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Downhill Mountain Biking Trial

  • 27-10-2011 12:47pm
    #1
    hardibuck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭


    Does anyone have advice on where myself and a few mates could try a day at downhill mountain biking?


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  • #2
    davey101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 290 ✭✭davey101


    hardibuck wrote: »
    Does anyone have advice on where myself and a few mates could try a day at downhill mountain biking?

    If you have to ask that question i assume you are not a mountain biker already! In which case i would go for something a little milder at first. Try the trails out in Ticknock.


  • #3
    Twin-go
    Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭Twin-go


    Where are you located hardibuck?

    Ballhoura on the Cork/Limerick boarder has several pourpose built trails of differing lenghts/difficulty.


  • #4
    Icyseanfitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,418 ✭✭✭Icyseanfitz


    i wouldnt just jump into downhill if i where you, start of with xc and then after a while try it, irish DH can be a bit extreme if your just looking to start out, theres no real beginners level to it unfortunately


  • #5
    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    Jump into downhill! Nice pun Icy Sean!!
    I don't think you just start downhill riding, you kind of work up to it I suppose. I also don't know anywhere where you could hire a downhill "rig", man :), unless you go to Whistler or Morzine or somewhere like that.

    Go to a few races first have a look at how the lads (and lasses!) are riding and what they are riding. In the meantime just go to the local trail and ride like you stole it!!


  • #6
    Icyseanfitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,418 ✭✭✭Icyseanfitz


    unintentional pun for the win :D op just go to some place like ballhourras, you will have great craic and wont die to the same extent as if you where irish downhilling :p

    the one thing that annoys me about our DH scene is there is no real beginner or stepping stone trails, at least from what ive seen anyway


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  • #7
    silvo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 376 ✭✭silvo


    Icyseanfitz wrote: »
    the one thing that annoys me about our DH scene is there is no real beginner or stepping stone trails, at least from what ive seen anyway

    There will be a Winter league series in the new year in Moneyscalp, and the track is a nice introduction to DH in Ireland, you should give it a go. http://irishdh.com/index.php/news-mainmenu-2/1-latest/368-2012-winter-league-dates

    Some of the other downhill tracks are grand for intermediate riders, and they have uplift days where you can take your time to get to know a track without being in a race situation. Generally if you keep an eye out on IrishDH there are details of these uplifts and races.


  • #8
    hardibuck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭hardibuck


    Thanks for the replies lads. Pity about there being no beginners way in to DH. Ballhoura and Moneyscalp seem to be good options though. Think we'll just go on the beer this weekend instead :D


  • #9
    Icyseanfitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,418 ✭✭✭Icyseanfitz


    do you know the difference between xc and dh? ballyhouras is great craic for beginners


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