Jez, Gary and myself (Chris) were the first 3 on site on a cold and drizzly winter morning. The rock drop-off on Piper’s hill hadn’t been right for sometime. We’d previously removed the wooden feature that had become known as ‘the kerb’ from it’s original location – where it had never really worked as well […]
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Words and pictures by Tom Scott [This ride has been renamed. The original ”Turn to Stone” E.L.O. reference is no longer apt, as when we got to the Avebury turn we went left instead. The ride name has been changed to ”Blinded by the Light” (Manfred Mann) for reasons which will become clear.] This was a
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Please note the change to the event due to ground conditions. Tom Scott will be leading this ride around the Marlborough Downs from Barbury Castle. We will go over Hackpen Hill, down to Avebury for a brew then back over to Rockley and 4 mile clump, then back to the castle. Tom Scott will be
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Words and photos by Debbie Davies As I listened to the rain all night and awoke to even more, I had to question the wisdom of Winter rides. My bed seemed the more sensible proposition at this point. Six of us met at the Lydiard Park Cafe. Two of our group had already cycled half
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Debbie Davies will be leading this Ladies’ ride that takes in a multitude of different cycle tracks and trails as we ride from West Swindon to Old Town and back, with a quick visit to the Croft Trail. If you have heard all about the trail but never been , now is the time to ride
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Words and photos by Phil Allum Forrest Gump once said “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what y’all gunna get”. The same is true for the weather. The last time we rode this route it was very wet and boggy, and with most of the route being on grass, it was
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Phil Allum will lead this ride, which is based on last year’s Bronze Age Epic, a classic XC route with a fair bit of climbing. If the weather is kind we shall be blessed with some glorious views across the vale of Pewsey. Anybody who did Richard Ford’s Goldenballs ride will know how beautiful the vista is
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Words and Photos by Debbie Davies By 10am, beside the lake at Coate Water, we had amassed 9 ladies ready to set off and tackle a rather wet, muddy Ridgeway ride . I was very impressed that so many had made the effort, as it hadn’t been the best biking weather lately . We set
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Tom Scott will be leading this ride from Lydiard Park, out through West Swindon then on to Cricklade and the Cotswold Water Park. There will be a chance to visit the cafe at the Discovery Centre on Spine road, but feel free to bring your own food and drink as picnic benches are available. The
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Come and lend a hand at Croft Trail – any and all help appreciated wether you can stay all day or just pop down for an hour or two. The main bulk of the work we’ll be hoping to complete is to finish and surface the new line we’ve been digging but if enough people
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