The Motorcyclist Wannabe

Size doesn't matter

Many time cyclists find themselves gazing at other cyclists' bicycles, just to check what they've got down there. In this case, however, the cyclist compared his rather standard pair of bike with that enormous monstrous gigantic motorcycle.

But as the cliché goes, size doesn't matter. They're all cyclists after all.

I took the picture on 31 August 2010 on Robert Emmet Bridge, Harold's Cross.

The Donegal Castle Man

Donegal Castle Cyclists

Last time we talked about cyclists in Ardara, Co. Donegal. The county is Ireland's most sheep-friendly county and a wonderful place for hiking, cycling and sightseeing (Slieve League is my personal favourite). The people of Donegal town are bicycle lovers, as can be seen in photograph above, featuring the 15th century Donegal Castle.

I took the photo on 26 July 2009.

Ardara Cyclists

Irish Cyclists in Co. Donegal

Cycling events are a great fun. Cycling competitions are fun too, with a lot more adrenaline. One Irish competition I happened to watch was Rás Dhun na nGall or Donegal Race in English, a three day cycling event in Donegal.

The photos above, and below were taken on the 3rd of June 2012, the last day of Rás Dhun na nGall, in the beautiful town of Ardara.

You can read more on the race here.

Cycling Solo

The Bag-Sitter

Bags are the best cushions

This cyclist sits on pinkish bag instead of a saddle. Need I say more?

The photo was taken on 7 July 2012 on Rathfarnham Road.

The Slovak Snow Cyclist

A lovely day for cycling

Namestovo, a small town in Northern Slovakia, experiences freezing winters. -15 degrees Celsius is a commonplace and it can plummet down to -30 every so often. So it was nice to see a lady walking her bicycle out in a cold and white December day.

I took the picture above on the 29th of December 2008. The temperature ranged between -14 and -6 degrees that day (Thanks to my friend Wolfram who reminded me that fact). I guess it's never too cold for using your bike if you really want too. Even in Dublin.

The Swiss Guard

Swiss Guard on bicycle

The uniforms used by the Pontifical Swiss Guard in the Vatican city look awesome. However, they are neither comfortable nor helpful for security tasks. Even more so for cycling.

Nevertheless, it didn't stop a group of Googlers, who created a similar costume, to wear them and join the Lunchtime Bike Ride during Dublin's Bike Week on 20 June 2012. Or perhaps they just wanted to look like clowns. It really was amusing.

Previously, we already introduced The Androids, a different kind of Googlers who also took part in the event.

Clownish guard

What's there?

And they can also cycle...

The Trainees

Bring my seat with me

Usually one encounters cyclists outdoors, be it in street, off road etc. But thanks to Iarnród Éireann it is possible to take bicycles on most Irish trains, including all InterCity trains and on the DART off-peak service (on weekdays from 10:00 to 15:30 and after 19:00 and throughout weekend). Thus, when I came back from hiking between Bray and Greystones, it was nice to see these young lads getting on train as the rain started to lash down.

I took the photo on 18 November 2012, north of Bray railway station. A friend of these guys travelled only with his frame for some reason.

Bike frame on the shoulder