We will be starting at Shortwood car park, (this is not Shortwood football club Nailsworth) The route will be about 15 miles, lets see how we feel, we might want to do some bits twice. There will be single track, bomb holes, drop offs, road links and of course a nice bit of climbing. If its not […]
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Nick Walmsley, Programme Manager, National Trust Headquarters came to the MB Swindon 2016 AGM to provide an overview of the proposed developments at Badbury Hill and answer any questions the members had. Also present was Mark Adams, South Regional Development Manager, British Cycling. Overview of site and project The site has been owned by the
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This week’s urban round will be led MB Swindon’s most prolific ride leader(it’s official!), Tom Scott. Meet at Covingham shops for a 7pm start. The route is basically a loop around the outside of Swindon, almost entirely on cycle paths or minor roads. The ride is about 20 miles (basically a ride around the edges
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Tim Norris will be leading this novice friendly ride from the Smallgrain Picnic area. The ride will take in some haunts visited by the club before including Morgans Hill, Roundway and the infamous bomb hole. The ride should last 2 hours approx (subject to mechanicals etc) with some options to play on some new trails
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The Urban Round is a novice friendly ride utilising Swindon’s cycle path network. The route is mainly off road and mostly mud free. The idea being that riders can keep their fitness levels up during the winter without getting plastered in mud. The ride will be in the dark so lights and warm clothing are a MUST.
The Urban Round is a novice friendly ride utilising Swindon’s cycle path network. The route is mainly off road and mostly mud free. The idea being that riders can keep their fitness levels up during the winter without getting plastered in mud. The ride will be in the dark so lights and warm clothing are a MUST.
We’re off to Afan Forest park to ride W2, one of the best trails in South Wales. Official website is here: http://www.afanforestpark.co.uk/default.aspx?page=6481. If you haven’t been before then expect demanding technical climbs, superb singletrack and lots of rock to navigate… pretty much everything you could want on a ride! It’s a bit of a beast
The Urban Round is a novice friendly ride utilising Swindon’s cycle path network. The route is mainly off road and mostly mud free. The idea being that riders can keep their fitness levels up during the winter without getting plastered in mud. The ride will be in the dark so lights and warm clothing are a MUST.
We try to run a local ride every Wednesday night. This week’s ride started at Coate Water with nine riders heading out via the old railway line to the infamous radio mast climb (pics from the top of the climb). We then headed down ‘Earthline’ (usually used as a climb) before heading back to Coate. A
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Date : 24th September 2015 Time : 7pm We will meet by the kiosk opposite the diving board at Coate Water. The ride will got to Chiesldon via the ‘curly wurly bridge’ and then on to the old railway track towards Marlborough. The route is novice friendly and will take 2-3 hours, It will be dark
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