Chicken-wiring is done.
Conor completed the angled-run-off ramp type so great work there - thanks a lot Conor
If anyone has an old handbrush they're not using then maybe they could stash it under the ramp to brush-off the mud now and again.
I used-up most of that tape - just need to use the last of it and it'll all be done
Other stuff needing to be done for the Dash will be updated to the Dixie Blog
August 10, 2007
August 05, 2007
What next?
I think the drop-off into the berm could do with something special being added.
Namely an extension of the berm as far as the tree, the extension will be a combo of wood work and soil/rocks.
The extension would need to be higher than the existing berm as a lot of speed gets carried into the berm from the drop-off.
Namely an extension of the berm as far as the tree, the extension will be a combo of wood work and soil/rocks.
The extension would need to be higher than the existing berm as a lot of speed gets carried into the berm from the drop-off.
August 03, 2007
Tree Trunk of Trauma is complete!
Phew!...and it wasn't even that traumatic, well, maybe a bit, but I'm very happy with it- especially the drop-off at the roots, thanks to all who lent a hand.
I must get a photo of it, and send it into "What Tree Trunk?" magazine, I'm sure it'd make the front page.
Plenty of wood left over for the next big eejit of an idea...
Some clean-up also done around the area, also near-completed a singletrack section that runs down from Daggetts aerial anchors area alongside the chocolate chute.
Some clean-up also done from Daggetts path and then the subsequent forest section, which doesn't really lead to anywhere at present, but is planned to run down to the new singletrack section - this will take a fair few people with rakes a few hours to get done.
July 28, 2007
Trailbuilding Sat 28th July
Well, there was a mighty turn-out from MAD (and not forgetting Cait from UCD!) for the first official trailbuild of the year.
Loads got done, we split up into 3 or 4 groups and tackled different stuff.
Morgan and his merry men did Rock n Roll, Steve & the lads did the trail from Docking Bay 54 up to the fireroad - a serious amount of hardship there.
Cait cleared a sweet alternate line after the TToT and also a new easy line into the bombhole.
Hagen and Richie & myself did the woodworking and chicken-wiring and a chicken run around the TToT.
The easy run off the TToT is prettty shakey but rideable, I'll head-up during the week and sort it out.
Barry and Nigel did some very impressive trail raking/polishing around MADjestic.
We also got to widen the ferny run to the fireroad which is now rideable.
Luke and Oz from EPIC stopped by for a chat and to make sure we were working hard enough!
Big thanks to Steve, Richie, Bren, Ben, Morgan, Paddy, Hagen, Ronan, Nigel, Barry, Cormac (feck - did I forget anyone?) for all the really tough slaving - heavy going for sure in a lot of places, everyone was wrecked and flea-bitten at the end.
Glad to get home to a shower and beer!
July 19, 2007
July 13, 2007
July 12, 2007
Chicken-wire time
Chicken-wired Richie's bridge and the jump beside it, also wired the jump just before the TTOT and started a tiny bit on the top of the on-ramp of the TTOT.Started cutting the hedge back from the lower exit to the fireroad - prolific growth in the past month due to all the rain - will need a good few people with shears/loppers to cut it back properly.
July 08, 2007
Latest route description
Access the trail from the exit of the new MAD club course ('rock n roll') crossing the path/firebreak nip betweeen the rocks into the lower forest.
Hard left and follow the trail around to the right, bypass or hop off the first obstacle (2ft plank drop off) then bypass or take either the ladder or the jump, then another small 1ft rock drop off, thru 2 small berms then either take the ~5ft drop-off into right hand berm, take the slippy line to the left of the drop-off or take the gap through the wall, then, across/down to the first log jump, or roll-over the bridge.
Then a long fairly straight and fast singletrack, you have the option to either:
drop-off sharp left halfway along the straight stretch, down into a 90 degree berm and wind downhill between the trees and over a small rock jump and rejoins the trail before the second log jump.
