To celebrate spring and to help those that are still on a new year get fit buzz we are offering free bike hire for you and a friend. To enter all you have to do it make your way to our facebook page and click on the competition tab to fill in your name and contact details
It couldn’t be any easier than that. Of course Track and Trail will provide you with all the extras you might need such as helmet, gloves, pads to make your time on the bike super safe and enjoyable.
Feel free to share the competition details with all of your friends so if they win there is every chance that they’ll share the prize with you.
The competition ends on the 10th of Feb 2012 so get your entry in now.
Due to popular demand we are running another Mountian Bike Skills Summer Camp, the camp will reun from 9th – 12th August and will be based on the Brockagh Centre, Laragh, Co. Wicklow.
The Camp is aimed at both boys and girls aged 13 – 16 and will cover all things Mountain Bike related, from the very basic skills right up to how to ride your bike off road in a safe way while having as much fun possible.
We will provide bikes and all safety kit but students are welcome to bring their own once its passes a safety inspection by Track and Trail staff.
The cost is €50 per child.
For more information and booking please contact Paul on 086 8724176 or email info@trackandtrail.ie.
We are just back from a fantastic afternoon with Ergo Group in Ticknock Forest. Ergo Group were taking part in one of our new corporate packages called ‘Mission Impossible Challenge’ which takes in Navagation, Planning, Communication and various Team Challenges all against the clock to achieve the team’s goal.
Despite the Irish Summer doing it’s best to dampen spirits, all those who took part took away loads from the day while having great fun.
Unless you have being hiding under a rock for the last year you almost certainly have heard or seen the biggest biking video to go viral ever which also made its way into mainstream media due to is over 20 million hits on Youtube.
Since then Danny has had to keep his head down due to injury but now he is back and as good as ever with his brand new short film which is set to take the internet by storm “Danny MacAskill: Way Back Home”. I don’t think words can quiet describe the skill and bike control on show, so just click the HQ option, turn on the full screen and enjoy.
The Dublin Mountains Partnership and Coillte is to construct the first purpose built and sustainable Mountain Bike Trails at Ticknock Forest with work commencing on Tuesday 12th October 2010.
Track and Trail has jumped on the Facebook Band Wagon, our Website and News section here will still be our main point of contact where we will post all of our News and course information. Our Facebook page is where you can keep track of the daily happenings of Track and Trail and also where we will post photos of our days our where you are welcome to tag you and your friends.
We will also be offering special deals every so often for our “Followers” so keep checking in regularly with us.
That’s all for now, and don’t forget if you are at a loose end this weekend check out details below of the MTB race in Kippure. We will have a bunch of our bikes there for people to try on the course for FREE!
The weekend just past saw the 3rd race of the Kippure Estate / IMBRC Mountain Bike Development Summer race series. Wow that sounds like a huge mouth full but what it is a bunch of event to give those who are only new to MTB a chance to bike in a new location / meet some new friends / take part in a no pressure race and all in a safe an fun environment.
The event saw a good turn out in numbers ranging from those who have just taken the stabilizers off right through to those that have many miles under their saddles and included lots of first timers.
There was a great set up on the day starting with the IMBRC guys handling all the registration work like pros getting everyone sorted & numbered up in no time at all. Also having a coffee shop and some music at the start / finish kept the spectators entertained and gave the riders some much needed encouragement as they made their laps.
For those who have never been to the ~3km looped course at Kippure we caught up with Gar from IMBRC who gave a nice out line of what the riders could expect (map below).
The racing was thigh throughout the whole day but there was still a great atmosphere amongst everyone who took part and the smiles were to be seen all round the track.
In all it was a savage event every one was saying they are already looking forward to the next (and finial) race of the series which takes place on the 22nd of August. For more information on these events you can check out Kippure Estate’s web site HERE and Irish Mountain Bike Racing Club (IMBRC) site HERE.
There are also loads of photos from the day on the IMBRC facebook page HERE. It’s events like this that ensures Mountain Biking is one of the worlds fastest growing sports.
We can’t wait until the next one and hope to see you there.
Track & Trail
Testimonials
'Had a great time on the Ergo outing. Interesting challenges and great to do some orienteering once again. The bad weather might have dampened our gear but not our moods. It was a great day out!'
John Corkery
www.ergogroup.ie
