Mountain biking advice

Armstrong117

Hello I'm really interested in mountain biking and I have been out a few times and I want to get involved with a club but I haven't a car so is there any advice you guys can give me on how to get involved and hooked into the world even with that limitation any advice would be much appreciated!

Scrappy600

Armstrong117 wrote: »

Hello I'm really interested in mountain biking and I have been out a few times and I want to get involved with a club but I haven't a car so is there any advice you guys can give me on how to get involved and hooked into the world even with that limitation any advice would be much appreciated!

Where are you based firstly?

Armstrong117

Palmerston,Dublin

Scrappy600

Without a car type extremely limited. What kind of trails are you intending riding? You're limited to places you can cycle to which means ticknock ballinastoe etc are out unless you can get a riding buddy who has a car. Only place near you that you could ride to is the phoenix Park I'm told there's xc trails in there but I've never been as I can't stand xc trails

Enduro

BS to that. I used to live in Killester and head no problem cycling all over Wicklow from there. Used to love cycling through the city centre on the way home after a good muddy spin Scrappy, your limits are in your own head.

Armstrong, joining a club is a really good idea (The best way to learn and be shown where the really good trails are). There a a few doing begginers spins at the moment. MAD and EPIC, along with the newly formed Giant club, are worth a look. Most will base these spins in the three rock area (Ticknock), so as long as you're happy to cycle out to there then you'll be on the path to some great adventures!

Scrappy600

Enduro wrote: »

BS to that. I used to live in Killester and head no problem cycling all over Wicklow from there. Used to love cycling through the city centre on the way home after a good muddy spin Scrappy, your limits are in your own head.

Armstrong, joining a club is a really good idea (The best way to learn and be shown where the really good trails are). There a a few doing begginers spins at the moment. MAD and EPIC, along with the newly formed Giant club, are worth a look. Most will base these spins in the three rock area (Ticknock), so as long as you're happy to cycle out to there then you'll be on the path to some great adventures!

Rather you than me!:) before I got the roadie, coming up to douce enduro I was cycling the enduro bike on road spins for some training maybe about 17-20k and hated it! Pure hardship cycling a 150mm full sus on the roads. Hated it.

Enduro

If you're used to a road bike it a pain alright... but if you're only mountain biking its all good training

Tenzor07

Loads of bikers up the mountains at weekends, all on nice new bikes.. though.. the best way to enjoy your biking is to join a club and have the craic..

EPIC MTB are running a series of spins for newcomers:

http://forum.epicmtb.com/showthread.php?20025-EPIC-MTB-Beginner-Introductory-Series

Budawanny

Armstrong117 wrote: »

Palmerston,Dublin

go for it. join a club. make friends. and then people will give you a lift further a field no problems.
without a lift you could still access 3-rock/ticknock which has about 5 million trails in it.
as someone else said really the only limits are in the mind.

Armstrong117

Im not a fan of the XC trails in the Phoenix Park to be honest so i think Downhill would be what im looking for at the moment or even just to get out there you know but thanks for the tips lads any clubs in particular you would recommend as the best for me to start with?

Tenzor07

Armstrong117 wrote: »

Im not a fan of the XC trails in the Phoenix Park to be honest so i think Downhill would be what im looking for at the moment or even just to get out there you know but thanks for the tips lads any clubs in particular you would recommend as the best for me to start with?

As mentioned, EPIC MTB, and also: MAD MTB

Armstrong117

The EPIC MTB spins for beginners started already but i can still show up and join right or do you have to be there for the first day?

Tenzor07

Armstrong117 wrote: »

The EPIC MTB spins for beginners started already but i can still show up and join right or do you have to be there for the first day?

You can show up for each one, or any one of them.. obviously the more you attend the better...
Next one is Saturday at Ballinastoe Coillte trails..

Armstrong117

Do i need to sign up or do i just show up there?

Tenzor07

Armstrong117 wrote: »

Do i need to sign up or do i just show up there?

Anyone who is interested in getting involved with a club and furthering there mountain biking can just show up and see how you get on.. just make sure that you bring the following:

• Helmet
• A fully functioning entry level MTB with working brakes and gears.
• 2 tubes
• Tyre levers
• Pump
• Powerlink
• Multi tool
• Bottle & drink
• Banana's, fig roll's etc...
• Proper shoes and pedals = either spds and spd shoes or proper flats shoes like 5.10s and proper flats shimano DXs or any with multiple pins.
• A base layer is essential regardless of the weather.
• Light rain-jacket (absolutely no cotton tracksuits allowed).

Armstrong117

I have the essentials i have a Felt 620 Hardtail is that okay or do I need to rent something more heavy duty?

GTDolanator

Tenzor07 wrote: »

Anyone who is interested in getting involved with a club and furthering there mountain biking can just show up and see how you get on.. just make sure that you bring the following:

• Helmet
• A fully functioning entry level MTB with working brakes and gears.
• 2 tubes
• Tyre levers
• Pump
• Powerlink
• Multi tool
• Bottle & drink
• Banana's, fig roll's etc...
• Proper shoes and pedals = either spds and spd shoes or proper flats shoes like 5.10s and proper flats shimano DXs or any with multiple pins.
• A base layer is essential regardless of the weather.
• Light rain-jacket (absolutely no cotton tracksuits allowed).

the last one is gas

Tenzor07

GTDolanator wrote: »

the last one is gas

No cotton tracksuits?

you'd be surprised!!

Armstrong117

Is anybody heading up to the EPIC MTB intro series on the 25th and have a spare seat I've run out of transportation options im honestly desperate to get up there and meet new people and get involved just let me know A.S.A.P if anybody can help thank you

Enduro

Make sure to post that request on the EPIC forum, where you're more likely to get a result. (I can't help... I've no car)

Armstrong117

I tried to but it said the registering for the forum was disabled by the admin so I couldn't post