The Boarder

 The Boarder

I find Boards.ie quite useful. So I thought it's a good idea to take a picture of a cyclist wearing their shirt.

Blimey, I'm not sure where exactly I shot this photo. I took the picture somewhere in South Dublin, I think it was Rathfarnham (or was it Terenure?). It was on 19 June 2012 for sure, bless the Exif (should use geo tag as well in future).

The Suitcase Holder

Lift it up

On the one hand, the traffic in O'Connell Street is restricted. On the other hand it is open for the most dangerous type of motorists, uncontrollable bus drivers and careless taxi drivers. And don't forget pedestrians who might J-walk in any given moment. Thus cyclists should aspire to have as much control as they possibly can over their bike. Holding a suitcase in one hand doesn't serve this concept faithfully.

Oh well, in most cases it ends up without any casualty. I took this photo on 28 April 2014 in O'Connell Street.

PS, speaking of bicyclists and suitcases, don't forget our traveller from Terenure. They could make good friends.

The Green Family

I am green today

Taking the kids to school on bike is green and considerate to the environment. In some cases, like in the case of this mother and son above, they're literally green. So Irish.


Taken in Portobello on the 18th of April 2013.

The Skateboarder

On your mark, get, set, go!

Committing to cycling isn't exclusive. Once can keep skateboarding if one wishes.

I stumbled upon this interesting cyclists in Rathmines on 20 May 2013.
Oh, and unlike this skateboarder, he's actually a cyclist, not a pretender. :)

The Mid-Road Dress-Upper

(Bag) on the road

Why bother dressing up at home when you can do it on Dublin's main roads? All you need is to through your bag on the road.

The photo was taken on 17 April 2013. Leeson Street/Grand Canal. And there's a slightly different version:

Still looking for it...

The IFI Cyclist

Let's go to the movie

A cyclist doesn't have to say goodbye too his/her bike when s/he goes to a film. Some take their bicycle with them.

Took the photo on the 4th of May 2013 in the Irish Film Institute at Temple Bar.

The Newsreader

I read the news today oh boy

Cycling is fun, but some people complain it leaves them no time to do other activities, like reading. The short answer is that one can compensate the lost reading time by the time saved on commuting. Moreover, one car read a newspaper while on bike...

The guy might look busy for a long time, but in fact he holds an issue of Metro Herald he had got two metres from there. And don't forget, the people who give Metro also love cycling. A win-win situation.

I took the photo on the 15th of March 2013 on the junction of Leeson Street and the Grand Canal cycle route. There's a slightly different version of the very same occasion:

Cycle, read & recycle