Phil Allum from the MB Swindon Race Team was up at Baskerville Hall in Clyro for the final round of the Mondraker Enduro Series 2015. So stop what you are doing for 5 minutes, go make a brew and read what he has to say. We headed off to the 5th and final round of […]
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So round 3 took us back to Crychan Forest. We stopped here for a round in the 2014 series, when the stages contained lots of rocky tracks and some bits of freshly cut trails. Would the balance still be heavily in favour of the existing rocky tracks? Or have the Redkite Team been slaving away
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James Scott of the MB Swindon Gravity Team gives us another report of the weekend’s racing. Round 3 of the Red Kite / Empire Bikes Enduro and it was another cracker. This time around the loop was shorter coming in at around 23km and 900+metres of climbing (if you rode the stages in order). The
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Words by Gary Firth Photos by Jonny Proudman – see more on Jonny’s Oktoberfest Flickr page You can also read a report by MB Swindon’s XC Race Team and the MB Swindon club report. “It’ll be a laugh” they said. “We won’t be taking it too seriously” they said. “It’s just a fun day out”… Twelve minutes
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Words by Malcolm Toop-Rose Photo by Jonny Proudman – see more on Jonny’s Oktoberfest Flickr page You can also read a report by MB Swindon’s Gravity Race Team and the MB Swindon club report. The weather forecast for Saturday’s Oktoberfest MTB Race was not good: rain, rain, followed by more rain. When we arrived at 7am, things were starting to
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Waking up to my alarm at stupid o’clock on a Saturday morning, a grin spreads across my face. It’s Redkite Enduro round 2 time! A quick check over that the essentials were packed the night before (how organised am I?) –then porridge for breakfast and a gallon of coffee for the journey, KISS FM being
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Words by Phil Allum Great Grogley downs near Bodmin hosted round 3 of the Enduro1/X-Fusion series. It was an early start and a very long drive, but those who made the effort were rewarded with some great trails, all hidden away in the rolling hills of Cornwall. The rest of the team drove down the
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MB Swindon Gravity Team, along with a load of MB Swindon club members, recently had an absolute blast down in Exmoor at the 2014 Mondraker Gravity Rally. Here’s Gravity Team rider Phil Allum’s review of the weekend. Grab a beverage of your choice, put your feet up and drift on down to Somerset with us…
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MBSwindon’s Gravity team have been back in action, this time in Scotland! Here’s captain James Scott‘s report: First UK Gravity Enduro round for me this year and I’d been looking forward to it all winter. Innerleithen, regarded by some as the home of DH in the UK, has national level DH tracks scattered
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The MB Swindon gravity have been in action again. Here’s their report from Haldon Forest, as written by team member, Phil Allum. The day started with my chauffeur Mike Brazier arriving at 7:30am to collect me and my trusty stead. My preparation for this race was pretty minimal, the bike ran brilliantly at the last
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