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The Little Spin of Destiny

departing Ballypierce 830am (DC and Barry)

or

departing Lower Car Park 830am (me)

Ballypierce / LCP
Croghaun
Pete
Selection Box
Corrabut
9 Stones
Slievebawn
Tomduff X Rds
by road to Scullogue Gap (food stop)
The Heinous Climb of the Two Gates
The Head of Aughnabrisky
Sheepsville
Gravel Rd
Around the Hill
Mullaun
HWH
Home your own way

3hr spin STEADY PACE

Bring lots of food and drink

if you want to know what the big Spin of Destiny is come along and have a chat with DC....

DavidF wrote:Bring lots of food & drink

I presume you mean more than one little bottle of drink and your own can of coke

BarryB wrote:

DavidF wrote:Bring lots of food & drink

I presume you mean more than one little bottle of drink and your own can of coke

Here's some footage of Furlong from Friday's spin... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc8eu2nBq_4
See y'all in the AM

feckin comedians

the heinous climb of the two gates will exact revenge on my behalf.

Wont be able to make this. see you next time. enjoy

Missed this also but planning on going for a spin this evening if anyone is about

Well there might have been only three of us, but what a spin. Here is a pictorial version:

So off we set at 8:30, me from my house, the lads from Ballypierce. I waited at the top of the firebreak, this was the view that greeted me on a beautiful sunny morning



Then the lads arrived after gunning it up from Ballypierce.



Barry managed to attract all the flies of Mt Leinster (those little black dots to his left) so it was a quick squart of DEET and off we went



Up then to Croghaun, down Pete where we were accosted by the Hunggry Hairy Goats, down selection box and over to the 9stones. Up to the top of Slieve Bawn, where DC was on top of the world



as was Barry when he eventually caught up



The bikes had a rest too



We headed down cross coutry then, hopped a few fences and walls



And nearly lost DC in a fern jungle, those ferns can grow up to 5 ft tall you know



Now the boys nearly broke my spirit on Friday nights spin, but i knew that the Heinous Climb of the Two Gates would get them. Here's Barry at gate No.2



The views are spectacular as we grind our way up



But the going only gets really tough after the second gate, so by the time we got to the top a little lie down is needed



But then the little red can appears, everyone bursts back to life amidst calls of 'isn't life great' 'i'd hate to be at home in bed' 'who says the weather is $hite' and so on



after that my phone started to malfunction, so no more pics, only memories

fantastic spin, thanks to the two lads

stats:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/96546345

A mighty spin. No wonder I'm knackered. Not even going to look at a bike till Wednesday ...