Sunday 13th March 2016 For those of you who have ridden the Goshawk Challenge before, you know the script …it’s all about pain management. Each year we try to introduce some new mental and physical hurt into the route and you will be pleased to learn that for 2016 we’ve stuck to our roots, lots of them […]
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Words and photos by Chris Hopkinson Ok. Let’s get the obvious out of the way straight away. It ain’t Bikepark Wales! To be fair, comparing the two is a bit like comparing Star Wars and Blake’s 7, they’re both very good at what they do but are worlds apart budget wise. While I imagine many
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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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Hargroves cycles are officially opening their Swindon shop on Wednesday 22nd September 2010. The doors actually opened a few days ago, but Wednesday is official. Craig Surgy from Hargroves said “We plan to hold 155 bikes at any one time. This includes Brands such as Specialized, Cube, Scott, Felt, Ridley, Bianchi and more.” “We have
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I spotted this today: The Corrective, part of CC-CC (Cheltenham and County Cycling Club), are building a downhill route in some woods at Bushcombe. They’ve also got a Facebook group. Check out the photos, it looks great.
Trail building neighbours…. Read More »
We’re having a big push down at the trail this weekend. It’d be great to see you. Just turn up anytime and say hello. No special skills required. Tools provided. Stay as long as you want. You’ll find us by the number 3 in the map below. Otherwise just walk round the trail until you
Build weekend – see you down there yeah? Read More »
MBSwindon had a news item on Total Star Radio at 6pm this evening. It was a result of winning the “most innovative club” at the 2010 Swindon and Wiltshire Sports Awards, something we’re very proud of. Try listening at 7pm – they tend to run the same news stories on the hour. They’re on 107.7
Total Star Radio mention. Read More »
MB Swindon T-Shirts and Hoodies are now available to order thanks to the guys at spokeshirts. We’ve arranged it so that you order direct from them, and they handle the whole thing from start to finish. Rafe and I have used them a few times and we felt they were the perfect people to approach
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We’ve been doing a lot of riding. Wyre Forest Ridgeway North Wales bank holiday weekend Forest of Dean novice friendly ride We’ve attracted some more media attention. Some web site additions: UK trail centre map Article on bike lights Mountain biking in Les Deux Alpes Croft trail videos We’re putting in 5 teams for the
Recent activity Sept 2010 Read More »
Hargroves cycles will soon be opening a showcase cycle store in Swindon. They promise many leading brands including Specialized, Cube, Bianchi, Felt and Scott. They plan to “give Swindon the ultimate cycle shopping experience”. Founder Peter Hargroves said “we are very excited to bring the Hargroves Cycles brand to Swindon. This new venture is our
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