MTB Rendezvous Sunday 23rd September 2012
Revive your Ride on the ultimate Sunday spin!
If you are one of the hundreds of mountain bikers who head into the hills every weekend there is a not
to be missed spin for you coming next month.
MTB Rendezvous is a new concept for an MTB spin gathering everyone for food and refreshments at
the end of their cycle in Knockree Youth Hostel at 12:00 noon, Sunday 23rd September.
Catering for all abilities you can ride out with your club or regular cycling buddies and travel as
far a distance as your legs will take you and from any starting point. The only requirement is to
Rendezvous at 12:00 noon in Knockree Youth Hostel.
The concept was put together by a few old time mountain bikers from Dublin keen to create a social
MTB event where all abilities could participate in. Trying to create a spin to suit the Super Pro’s and
the local trail riders proved just about impossible as routes would be too severe or too tame. Either
way everyone would split up and be spread across two mountains (not very sociable) within the first
hour. So the idea was to reverse it. Let each group of riders or club choose their own preferred route
and cycle out for 1, 2 or 3 hours where everyone would Rendezvous in the one place at the one time.
Riders are reminded that cycling on the Wicklow Way or Dublin Way is not permitted, and cycling is only permitted on designated cycle routes on Coillte property.
In conjunction with the official Coillte MTB trails, there is also some great and very scenic cycling on the roads leading to Knockree, so riders are reminded to plan ahead and ensure they do not violate any bye-laws or cycle on lands not designated or permitted for the purpose.
With Knockree Youth Hostel kindly providing the venue it has the facilities to cater for hundreds of
tired and hungry mountain bikers. Nestled in between Enniskerry and Glencree and within view from
Djouce forest and the Wicklow way, it is the ideal location for such a gathering and only a short cycle
home on the road.
There is no car parking at Knockree so don’t forget to make allowances for your spin home.
Enniskerry is only 6km away or take a short climb over the Featherbeds and then downhill all the
way back to Rathfranham.
With the great support from all the local MTB clubs, EPIC MTB, Mountainbike Association of
Dublin, IMBRC, Team WORC, Racing 795, Rocky Mountain and the Off-Road Commission, all the
refreshments will be free to everyone who can Rendezvous at 12:00 noon.
Are you going to Rendezvous?
Further details and updates see us here http://www.facebook.com/bikerendezvous
