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My spin today...

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  • #152
    Top Dog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,174 ✭✭✭Top Dog


    Nire Valley again. Like cycling along rivers at times. Would have been drier if I'd gone for a swim. Still good fun though.


  • #153
    Top Dog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,174 ✭✭✭Top Dog


    saccades wrote: »
    K Capital Cup Rd1 - typical Seymour tech course, enjoyed it but I need to race instead of plod.
    Whats a Seymour tech course?


  • #154
    saccades
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,261 ✭✭✭saccades


    Top Dog wrote: »
    Whats a Seymour tech course?


    A tricky technical turn followed by another before you have completed the first, ad infinitum, climbs on tiny ledges/ruts up a hill with steps. Just another level of trickiness on the level or climbs, descents are generally pretty nice and flow well.

    He once took me out for a spin down a trail he had built, when we got to a hairpin he balanced on the front tyre and span around the 180 whilst I stared at the back wheel up at head height and crashed into the undergrowth. The hairpin was too aggressive to go around without the endo.

    He's also a sound fella and the most polite at overtaking in a race.


  • #155
    Peter T
    Registered Users Posts: 570 ✭✭✭Peter T


    Yere made of good stuff. I stayed inside all day. Rally stages were cancelled for the limerick forestry rally, rallycross was cancelled in mondello and they cancelled the road racing in tralee. Snow was supposedly 4 inches deep in spots back by camp


  • #156
    Gerry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,458 ✭✭✭Gerry


    Ended up going to ballinastoe. Full suss still in refurb so took the xc bike. Friend of mine says we'll do a few enduro rails later, ok I says. Got there late so had to go full gas to catch them and then did the coillte loop, then we went back up again though we were freezing to death.. pushed up stage 3 and went down half of stage 4 and half of stage 5. Was tough going on the hard tail but the only fall was onto snow, all good.


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  • #157
    Wanderer78
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    Top Dog wrote:
    Nire Valley again. Like cycling along rivers at times. Would have been drier if I'd gone for a swim. Still good fun though.


    Is there many single tracks in the nire?


  • #158
    cjt156
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭cjt156


    saccades wrote: »
    K Capital Cup Rd1 - typical Seymour tech course, enjoyed it but I need to race instead of plod.

    Bit cold.

    How did the chap on the uni-cycle get on? Saw him at the start but lost track of him after.


  • #159
    Top Dog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,174 ✭✭✭Top Dog


    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    Is there many single tracks in the nire?
    Good few alright - should be able to find a lot of them on Strava Segment Search. Fair bit of climbing, but more than worth it (IMO anyway :))


  • #160
    saccades
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    cjt156 wrote: »
    How did the chap on the uni-cycle get on? Saw him at the start but lost track of him after.

    Averaged 53min laps, he struggled in the low hanging forest a bit, I caught him up on my first lap as I'd hung back in the juniors with the nipper as it was her first race.

    Impressed me with his skills.


  • #161
    cjt156
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    Good lord, fair play to him for having a go!


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  • #162
    Peter T
    Registered Users Posts: 570 ✭✭✭Peter T


    Nice Little article about him https://outsider.ie/challenges/biking-blitz-on-a-unicycle/


  • #163
    Peter T
    Registered Users Posts: 570 ✭✭✭Peter T


    Got a little spin in round tracton today after work. Went down with the intention of just checking the place out with the wind forecast I hadn't really planned on doing anything. So got down there not much wind so pulled the bike out the boot. Did the first little single track down to the bridge and basically had no idea where to go from there. Climbed up onto the road and peddled for home thinking its best leave it for another day. Met a guy down by the barrier and got chatting and he ended up showing me around. Had great fun as its nice and technical and a world apart from what I'm use to. He gave me some good tips and to be fair was very patient showing me around while all this ate into his training time. A successful evening spin, learnt a bit more and gained more confidence going down the real steep stuff. I think a dropper post is on my list of things to purchase though


  • #164
    steamsey
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    Peter T wrote: »
    Got a little spin in round tracton today after work. Went down with the intention of just checking the place out with the wind forecast I hadn't really planned on doing anything. So got down there not much wind so pulled the bike out the boot. Did the first little single track down to the bridge and basically had no idea where to go from there. Climbed up onto the road and peddled for home thinking its best leave it for another day. Met a guy down by the barrier and got chatting and he ended up showing me around. Had great fun as its nice and technical and a world apart from what I'm use to. He gave me some good tips and to be fair was very patient showing me around while all this ate into his training time. A successful evening spin, learnt a bit more and gained more confidence going down the real steep stuff. I think a dropper post is on my list of things to purchase though

    Gotta love those random encounters when someone shows you around. The random locals I met at Rostervor were very good to me a few months back and it made the trip.

