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Mountain Bike Trails in Laois

  • 11-07-2015 6:35pm
    #1
    1986Paddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭


    I'd be really interested in starting mountain biking and I was just wondering if there are any trails in or around Laois, also any tips for a beginner?


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  • #2
    rizzodun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,598 ✭✭✭rizzodun


    1986Paddy wrote: »
    I'd be really interested in starting mountain biking and I was just wondering if there are any trails in or around Laois, also any tips for a beginner?

    Can't help with areas around Laois, but for tips, this might be of some help.

    https://www.youtube.com/user/globalmtb/playlists

    If you have yet to buy a bike, try and get the absolute best for your money, mountain bikes take a lot more abuse than normal bikes, look for one with a decent front fork, and respectable components, research some of the bikes.

    There's a few different disciplines too, depending on what you want to do will help you choose the bike, if you're looking for smooth flowey trails and singletrack without jumps and heavy technical sections then you won't need a long travel full suspension bike, for example.

    Get a decent helmet to boot, some elbow and knee pads, it'll help the confidence at the start.


  • #3
    benneca1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 494 ✭✭benneca1


    bike park isnt far just outside roscrea good place to start. Youll prob bump into a few guys who can advise where to go. Seeing as all trails are unofficial youll need to talk to someone


  • #4
    Tomred13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 290 ✭✭Tomred13


    1986Paddy wrote: »
    I'd be really interested in starting mountain biking and I was just wondering if there are any trails in or around Laois, also any tips for a beginner?

    Hi 1986paddy,

    i thinks there is a mountainbiking club in in portlaois still going? tullamore cc also have a mtb group that use the slieveblooms ( ask in buckleys cycles in tullamore for seamus). check the fb site of mountainbiking in the slieveblooms too. check glenbarrow and the ridge of capard forests on the offalyside. the old mtb national champs course was up ridge of capard. D


  • #5
    1986Paddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭1986Paddy


    Sound thanks everyone for the help I'll look into them places and sites, I don't drive but I live right close to the Slieve Blooms and my Ma and Da's house isn't too far from Roscrea. It won't be for a bit yet that I'm at it, i do want to get a decent helmet pads and that so I don't get completely broke up :)


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