The Big Adventure Store – new discount
The Big Adventure Store in Swindon now offer all MBSwindon club members a 10% discount. This is one of the many discounts available to club members.
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March 2011
Team events 2011
We’re entering teams to 5 main events in 2011. Click on the images below to go to the event page on MBSwindon. Entry is open to all members – if you fancy having a go then follow the instructions on the links below. Discussion forum for team events 2011. Riders are free to enter these
Spirthill trail reopening on 1st April
The trails at Spirthill are opening for the summer on the 1st April 2011. For more information looking at www.spirthilltrail.uk.com. This year booking is being done through a central booking office. Email info@spirthilltrail.uk.com or call 07777 692615. Ride report from July 2010. View Spirthill (Spirithill) Trail in a larger map
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Ride report: North Cotswolds Sun 17th March 2011
Maps: OS, GPX The clocks had just gone forwards which mean that this was the first ride of Spring. We were joined by local rider Mark Acres who lead us on a hilly route round the Cotswold edge near Wotton Under Edge. This was a varied route that included bits of road, woodland tracks, narrow
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Trail build report: Sat 26th March 2011
When we planned this day we decided that we didn’t want to tire ourselves out before a club ride. We’ve done that before and ended up being really weak on a ride. Usually only those who turn up for build days appreciate how physically demanding it can be. As usual we ended up setting ourselves
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Club ride: Cotswolds (Dursley & Wotton).
This is the first day of BST (Summer time) so the clocks will have gone forwards and it will stay light later in the evening. The route starts and finishes from a pub and takes in natural single track on the Cotswold edge near Wotton under Edge and Dursley in Gloucestershire. It’s just under 20
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March trail build afternoon #2
We’re going to spend the afternoon working on Piper’s hill (top right hand corner of map above). We’re meeting in the car park at 12 midday If you arrive after that then take a walk round the trail. We’ll be around somewhere. Otherwise you can call us on 07010036444. Useful tools include spade, mattock, pick
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Ashton Court send-off ride (Bristol Trails Group)
Bristol Trails Group have organised a send-off ride for the Ashton Court trails – the last ride before the trails are dug up and redeveloped. They’re meeting at the golf club car park for 11am. It’s the red marker in the map below. View Bikefest Ashton Court + 50 Acre + Leigh Woods in a
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Croft Trail Evening Ride – Last one before BST
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
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Trail build report: Fri 18th – Sun 20th March 2011
This weekend was planned as a big push. The idea was to finish off a new section that had been started the previous weekend and then to get as much of Piper’s hill as possible rebuilt. This was a good bit of trail that had been built in 2009 and resurfaced in October 2010 but had sunk due
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