See our Afan trail guide and ride reports from Dec 2010 and May 2010. Ride report by Chris Hopkinson, who apologises for the lack of photos but it was apparently far too wet to keep stopping and getting the camera out! Librbary photos used. I’d cleaned and lubed the bike and got all my kit […]
Ride Report: Afan, 16th Jan 2011 Read More »
This was the second all women ride at the Croft trail, lead by women’s office Jodie West. Many of the riders had come back after the November ride, even though it had been bitterly cold back then. We know that a few more had wanted to come but were stuck at work. So Jodie is
Ride report: Women’s ride at Croft 8th Jan 2011 Read More »
Afan and Cwm Carn are well known trail centres in south Wales. I called in at both during the Christmas holiday in 2010. The Afan trip was organised by DIRT club (Facebook group, website) Ride reports and information about Afan: White’s Level and Skyline May 2010 Ride report and information about Cwm Carn: July 2010,
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This wasn’t really an MBSwindon event. I spent two days riding in one of my favourite areas with some friends. The terrain, views and beer were so good that I thought it would be worth sharing the routes and photos. I’ve done the Real Ale Wobble event since 2000 so I know where a lot
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This is another ride that I did over the Christmas holidays that I thought was worth adding as a route suggestion. This loop in the Black Mountains (near Abergavenney) starts and finishes next to a pub and takes in two really good descents. There was a lot of snow and ice on the day that
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The original plan was to meet at the Woolstone hill car park. Ice on the road meant that cars were struggling to make it up the hill though. So we decided to start from the Royal Oak pub car park at Bishopstone instead. Rafe concocted a route up the ridgeway to Uffington castle and then
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Christmas Party 2010 We held our Christmas party on Wednesday 15th Dec at Mario’s Italian restaurant in Old Town. Location map. The night began with drinks at Mackenzies bar which is just across the road from the restaurant. After stuffing our faces and drinking some more we retired to one of our favourite pubs: the
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This was a club trip to the Brechfa trails (Trail guide). Saturday 11th Dec 2010 A few people visited the Cily Cwm trail (at Cwm Rhaeadr ) on the Saturday afternoon. Video of Cily Cwm. The main group met up at the Gilfach Wen bunkbarn (www.brechfa-bunkhouse.com). We were really impressed with the bunk barn. Spacious,
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The sun was out but the temperature was still hovering around zero when six of us met up at Barbury Castle having completed our first challenge of getting up there in the cars (except Andrew who parked in Old Town and cycled up). After allowing plenty of time for anyone else struggling with leaving their
Ride report: Ridgeway (cold) 4th Dec 2010 Read More »
Codename: Urbane ride. We met at the Sun Inn car park (Google map of start location) for 7:15pm start. After fixing a puncture and fitting the rear light to my bike we finally started. We followed the Urban Round route. This is a 16 mile (25km) off road route around Swindon mainly on tarmac paths.
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