Over the last few years, the club has run regular midweek rides over the winter, known as the Urban Round. Last year, we managed to keep the Wednesday night routine going throughout the year, moving from tarmac loops of the town to off-road Ridgeway rides. We’re hoping to do the same again this year, starting with […]
First off-road evening ride of 2016 Read More »
Words by Gary Palmer Photos by Gary Palmer and Tim Norris Nine of us gathered in the car park ready for the off. The weather forecast was looking worrying; we needed to get back by lunch time to be in with a chance of not getting soaked. The two weeks previous to this ride
Ride Report: Going Back to My Roots Read More »
In July 2015 we asked you to complete a survey telling us all about your experience of being a member of the club, what you think we do well and what you think we could do better. We were pleasantly surprised by the results with 94% that think we are good or excellent and over 97% think
MB Swindon Strategy Development Workshop Read More »
Tom Scott will lead this novice-friendly ride along some of the classic MTB routes around Barbury Castle. The route will be 12 -15 miles, depending on the conditions. There will be some climbing involved, but no one will be left behind. There are no planned cafe stops, so be sure to pack a drink and a
Barbury Novice Ride Read More »
By Chris Hopkinson Today was all about the less glamorous side of trail building: fixing and making good. I arrived on site at the same time as Paul. We recognised a few cars in the car park but nobody was in sight. Just as we were about to head off on a search, David Stone
Trail Build Day – March 2016 Read More »
Words by Tim Norris Photos by Gary Palmer After a recce ride earlier in the week I was beginning to get concerned about the Novice tag on this ride, and when the attendance figures looked like they were going to climb above the dozen or so I expected, I was a little worried that this
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We’re off for some laps of the trails at Cwmcarn, so why not join us? If you have not been before then have a look here for all the info you can digest: We’ll be meeting in the trail centre car park for a 10am start, so faffers arrive early! On the approach road take
Come on down to Cwmcarn Read More »
Jez, Gary and myself (Chris) were the first 3 on site on a cold and drizzly winter morning. The rock drop-off on Piper’s hill hadn’t been right for sometime. We’d previously removed the wooden feature that had become known as ‘the kerb’ from it’s original location – where it had never really worked as well
Trail Build Day Feb 2016 Read More »
Debbie Davies will be leading this Ladies’ ride that takes in a multitude of different cycle tracks and trails as we ride from West Swindon to Old Town and back, with a quick visit to the Croft Trail. If you have heard all about the trail but never been , now is the time to ride
Ladies’ Urban Ramble Read More »
January update – there are still some seats available for this, please note extended deposit deadline of 06 January 2016. You may have been wondering if we were going to hold a Christmas meal this year, well fear not we haven’t forgotten about it! We know that there can be many pulls on your time in
2015 Christmas meal, in 2016 Read More »
