Wanted to do something a bit different for you all during the winter months so Matt Blake is giving a talk: “My name is Matthew Blake and on the 29th April 2008 I left my home in Banbury, England with the aim of cycling around the world. I successfully returned nearly four years and over […]
Sharon Bassindale has arranged another Ladies only ride on Sunday January 19th. Meet in the car park for a relaxed-paced ride around some of the local landmarks. Remember to wrap up warm – though hopefully it won’t be quite as cold as last January’s -7.5 degrees!
Ladies’ Barbury Ride Read More »
On Saturday 18th January, Richard Ford will lead a novice friendly ride starting from Barbury Castle. At 21 miles, it will be a slightly longer route than most novice rides, taking in the Ridgeway, Aldbourne and a couple of cracking local descents. There are a few hills, but as usual we will wait and
Richard’s Rasher Run Read More »
An evening/night ride at The Croft Trail. All welcome of any ability level – no one gets left behind on our group rides. Novice Friendly group starts a few minutes after the main group. This is a great chance to be given a guided tour of the trails if you’ve never been before and a
Croft Trail evening social/ride Read More »
Using the Urban Round loop as mapped by Swindon Borough Council, which takes in part of Route 45, this route is a mixture of purpose built cycle tracks, old railway lines and road. A decent set of lights is required as there are some sections with little street lighting (mainly the old railway line sections).
Urban Round 15 Jan 2014 Read More »
The Red Kite Events cross country race series runs throughout the winter. These are 2 hour races using mtb trails plus tracks in mid Wales. More info on the Red Kite website. Series 1 (Oct, Nov, Dec 2013) use a short course. Series 2 will be longer. This event takes place at the Coed Trallwm trail
Red Kite winter XC race @Coed Trallwm Read More »
Think you know where all the trails are in Swindon? Test your knowledge of the back alleys, wooded trails and sneaky Urban routes with Tom Scott, MBSwindon’s authority on urban riding. In truth we will not be asking you to bunny hop onto the bonnet of a police car or evade drug dealers in
Tom Scott’s Urban Shred Session, innit. Read More »
An evening/night ride at The Croft Trail. All welcome of any ability level – no one gets left behind on our group rides. Novice Friendly group starts a few minutes after the main group. This is a great chance to be given a guided tour of the trails if you’ve never been before and a
Croft Trail evening social/ride Read More »
Using the Urban Round loop as mapped by Swindon Borough Council, which takes in part of Route 45, this route is a mixture of purpose built cycle tracks, old railway lines and road. A decent set of lights is required as there are some sections with little street lighting (mainly the old railway line sections).
Swindon Urban Round Read More »
This event is based at Llanwrtyd Wells in mid Wales and offers a 55km off road route. More info on the Red Kite website. Discount available on accommodation. Email tom at mbswindon co uk for details. MBSwindon event facebook page. Some write ups from similar events: Elan Valley Challenge, Devil’s MTB 2013 and 2012. See some
Red Kite Frozen Devil’s challenge Read More »
