Words & Photos by Gary Palmer The weather Gods were going to be good to me again – brilliant! I turned up at the Swinley car park to see flashes of green & pink MB Swindon shirts all over the place. At 10.00 am, 15 of us met at the wooden shelter. A couple of the […]
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Whilst a lot of the club will be racing at Erlestoke, this will be the exact opposite. A nice, comfortable, novice friendly loop from Barbury Castle, intended to be taken at a very relaxed pace. Taking in some great views across the downs of North Wiltshire, we’ll gently head down to Ogbourne Maisey, before taking
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Come and join us for a lap or two of the trail, make it the start/finish/halfway point of your own longer ride or just come along for a drink and a chat around the fire. Now we’re in BST you should be able to get at least one lap in without needing lights but if
Friday Night at Croft Trail Read More »
John Crocker will be leading this regular midweek ride. Meet at Asda, north Swindon at 7.00pm on Wednesday. The route will depend on the weather: if it is wet we will keep it urban; if reasonably dry, then out to Cricklade and beyond. Lights will be needed for the latter part of the ride –
Urban Round 21 May 2014 Read More »
This was only my third sportive, and the second time that I had done this one. Registration was done in a few minutes and I went through a few stretches as I listened to the safety briefing before heading off on the short route – 50 miles. It didn’t take long for the range of
Ride Report: Great Western Sportive 2014 Read More »
This promises to be a great race, with a twist on the usual gravity enduro. Practise in the day, and race in the night! They promise “4 stages of long technical singletrack with the odd feature chucked in”. The MB Swindon Gravity Team will be there, why not come and join in the racing, or
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Come and join us for a lap or two of the trail, make it the start/finish/halfway point of your own longer ride or just come along for a drink and a chat around the fire. Now we’re in BST you should be able to get at least one lap in without needing lights but if
Friday Night at Croft Trail Read More »
Come and join us for a lap or two of the trail, make it the start/finish/halfway point of your own longer ride or just come along for a drink and a chat around the fire. Now we’re in BST you should be able to get at least one lap in without needing lights but if
Friday Night at Croft Trail Read More »
This week’s Wednesday evening urban round will start from Asda, north Swindon at 7.00pm. We will ride over to the John Lewis store via Mannington, then do a loop around west Swindon including Shaw Forest, then back towards the start point. If there is time, a lap of Mouldon Hill will be included. As usual,
Urban Round 30 April 2014 Read More »
The Forest of Dean is one of the few places where there really is something for everyone. From the green, blue & red trails to the downhill tracks, there will be something to tickle your tastebuds. This day will follow our usual trail centre format. It’s not a led ride as such, more of a
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