    Droppers are great - there was a thread on them here - https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=107897642

    FWIW - my reverb has been great for 2 years straight now


  • #165
    Wanderer78
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    steamsey wrote:
    FWIW - my reverb has been great for 2 years straight now


    Look after them though, I'm after wrecking mine


  • #166
    saccades
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    Managed 45km of proper cycling over the last two days.

    Same spot twice but might as well have been completely different talking into account the rain.

    Heard a twang on a drop and have discovered a loose spoke on the new build.

    /Much cursing and the like.

    I currently only have a 30 year old garage queen kona with slicks that's "ready" to ride and I'm supposed to be taking the kids to ballinstoe on Monday as training for round 3 of the K Capital Cup up in buncloudy.

    If you see an idiot with kids in tow do wave and laugh.


  • #167
    Peter T
    Registered Users Posts: 570 ✭✭✭Peter T


    Was out for a wet and muddy day in Ballyhoura. Did a few laps of the skills loops to warm up. Struggled with the rocky switchback on the second skills trail, I keep running wide and run out of space. Might have a bit more confidence to attack it in the dry so time will tell. Plenty of logging going on, fyi "tech 1" is closed


  • #168
    covey123
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    Peter T wrote: »
    Struggled with the rocky switchback on the second skills trail, I keep running wide and run out of space. Might have a bit more confidence to attack it in the dry

    Never like that one in the wet!

    Was out there myself but on the red away from trail centre by the wind turbines,loads of climbing but good few natural trails,found a nice short steep one running alongside a fireroad with a couple of natural pumps and jumps so definitely getting back to session it


  • #169
    saccades
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    Kids enjoyed the inner loop at ballinstoe, loads of other parents around too.

    They are really starting to get confident and maintain their speed which is great to see.

    Shame biking.ie was closed as I fancied a coffee, I guess numbers are down since ticknock opened up so it's not worth opening up (or someone had a really good Paddy's Day...).


  • #170
    Top Dog
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    saccades wrote: »
    Shame biking.ie was closed as I fancied a coffee, I guess numbers are down since ticknock opened up so it's not worth opening up (or someone had a really good Paddy's Day...).
    Crazy to think they wouldn't open for a Bank Holiday as its bound to be busier than usual.


  • #171
    ianobrien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,755 ✭✭✭ianobrien


    I managed 26km around the Glen of Aherlow yesterday. Plenty of mud along with hiking the bike, getting lost, suddenly loosing front tyre pressure (on a tubeless tyre?), etc. Climbing up mud covered trails is not fun when at the top you have about 50m of flooded trails to get through.

    Great fun coming down the hill though!

    (I did do a bit of a reccie run the day before alright, 12km of taking my ease)


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  • #172
    saccades
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    ianobrien wrote: »
    suddenly loosing front tyre pressure (on a tubeless tyre?)

    Used to get this on narrower rims, pressure would slowly drop over the weeks since setting up until there wasn't enough to keep the bead in the rim when rolling corners/berms and rip the tyre off.

    Would happen more often if there was a ding in the rim.


  • #173
    GoHardOrGoHome
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    Went to Ticknock for the first time in years. I was struggling to the last climb after taking the right after the masts when I heard someone approaching fast from behind. Older guy went past on an ebike and said thanks as I had pulled over. I thought that was great, using technology to let you keep enjoying the trails when the climbs are getting a bit too much.

    Anyway I catch him on the downhill (I'm not a speed demon) and I'm making a fair racket with rocks skidding and brakes squealing but he doesn't move aside. Then we come to a big open area and he still doesn't let me pass. Then he comes to a switchback, sees me and lets me pass.

    That's when I see he has earphones in! Bear in mind he had just passed me on the uphill so had to have thought I'd be catching up with him soon. What's the etiquette on that? That type of technology doesn't work on shared mountain bike trails in my opinion.

    Was so surprised when my arms were killing me the next day!


