Our Forest of Dean trips always seem to draw a decent crowd. There is a lot to offer with the Verderer’s trail, the original Freeminer’s (FODCA) trail plus the downhill runs and then loads of off-piste single track. See ride photos from August 2011 for more ideas. See also thefod.co.uk. We met at the Pedalabikeaway […]
Ride report: Forest of Dean 6th Nov 2011 Read More »
Club irregular Nikala has come up with two classic rides for us in Dorset. On Saturday we’ll be taking the Sandbanks ferry from Bournemouth across to the Isle of Purbeck. See this Bikely map for a typical route. After some compulsary beer or cider drinking then we’ll probably have hurty heads on the Sunday so
Club weekend: Corfe Castle & The Purbecks (Dorset) Read More »
This is an evening event at Hargroves Cycles in Swindon with some special offers, discounts, promotions and a BBQ on site. Various Wiltshire cycling clubs including Swindon Road Club and The Swindon Wheelers will be there. Updated info on 4th October. There will be beer! If this isn’t reason enough to come then I dont
15% discount at Hargroves club night Read More »
We’ve got a new club discount for MBSwindon club members (you can join online using Google Checkout). Hit The Hills offer fully catered weekened mountain biking trips at the best mountain biking locations around the UK. All the meals are provided by their trained chef with access to locally sourced ingredients. Team building and bespoke
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The 2010 North Wales trip was voted as one of the top three events of the year. See theride report and google map of North Wales MTB routes. We’re going back this year for another three and a half days of riding. We’re staying at the Tyddyn Bychan rural bunkhouse. This is ideally situated somewhere
Bank holiday weekend trip to North Wales. Read More »
Club member Tim Rose has come up with a 20 mile ride through wooded and hilly countryside in the Cotswolds. The ride starts and finishes at a pub, which is handy. The Bisley Bear. The landlord has kindly allowed us to park there, so buying beer or food is compulsary!
Club ride: Bisley (near Stroud) Read More »
Chris has invented a long ride that takes in the White Horse trail, the Wansdyke, Morgans Hill, The Cherhill monument, the Marlborough downs and the ridgeway. It should come to around 35-40 miles. The event will start and finish* at the Check Inn in Wroughton near Swindon (Google map location). * this isn’t an out
Epic ridgeway + Wansdyke ride Read More »
The Passportes Du Soleil is a great event that takes place in the Portes Du Soleil ski region in the French Alps. Passportes Du Soleil 2011 website. The event is a mountain cross country ride that uses ski lifts to gain height. It is possible to do the whole loop in a day. There are
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Club ride in the Quantocks. Bing map of Quantocks route.
Photos: The Quantocks May 2011 Read More »
The National Ridgeway is Britain’s oldest road. The Western half is open to cyclists, giving just over 43 miles of waymarked track and a few short bits of road. It’s not technical riding at all. We’re doing it for the hell of it; it’s going to be fun. The Plan We were originally starting from
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