Ride Report by Debbie Davies: Ladies rides are famed for their good weather, warm breezes, sunlight, everything that creates that feel good factor as you pedal away from the meeting point. So as I left my house on the first day of Summer destined for the meeting place at Lydiard Park Cafe, I was a […]
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Words: Tom Scott I knew it would be wet. I knew it would be windy. Why? because I spent all last week sat at work whilst the sun shone, and with a generous helping of sod’s law it was bound to be bad. Anyhow, up I got, off I set, and halfway down Shaftesbury Avenue
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First trail build day of the year. The intention is to fix the trail around the Pipers Hill area of the trail, mostly the section just after Pete’s steps. We have 3-4 tonnes of material close-by that’ll need moving to the areas that need it most. Come along for as little, or as long as
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Words: Phil Allum Pics: Tom Stickland I’ve just got back from an incredible weekend’s racing at the first round of the Mondraker Enduro Series, formerly known as the Redkite events / Empire Cycles Enduro series. Fancy a read of my ramblings on this Welsh cracker? Want to know more about this Enduro malarkey? Well, get
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Words: Gary Palmer Pics: Kaye Mortimer Ryan Ten brave souls gathered outside the scout hut on the old London Road just outside Wooten under edge, I get a text from Paul & Richard saying he’s stuck on the M5, after much thought I decide to say sod em they can catch us up (Paul’s idea
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Words: Tom Scott On Sunday 15 March, the crème de la crème of MBS met up at Steven Dunn’s house for a ride in the South Chilterns; Tom Scott, Graham Burgess, Gary Lee, Paul Allum, Martin Lowe, Tim Benge, Stew & Steven Dunn. We were all forewarned; this was going to be a ‘proper’ MTB
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The hard Tom Scott will be leading this hard ride. There will be at least three hard climbs up to Barbury Castle and another two major climbs elsewhere. This will be a real test of endurance and not for the faint hearted, but if you’re hard enough then this is for you. There will be
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New bike for Xmas? MBSwindon is here to help with the first of a series of rides designed to help you gain confidence, ability and fitness. This first ride really is for the beginner, pace will be slow with only a few very gentle or very short hills. The route is 95% off road, so
Chris Hopkinson writes: At 6.15 on Saturday morning I was lying in bed staring at the ceiling. I’d hardly slept a wink due to a trapped nerve in my shoulder giving me some grief and it now seemed like the wife had very kindly shared her cold with me. I’d rebuilt the full suss
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Lovely Richard Ford led the Clatford Clatter ride – here’s what he thought of it: “Lots of rain the week before and the threat of more rain on the day meant that I was not expecting a great turn out. I was still slightly disappointed that only four other riders turned up at West Woods
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