After the success of his Castle Combe ride then Kristian has devised another novice-friendly route. This time it starts from the edge of Swindon and moves into little visited territory for us; towards the Cotswold water park. Mouldon Hill is planned to be the Southern end of the Swindon and Cricklade railway. Photo from paul.scott […]
Cotswold water park ride Read More »
An evening/night ride at Croft Trails. All welcome of any ability level – no one gets left behind on our group rides. Novice Friendly group starts a few minutes after the main group. This is a great chance to be given a guided tour of the trails if you’ve never been before and a chance
Croft Trail evening ride Read More »
A new discount for MBSwindon club members! Leisure Lakes bikes are offering 15% off parts and accesories at their Cheltenham Store. See our full list of club discounts.
New club discount – Leisure Lakes Bikes Read More »
Offer for MBSwindon club members on production of valid membership cards. General service for £30 + £10 for a bike wash to remove winter grime Includes the following: Brake adjust Gear adjust Check hubs Check Bottom Bracket Check wheels are tensioned and trued Inflate tyres Nut and bolt check Lubricate Chain and cassette de-grease and
Hargroves offer Feb 2012 Read More »
By Robin Steward. Since planning this ride I’d had concerns that it would be nothing but a mud bath with driving wind and rain making it a difficult slog. Well, I needn’t have worried: the best kind of winter had finally arrived with crisp snow and a sunny blue sky. Despite the mercury being entrenched
Ride report: Marlborough downs + Aldbourne in the snow (and video) Read More »
Robin Steward is leading this ride from the Croft Trail over the downs via Marlborough and Aldbourne. See the ride report from June for an idea of what to expect.
Club ride: Croft Trail, Marlborough and Aldbourne Read More »
An evening/night ride at Croft Trails. All welcome of any ability level – no one gets left behind on our group rides. Novice Friendly group starts a few minutes after the main group. This is a great chance to be given a guided tour of the trails if you’ve never been before and a chance
Croft Trail evening ride Read More »
It snowed on the previous day and then thawed out on Sunday morning. This was good in terms being able to dig the ground, but not good in terms of water levels. We had planned on resurfacing the back straight using material that we’d already moved. In the ideal world then new trail should be
Trail build report: Sun 5th Feb Final triangle surfacing Read More »
We did a lot in 2011 – see the build diary round up. The plan for early 2012 is to finish the new triangle section (bottom right in the map below). This will add around 950m of new trail including two new bridges, some rock features, an optional elevated wood section and a load of
February 2012 trail build day #2 Read More »
After a mild January the temperatures had dropped below zero and a cold weekend with the possibility of snow was forecast. I arrived at 9am to meet Brandon hire who were delivering the compactor and found a keen volunteer already there waiting to go. After I collected the tools then we started loading rubble sacks
Trail build report: Sat 4th Feb – Resurfacing + 21 tonnes moved Read More »
