Originally Posted by ALAN OBRIEN

anyone here from ireland? im from shannon, co. clare.

Originally Posted by Irelander

Shannon huh???

I worked down there for 2 weeks in Shannon Aerospace I nearly had hart failure when they told me I would only get 2 weeks holidays a year.
So I quit on pay day without handing in any notice, I had no intension of committing to something like that, I suppose its not a commitment if you don't want to spend 14 hrs a week training for the ras I would never be able to ride as an A if I worked down there sure Id may as well take up smoking and spend my lousy €140 Trainees wages on drink like the rest of the guys who did not need more than 2weeks holidays and €140 a week cos they had nothing more in their sad life's to look forward to than their next Cigarette.
It was good to have someone I knew down in Shannon A guy who I raced wit on many occasions called Gary Mc Illroy and who also worked in Shannon Aerospace, Funny enough he quit on the Friday Before I started, after working there For a Year!!.

There was no way I was going to waste a year in that hell hole, I could tell he was really pissed off with the fact he had wasted 12 months of his life when he could have spent it cycling. It was good to have Gary to talk to cos he really made me think. I mean Im only 19 and i want to give Cycling A Good Lash for a year at least.

Im now back home in Balbriggan North Co. Dublin training 16hrs a week for the 2005 FBD Ras. I just booked my flights to Alicante in January for 7 weeks training and I cant wait to get away. No chance of doing that if I was working like a robot filing Fu**ing Aircraft Aluminium.

Thats my Story an Irish Cyclist who came close to becoming a Hostage Of Society. Colm Crawley Stamullen RC

http://www.cyclingforums.com/attach...ntid=2507&stc=1

Originally Posted by limerickman

You are not alone Irelander.

That Shannon Aerospace is a shithole - if I had a euro for the number of people who I've heard who joined and left the place : I'd be able to buy a new Pinarello.

Mate of mine from back home in Dublin wanted to get a career going in Aviation repair : told him not to apply to Shannon Aerospace but he went ahead and got the job.
He left after 1 week.
He told me that he had to sign legal documents (ie.if caught and convicted of say, road traffic offence, he was required to report it to management - and such like) covering his behaviour out of hours from the job.
Money was terrible as well - could only make good money by working massive overtime.
Bet Lufthansa are paying their employees in Germany more than the €8.00 basic per hour in Shannon (they are because the proof has been provided).