Monday 2nd January

hey all,
Monday 2nd January. First spin of the year. Yellow House at 10am. There are a few people interested in heading to Djouce so if you have access to a car can you try bring it? (and yes, i know this is a long shot!). If we can't get enough transport then we'll head towards the mountains. 3-4 hours i reckon. pace will be easy enough.

Happy New Year
Nigel
poloholemint@gmail.com
087 9335 403

PS - those who are interested in trip to Spain in June, can you get back to me ASAP?

Thursday 29th December

Hi All,
On Thursday we will hold a fairly long spin, from Rathfarnham to Crone Wood.
It will take most of the day, so bring plenty of food and water and a waterproof jacket.
Meet at the Yellow House at 10am
See you all then,
Sean
086 3354576
woohoo.downey@gmail.com

EDIT: Just to add, you should bring some form of lights (LEDs are fine) for getting home by, as the evening closes in.

St. Stephen's Day. (Monday 26th Dec)

Hey,
We're going to meet at the Yellow House at 11am (note the time change to accommodate hangovers!) for a spin up through 3 rock and maybe over towards tibradden etc. depending on weather. It will be a good opportunity to burn off some of those yummy mince pies! This will be suitable for everybody so come along - the more, the merrier!

Merry Christmas!
Nigel
087 9335 403
poloholemint@gmail.com

Christmas Eve Spin (EARLY!!!)

From the keyborad of Sean....

Hi all,
This Saturday brings, along with all the festive cheer and frivolity, one last chance to get out on the bike before filling yourslves with turkey and losing all of that hard-earned fitness on Sunday.
To hopefully accomodate as many people as possible, we have decided that the spin will go ahead a bit earlier than usual.
We will leave the Yellow House at 8am (come a few miutes earlier please), the spin will last approx 2 hours, so that will still leave you with the whole day to peel brussel sprouts, visit your granny or maybe even start your Christmas shopping.
It will, of course, mean leaving your house in the darkness, so you might consider a using light of some sorts....it is better to look like a Christmas tree than get run over by a dosy driver.

Just so that we have an idea of how many (if any!) are coming, can you please reply to me (woohoo.downey@gmail.com) or call or text
086 3354576
Keep an eye on the website and your inbox for more details of more MADmtb spins over the Christmas period.
Have a very happy Christmas, from all at MADmtb.
Sean

MAD Club Championships 2005

The 2005 MAD Club Championships are the highlight of our club calendar. It's an opportunity to test yourself against other club members and to challenge your own skills. It's also an opportunity to have a social winter spin and enjoy seasonal fare on the side of a hill. This year it's taking place on December 18th - our last organised spin before Christmas.

Wednesday 14th (Night Fun Race ... sortof)

Meeting at ticknock entrance at 7pm. All with lights are welcome.

The plan is to head up and mark out a course of some form or another using my fancy new night course marker thingies (possibly using the club course depending on how energetic we're feeling) and then run a small and highly disorganised race for the laugh.

After that we can head off down the boneshaker and try avoiding those big rocks that the mad person keeps putting in the way!

Paddy (086 6087046)

Sunday 11th December

Sorry for the delay guys.....wasn't sure if i would be working on sunday or not. I'm gonna go for a brief spin. up kilmashouge then over the the club course. a quick lap then i'm off to hit the books :(
Anyways, 10am at YH.
Everyone is welcome! it will be a chance to have a look at the championship course!

Nigel
087 9335 403
poloholemint@gmail.com

Club Champs Preparations

Thanks to all the eager trail builders who came along to work on the course for our Club Champs last weekend. Bonus points in the race to all who made it out. We'll have more details on the event later in the week.

December Ride Schedule

Date	Destination	Meeting Place	Contact
Saturday 3-Dec-05	The Christmas Rush	Ticknock car park 10.30am or Yellow House 10am	Steve and Bjorn
Sunday 4-Dec-05	Trail maintenance	Check the mailing list for details.	Morgan
Wednesday 7-Dec-05	Night ride, decent lights would be useful	Yellow House 7pm	Morgan
Saturday 10-Dec-05	Beginners ride to Masseys and Hellfire Club	Yellow House 10am	Paddy
Sunday 11-Dec-05	Rest day - no rides planned
Wednesday 14-Dec-05	A night ride, maybe a night race	Ticknock forest entrance, 7pm	Paddy
Saturday 17-Dec-05
Sunday 18-Dec-05	MAD Club Champs 2005	Yellow House 10am, M50 overpass at Kilmashogue 10.30am	Morgan
Saturday 24-Dec-05	XTREME(ly early) morning spin - two hours max.	Yellow House, 8am	Sean
Sunday 25-Dec-05	Christmas Day!
Wednesday 28-Dec-05	Rás an Turcaí	An Cheathrú Rua	Morgan
Saturday 31-Dec-05