Links

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Adventure Racing

Causeway Coast Adventure Racing - http://www.causewaycoastar.co.uk/

CCAR - Long time friends of TrailBadger offer the very best extreme sport experience in the North.
Coast 2 Coast - http://www.coasttocoast.ie/

2 day multi sports race from the west coast of Ireland to the East coast.
Gael Force Events - http://www.gaelforceevents.com/

Adventure racing in Connemara and Donegal. Also 24Hr MTB and 24Hr road bike racing.

Associations

Bike Shops

Ballyhoura Bike Hire - http://www.ballyhourabikehire.ie/

We are a new venture and we hire out mountain bikes primarily for use at the nearby Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Trails. If you are ever in this area without your own bike, think of us. Thanks, Ann.
Bike Dock, Ravenhill Road, Belfast - http://www.bikedock.com/
Bike It, Belfast - Trek, Merida and Lapierre - http://www.bikeitcycles.com/
Chain Reaction Cycles, Doagh - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/
JM Hanna Cycles, Lisburn - http://www.jmhcycles.co.uk

A Lisburn-based family run business with over 70 years experience in the bicycle industry.
McConvey Cycles, Ormeau Road, Belfast - http://www.mcconveycycles.com/
Real Cycles, Carryduff - http://www.realcycles.com/
Revolution Cycles, Newry - http://www.revolutionbikestore.com/wp/
Total Cycling, Eglinton, L'Derry - http://www.totalcycling.com/

Coaching and Guiding

All Mountain Experience - http://www.allmountainexperience.com
First Tracks - http://www.firsttracksguiding.com/
Summit Mountain Biking - http://www.summitmountainbiking.com/
Tollymore Mountain Centre - http://www.tollymore.com/

Running the Scottish Mountain Bike Leader Award Scheme. Also in the process of rebuilding the centre, which will hopefully have a number of MTB resources in 2010.
Trailriders, Ballyhoura - http://www.trailriders.ie/

Ireland's only on-site MTB rental and coaching facility. Based in the car park at the Ballyhoura trail-head. Call Chris O'Callaghan on +353 (0)87 2717330.
Youngs Mountain Bike Instruction - http://www.youngsmountainbikeinstruction.co.uk/

MTB guide Qualifications through the MIAS Scheme

Hostelries and Eateries

Rostrevor Holiday Cottages - Self-catering cottages - http://www.lecalecottages.co.uk/index.html

Linked... For Your Pleasure

Break The Cycle - http://www.breakthecyclefilm.com/

An upcoming lifestyle film about the Mountain Biking community in Ireland, features the top riders in the island.
Coillte Outdoors - http://www.coillteoutdoors.ie/?id=52&trail_type=2

Coillte, Ireland's leading forestry company has miles of new world class bike trails.
Countryside Access and Activities Network - CAAN - http://www.countrysiderecreation.com/
Cycle NI - http://www.cycleni.com/
Outdoor NI - http://www.outdoorni.com/
Owayo - superb quality bike jersey designers and manufacturers - http://www.owayo.com/
Park Tool - Advice and tips for bike maintenance - http://www.parktool.com/repair/

Map-Related

Irishtrails.ie - http://www.irishtrails.ie/

Irishtrails.ie is a one-stop site, from the National Trails Office in the Irish sports Council, for information on walking, cycling and other trails in every part of Ireland.

MTB Clubs

Online Communities

MTB Rider - MTB Community Forum - http://www.mtbrider.com/

NOTE: The trails on this site have been ridden before, but you should not interpret their inclusion as an indication that mountain-biking is officially sanctioned on them. Seeking permission from landowners is your own responsibility, as is conducting yourself in a manner that is courteous, respectful to the environment, and conscious of the safety of others.