OR
continue along the straight until the later sharp left hander down the hill then across paralell to the fireroad and down the gap in the wall, then climb until the second log jump.
Over this (jump or roll) then onto the TToT, when it is complete, you will either:
- bypass this,
- take it and roll-off the end before the jump,
- be a real mountainbiker and jump off the end of it.
Then into left hander which carries you across over the wall bridge then across and into the bombhole, out of the bombhole over the bumps and then turn right onto the path which leads you back down to the fireroad and then a steep climb as you punishment for all the fun you have just had.
Hard left and follow the trail around to the right, bypass or hop off the first obstacle (2ft plank drop off) then bypass or take either the ladder or the jump, then another small 1ft rock drop off, thru 2 small berms then either take the ~5ft drop-off into right hand berm, take the slippy line to the left of the drop-off or take the gap through the wall, then, across/down to the first log jump, or roll-over the bridge.
Then a long fairly straight and fast singletrack, you have the option to either:
drop-off sharp left halfway along the straight stretch, down into a 90 degree berm and wind downhill between the trees and over a small rock jump and rejoins the trail before the second log jump.
OR
continue along the straight until the later sharp left hander down the hill then across paralell to the fireroad and down the gap in the wall, then climb until the second log jump.
Over this (jump or roll) then onto the TToT, when it is complete, you will either:
- bypass this,
- take it and roll-off the end before the jump,
- be a real mountainbiker and jump off the end of it.
Then into left hander which carries you across over the wall bridge then across and into the bombhole, out of the bombhole over the bumps and then turn right onto the path which leads you back down to the fireroad and then a steep climb as you punishment for all the fun you have just had.
July 06, 2007
Another bridge, another berm, another loop...
Another exciting installment in the MADjestic trail development saw two of your favourite trail-blazing heroes getting stuck-in amid the downpours and odd blazing spell of sunshine.
Richie converted his garden furniture into something a whole lot more useful (pics on this page are evidence) while I cut-in a mini-loop which comes-off the main loop about halfway along the straight stretch.
It drops down left into a 90 degree berm and winds downhill between the trees and over a small rock jump and rejoins the trail before the second log jump.
Conor kindly dropped-off a load of planks and most importantly a big ladder section which is destined to serve as the landing platform from the TToT.A line has been cleared around the root section of the TToT for an off-ramp for people who don't want to jump off the end of it, ie; people with common sense.
That's the lot for now, but we really need someone to head-up and chicken-wire the jumps/ladders coz they are VERY SLIPPERY!
July 04, 2007
Club Trail building session #1
The first date is set for Saturday 28th July.
Meeting time is 9am.
Check the Google Doc for further details:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dc96bfgt_8d7n5c8&hl=en
Club Trail building session #1
Meeting time:
9am Saturday 28th July
Meeting place:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=946521&t=k&om=1
Note; there is room for approx 4-6 cars at the above meeting place, it may make sense to car pool from Stepaside you could park down in Stepaside village (car park of the Step Inn possibly) and drive-up from there, it's only 5 mins or so.
There will be a load of wood just over the gate on the right hand side which will need to be carried-up as far as the Tree Trunk of Trauma.
Trailbuild co-ordinators:
Fergal Kilkenny
Steve Scrivener
tba 2
Confirmed attendees:
Fergal Kilkenny
Ben Fehily
Ryan Sherlock (for the morning - then off for long road spin)
Richie Close
Steve Scrivener
Paddy (to confirm nearer time)
Cormac
Tools / gear required:
any of the following=>
Rake
Spade
Loppers
Shears/hedge cutters
Hammer + nails (though there will be nails and screws up there)
Electric Screwdriver & screws
Chicken wire - this would be really handy if anyone has some that they don't need
Clothing
Gardening gloves
Safety glasses
Boots
Combats/old trousers
Work to be done:
Carry wood up into MADjestic
Rake/enhance/clarify MADjestic XC route (ie; lay logs along the path)
Barrow-in sandy soil to MADjestic muddy/upper berm areas (assist with drainage)
Create/clear trail from Daggetts path aerials (detail tba)
Clear thinned trail from fireroad (the one that had the two jumps that leads to Docking Bay 54)
De-mud Exit from new MAD CC (rock-roll) from the new MAD CC
Create Run-off slope to no-dabs fireroad from trail that goes across to the fireroad where no-dabs entrance is.
