Words and pictures by Gary Palmer I thought I would get to Chalford early because it can be a bit of a place to find. I turned the corner to get on the road where we were meeting, and there they were, two of the keenest mountain bikers I’ve met – James and Martin. Fair […]
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Come and join us for a lap or two of the trail, make it the start/finish/halfway point of your own longer ride or just come along for a drink and a chat around the fire. Now we’re in BST you should be able to get at least one lap in without needing lights but if
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Meet at the entrance to the Orbital shopping park, north Swindon at 7.00pm on Wednesday. This week’s route will most likely be over to Mannington, then Lydiard Park, a lap of Shaw forest and, if time permits, Mouldon hill, then back to the start. As usual the ride will be totally novice friendly, no hills
Urban Round 2 July 2014 Read More »
Please note: This ride was originally scheduled for Mon 30th June, but will now be on Sun 29th June. This will be a relaxed ladies evening ride around Greenham Common, led by our local expert, Ania. We shall take in the common land where cattle and deer freely graze, have a nose around the old
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Come and join us for a lap or two of the trail, make it the start/finish/halfway point of your own longer ride or just come along for a drink and a chat around the fire. Now we’re in BST you should be able to get at least one lap in without needing lights but if
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This week’s urban round will start from Covingham shops (SN3 5AA), adjacent to the Messenger pub at 7.00pm. We will be at Coate Water at 7.20 (ish) if you want to start there (meet in the car park). The weather looks to be good so we will head out of Swindon to Chiseldon, Hinton Parva,
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Words by James Roberts Photos by James Roberts, Tom Scott and Steve Narbett What a day Tom picked for this ride – the sun was out and it stayed out all day. Martin and I were the first to turn up and get ready; slowly, people started turning up, and all in all 15 riders
Ride Report: Scotty’s Steady Summer Savernake Spin Read More »
To celebrate the Great British Summer, Tom Scott will be leading a ride through Savernake Forest, south of Marlborough. This will not be a technical ride, and will run at a relaxed pace. The ride will include brief visits to Crofton Beam Engine and Wilton Windmill and will include a stretch of the Kennet and
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Come and join us for a lap or two of the trail, make it the start/finish/halfway point of your own longer ride or just come along for a drink and a chat around the fire. Now we’re in BST you should be able to get at least one lap in without needing lights but if
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Words by Chris Macnamara As a 40-something chubby Scots lad who’s lived in Swindon for the last 27 years, I’ve got the right to say: the town is no oil painting! However, get literally one mile from its most popular leisure site – Coate Water – and it’s as if you were in a different world.
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