Comments on: Bank Holiday Weekend Spins http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/03/15/bank-holiday-weekend-spins-2/ Ireland's Premier Mountainbiking Club™ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:16:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Emil http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/03/15/bank-holiday-weekend-spins-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4732 Emil Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:12:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=683#comment-4732 Hello guys!<br/><br/>I enjoyed a ride on Sunday (well, at least the first part of it). Nice uphils nice and fast descents (only one faceplant on the way ;-). The only problem was weather.<br/>It was so cold and windy that me and Peter had to stop on our way back in a pub to get a hot tea. We were so cold and wet that the first thing we did after entering the pub was cuddling the heater. :-)<br/>After ~30 minutes we continued on.<br/>A blizzard that us in a Phoenix Park was really awful. My hands were so numb that I couldn't even change a gear or reach for a brake lever. After returning home I couldn't drink a tea - I trembled so much that I spilled half of the cup simply trying to drink it. :-|<br/>I'm not going to forget this day any time soon... :-)<br/><br/>Hey Nigel and Cait - thanks for the ride! Hello guys!

I enjoyed a ride on Sunday (well, at least the first part of it). Nice uphils nice and fast descents (only one faceplant on the way ;-). The only problem was weather.
It was so cold and windy that me and Peter had to stop on our way back in a pub to get a hot tea. We were so cold and wet that the first thing we did after entering the pub was cuddling the heater. :-)
After ~30 minutes we continued on.
A blizzard that us in a Phoenix Park was really awful. My hands were so numb that I couldn’t even change a gear or reach for a brake lever. After returning home I couldn’t drink a tea - I trembled so much that I spilled half of the cup simply trying to drink it. :-|
I’m not going to forget this day any time soon… :-)

Hey Nigel and Cait - thanks for the ride!

]]> By: Peter (Polish Peter) ::SK:: http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/03/15/bank-holiday-weekend-spins-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4730 Peter (Polish Peter) ::SK:: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:21:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=683#comment-4730 Emil and myself were not in a good form afterwards, we ended up with 85 km distance and coming back through Phoenix Park we were caught by the Blizzard :-) again ...<br/>It was tough but we made it!<br/>Thanks for the company Nigel!<br/>Cait is unbeliveable, we were really impressed!MTB Emil and myself were not in a good form afterwards, we ended up with 85 km distance and coming back through Phoenix Park we were caught by the Blizzard :-) again …
It was tough but we made it!
Thanks for the company Nigel!
Cait is unbeliveable, we were really impressed!MTB

]]> By: shane http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/03/15/bank-holiday-weekend-spins-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4722 shane Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:33:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=683#comment-4722 yeah but the sun was great and we got perfect timing leaving as that hail was something else yeah but the sun was great and we got perfect timing leaving as that hail was something else

]]> By: Martin http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/03/15/bank-holiday-weekend-spins-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4721 Martin Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:05:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=683#comment-4721 good spin this morning in GOTDs and Kindlestown! we met up with Colm and Shane (international man of mystery) and headed to over for a few loops of GOTDs and then back to K/town for one! Shane, old Ciaran, Conor Karl and the boys had a nice 3 hr stint and loads of weather conditions to battle with ! <br/><br/>rock on ! good spin this morning in GOTDs and Kindlestown! we met up with Colm and Shane (international man of mystery) and headed to over for a few loops of GOTDs and then back to K/town for one! Shane, old Ciaran, Conor Karl and the boys had a nice 3 hr stint and loads of weather conditions to battle with !

rock on !

]]> By: ciaran http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/03/15/bank-holiday-weekend-spins-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4720 ciaran Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:11:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=683#comment-4720 well at lest nigel you didnt end up for some god for saken reason from dundrum going into town and facing hailstones- twas mighty great fun well at lest nigel you didnt end up for some god for saken reason from dundrum going into town and facing hailstones- twas mighty great fun

]]> By: Nigel http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/03/15/bank-holiday-weekend-spins-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4719 Nigel Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:44:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=683#comment-4719 well that was possibly the strangest weather i have seen. Sun, Rain, Snow, gale force winds, no wind, yada yada all in the space of 30mins and then repeat :)<br/><br/>Only me and Cait set off from yellow house this morning. We met Polish Peter and his friend (sorry, never asked his name) just before the climb up to Prince William's Seat. All four of us made it to Crone before we called it quits. The road home was quite unpleasant - the wind is no friend of mine :( well that was possibly the strangest weather i have seen. Sun, Rain, Snow, gale force winds, no wind, yada yada all in the space of 30mins and then repeat :)

Only me and Cait set off from yellow house this morning. We met Polish Peter and his friend (sorry, never asked his name) just before the climb up to Prince William’s Seat. All four of us made it to Crone before we called it quits. The road home was quite unpleasant - the wind is no friend of mine :(

]]> By: Steve http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/03/15/bank-holiday-weekend-spins-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4718 Steve Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:17:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=683#comment-4718 Myself, Oisin and Mark took an adventure spin up the Sugarloaf yesterday also. Deadly spin, we took a route down the Sugarloaf I had never taken which was so fast and rough. Lot of fun.. We werent too far from dropping in on a halting sites back garden before we thought better of it and looked for another route.<br/><br/>So much scope for a deadly race circuit around this area..... Myself, Oisin and Mark took an adventure spin up the Sugarloaf yesterday also. Deadly spin, we took a route down the Sugarloaf I had never taken which was so fast and rough. Lot of fun.. We werent too far from dropping in on a halting sites back garden before we thought better of it and looked for another route.

So much scope for a deadly race circuit around this area…..

]]> By: conor http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/03/15/bank-holiday-weekend-spins-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4717 conor Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:01:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=683#comment-4717 Great spin yesterday, even though i fell over a dozen times- damn spd pedals. K-town should be fun!<br/>By the way its SNOWING here in lusk!!!!! Global warming my arse! Great spin yesterday, even though i fell over a dozen times- damn spd pedals. K-town should be fun!
By the way its SNOWING here in lusk!!!!! Global warming my arse!

]]> By: ciaran http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/03/15/bank-holiday-weekend-spins-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4716 ciaran Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:21:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=683#comment-4716 that was a craking spin yesterday especially thru the river and the burms everywhere that was a craking spin yesterday especially thru the river and the burms everywhere

]]> By: shane http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/03/15/bank-holiday-weekend-spins-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4715 shane Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:17:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=683#comment-4715 martin removed the comment while i was putting that one in <br/><br/>sorry martin removed the comment while i was putting that one in

sorry

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