Clip-back branches from the Chocolate Chute
Trim back/clear the Ferny trail that runs down to the Ballyedmonduff fireroad
Create link from end of MADjestic to ferny trail above
RC: Correct if already done:
Secure TTOT from swaying from side to side
FK: done to a certain extent but may need more steadification, but I'm pretty sure that when you ride it, it will not sway as you ideally will be travelling in a reasonably straight line (hopefully)
Take away 2 pallets that are vertically nailed onto the trunk as they cannot be ridden.
FK: yep - they were only placeholders, one of them has been reinforced with planks already, the other one will get done also
Saw down that tree?
FK: err....which one?
Clear a decent run off from the second log jump, possible small trunk that needs to be dug out
FK: Will need a few runs at this to see what the landing area is like - but you're right, there's not much landing space...
Meeting time is 9am.
Check the Google Doc for further details:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dc96bfgt_8d7n5c8&hl=en
Club Trail building session #1
Meeting time:
9am Saturday 28th July
Meeting place:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=946521&t=k&om=1
Note; there is room for approx 4-6 cars at the above meeting place, it may make sense to car pool from Stepaside you could park down in Stepaside village (car park of the Step Inn possibly) and drive-up from there, it's only 5 mins or so.
There will be a load of wood just over the gate on the right hand side which will need to be carried-up as far as the Tree Trunk of Trauma.
Trailbuild co-ordinators:
Fergal Kilkenny
Steve Scrivener
tba 2
Confirmed attendees:
Fergal Kilkenny
Ben Fehily
Ryan Sherlock (for the morning - then off for long road spin)
Richie Close
Steve Scrivener
Paddy (to confirm nearer time)
Cormac
Tools / gear required:
any of the following=>
Rake
Spade
Loppers
Shears/hedge cutters
Hammer + nails (though there will be nails and screws up there)
Electric Screwdriver & screws
Chicken wire - this would be really handy if anyone has some that they don't need
Clothing
Gardening gloves
Safety glasses
Boots
Combats/old trousers
Work to be done:
Carry wood up into MADjestic
Rake/enhance/clarify MADjestic XC route (ie; lay logs along the path)
Barrow-in sandy soil to MADjestic muddy/upper berm areas (assist with drainage)
Create/clear trail from Daggetts path aerials (detail tba)
Clear thinned trail from fireroad (the one that had the two jumps that leads to Docking Bay 54)
De-mud Exit from new MAD CC (rock-roll) from the new MAD CC
Create Run-off slope to no-dabs fireroad from trail that goes across to the fireroad where no-dabs entrance is.
Clip-back branches from the Chocolate Chute
Trim back/clear the Ferny trail that runs down to the Ballyedmonduff fireroad
Create link from end of MADjestic to ferny trail above
RC: Correct if already done:
Secure TTOT from swaying from side to side
FK: done to a certain extent but may need more steadification, but I'm pretty sure that when you ride it, it will not sway as you ideally will be travelling in a reasonably straight line (hopefully)
Take away 2 pallets that are vertically nailed onto the trunk as they cannot be ridden.
FK: yep - they were only placeholders, one of them has been reinforced with planks already, the other one will get done also
Saw down that tree?
FK: err....which one?
Clear a decent run off from the second log jump, possible small trunk that needs to be dug out
FK: Will need a few runs at this to see what the landing area is like - but you're right, there's not much landing space...
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