Why even bother with a helmet?

[bikerchick68]

I personally think they're insane. When I did the bike tour of Ireland I was on Inishmore in the Aran Islands overnight... we saw the Cliffs of Moher and stood atop them at Dun Aengus, the ancient fortress...

much like these pics, there is no guardrail...I'm not afraid of heights but I STILL got nervous. People were sitting on the edge with their legs hanging over... nope not me. I walked within about 50 ft of the edge and that was close enough... it's a LONG way down.

Here's some more of the cliffs... (I got this pic from the net... mine are on disc but not downloaded on the computer... I'd give credit to the photographer but not sure who took this... )

[DarcyInOregon]

One of my goals is to do a bike tour of Ireland within the next few years. If the cliffs are part of the bike tour, forget it.

I never go near an unprotected edge. You can't know if a crazy person will come up behind you and push you over. Or the edge can crumble away underneath you. Or a big wind gust can push you off-balance and you go windmilling down. Even at Crater Lake there are signs telling you to keep your dogs on a leash because if the dog goes over the edge, that is the last you will see of your favorite pooch.

Darcy

[bikerchick68]

One of my goals is to do a bike tour of Ireland within the next few years. If the cliffs are part of the bike tour, forget it.
Darcy

Darcy... you don't even have to go to the Cliffs if you don't want to! I only went up to see Dun Aengus... a very famous, very amazing fortress built
100's of years ago...

I did my tour with Irondonkey... a self guided tour altho they offer guided tours too. Self guided means they set up the B&B's and transfer your luggage. Then they give you maps and you're on your own... I liked doing it this way, because I could sag when I wanted, stop to tour sights as I wanted etc... you're not on someone elses schedule.. I did the Connemara region... gorgeous!