Words by Darren Pettit. My first ever MB Swindon ride was the Big Bang Theory Ride on 5th November 2014. I met the MTB crowd at Foxhill which is on The Ridgeway. The ride started uphill, then more uphill as we headed out towards Membury across grassy mud with one interesting sloping bank to negotiate with tree roots […]
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Words by Tom Scott: I had been looking at the OS map for a few weeks deciding which route to use for this ride, which was advertised as being a step up from the novice standard. In the end I decided to go against common sense and make it up as I went along, ably
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A ride report with a difference as it’s from the ride leaders point of view… Words by Tim Norris: It was about 9.30am, and I was early as usual waiting at the Divine Cafe for the rest to arrive. I only live a 5 minute pedal away but I get a little anxious the morning
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Graham Burgess will be leading this pre-ride ride. Longer ride: Start (leave!) 9:30am (sharp) at Coate Water by Diving Boards. Faffers please arrive early. Shorter ride: Start at 10:15am at Foxhill car park (nearest satnav SN4 0DR Burj Indian Restaurant). So, you’ve seen the “Big Bang Theory” night ride posted for 05th November. This Saturday there is the opportunity
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This is an easy paced novice friendly route along the escarpment of the Vale of Pewsey, led by Richard Ford. From Knap Hill we will head to Martinsell (taking in a fun bit of single track in Gopher Woods on the way) for one of the best views in the area. We then head to
Tom Scott will be leading another variant of the Wednesday “urban” ride, which in the summer are distinctly less urban and decidedly more trail. Starting with a guided lap of Croft Trail at a friendly pace, followed by a ride up into Old Town, down the Railway Track and on to West Swindon where we will have
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Tim Norris has a last minute “go ride your bike” pass so is going to lead a ride round Cherhill and Roundway. The ride is a bit further than the “Novice Friendly” tag permits, but is an ideal next step for riders that have been on a few NF club rides and looking to go a
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Whilst the tracks are relatively clean and dry, Graham Burgess is making the Wednesday right a little less urban and a lot more fun. This week’s route will leave from Coate at 7pm PROMPT along Day House Lane and UP through Badbury onto road section of Ridgeway then turn off right onto “off road” Ridgeway and along
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Indespension, apparently the biggest distributor of trailers and tow bars in the UK, has created a map of the UK’s best mountain bike centres and Croft Trail has been featured! We might seem an odd choice of trail to include, but they used reviews from ibikeride.com to decide who was going to be included and
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