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Outdoor Activities => Cycling and Boarding => Topic started by: DryBag on February 16, 2011

Title: cycling the ulster way
Post by: DryBag on February 16, 2011

has anybody cycled the ulster way?
is it possible?

Title: Re: cycling the ulster way
Post by: MG1 on February 16, 2011

tango and cash did it on single speed bikes

http://tangoandcash.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Ulster%20Way (http://tangoandcash.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Ulster%20Way)

Title: Re: cycling the ulster way
Post by: DryBag on February 16, 2011

I just spotted that myself.
1000km IN 6 DAYS!

Last summer I did 300km in 5 days and I was pleased with myself.

Title: Re: cycling the ulster way
Post by: Spark on February 16, 2011

Yes tango and cash did it, not for the faint hearted I can tell ya rick and davy are monsters on bikes I rode along with them on fresh legs from downhill into portrush and they where pushing me along rightly...... tho would be great craic and more pleasent with gears....lol

Title: Re: cycling the ulster way
Post by: DryBag on February 16, 2011

yes, I was thinking of doing it a section or two at a time - with gears.

Title: Re: cycling the ulster way
Post by: RedLeader on February 16, 2011

Kieth Brownrigg aka Ulsterwalker, err, walked it :)

http://ulsterwalker.blogspot.com/ (http://ulsterwalker.blogspot.com/)

Title: Re: cycling the ulster way
Post by: MG1 on February 16, 2011

i know the Ulster way from Portadown to newry is pretty straight forward.

Me and 666_pack tried some of the ulster way from Newcastle to spelga it was tight but he weather was stinkin.