Wrong Tyre Choice…a COC up

Folllowing the rear mech failure on Saturday the COC ran into some difficulty straight away.   The wheel fitted to his hard tail replacement ,while spinning nicely in the bike stand ran into some difficulty when subjected to the slight weight of the fine physical...

Balmy Tuesday in October

BIg crowd tonight and a return of East Coast Ian after a long absence , Martin (the younger) McGinn was hijacked as he tried to go for a nice peaceful cycle by himself and pressganged to join us. Up the giants pad , Fallow corner , over slieve meel , red bog , yellow...

Tuesday NIte Spin ..CASTLE BOG ..DRY

Beautiful Night , Ulster way to Castle Bog , race to top always fun , dry as a desert at top , down to Fence with Sean and Eamon practicing somersaults , then John on new giant ( the Kona having near disintegrated) threw himself over bars and on top of poor Sean ,...

Tuesday 27th August The 5 p’s

The 5 P’s (  Poor Preparation Promises Poor Performance) of any sport were lacking from a few contenders tonight who sauntered up without lights . The autumn has crept up on us and with a 7 O’Clock start by 8.30 the trails in the trees are just too dark...