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Easy evening mtb spin

admin — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:32:25 +0000

Next easy spin is Monday 25th, 7pm in a Ballinastoe woods. Yes, I know we did it last time but with the wet weather, other locations are just too horrible and sloppy to contemplate riding-not good for the riders, the bikes and equipment, and most importantly we would damage the trails themselves. So we’re back in Ballinastoe with its hardy trails, the good news is that we’re all familiar with them now so we should be able to take them faster!

Directions:
From the N11, take the exit at Kilmacanogue, and head for Roundwood (R755). After about 9km take a right turn at a small junction (at this junction,there is a Golf Club building to the left). At the top of this small road is a T-junction, take a left and the woods and carpark are on your righthand side.
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The usual information:
If you fancy an easy mountain bike spin suitable for beginners, come along to our easy evening spins where you can ride in a relaxed environment with other like-minded women.

Jenny and Beth will meet every 2nd Monday evening at 7pm for a short spin (about an hour and a half) and welcome along any women who would like to try their hand at mtbing. This is NOT a training session, these spins will be at an easy pace, and should take about an hour and a half to 2hrs. A reasonable level of fitness is required, but don’t worry as it will be at an easy pace and we do stop and wait for each other!

If you would like to try mountain biking, or to practise the skills you learned in the training camps earlier in the year, or just hang out and have fun on bikes, we would love to see you!

These spins will run every second Monday evening throughout the summer ‘til the light runs out on us!

Note that these are informal gatherings – riders are not covered by insurance, unless they have a Cycling Ireland Licence.

You need a mountain bike in good working order – make sure it has knobbly tyres on it!!! A Hybrid bike is not suitable. If you’re not sure if your bike is suitable we can possibly arrange a spare one for the night, contact me at jenny_mccauley@hotmail.com.

Helmets are compulsory.
Bring spare tubes and a pump for a mountain bike.
Make sure you have plenty food and drink.
Some sort of anti-insect spray might be a good idea as there tends to be midges around in the evenings.

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