  • #174
    rizzodun
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    GoHardOrGoHome wrote: »
    That's when I see he has earphones in! Bear in mind he had just passed me on the uphill so had to have thought I'd be catching up with him soon. What's the etiquette on that? That type of technology doesn't work on shared mountain bike trails in my opinion.

    The problem wasn't the e-bike, it was the headphones.


  • #175
    Gerry
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    Nah not cool. As you say the noises from a bike and rider going quickly are significant, you'd want fairly decent headphones at a high volume to block it out. The cool kids all use Bluetooth speakers by the way :)


  • #176
    iwillhtfu
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    Gerry wrote: »
    The cool kids all use Bluetooth speakers by the way :)

    Christ I hate these things out on the trails I'd almost prefer the lad with the head phones in. I was out on a spin recently with a lad that had one and played gangster rap for an hour we all pulled the pin early as our heads were melted.


  • #177
    Peter T
    Registered Users Posts: 570 ✭✭✭Peter T


    I cant understand people that "Must have music" when out for a ride or run etc. Like are they so unstable that their own thoughts might push them over the edge ? :pac:


  • #178
    prunudo
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    iwillhtfu wrote: »
    Christ I hate these things out on the trails I'd almost prefer the lad with the head phones in. I was out on a spin recently with a lad that had one and played gangster rap for an hour we all pulled the pin early as our heads were melted.

    One of the reasons I like mountain biking is being out in the peace and quiet of nature. Last thing I'd want to hear is someone else's idea of great music.


  • #179
    Possedion
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    took crappy spill on the metro section this am... those double bumps. cracked my helmet. glad had full face bell super.


  • #180
    prunudo
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    Possedion wrote: »
    took crappy spill on the metro section this am... those double bumps. cracked my helmet. glad had full face bell super.

    At least you didn't get badly injured, helmets are cheaper to fix than heads.


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  • #181
    xxyyzz
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    A fun little loop I rode on my lunch break today

    iiHBWAz.jpg
    YrdNye5.jpg


  • #182
    Peter T
    Registered Users Posts: 570 ✭✭✭Peter T


    That bike is the nuts. Every time you post a pic I'm off daydreaming thinking "What if I had a bike like that..."


  • #183
    bogmanfan
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    Possedion wrote: »
    took crappy spill on the metro section this am... those double bumps. cracked my helmet. glad had full face bell super.

    While it's a super fun trail, the speeds you can hit on Metro make any crash a big one! Glad you're ok at least.


  • #184
    coach22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭coach22


    Possedion wrote: »
    took crappy spill on the metro section this am... those double bumps. cracked my helmet. glad had full face bell super.

    Sorry to hear that. Hope you are ok.

    I am fairly new to mountain biking my self and always feel like I am going to crash when i hit them fast.

    What is the correct technique? Are they supposed to be jumped?


  • #185
    iwillhtfu
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    coach22 wrote: »
    Sorry to hear that. Hope you are ok.

    I am fairly new to mountain biking my self and always feel like I am going to crash when i hit them fast.

    What is the correct technique? Are they supposed to be jumped?

    If you're carrying speed into them they're always easier to double if you can. Otherwise less speed and soak them up. The crashes usually occur when lads barrel into them with no intention of jumping and get bucked.


  • #186
    covey123
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    iwillhtfu wrote: »
    Christ I hate these things out on the trails I'd almost prefer the lad with the head phones in. I was out on a spin recently with a lad that had one and played gangster rap for an hour we all pulled the pin early as our heads were melted.


    Gotta play the same game,pull up beside him and blast out some death metal.... better still,Grime!!if that doesn't clear him there is no hope for him


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  • #187
    Big Nasty
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    Night run in The GAP. Nice and dry, reds and blacks running great. Blues a bit gravelly.


  • #188
    saccades
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    Possedion wrote: »
    took crappy spill on the metro section this am... those double bumps. cracked my helmet. glad had full face bell super.

    Hate those double bumps, I'm not quite brave/fast enough to double them so just ruin the trail for me, should have been equivalent table tops so I could work up to them


  • #189
    paul mountainbike
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    xxyyzz wrote: »
    A fun little loop I rode on my lunch break today

    iiHBWAz.jpg
    YrdNye5.jpg

    Where is your office ? "I want to work there "
    Rides like that on the doorstep.:D:D:D:D:D


  • #190
    Big Nasty
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    saccades wrote: »
    Hate those double bumps, I'm not quite brave/fast enough to double them so just ruin the trail for me, should have been equivalent table tops so I could work up to them

    What speed are you hitting them at? I'd run Metro 1 in about 4.45 and just roll over them.


