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GAP Bike Park, Glencullen (no longer a rumour!)

levitronix · 2016-07-31 22:20:00

I heard rumors over the weekend about a bike park being built over the winter to open in spring near ticknock, its was to be built on and around an old golf course ? Anyone know anything about this is it false, cant seem to find anything on it on the net ?

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#32 14-06-2017 10:21pm
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https://www.facebook.com/GlencullenAdventurePark/

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#33 14-06-2017 10:27pm
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Any word on bike rental there?

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#34 14-06-2017 10:35pm
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CramCycle wrote: »

Any word on bike rental there?

I'm guessing it'll be similarly priced to Ticknock which is I think €35 for front suspension bikes and €45 for front & rear.

Bringing your own bike they're planning on charging €5 entry and uplifts are €25 for the day.

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#35 14-06-2017 11:12pm
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Big Nasty wrote: »

I'm guessing it'll be similarly priced to Ticknock which is I think €35 for front suspension bikes and €45 for front & rear.

Bringing your own bike they're planning on charging €5 entry and uplifts are €25 for the day.

Is all that land from the top of the drop off circle where they built the fence private? I thought there was public access there as well?

Just curious about the €5 charge for using them if it's a public right of way.

I will happily pay the €5/€25 myself just curious?

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#36 15-06-2017 6:19am
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All the land east of that new fence is their own afaik, they just let people use it. That said the Giants Grave is further down at the edge of the forest and I think there's public access to that as it's an ancient tomb. I guess they'll but in a stile or something at that gap at the top.

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#37 15-06-2017 9:59pm
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C3PO wrote: »

Would have thought that you would make sure that you could get insurance before starting an expensive build? The recent tragedy in BPI probably hasn't helped.
Hopefully they will get it sorted and opened soon.

what happened at BPI? :eek:

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#38 15-06-2017 10:02pm
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ec18 wrote: »

what happened at BPI? :eek:

chap crashed and died there a few months ago, owner wouldnt really talk about it a few weeks ago while we were up there. understandable i guess

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#39 15-06-2017 10:02pm
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ec18 wrote: »

what happened at BPI? :eek:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057697203

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#40 28-06-2017 10:19am
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Anyone got any interest in starting a facebook page for meeting up here when it opens or in Ticknock? E.g. Dublin Mountian MTB or something like that.

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#41 04-07-2017 1:01pm
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Facebook Group Page for anyone wishing to meet up to ride trails in GAP / Ticknock:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1289583967816652/

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#42 07-07-2017 1:34pm
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GAP are hoping to open July 15th

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#43 12-07-2017 9:53pm
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Big Nasty wrote: »

GAP are hoping to open July 15th

How do you know?

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#44 12-07-2017 10:08pm
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dermob wrote: »

How do you know?

Because I live next to it, although it may be pushed out until the following week now.

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#45 14-07-2017 9:18pm
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The moment we've been waiting on is (sort of) here:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=786510051520599&substory_index=0&id=768129173358687

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#46 15-07-2017 7:52pm
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Was up there today. It's opening on the 22th of July
These are two pictures of the main sign that greets you when you come in from Ticknock.
Looks like it'll be a great place.

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#47 15-07-2017 8:05pm
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https://thegap.wpengine.com/

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#48 15-07-2017 8:26pm
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surball wrote: »

https://thegap.wpengine.com/

https://thegap.wpengine.com/

Still a work in progress. Je parle juste un peu francais I actually have no idea what language that is. It reads like Latin or something

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#49 15-07-2017 9:00pm
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Tenner a day?!

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#50 15-07-2017 9:03pm
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Alek wrote: »

Tenner a day?!

The same price as BPI. The parks are never cheap £5 in the North

Although in saying that balyhoura is only a fiver but coillte owned afaik

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#51 15-07-2017 9:04pm
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Alek wrote: »

Tenner a day?!

iwillhtfu wrote: »

The same price as BPI. The parks are never cheap £5 in the North

thats cheap for a fun day out

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#52 15-07-2017 9:05pm
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Wanderer78 wrote: »

thats cheap for a fun day out

If there's secure parking I'd tend to agree

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#53 15-07-2017 9:07pm
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iwillhtfu wrote: »

If there's secure parking I'd tend to agree

id like to think the park is secure, very little info around about the place but its good to see another bike park up and running

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#54 15-07-2017 9:09pm
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Wanderer78 wrote: »

id like to think the park is secure, very little info around about the place but its good to see another bike park up and running

Definitely I just hope they go easy on the 804 it tends to ruin trails imo.

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#55 15-07-2017 9:10pm
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iwillhtfu wrote: »

Definitely I just hope they go easy on the 804 it tends to ruin trails imo.

804?

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#56 15-07-2017 9:13pm
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Wanderer78 wrote: »

804?

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#57 15-07-2017 9:14pm
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trails are not finished with that stuff are they?

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#58 15-07-2017 9:17pm
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Wanderer78 wrote: »

trails are not finished with that stuff are they?

I seem to be coming across more of them. BPI was full of it in sections but they seem to be removing it in places.

They use it as the trails get thorn up pretty quickly in bike parks.

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#59 15-07-2017 9:18pm
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iwillhtfu wrote: »

I seem to be coming across more of them. BPI was full of it in sections but they seem to be removing it in places.

They use it as the trails get thorn up pretty quickly in bike parks.

getting sick of punctures in bpi but in saying that, had a lucky day last time, no punctures at all

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#60 15-07-2017 10:02pm
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Wanderer78 wrote: »

getting sick of punctures in bpi but in saying that, had a lucky day last time, no punctures at all

I gave up on tubes a while back and went tubeless it's the way forward man.

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#61 15-07-2017 10:12pm
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iwillhtfu wrote: »

I gave up on tubes a while back and went tubeless it's the way forward man.

looked into it before, bone lazy to convert. bike setup for it and all

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