The Tush Protector

Save my ass

When one's arse is more important than one's head, it may result in protecting his or her arse rather than the noggin...
Cyclists wear a helmet in order to protect the most important part of their body. For most of them, it means the head. For the girl above, it seems that the most important organ is located behind.

I took the picture above (and the one below) on 14 August 2012 in Harold's Cross Road, just off Kenilworth Square.


PS
If there's any blood relation between The Tush Protector and William George Digges La Touche, the famous Dublin Georgian 18th century developer, it's coincidental.

Butt shield

The Nose-Blower

Red light, time to blow a runny nose

The weather in Dublin can get chilly all year round. In other words, in Dublin (and Ireland in general) it's always the flu season! No wonder the cyclist above had to blow her nose while she was waiting for the green light.

I took the picture on 9 July 2012 at Fleet Street.

The Photographer

Take a picture

I was once asked how do I take all these pictures for Dublin's Cyclists. By and large the answer is "it varies". But I think the photograph above illustrates how it is usually done (although when I took it, I was actually walking by foot and had my bike locked a few blocks away). This is why I like this picture in particular. The guy reminds me of myself in a way - cycling around Dublin and stopping safely to take pictures.

The main difference is that this guy took a picture of a wooden boat with an impressive mast during the Tall Ships Festival, on 23 August 2012, whereas I take pictures of fellow cyclists.

Which reminds me, now there's a wonderful Flickr group dedicated to Dublin's Cyclists with many more exclusive photos, taken by various photographers.

The Pusher

Keep Pushing

The cogs, the chain, the pedals and all that clockwork mechanism that sets the bicycle in motion demonstrate the brilliance of the 19th century designers. Bicycles are here to remind us that, as the edge inscription of the £2 coin puts it, we are "standing on the shoulders of giants".

Yet, sometimes, when the mechanism doesn't work one needs to push his or her bicycle or tricycle down the road.

I took the picture above on 5 July 2012 near Stephen's Green Shopping Centre.

The Gay Cyclists

Cycling pride

Cycling is for everyone. I was happy to see so many cyclists amongst the participant of Dublin's last LGBT Parade. Well done brothers and sisters cyclists!

The parade took place on 30 June 2012 during the Dublin Pride LGBTQ Festival. The picture above was taken literally in the middle of O'Connell Street, under the shadow of The Spire. And so was the photograph below.

Yet more cycling pride

The Orange

Hey Orange

This is a cycling blog, not an urban fashion magazine. Having said that, what do you think about the lady above, who wears an orange helmet to match the jacket (or vice versa). Is it not brilliant?
Please don't confuse her with the Annoying Orange... :)

I came across this fashionable lady on 22 July 2012 in Terenure.

The Unicyclist (2)

One man One Woman One Wheel

We've already had a unicyclist in action on Grafton Street a while ago. The picture above shows that unicyclists are moral and walk amongst us.

I took the picture above on 18 August 2012 at St Stephen's Green, as can be seen from the beautiful Georgian doors at the background.