  • #191
    Tenzor07
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    coach22 wrote: »
    What is the correct technique? Are they supposed to be jumped?

    Just make sure your weight isn't too far over the front, pull up on the bars, and launch off the first one and your back wheel should touch the top of the second one, try do that from the center right of the bumps...


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  • #192
    Hurrache
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    iwillhtfu wrote: »
    Christ I hate these things out on the trails I'd almost prefer the lad with the head phones in. I was out on a spin recently with a lad that had one and played gangster rap for an hour we all pulled the pin early as our heads were melted.

    A young lad in his teens? Back in January I met 2 guys coming down the walking trail by the Ticknock Halt ruin and the noise of the stuff one of them was playing from a speaker attached to his handle bars.


  • #193
    saccades
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    Big Nasty wrote: »
    What speed are you hitting them at? I'd run Metro 1 in about 4.45 and just roll over them.

    Dunno, it's a step up in speed from being able to roll to being able make the jump that I'm not comfortable with.

    Wouldn't worry about casing if they were equivalent table tops.

    It's not the end of the world but I really liked the old metro 1 and think the new version is a bit ****e compared.


  • #194
    steamsey
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    saccades wrote: »
    Dunno, it's a step up in speed from being able to roll to being able make the jump that I'm not comfortable with.

    Wouldn't worry about casing if they were equivalent table tops.

    It's not the end of the world but I really liked the old metro 1 and think the new version is a bit ****e compared.

    Agree thoroughly. Loved the old one. The new one is far less fun IMO. Maybe it will wear down a bit and develop a few features over time.


  • #195
    steamsey
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    Was up the GAP yesterday. Got there very late, 4.30pm so no time for uplifts which finished at 5. Just got the pedal-up pass and got about 5/6 runs in. The pedal up is grand - about 10 mins from the bottom. Love that Sacred Stones trail - short but a lot of fun.

    From the main drop up point - there's a blue then left into a red - love that red. Some very fast jumps.

    All trails riding very well up except a fair bit of wear on one section of the red - Byrner - which caught me out a bit.

    They've put in a few jumps along the top - the bit that goes from main drop off point over to the other black/red trails. Pretty good fun but there's a small gap jump over rocks that I didn't have the cojones to do yesterday. Have to get it next time I'm up before it becomes built up into a thing in my head.


  • #196
    Lemming
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    steamsey wrote: »
    Was up the GAP yesterday. Got there very late, 4.30pm so no time for uplifts which finished at 5. Just got the pedal-up pass and got about 5/6 runs in. The pedal up is grand - about 10 mins from the bottom. Love that Sacred Stones trail - short but a lot of fun.

    From the main drop up point - there's a blue then left into a red - love that red. Some very fast jumps.

    Easy rider feeding left into Witches Cauldron, dropping you out to the left and just below Sacred Stones. You can get some ridiculous speeds up on Easy rider & Witches Cauldron; can't wait to get back for a visit in June \m/


  • #197
    prunudo
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    Lemming wrote: »
    Easy rider feeding left into Witches Cauldron, dropping you out to the left and just below Sacred Stones. You can get some ridiculous speeds up on Easy rider & Witches Cauldron; can't wait to get back for a visit in June \m/

    Probably my favourite 3 trails up there.


  • #198
    Lemming
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    jvan wrote: »
    Probably my favourite 3 trails up there.

    Not sure if I could name favourites; I'd be naming half the trails on the mountain for different reasons :pac:


  • #199
    Gerry
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    I would agree that those are the three best. The first red after the blue has brilliant jumps and is a fairly natural trail for a bike park. Sacred stone is addictive. You can always pedal up and hit it again and then get the next uplift.


  • #200
    Hurrache
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,240 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    Has Ticknock had some work done to some sections since mid winter? I was up there this week and I thought that some sections and turns had some gravel added since I was last there. Either that or my front end control has gone to crap as I had a couple of little slips on some bends.


  • #201
    Big Nasty
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    Exposed hardcore is loose due to the dry weather.


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