Mountainbiking club/race team

Sweenox

Anybody interested in joining a club just for fun or even to race come check us out,or if you just want to join in on one of our club spins give us a shout,we don't bite

easygoing39

Nice poster,stick it up on the busy irish mtb forums,you'll get much more interest than on here.

Sr. Assumpta

And I like the club jersey!!

We, Kilkenny-based, Marble City Cyclers are up early this morning to head off on our inaugural club mtb trip to Ballyhoura (yipeeee!!!!), I will spread the word about your club, you're not too far away from us here.

Captain Havoc

Sr. Assumpta wrote: »

And I like the club jersey!!

We, Kilkenny-based, Marble City Cyclers are up early this morning

Ughhh

Sweenox

Cheers lads. Enjoy your spin

Sr. Assumpta

WOW!!!!!!!

The Marble City Cyclers cavalcade departed a frosty Kilkenny @8am, and as we drove the 1.5hours cross country to Ballyhoura the morning fog lifted, blue sky appeared, and the excitement mounted (well it did in our car anyhow, the others were probably talking rugby and farting).

We hooked up with our Deenside Wheelers buddies in BH carpark, and by 10am we were off..... spinning uphill into the woods,..... bouncing over rocks,.... shimmying along boardwalks,.....dancing around tree roots,....thrilling through puddles, ..... careering immortally around banked corners,.... spitting through mud, .....launching ourselves across fire roads, ..... into cinema-dark forest and out again into blinding sun....... eating up the trails.

Our adventure was not without mishap. A nasty boardwalk deposited our Treasurer from a height into a rocky stream. His upper limb injury brought him an early shower and a hospital stay (while he was still in shock we used his defunct arm to counter-sign a few blank cheques).

The remainder of us survived a day's trail-riding, and each others company, fairly intact. I was delighted to leave BH with all of my teeth, most of my diginity, and only some potentially spectacular bruises, and a bag full of muddy kit, to mark my day.

Hat's off to the designers and maintainers of Ballyhoura mtb trails. I foresaw certain-death by single-track several times, but my bike sailed along seemlessly, despite my best efforts to break it's flow.

Big Thanks to the Good Guy (I'm sure they're all very nice!) at www.trailriders.ie mtb hire who played ambulance to our injured party.

We'll be back.
Get well soon M.

Sweenox

Mud,rocks,roots and a hospital visit.....sounds like it was a good days mountainbiking. Hope your mate is ok after the crash.I'm dying to get out fon the bike after reading that

Toblerone1978

Sr. Assumpta wrote: »

Our adventure was not without mishap. A nasty boardwalk deposited our Treasurer from a height into a rocky stream. His upper limb injury brought him an early shower and a hospital stay (while he was still in shock we used his defunct arm to counter-sign a few blank cheques).

Actually it was our secretary - AFAIK, our treasurer was enjoying a round of golf (I know, don't ask me how you can "enjoy" golf - it's like enjoying watching paint dry).

Fear not, he is still a signatory on the bank account, so that effort didn't go to waste. You just need a second signature and you know I have no morals!!

Toblerone1978

Sweenox wrote: »

Hope your mate is ok after the crash.I'm dying to get out fon the bike after reading that

I admire your attitude!

Sr. Assumpta

How clean and innocent we look, pre-assault.....