It’s the Macmillan Castle ride – up to 50 miles of mud and sweat which raises around £40,000 a years for the Macmillan Cancer charity. As in previous years, members of MB Swindon provide marshal and sweeping support for the Castles Bike Ride. We need a lot of volunteers to ensure the event runs smoothly […]
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See Core Skills for more details and to book your place.
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3-5 June 2016, Ambleside This promises to be a pretty special weekend, with 2 days guiding from one of the country’s most sought-after guides (who also happens to have written a Lakes guidebook!), and some top-notch cuisine provided by a leading Liverpool chef. What’s included? 2 full day’s guided riding (optional MB Swindon special: Friday
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Tom Scott will again be leading our midweek ride on Wednesday evening. This traditional Ridgeway ride will take us down to Ogbourne and around the Marlborough downs. Please bring lights as well as a refreshing beverage. There are no planned stops, but the ride does begin and end near an inn. Meet near the diving
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This ride is the 2nd part of the next step rides. It is aimed at those who want to have a go at something more challenging than the novice friendly rides but want to do it at a steady and relaxed pace. It is not suitable for those who want to crack on at a fast pace.
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Make the most of this week’s dry weather by joining Tom Scott on this week’s midweek ride. Meet at Coate Water by the diving platform, ready for a 7 o’clock start. The ride will be 15 to 20 miles, probably lasting two to two-and-a-half hours. There is nothing technically difficult on this ride (though there might
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Please note… the car park is a pay and display and the current charges are £3.50 a day, please bring change for the car park machine. Sharon Bassindale and Jenny Wright will be leading this ladies only trails day. They are both experienced trail riders and will be able to share their considerable skills and
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately you’ll know that the FlyUp417 project is finally open for business and it’s hoped that by the time of this trip all the features of this new facility will be up and running. You’ve read the review (if you haven’t you can take a look here) now
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There will be a bit of a change from our normal midweek rides as we’ll be supporting the Ride of Silence this week: On May 18th Swindon Breeze Leaders are organising a mixed ride in silence through the town to bring honour those injured or killed on our roads, and to bring awareness that cyclists
The “next step” rides are aimed at those who may have tried novice friendly rides and are looking to progress to and build confidence on more technical terrain at a slow and relaxed pace. They would also be suitable for people who have ridden at trail centres before but who may be concerned that they
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