Glendalough This Sunday
This Sunday we'll be riding around Glendalough - to the summits of Scarr, Camaderry and maybe more. This will be a long ride (even longer if we get lost...) with a lot of climbing so it won't be suitable for beginners. Bring plenty of food and be prepared for bad weather.
We'll meet at the Glendalough visitors centre at 9.30am on Sunday.
Also don't forget the IMBRC cross race in Tallaght on Saturday - go along for a race the like of which you've never seen.
There will also be an easier MTB spin in Ballinastoe on Saturday, meeting at the Ballinastoe car park at 10am. This will be suitable for everyone, beginners included.
Labels: spins
posted by Morgan @ 10:32 a.m.
27 Comments:
At 2:30 p.m.,
Nigel said…
any lifts going?
Nigel
0879335403
poloholemint@gmail.com
At 5:46 p.m.,
Stephen said…
"do no feed the attraction" Ah damn! What am I going to do with all of those brownies I made so the Gledalough mer man would not sacrifice us!
At 10:44 a.m.,
Ryan Sherlock said…
Remember - 7pm night spin tonight (Wednesday) from Ticknock carpark!
Who cares about the rain - it will be graaaaand!
At 12:57 a.m.,
Mick O'Dowd said…
I was in Glenmalure last weekend, it was shocking (not cycling, mind). The ground is boggy enough in places, but conditions generally not bad.
Navigation is treacherous though, bring a map & compass. If the visibility is anything like last weeknd, you'll be dead without.
At 8:42 a.m.,
Fergal said…
some lovely weather we're having these past few days..."fliuch agus salach" as they'd say down the Gaeltacht way...
At 11:17 a.m.,
Morgan said…
If you need them, here are some
driving directions
At 12:58 p.m.,
Fergal said…
directions..... to the Gaeltacht? we're off to the Gaeltacht?
oh deadly!
we'd have to get a bit of lingo under our belts first:
mountain-bike = rothar-sliabh
get-off those brakes you sissy = tusa buachaill bog - tabhair do lamhai as na juicys!
really gnarly man = go h-an gnarlaigh ar fad mo fear
bender = lubaire (fada over the u)
Morgan, are we lost again? =
a Mhorgainach, an bfhuilimid caillte aris? tusa lubaire
At 1:21 p.m.,
Morgan said…
Tá se sin go hiontach ar fad.
We've never actually been lost - we've just gone exploring. Anyway, I'll have both Sheet 50 and Sheet 56 with me.
At 1:25 p.m.,
Fergal said…
ah, good ole Sheet 50 and Sheet 56, MAD codenames for Mick O'Dowd and Paddy O'Brien no doubt...lookin fwd to seeing those pair of sheets
At 2:32 p.m.,
Paddy said…
Sheet 56 is covering the pubs of galway this weekend!
At 3:10 p.m.,
Fergal said…
that Sheet 56 likes his pints fair play to him, so what's Sheet 50s excuse?
CALLING SHEET 50!
COME IN SHEET 50!
.....hope he hasn't been put through the shredder at work
Anyways - Shane - call your teacher a lúbaire and if he/she isn't offended, then you know more Gaeilge than they do so you can skip the rest of your classes until the end of the year.
PS: Don't tell your parents I said that
At 4:05 p.m.,
Morgan said…
More maps - Ballinastoe this time
Link
At 5:12 p.m.,
Sean said…
Morgan,
If we end up using OS Discovery Sheet 50, we've gone SERIOUSLY off course......not that I'm advocating being minimalistic or anything.....
Sean
At 12:21 p.m.,
Anonymous said…
I'm living in maynooth and I would like to join the mountainbke club. Can anyone give me some information on how to join?
My address is hans.stam@gmail.com
At 2:29 p.m.,
Nigel said…
Hey.
Join the mailing list - there's a link to it on the main page. You will be emailed all the details of our spins and the best thing to do is to come out on one of the easier spins to see how you get on, and if you enjoy then join!
At 6:43 p.m.,
Sean said…
The picture lied - as many times as I've been in Glendalough (not riding), I've never seen any sunshine.
That was an epic day, attrocious weather, attrocious route choice and attrociously expensive tea and cake afterwards.
I'm staying away from Glendo until its (i) sunny and (ii) I've done some exploration spins and fully know my way around the place.
There was far too much walking involved today.
Sean
At 7:50 p.m.,
Nigel said…
ah sure i think it was worth it for the sleepers/miners descent. that was class.........
ok i say it was 'worth it'. i wouldn't do it again though.
At 12:46 p.m.,
Morgan said…
Even a bad day biking is better than not biking at all. Some bits were great - the start of the ridge traverse, the switchbacks from the Miners Village (reminded me of Spain - but wetter and slippier). I didn't enjoy the long hike-a-bike sections though. Reviewing our progress on Google Earth I realized we actually rejoined the planned route several times - and then veered off it again. I'm glad Sean was paying for the tea and scones...
PS - Sealskinz waterproof socks are great - I was over my ankles in mud and water several times but my feet were dry all day.
PPS - if you're going to be riding through the winter get yourself a skullcap (e.g.) to wear under your helmet. You'll be a lot warmer and happier. You can laugh out loud while others wince at the horizontal hail slamming into their ears...
At 12:50 p.m.,
Fergal said…
...that's all well and good but did any of ye spot the mer-man at all? any pics of him? what manner of poses was he striking? (if you did see him)
At 1:06 p.m.,
Sean said…
visibility was very poor, so no, we saw nothing. Was hard enough to see each other's rear wheels at times
At 2:00 p.m.,
Fergal said…
I'll second Morgans PS and PPS-ing, if u are thinking that the weather is gonna stop u biking over the winter then the Sealskinz are definitely worth the money and will keep u happy on the trails, as will the skull cap.
For total foot-bliss however, I'd highly recommend Diadora Chili MTB Extreme boots, water&wind proof - my feet were very warm on Sat with them, even without the sealskinz which I forgot to bring.
Usually retail for 150 but I got a pair online from Merlin Cycles in the UK for 111
At 2:06 p.m.,
Anonymous said…
Cracking day out on Sunday, real mountainy stuff. We did do a bit of carrying every now and again, and a couple of minutes of pushing our bikes, but the weather was good to us and the scenery was fab. Pictures whenever I get my act together....
Ciaran
At 3:48 p.m.,
Anonymous said…
Cold ears are the worst! I normally wear a bandana, which I fold into a head band and that covers my ears when it's not too cold or I wear it open as normal when it's a little colder, still keeps my ears warm but I know I'm not going to over heat. I agree with Tom, the venting is nice, which you can get with the bandada too as it's quite light! And it's a lot cheeper than €25!!
At 4:50 p.m.,
Nigel said…
ahahahaa. why do people do this?
At 5:05 p.m.,
Stephen said…
"teenboner" heheheheheh
At 11:08 p.m.,
Anonymous said…
alright lads, i just recovered from kidney surgery and it kept me off the trails for over two and a half months but this weekend i think i'll head out for one of the beginner spins just to get back into the swing of it! where do i find this mailing list of which you speak?
At 11:12 p.m.,
Morgan said…
Here you go:
http://www.madmtb.com/mailing_list.htm
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