Club Trip Information - Plan of Action/ Numbers for dinner

Hi all

Here is the Plan of action for Saturday:w

On the bikes and ready to depart in Ballyhora at 11o'clock sharp, do a good four hours or more on the bike mix of the trail centre and gravity trails plenty of breaks for snacks, picture and the like. Bring gear for all season of course this is Ireland.

Location: https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Bal...1559dfe9dc2ddd

Then back to the hostel for showers and to clean the bikes and the like (not to late to book a bed 063 91625)

Location: https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Bal...609e067043b165


Going to Book dinner for for 6:30 in the one and only restaurant in Kilfinane so please confirm in this tread if you want dinner before Friday 5pm.

Then a few mandatory club oranges in one of the local establishments of course.

Sunday

Then grab breakfast in the hostel Sunday morning @7:30 to depart @8:00 which gives us 1.5 hours to BPI

I'll be making a pot of porridge in the morning and you are all more than welcome to some, if you fancy something different please bring your own there is fridges and the like in the hostel.


And the bpi uplifts are done through the website http://www.bikeparkireland.ie

Yahoo lets get as many people as possible!

Also feel free to come for Ballyhora on Sat or BPI on Sunday..

Sticky this please Graham

Dinner please
Terry

Yep, dinner sounds like the way to go, count me in, thanks.

Nice one Chris. Yes to dinner. Yes to porridge. No to club orange; I'll be drinking BEER!!!

Yes to dinner. Yes to porridge. thanks Chris, that's the JOB

Last chance to get involved! booking the table today

Also lads my number is 0871388201 should anyone need or want to contact me

Booked at table for 4 @6:30

See you in the morning yahoo!

What a weekend enjoyed every last minute of it! Thanks lads


Great spin on the Saturday Terry took from the hostel off road for about 10km which took us to the trail head, where we meet Oscar and Harri. We then did the white trail taking in the new technical section which are deadly big high berms, nice rock gardens and a few drops to keep things interesting. Not to mention the sun came out and it was a cracking day. Then back to the hostel shower, clean the bikes, dried the gear hop in the sauna then on for a three course dinner with wine and a few pints.

After a great sleep in the sleep in the hostels and a good bowl of porridge for coffee we hit the road for BPI it lashed the whole way missed the first uplift by a minute but it was a blessing as it was pissing rain and it stop just then so we got a good two hour of rain free riding before the heavens open on the last run before lunch. So I left it at that and hit the road for home. Great spot altogether did the green, blue, then the red and black a couple of time.

Great crack altogether sure we'll have to get away somewhere next year too.
Thanks again

Thanks Chris for organising

Brilliant weekend got down early fri and got a spin in pm weather fri, sat blue skies and warm sun a bit damper nearly washed of roads on way up to BPI had tea and cake rain cleared then got going on the trails about 10 till lunch time packed up had a top quality burger the hit the road home

Looking forward to another trip away great company and crack had

Should mention Killfine great base for biking in Ballyhoura
Village certainly makes you feel welcome, hostel top has class facilities great rooms and beds what's best everything works and is clean neat and tidy secure parking bike wash drying room
Restaurant that serves portion that's will keep you going at affordable prices,
Pubs 7 in number have tested 2 welcoming atmosphere will check out another next time down
No need to drive for weekend Ballyhoura trail centre 45min app away via Ballyhoura Way mix of paths forest roads back roads or by road 20 min saves on parking fees and packing and unpacking car

T

Thanks Christ for organising the weekend.
I had never been in Ballyhoura, so it was for me a good opportunity to get away for a great weekend in very good company.
I was amazed with the quality of trails you can have there, mostly single tracks with plenty of berms, ramps, technical areas etc... Very recommended to anyone willing to enjoy and abuse their bike in their fast flowing trails. They are very clean and well maintained, with plenty of grip.
We went to BPI on Sunday, but having a flu stopped me from getting the bike out in the wet. Delighted to have been there for my first time though, so next time there won't be excuses.
Sure we need to organise more weekends away with the club, see you lads out in the next adventure.
Have you all a good week.
Oscar

can only repeat what was said above - great fun was had by all, the hostel in Ballyhoura / Killfane was amazing - so well made for bikers! drying rooms, bike lock up, private parking, nice rooms, big kitchen , sauna - great altogether. Had a great time with the lads biking mad! Ballyhoura has gotten a lot better with the new trails! very good, the warning signs seem to be keeping folk off them- yippiee! ha ha!

BPI is great fun too- has to be done once. As a club we were flying - Colm on his 29er hardtail was passing folk out big time - he was like a man at the DH worlds or something! (I managed a few schalps myself!) everyone took a tumble but no one was broken up too bad (that said I left at lunch - was soaked to the bone at that stage), i had a massive crash I couldn't believe I just bounced up from it! great fun. Colm, Mick and Darragh stayed on to give the locals a lesson! the place was packed to the max, really good atmosphere - the kinda thing you have to do at least once in your life - well worth it.