Mountainbike Skills Course
Martin has booked a date in February for a one day skills course for MAD in Newry with First Tracks Guiding
He’s hoping to get a minimum of 8 people to head up to the one day course. There is a fee, not much, which will cover a full days riding and coaching.
The course is ideally for riders which have started mtbing in the last year and are looking to gain more confidence on the bike and get tips from the professionals on trail riding, uphill and dh skills (http://www.firsttracksguiding.com/guides.html).
If successful, there will be follow on courses and they may even come to Dublin for larger groups / coaching for the more experienced lads.
Cost is about €200 for five people (€40 each) if we get eight it will only cost €25.
Yes, we will need cars to get there and its about 1.30min from Dublin in Big Wood (original name) Newry (jut across the border) so if you can volunteer to car pool please do.
So far three people have signed up.
If anyone is interested please contact Martin and if you can car pool would be great.
If the demand is high I can book 2 coaches to take more out.

December 17th, 2007 at 11:54 am
Ok guys looks like we have 8, but we may get drop outs! so I think we might just book 10!
December 20th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
the lads up north have said the group can only be 8 as above that nobody gets close attention!
so the 8 first names are:-
Ben
Steve
Martin
Jackie
Rach
Derek
Michael
Colm
Shane L
(I know other have expressed an interest and I’ll replace as someone drops out)
if more wanna come an just do a spin around the big wood fire ahead!
December 20th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
that’s Rach C
December 20th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
its also 9 names you big ninny!
December 20th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
8 + me was the deal!