As a prelude to Valentine’s day, show your love for your mountain bike by joining John Crocker for a novice friendly ride. We will start at Coate Water, ride up to Barbury, down Smeathe’s ridge and back to Coate along the old railway track. If the group decide, we can have a coffee break at […]
Ania Zielnik will be leading a ladies’ ride in Swinley Forest on February 1st. The plan is to ride blue/red trails and maybe do some off-piste in Crowthorne Wood if it’s not too muddy. There are some hills and some technical stuff, but the ride will be at a steady pace, stopping as and when people
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Words by Tom Scott You know those rides that link single track (ST) and roads? Well this was not one of those – it turned into a full-on XC epic. The luxury of a rest on black tarmac was rare, and in its longest section was a 20% climb. Arriving at Steven Dunn’s house it
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Too much to eat and drink. Squabbling children. Visiting relatives. Sitting in front of the TV. To help you get away from all the worst that Christmas has to offer, Tom Scott will be leading this traditional post-Christmas ride from Barbury to a cafe and back again. Ho Ho Ho.
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John Crocker is leading this totally novice friendly ride. It will start from Coate Water at 9.00am, earlier than usual so as (hopefully) not to intrude into the afternoon. We will head up to Chiseldon and on to Marlborough along the old railway track. There will then be some road work to Rockley. From there
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Words and photos by Phil Allum After the appalling weather for my last MB Swindon ride, the big chap upstairs must have felt a bit guilty, and served up some classic winter conditions for the day: beautiful blue sky and rock hard frosty ground, with the promise of highs of 6’c for the day. Perfect.
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Phil Allum will be leading this ride which is aimed at those who like to go that little bit further. Bring food and water, but Phil is hoping to fit a shop/café stop in when the route is finalised. Oh, and bring some legs! From Barbury Castle, we will be heading West to Aldbourne then
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Once again we’re heading down to the trails of Afan and once again Chris Hopkinson will be taking lead duties. The plan is to gather at Glyncorrwg visitor centre for a 10 am SHARP departure. We’ll head out up the infamous climb for a lap of White’s Level before returning to Glyncorrwg for lunch. Once
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As the winter weather sets in, it’s time to bring back the urban ride. This is a good opportunity to stretch those legs and maintain some some level of fitness over the winter, and as the ride is on cycle paths and roads, there’ll be no need to wash an inch of mud off your bike afterwards. You’ll
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Tom Scott will be leading this non-technical, longer than normal ride. Although not listed as ‘Novice Friendly’, it is suitable for most mountain bikers who have been on club rides before and wish to do a bit more distance. We will visit the historic town of Marlborough, which is a market town and civil parish in
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