Week & Weekends biking
Ok MAD
drop us a comment and let us know what ye got up to.
Graham - send me a pic of that monster dog please, that was one of the spin highlights - all 20 stone of fur and droopy eyes and wobbly jowels on him —
and the sideways face shredding hail and wind and sleet blowing us off the sleepers -
can’t wait to see that pic…
See everyone?
See the cool stuff you miss out on when you don’t go out on weekend spins??!!!
…and your week-spins too…..put them here…
October 28th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
On Saturday I got split up from all the nice people and got stuck with two loones. Elbows out coming down the Woccas and all!
Today (sunday) I got stuck with the same 2 loones and a few of their mates (Oisin, Cait, Graham, Fergal). Lovely climb and descent into the crone valley thing. Then up to the boardwalks where I had my most miserable time biking in all my 3 years. Found some deadly trails in some forbidden place after that. They flowed so well, was excellent… Fairly good Sunday but was nothing compared to seeing that HUGE dog on Saturday. I’m still buzzin from it
Fairly shameful showing as seems to be the usual of the past few months……
October 29th, 2007 at 12:31 am
did my first mtb race! shagged!
headed out for a 20km spin in the mountains around Suwon near Seoul here in Korea! pictures to follow! about 600m to the higest peak and the singletrack was amazing…
place in race…. outa 256 riders around 158 place…
October 29th, 2007 at 10:21 pm
Well I was the sole MAD representative in the Connaught XC race in Clarinbridge. 16Km of muddy, tight, winding, flat singletrack. I don’t think I freewheeled once!!
October 30th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
I met up with Andy and Noel for an early spin on Sunday. Starting in Ballinastoe we went up over to Djouce, down XTC and Bench Cut, back up over Djouce, down the boardwalks and along the new illicit trails. It was a real shock to the system realizing just how unfit I’m getting. Could barly steer around corners by the end. The boardwalks were ridiculous in the wind - got blown off several times - had to ditch the bike off a 3ft high section too.
October 30th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
Where were you biking over the weekend Fergal? It sounds freezing!
Headed to the park on Saturday and then to K’town and GOTD on Monday on the Shane Lavelle spin. It was cold, but no hail!
I’ve posted reports!
October 31st, 2007 at 12:04 am
well done on the Clarenbridge race Cormac - bit too far west for me that one… do they have electricity?
Morgan - remember just who you were out with, no wonder you were wrecked…. Noel Carr…the man can run up and down the Sugarloaf bike on back quicker than most can eat a ham sandwhich watching him….you know this to be true, then again, being honest I guess you are pretty brutal these days….hey-heeeyy!
Steve loved the boardwalks in the wind and hail - absolutely LOVED them - was raging saying it was the most awesome experience he’s ever had on a bike…or something like that…maybe……
Tonight, myself and Dr Jones had an awesomely-antisocial spin up 3 rock on our newly polished trails -the trailbuild crew did a great job on them, REALLY nice - 3 or 4 loops we did of it after rock n roll, rock gardens, beefy berms and the little painted kickers….
then up the fireroad in the dark (exercising the rods and cones) and down the very fast man v bike descent, a nice dodgy rooted-gullified drop into this section eh Dr Jones?
then up the muddy track to the right-hander down into the section that finishes in a tight deeply-gullied switchback to the fireroad, then instead of the boneshaker, we rumbled down the short but intense rock-laden chute at the opposite end of the Blue Light, we were catapulted around the corners and hopping of the rocks goodo, it was like we were in the Temple of Doom itself with various sword-wielding infidels chasing us…outran them fairly handily though
a great bit of rough trail everyone should try once in a while…when cycling through heaps of leaves loses it’s extreme edge….
’til the next time!
October 31st, 2007 at 1:06 pm
You saw nothing Fergal ok, that chute was easy…..The newly refurbished mid section is suweeet now, you can really shred your way through it, the dabs of paint make a big difference by allowing you pedal hard when you may previously have backed of…We had a good few laps there and I’m looking forward to clearing it all next time, Fergal was struggling a bit on the last steep rooty section but I was coaching him so he’ll get it soon ;)…A great spin all in all and hardly a leaf in sight, you gotta love the evergreens…
October 31st, 2007 at 1:09 pm
….oh I found out why I was struggling to unclip last night, my left shoe is missing a bolt on the SPD cleat so I have to twist my foot quite far to unclip as the cleat rotates with my foot!…., has anyone a spare bolt type thing for a Shimano SPD cleat
October 31st, 2007 at 1:12 pm
I think I might Tom, will have a look and put it in my bag if I have one
October 31st, 2007 at 3:50 pm
If Fergal can’t sort you Tom, I have a few of them left over. Will bring one tomorrow
October 31st, 2007 at 7:51 pm
I have a couple too, I’ll bring them if I make it tomorow for 3rock spin
October 31st, 2007 at 10:53 pm
Sweet lads, see you then…