May build day #2.
We’ve decided to cancel this build day due to weather. We’ll be there on bank holiday Monday from 10am.
Events
May build day #1.
We’ve been working on the new Red section for a month now and it’s starting to come together: The basic woodwork is in place. One of the bridges is finished. The berms have been laid out. Our next jobs are to shape the berms, bench cut various bits, build the first bridge and to dump
Friday nightride.
After the success of our night ride on 23rd April we’ve organised another one. A evening/night ride at Croft Trails. Hopefully the weather won’t change and we’ll get the chance for 2/3 laps of the trail in dry conditions. All welcome of any ability level – no one gets left behind on our group rides.
Thursday evening build session.
We’re going to take advantage of the light evenings and get on with some work on the new Red section. This is coming together now: The basic woodwork is in place. One of the bridges is finished. The berms have been laid out. We’ll probably get on with the berms and bench cutting the trail
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Club ride: Cwmcarn XC.
Cwmcarn is one of the big name trail centres in Wales. It’s also the closest, being just North of Newport. There’s a cross country loop as well as a downhill track. It is possible to join the two together. We’ll probably do the whole XC route this time though. Meet at 10am at the Cwmcarn
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Friday nightride.
A evening/night ride at Croft Trails. Hopefully the weather won’t change and we’ll get the chance for 2/3 laps of the trail in dry conditions. All welcome of any ability level – no one gets left behind on our group rides. A great chance to be given a guided tour of the trails if you’ve
April build day #4.
We’ve been working on the new Red section for a few weeks now. It’s starting to come together: The berms are taking shape. We’ve moved a fair bit of the woodwork into position. The bridges are coming on too. Our aims this weekend are to finish the woodwork, to bench cut the entrance and exit,
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April build day #3.
Note that the start time has been moved to 1pm. We’ve been working on the new Red section for a few weeks now. It’s starting to come together: The berms are taking shape. We’ve moved a fair bit of the woodwork into position. The bridges are coming on too. Our aims this weekend are to
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Ride: Spirthill trail.
UPDATE ON TIME: It originally said 11am, but we’re aiming for a 10am meet. We’re going to take a look at this local trail. It’s been built by a farmer and uses the fields and some bits of woodland. Trail Map: We’re going to meet at 11am at the trail start. Google map. Spirthill facebook
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April build day #2.
The new start loop will be complete by the end of March. This means that we can turn our attention to the far more interesting new Red section in April. There’s loads of things planned for this area: big bermed switchbacks down the hill boardwalk sections moved from the old route rock features big bridge
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