The unsurfaced sections of the trail are very muddy at the moment. So bad that you stand a good chance of not being able to pedal once the mud collects on the bike. The best way to help fix this problem is to come on our build days. We estimate that another 8 days of […]
Trail is very muddy Read More »
Anyone who visits the trails in South Wales will tell you how good the Drop Off Cafe at Glyncorrwg ponds is compared with those at Afan Forest and Cwm Carn. Sadly, the Drop Off as we know it is closing with the last day of operation being Dec 15th 2010 according to owner Ian Luff.
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Progress so far We’ve been busy surfacing sections of trail as described in our development plans from August 2010. The map below shows the areas that have been covered so far. Yellow sections are unsurfaced or need resurfacing. Red sections are existing surfaced areas. Black sections are parts that have been recently surfaced. The table
Trail build progress and plans Dec 2010 Read More »
It was another cold day with snow and ice on the ground. The sun was shining though. After Chris dropped the power barrow off then Phil and myself used the last of our remote gravel pile to do a small modification to the trail. This was on the straight section just before the start of
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This will be lead by one of our qualified mountain bike instructors, Rafe, and is intended specifically for novice riders or those who want to build their confidence. Any other riders are welcome to come too, but the pace will be set for the new riders. Meet at the Barbury Castle car park for a
We’ve got a campaign to surface and reinforce some existing sections to ensure that they survive the winter. We’ll be working on various sections that need filling in, plus maybe doing some work on our new triangle loop (6). We’ll have the power barrow so we won’t be wasting time pushing wheel barrows around. We
Build day December 2010 #2 Read More »
There was still snow and ice on the ground when we started at 9:30am. It did feel a bit warmer though and it wasn’t raining. Chris dropped the power barrow off and I (Tom) was on my own for a few hours. I decided to move some rubble on the top of Piper’s hill but
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We’ve got a campaign to surface and reinforce some existing sections to ensure that they survive the winter. We’ll be working on various sections that need filling in, plus maybe doing some work on our new triangle loop (6). We’ll have the power barrow so we won’t be wasting time pushing wheel barrows around. We
Build day December 2010 #1 Read More »
Hargroves cycles have launched their new website. The online store has a discount scheme: Bronze: When your order history reaches £100, all prices will automatically include a 5% discount on your future purchases. Silver: When your order history reaches £250, all prices will automatically include an 8% discount on your future purchases. Gold: When your
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Codename: Urbane ride. We met at the Sun Inn car park (Google map of start location) for 7:15pm start. After fixing a puncture and fitting the rear light to my bike we finally started. We followed the Urban Round route. This is a 16 mile (25km) off road route around Swindon mainly on tarmac paths.
Ride report: Swindon urban loop (cold) 1st Dec 2010 Read More »
