Saturday 30th October 2010 I picked up the power barrow and whacker plate from Brandon Hire Swindon on Saturday morning. They didn’t believe that the barrow would fit in my Mk3 Golf Estate. It does, as I showed them. However, the whacker plate and planks were too much, so they delivered them in their van. [...]

We’ve got a campaign to surface and reinforce some existing sections to ensure that they survive the winter. We’ll be working on various sections such as Piper’s hill (1) and some other areas that need filling in (2 and 4). We’ll have the power barrow so we won’t be wasting time pushing wheel barrows around. [...]

There’s also a ridgeway ride on this day. We’ve got a campaign to surface and reinforce some existing sections to ensure that they survive the winter. We’ll be working on various sections such as Piper’s hill (1) and some other areas that need filling in (2 and 4). As well as Piper’s hill we’re going [...]

This is part of our series of novice friendly events. This will be lead by one of our more experienced riders and intended specifically for novice riders or those who want to build their confidence. Any other riders are welcome to come too, but the pace will be set for the new riders. Meet at [...]

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 [...]

Another club discount! Bourton Cycles are looking to expand their range of mountain bike parts and accessories. They also offer extensive bike servicing options. You might recognise their mechanic Pete – he sometimes appears on rides with us. He’s a keen rider so can help you out with any mountain bike related queries. Christmas Party [...]

The way it works is: on new year’s eve you’ll decide that 2011 will be the year that you change your life like you’re always talking about. Then you’ll go back to work on the Monday with a special new year depression. By Wednesday you’ll have reovered and it’ll back to normal. Who cares anyway; [...]

We’d heard a lot of good things about the Cannock Chase trails so were keen to go and find out what they were like for ourselves. The trails are located between Cannock and Rugeley near the M6 North of Birmingham. Chase trails website. There are two main trails: Follow the Dog This is the main [...]

We’ve been talking about a visit to these trails just North of Birmingham for a long time. A lot of money has been spent on them recently. Chase trails website. Meet at 10am in the Birches Valley forest centre near Rugeley (WS15 2UQ). Google map. It’s 84 miles from Swindon and Google maps reckons on [...]

Please note: This course is free and you do not need to be a member of the mbswindon MTB club in order to participate, however places are limited to six riders per course date and must be reserved in advance. Whilst it might lack actual mountains, our local area still provides some great places to [...]