Anyone who visits the trails in South Wales will tell you how good the Drop Off Cafe at Glyncorrwg ponds is compared with those at Afan Forest and Cwm Carn. Sadly, the Drop Off as we know it is closing with the last day of operation being Dec 15th 2010 according to owner Ian Luff. [...]

Hargroves cycles are officially opening their Swindon shop on Wednesday 22nd September 2010. The doors actually opened a few days ago, but Wednesday is official. Craig Surgy from Hargroves said “We plan to hold 155 bikes at any one time. This includes Brands such as Specialized, Cube, Scott, Felt, Ridley, Bianchi and more.” “We have [...]

I spotted this today: The Corrective, part of CC-CC (Cheltenham and County Cycling Club), are building a downhill route in some woods at Bushcombe. They’ve also got a Facebook group. Check out the photos, it looks great.

We’re having a big push down at the trail this weekend. It’d be great to see you. Just turn up anytime and say hello. No special skills required. Tools provided. Stay as long as you want. You’ll find us by the number 3 in the map below. Otherwise just walk round the trail until you [...]

MBSwindon had a news item on Total Star Radio at 6pm this evening. It was a result of winning the “most innovative club” at the 2010 Swindon and Wiltshire Sports Awards, something we’re very proud of. Try listening at 7pm – they tend to run the same news stories on the hour. They’re on 107.7 [...]

MB Swindon T-Shirts and Hoodies are now available to order thanks to the guys at spokeshirts. We’ve arranged it so that you order direct from them, and they handle the whole thing from start to finish. Rafe and I have used them a few times and we felt they were the perfect people to approach [...]

We’ve been doing a lot of riding. Wyre Forest Ridgeway North Wales bank holiday weekend Forest of Dean novice friendly ride We’ve attracted some more media attention. Some web site additions: UK trail centre map Article on bike lights Mountain biking in Les Deux Alpes Croft trail videos We’re putting in 5 teams for the [...]

Hargroves cycles will soon be opening a showcase cycle store in Swindon. They promise many leading brands including Specialized, Cube, Bianchi, Felt and Scott. They plan to “give Swindon the ultimate cycle shopping experience”. Founder Peter Hargroves said “we are very excited to bring the Hargroves Cycles brand to Swindon. This new venture is our [...]

We’ve just found out about the Black Canon Collective, a trail buidling and riding club based at Longleat (Google map showing Longleat Forest). The club is self funding and it costs £25 to join. See Black Canon joining instructions for more information.

Many riders will be going on the MBSwindon North Wales Camping Trip. this weekend, so they won’t be round for the regular Friday evening trail ride at the Croft Trail. If you’re still in Swindon then consider going to see the The Faux Fighters. Two club members play in this Foo Fighters tribute band. They’ve [...]