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 […]
Ride Report – White Horse Wantage ride, April 6th 2014 Read More »
Tom Scott will be leading a Ridgeway ride to the east of Swindonia. This will not be a technical ride, just a bit hilly. It is ideal for novices due to the non-technical nature of the route and relaxed pace we’ll be riding at. There is a charge for parking at the Uffington White Horse
White Horse to Wantage – out and back Read More »
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
Ride Report: Rather Random Right Rollocking Ridgeway Ride Read More »
Tom Scott will be leading a Ridgeway ride in the hills south of Swindonia. This will not be a technical ride, just a bit longer than normal with several ascents on and around the Ridgeway. This ride should be ideal for regular club riders and those who wish to step up from novice rides
Right Rollocking Ridgeway Ride Read More »
On Saturday 18th January, Richard Ford will lead a novice friendly ride starting from Barbury Castle. At 21 miles, it will be a slightly longer route than most novice rides, taking in the Ridgeway, Aldbourne and a couple of cracking local descents. There are a few hills, but as usual we will wait and
Richard’s Rasher Run Read More »
Ever ridden all day – literally?! To mark the shortest day of the year, MB Swindon is holding a day long ‘Dawn to Dusk’ ride along some of its favourite local routes. Both rides are novice friendly, and you can decide whether to do a morning, an afternoon or a whole day ride. If you
Words and photos by Richard Ford Surprisingly, this was the first MB Swindon ride since February to start from Barbury Castle. I rode from there a lot in the summer and the planned ride was a slightly longer version of one of my favourite evening loops. I was the first person to arrive at 9:30am,
Ride Report: Back to Barbury Read More »
Richard Ford is leading a novice-friendly ride from Barbury Castle. Starting at Barbury the ride will head along the Ridgeway to Rockley, taking in a couple of nice bits of singletrack and some optional drops along the way. From Rockley we will head to Ogbourne St Andrew and then St George. Finally we will tackle
Words and photos by Gary Yeates I set off from home to the arranged start point at the Ellendune Centre in Wroughton with a mixture of anticipation and slight apprehension, as this was my first time to lead a ride. It wasn’t too technical a route, but was designed to link together some of my
Ride Report: Yeates’ Yomp Read More »
Words by Tom Scott Photos by Fluffy Stockings Twelve brave souls gathered for a ‘Novice Friendly‘ ride of some 20 miles along the Ridgeway. I planned this ride for 3 reasons: 1) As a recce for the Dawn to Dusk ride on 21st December, 2) Because my previous Western Ridgeway ride had taken the
Ride Report: Bring a Coate Read More »
