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To the St Annes CX rider today

  • 29-11-2010 2:17pm
    #1
    billy.fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 671 ✭✭✭


    How awesome is that place riding at the moment?

    Did an hour easy there today and it is frozen solid, rutted and fast.

    Check your lines...your missing the faster lines on some bits :o


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  • #2
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,318 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    Are you posting to yourself?

    I was there yesterday. I still suck, one year on.


  • #3
    billy.fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 671 ✭✭✭billy.fish


    Ahh they looked uber fresh when i was there, not sure.

    But yes, get some practice in :)


  • #4
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,318 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    I think some practice is in order this eve after work. Can you head down on Wed morning and check out me lines? ;)


  • #5
    billy.fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 671 ✭✭✭billy.fish


    Raam wrote: »
    I think some practice is in order this eve after work. Can you head down on Wed morning and check out me lines? ;)

    No problem, please leave writen notice of the speeds you took each corner at, and braking points


  • #6
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,318 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    Speed: slow
    Breaking points: all over the place


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  • #7
    billy.fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 671 ✭✭✭billy.fish


    Right so the remedy:

    Speed : Pedal more
    Braking : Brake less


  • #8
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,318 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    I'll tell you one thing, it's a weird feeling pedaling with the wheels both facing completely different directions, neither of which is straight ahead, yet still managing to go straight ahead. It's also really quiet in the park at night, just me and the birds.


  • #9
    billy.fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 671 ✭✭✭billy.fish


    Please do not turn my park into a dogging site.

    Its bad enough in Howth as it is on my MTB trails.


  • #10
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    i was thinking of training with my MTB in the phoenix park like i usually do after work on my road bike ... but I am a bit scared of the trails and what goes on over there after dark ... i kept to the main roads last night, didnt adventure in the trees ( i was carrying 3 locks, it was a bit heavy for a proper spin anyway )...


  • #11
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    Is it easy to find the cyclocross track in St. Annes? I've only cycled through the place once before on the paths.


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  • #12
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    There's dogging in Howth???


  • #13
    billy.fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 671 ✭✭✭billy.fish


    petethedrummer wrote: »
    Is it easy to find the cyclocross track in St. Annes? I've only cycled through the place once before on the paths.

    Its easy if you know where it goes! At the moment just follow the skinny tire prints.

    Its not a dedicated track/trail. ITs something that the park supervisor ignores us constantly training on so try not to ride it when its sodden or shred it with your rad breaking manouvers.

    Also respect the walkers and squirrels.


  • #14
    billy.fish
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    el tonto wrote: »
    There's dogging in Howth???

    Its amazing what you find people doing in the woods when you are training in the night with lights.


  • #15
    dario28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,187 ✭✭✭dario28


    billy.fish wrote: »
    Its easy if you know where it goes! At the moment just follow the skinny tire prints.

    Its not a dedicated track/trail. ITs something that the park supervisor ignores us constantly training on so try not to ride it when its sodden or shred it with your rad breaking manouvers.

    Also respect the walkers and squirrels.


    Can ya gimme a rough idea of these trails - I got a mountain bike now so looking for options

    Im a howthie so I'll trade ya the hidden howth trails for St Annes !


  • #16
    Vélo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,920 ✭✭✭Vélo


    Raam wrote: »
    It's also really quiet in the park at night, just me and the birds.


    Is the Mrs ok with this?


  • #17
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,318 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    dario28 wrote: »
    Can ya gimme a rough idea of these trails - I got a mountain bike now so looking for options

    Im a howthie so I'll trade ya the hidden howth trails for St Annes !

    The park ain't that big really, go forth and explore!


  • #18
    billy.fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 671 ✭✭✭billy.fish


    dario28 wrote: »
    Can ya gimme a rough idea of these trails - I got a mountain bike now so looking for options

    Im a howthie so I'll trade ya the hidden howth trails for St Annes !

    Ehhh dude...ive been biking in Howth for the past 14 years...not much left hidden i dont know about. Infact some of the stuff i dug in :)

    If you search the boards you'll find a map somewhere of the course. Cyclocross Nationals should pull it up for you


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