Mountainbiking Association of Dublin

EPIC will be running an Introduction to XC racing in Djouce Woods on 12th july 2009.
Its one lap of the NPS course.
Its approx 7k long, technical and extremely enjoyable.
It will kick off at 12.00 along with the Sports racers.
Its €5 to enter, but you must get a one day licence on the day which is €15 .

This event is designed to test yourself and your ability to race or just have the craic, bear in mind that it this course is one of the most challenging XC NPS courses. Djouce being one of the finest places to ride your mountainbike.

Don’t miss it!

There might even be Prizes !!

Sign-on starts at 9.00 on the day.

Thursday the 25th of June is the deadline for submitting your order for 2009 MAD kit. You’ll should find all your questions answered in the FAQ and the ordering process is detailed here. Thanks to Meteor, Farmhand and OC Tuning for their generous sponsorship.

In an unprecedented show of organisation we’ve already planned some spins for this weekend. We’ll be having our regular club spin on Saturday morning. This spin is open to riders of all levels. The destination this week is Masseys Wood and the Hellfire club. Leaving the Merry Ploughboy pub at 10am.

Sunday’s spin will be a bit more extreme. Leaving Kindlestown car park at 10am we’ll take in GOTD and the Sugarloaf summit. This will be technically and physically challenging spin so if you’re unsure, ask before coming along.

Some great results for MAD members in the Kilbroney Challenge adventure race last weekend. Well done to Mel Spath and Sean Downey who took 1st place in the mixed category and to Jackie O’Hagan and (non MAD) Sonja Fuhrmann who were the first ladies team. You can see the full results here.

Read more in Sean’s blog.

Good luck to MAD members Brian “Forrest Gump” Linton and Paddy “Clean Living” O’Brien who are off to take part in the Mountain Mayhem 24-hour mtb race at Eastnor Castle this weekend. This event has been a hellish mud-fest for the last few years so lets hope that the MAD odd-couple can survive without drowning, falling apart or losing the will to live.

MAD will be hosting round 7 of the 2009 National Points Series on Sunday the 14th of June. Once again we have been granted access to Three Rock mountain to run the event so it promises to be a fun and challenging course.

Full event details can be found in IrishXCMtb.com.

What with all the planning and digging and event-of-the-year running, it’s been a good while since we’ve had regular club spins. So, this weekend we’re going to kick things off again.

The first one will be in Ticknock (upper car park) on Saturday morning at 9am. I’m hoping to start and finish early so people can have the afternoon free for fun activities. There are some new trials up there you might be interested in seeing.

I guess the next question is “what level are these spins aimed at”? Well, I’d really like to see club-members who haven’t been making it out lately to make an effort to come along – particularly our new club members – you know who you are. The rides will be at a manageable pace and we’ll wait for you if you’re slow. The main requirement is enthusiasm, a willingness to put in some effort and a desire to improve your riding. These won’t be full-on beginners spins but any beginners who show up will be looked after.

Also, on the first ride there will be a complimentary Bourbon Cream biscuit for the first 24 riders! Courtesy of the MAX-XC refreshment tent!

Online sign-on for the Mountainbiking Association of Dublin’s MAX-XC on May 10th is now open.

We have vouchers from our sponsors to give away so we’ll be having a daily draw for users of the online registration system until Saturday May 9th. The earlier you sign-up the greater your chance of winning.

MAD are busy trailbuilding this and next week cleaning up existing classics like “Rock n’ Roll” and “Romper Schlomper” and creating some great brand-new trails for you to enjoy, you’ll love them all!

We are delighted to announce that both Cycle Surgery and O.C. Tuning will be sponsoring this event.

Cycle Surgery are located in Dundrum just a gap jump or two from 3Rock and operate a well stocked store full of biking goodies, get down to their shop and have a look around or checkout their website.

OC Tuning are based out of Crumlin, Dublin and are Ireland’s only authorised Fox Racing Shox service & warranty centre, offering very fast (usually same day turn around) and very thorough and professional service.
James from OC Tuning intends to bring along some of his considerable collection of mountainbikes which cover a long era of mountainbiking history – come along and see the bikes and have a chat with James about the technology advances in suspension and frame designs that got us to where we are today.

James will also be on hand to assist with repairs on the day, but be sure to pack a pump, spare tubes and a multi-tool to keep yourself moving!

We hope to have online sign-on available in a few days, there will be a random draw for vouchers from our sponsors for all entrants who use the online system, so use the system and be in with a chance to nab a nice voucher for yourself.

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MADMTB are pleased to announce an MTB XC-travaganza on 3 Rock Co. Dublin, 10th May 2009.
This event is being held to part-celebrate the 20th Anniversary of MADMTB: 20 Years Offroad 1989 to 2009.

The event is basically a loop of the best trails on 3Rock and can be ridden anyway you like.
Spot prizes will be awarded on a random basis and there will also be awards for the first finishing teams home – the trick being that you won’t know who is on your team until after you sign on.
Your race plate will include your number and your team number, it will be up to you to hunt-out your teammates and quickly swap power-gels, calibrate heart-rate monitors, drill holes in your saddles and formulate your winning plans…..

This event has been made possible via close co-operation with local landowners and Coillte, and we hope everything goes smoothly in order that we will be able to host further races in the area in future. With this regard, please take all your litter home with you and be respectful of other users of the forest on the day.

The event will be fully marshalled so make sure to cooperate with them as they’ll be doing their best to ensure that you get the best out of your day.

New trails have been specifically constructed by the MADMTB Singletrack Engineering Division for the event which offer a large variety of terrain which has something for everyone from fast sweeping fireroad with great views out over Dublin Bay and to the Sugarloaf, short rocky paths, fast easy singletrack, twisty switchback challenging technical singletrack, bombholes, dips, lips, swoops, whoops and not forgetting and a nice climb or two thrown in for the craic.
Info on distance and approx. time for completion will be added soon.

Schedule:
The course WILL NOT be marked on the Saturday, sign-on will be on Sunday morning from 8:00am to 10:30am.
The event will kick-off at 11am, it will take you approx 15 mins to cycle up the start line from the parking field so ensure to arrive in plenty of time!
Parking will be in a private field on the Glencullen side of 3Rock.
The field is on your right as you drive towards Glencullen from Ballyedmonduff/Stepaside direction.

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MADMTB: 20 Years Offroad: 1989 to 2009

Online sign-on now active!
There will be a random draw for vouchers from our sponsors for all entrants who use the online system, so click the button below and be in with a chance to nab a nice voucher for yourself.