Phil Allum ran this route in August last year, so to mark the anniversary, he’ll do it again! Starting out with the first half of Croft Trail (Britain’s finest urban singletrack), this will head out towards the Malborough Downs, taking in some of Phil’s favourite climbs (there will be a fair bit of climbing on this […]
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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. Although the summer is passing, you should be able to get at least one lap in without needing lights, but if
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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
Kristian Price is leading a novice friendly ride to the Cotswold Water Park. This ride has proved very popular in the past and is ideal for those looking to join a club ride for the first time. For an idea of what to expect, read this previous ride report: http://www.mbswindon.co.uk/ride-report-cotswold-water-park-novice-friendly-2012/
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This week’s Wednesday evening ride will depart from Coate Water up curly bridge to Chissy, across 3 fields to Ridgeway, up gravel track to back of Barbury Castle, up the grassy climb and over the top, down road a few metres then right turn down grassy fields behind gun club to old railway track, back
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This weeks urban round will start at the Covingham shops, next to the Messenger Pub at 7.00pm, you can also join at Coate water, by the cafe some 20 minutes later. As usual the route is weather dependant, if its good then up to Chiseldon then the Barbury area, then back down Ladder lane
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Graham Burgess will be leading this evening ride which is planned to last about 2.5 hours (so lights for the end of the ride are advisable). The route will be dependent on the weather. The ride will be at a fairly brisk pace, so a decent level of fitness is needed. This will therefore not be suitable for
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Tom Scott will be leading this Novice Friendly ride around the Chiseldon area including a ride up Smeathe’s Ridge to Barbury Castle. Riders of all abilities are welcome to this ride, which will be a good introduction to mountain biking in the local area. No kids or dogs. We aim to be back at Coate
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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
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This week’s urban round will start from north Swindon, at the entrance to the Orbital shopping park at 7.00pm. The route will most likely be over to Mannington, Lydiard park, Shaw Forest, then back to the start. As always totally novice friendly and hardly any hills!
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