Dualsporting in the Pyreneees: Teammates wanted

anronmor · #1 3rd June 2010, 09:48 AM

Hi all,

I recently found out about a great event in the pyreneees called the HUMM.

Basically you need an off road capable bike, they give you a map and over 3 days you have to find as many markers as possible, no gps's allowed so it's like orienteering on a dirt bike.
You have to be back by 6pm each day so there's no all nighters.
The trails look excellent:

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Event details are here:

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I'm looking for some other irish based bikers to team up with. Because there's a lot of mapping and nav I'm looking to do a few weekends in the irish hills as prep so rather than find team mates over who don't know what they're at.

Teams are 2 to 4 I think, pm me if you're interested, should be a blast

~~CiaoPaddy~~ · #2 3rd June 2010, 12:36 PM

That sounds savage, I'd love to do it but can't this year anyway
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What sorta bike do you ride, or would you fly down and hire something ?

anronmor · #3 4th June 2010, 04:16 PM

Hey Paddy,
I ride a ktm 640 Adv, so was going to throw the knobblies and the tent on the back and ride down view the ferry, change the tyres down there.
ronan

Geezer1000 · #4 4th June 2010, 04:32 PM

That looks deadly. Wonder would someone organise somethin like it here. Maybe we havent the space though

lunger · #5 4th June 2010, 07:42 PM

Mad fuckers............I look at those mountains first thing when I wake in the morning and ride them on weekends...........drop a line if going!!! There is still a lot of snow this week which has never happened before....snowed 2nd of May, 30 degrees week before, the world is ending!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

~~CiaoPaddy~~ · #6 4th June 2010, 10:41 PM

Nice bike ! You weren't up at the Horizons Unlimited last weekend were you? I was booked in for the offroading but my brakes seized that morning
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Some of the lads on Xrv Ireland are setting up something similar to this for later in the year but on a smaller scale as it'll be the first go at it - the Paddy Dakar
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bikewise · #7 4th June 2010, 11:06 PM

this sounds brilliant, can't do it this year as me and a few mates heading to Morrocco and back from cork in september. Next year maybe!

Geezer1000 · #8 5th June 2010, 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by CiaoPaddy

Nice bike ! You weren't up at the Horizons Unlimited last weekend were you? I was booked in for the offroading but my brakes seized that morning
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Some of the lads on Xrv Ireland are setting up something similar to this for later in the year but on a smaller scale as it'll be the first go at it - the Paddy Dakar
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This open to any bike or only XRV`s?

NXR · #9 5th June 2010, 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by Geezer1000

This open to any bike or only XRV`s?

Bring any bike ya want Geezer ,the more the merryer
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Geezer1000 · #10 5th June 2010, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by NXR

Bring any bike ya want Geezer ,the more the merryer
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Just after registering on the site there.

NXR · #11 5th June 2010, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by Geezer1000

Just after registering on the site there.

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sound bunch over there

fanny thrasher!!! · #12 5th June 2010, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by NXR

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sound bunch over there

wouldnt mind trying this.sounds like good craic.

anronmor · #13 5th June 2010, 09:42 PM

Hey Paddy,
I was at the HU meet in Enniskillen, good laugh and had a good morning on the trails before heading back in time to hear about morocco.
The paddy dakar looks good, one of the lads was talking about doing north pole to south pole in ireland.

As in the north pole pub in malin head to the south pole in in annascaul via as many trails as you can fit in between!
Sounds like fun