Archive for February, 2011

Ride report (+video): Cwm Carn 27th Feb 2011

Feb 28th 2011 Ride Report

Previous ride report and information about Cwm Carn: July 2010 We met at 10:00am in the Cwm Carn car park. By 10:25 we had advanced along the car park picking up late arrivals and were ready to go. By this time we had a group of about 14 riders. We picked up a few more [...]

Curry night + AGM

Feb 27th 2011 Events & Local Event & MBSwindon Event & Novice Friendly

A social night with curry at the Check Inn combined with our AGM (annual general meeting). 7pm meet for the MBSwindon AGM. This is going to be a quick review of the year, a look at our future plans, election of officers and answering of any questions members might have. Questions can be sent in [...]

Club ride: Cwmcarn XC (Twrch trail)

Feb 27th 2011 Events & MBSwindon Event

We’re going to ride Cwm Carn cross country trail. This is one of the closest trail centres. It’s quite heavy going too. Ride reports and information about Cwm Carn: July 2010, April 2010, January 2011. We’re meeting at 10am at the Cwmcarn car park. The trail is free to use. Warning: the cafe is certified [...]

Croft Trail Evening Ride

Feb 25th 2011 Events & Local Event & MBSwindon Event & Novice Friendly

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 [...]

Trail build report: Sat 19th & Sun 20th Feb 2011

Feb 21st 2011 Croft Diary

Saturday 19th Feb 2011 After a week of heavy rain and with many key members away on the Saturday the viability of the weekend had been questioned. In the end Phil booked the power barrow and compactor from Brandon hire and decided that the section had to be finished by the end of the weekend. [...]

Build day February #4

Feb 20th 2011 Events & Local Event & MBSwindon Event & Trail Building

We’ll be surfacing remaining muddy sections of trail (yellow and blue lines in map above). We might also being doing some work cutting out new trail. We’ll have the power barrow on site  so we won’t be wasting effort pushing barrows around (unless you want to). We meet in the car park at 10am. If [...]

Build day February #3

Feb 19th 2011 Events & Local Event & MBSwindon Event & Trail Building

We’ll be surfacing remaining muddy sections of trail (yellow and blue lines in map above). We might also being doing some work cutting out new trail. We’ll have the power barrow on site  so we won’t be wasting effort pushing barrows around (unless you want to). We meet in the car park at 10am. If [...]

Croft Trail Evening Ride

Feb 18th 2011 Events & Local Event & MBSwindon Event & Novice Friendly

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 [...]

Ride report: Wansdyke 13th Feb 2011

Feb 13th 2011 Ride Report

Despite heavy rain there were 16 riders present in the National Trust car park at Avebury for the 10am start. Chris took the group on a 15 mile route that took in the Wansdyke, Morgan’s hill and the Cherhill monument. The ride finished with a trip to the Red Lion pub in Avebury. Bing map [...]

Club ride: Avebury and Wansdyke

Feb 13th 2011 Events & Local Event & MBSwindon Event

We’ve not ventured down to the South of the ridgeway much yet so this ride should be interesting. It’s a fun 17 mile loop that takes in the Wansdyke, Morgan’s Hill and the Cherhill monument. We’ll be meeting at 10am in the National Trust car park at Avebury. See either of the maps below for [...]

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