Writeup by Phil Allum The Forest of Dean is always one of our most attended rides. This is because there really is something for everyone there, see http://www.fodmtb.com/ for details of what’s there. See also our previous ride reports. So on a nice dry, mild Good Friday, a massive gaggle of MB Swindonites had gathered, […]
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Words by Tom Scott It was meant to rain! I had been out the previous night doing voluntary work finding homes for countless needy pints of beer, so I decided to drive to Foxhill for the start rather than riding from home. I arrived to see 14 mountain bikers all togged up and ready for
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Word and photo by Andrew Weaver This was to be Tom Scott’s ride, but something cropped up and he asked me to lead it. I was happy to help, but had little time beforehand to prepare a route. Still, no matter; I know the area pretty well and thought others would lend a hand. The
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Words by Phil Allum So it rained, and rained, and rained. For the 3 weeks leading up to the ride, thats pretty much all it did. But then it stopped. Far too close to the day for any of it soak away, but it did stop falling from the sky. Being a novice friendly night
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Words by Chris Hopkinson – Photos by Tom Stickland and Gary Palmer nd it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off
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After several weeks of rain and with storms forecast then things were looking promising for this ride. The route promised several fun descents and few sets of steps – see the recce write up. Despite the weather the ride went ahead as advertised. On the day only Tom and Gary turned up so they
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Words and pictures by Tim Noris “I am sorry.” Said an increasingly worried ride leader as they rode through another stretch of muddy bridleway. “It was nothing like this when I rode it last July!” The weary riders carefully tried to avoid murky puddles of unknown depths. The day had begun with bright blue skies
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Words and photos by Kristian Price Sunday morning dawned bright and breezy and, as usual, I had an entirely dry ride planned for the 17 riders who turned up for this ride out to the Cotswold Water Parks. Dry, that is, from the sky; I never said anything about the condition of the paths around
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I rode a version of this route last year with the club. I enjoyed the route so much that I rode it a few times on my own and made a few tweaks of my own. When I set a date for the ride I hoped for a crisp winter’s day with the burger van
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This was the belly buster recovery ride, an annual institution for the club. I can’t find any photographs from 2012. There are some from 2011 and the snow of 2010 though. We had a sizeable group in the rain at Babury castle. I can’t remember exactly how many, but around fifteen. Phil Allum took
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