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Events, Local Event, MBSwindon Event, Novice Friendly

2015 Christmas meal, in 2016

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January update – there are still some seats available for this, please note extended deposit deadline of 06 January 2016.

You may have been wondering if we were going to hold a Christmas meal this year, well fear not we haven’t forgotten about it! We know that there can be many pulls on your time in the run up to the the big day, so we decided to move our MB Swindon Christmas meal to January.

Not only have we moved the date, but we’ve also decided that as you may be turkeyed-out we would mix it up even further, so we’re going for a Thai at The Check Inn, Wroughton (menu below).

There are only 27 seats available, so to secure your place please email races@mbswindon.co.uk info@mbswindon.co.uk and pay a £5.00 deposit by 24 December 06 January 2016, to the bank details available on the Members Only page with ‘MBS Xmas 2015’ as the reference.

Set menu A  – £19.95 pp

Siam Platter – A selection of mixed starter including chicken satay, Taud mon, spring rolls, po pea goong and corn cake.

Thai Green Curry – Chicken
or
Nua nam mon hoi – Stir-fried rump steak, mushrooms, spring onions in oyster sauce
or
Vegetarian option

Phad Pak Ruam Mit – Stir-fried mixed vegetables

Khao Suay – Steamed Jasmine rice

Tea or Coffee

Events, MBSwindon Event, Novice Friendly

Another FoD day

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2011_12_28 Wednesday FOD 006The Forest of Dean offers something for Mountain Bikers of all abilities and tastes from family trails to downhill runs. The club will be going there to check out the trails and the excellent cafe. This is not a led ride as such, but a chance to come along and ride the trails of your choice with other club members.

We will be meeting at the cafe at the Pedalabikeaway Cycle Centre for a coffee and chat. The plan is then for everybody to split into groups to enjoy riding at their own pace and ability. We will then meet back up for lunch at the cafe, which serves a big range of hot food and cake. After lunch more riding for those that want to.

Final descent of the Verderer's trail in the Forest of Dean

See photos from previous rides.

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Erlestoke 2015

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Note: This event, originally scheduled for May, has now been moved to September.

Erlestoke remains an MBSwindon firm favourite and we have teams enter every year. Maybe it’s the chance to ride on a sErlestoke Tim Rose 05uper course only open for this event or maybe it’s the great atmosphere. Whatever it is, it comes highly recommended by those who have ‘been there and done that’!

The course is over 60% fun single track, and offers a challenging seven mile-lap which remains fast and flowing in nearly all-weather conditions.

There’s a choice of 12 hour (12pm-12am) and 6 hour (1pm-7pm) races plus categories for solo, pairs, teams of 4 including male, female, mixed and singlespeed.

Erlestoke Kristian 02If you are interested, let us know and we can team you up, manage the entry process with the organisers and tell you what you need to do, when you need to pay etc. All you need to do at this stage is email races@mbswindon.co.uk info@mbswindon.co.uk by 27th March and tell us what event you’re interested in and the type of team you’d like to be in (‘competitive’, ‘quite competitive’ or ‘just for fun’). If you already have a group of friends to make a team, all the better.

12-hour event

Entries cost £30 for solo, £55 for pair (£27.50 each) or £100 for team (£25 each for 4) for 12 hour event.

6-hour event

Entries cost £25 for solo, £50 for pair (£25 each) or £90 for team (£22.50 each for 4) for 6 hour event.

For more information visit the event website at http://www.spambiking.co.uk/index.php/events#erlestoke_twelve_2015

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Chamonix MTB holiday with Singletrack Safari (1 week trip)

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Ultimate alps mountain biking holiday.Following from an amazing week in Andorra in 2014 the riders requested another trip with Singletrack Safari!

This package is for one week Chamonix MTB holiday: a week of guided riding in the French Alps with Singletrack Safari.

The first guided day is Sunday 2nd August. The last guided day is Friday 7th August. Wednesday is not guided but there’s loads of sign posted trails in the area anyway.

Accommodation and more info here: www.singletracksafari.com/ultimate-alps

Luxury B&B in a accommodation new for 2015.
http://www.singletracksafari.com/photo-gallery/hotels-and-accomodation/ultimate-alps

To book please contact tom at mbswindon co uk or ask on the Facebook group.

Andorra mountain biking holiday.

List price £600.
Special MBSwindon discount

6 People – £530
10 People – £510
15 People – £490
Geneva transfer is an extra £50

The £490 price point is £5 less than this holiday was 6 years ago …and that was in a 2* hotel back then!

Doesn’t include: travel, bike, insurance, drinking money

Lift passes have to be purchased by individuals. Generally they are around £17 per day, depending on how many days you buy in one go etc

Event on Facebook

Guided mountain bike holidaySee what we got up to in 2013.

 

Events, Ladies Only, Local Event, MBSwindon Event, Novice Friendly

Ladies ‘Skylark’ Ride

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Debbie Davies will lead this club ride. It’s novice friendly but there will be some faster downward pointing stretches and a few long steeper climbs , but nothing that a nice walk can’t conquer, and as usual , no one will be left behind.

While this is not a technical ride, you will need a proper mountain bike and suitable mountain bike tyres.

Some lovely scenery is expected, skylark song if we are lucky ,and lots of chat so please come and join us .

Bring adequate water and some snacks as there is no cafe stop. I’m sure there will be cake at the car park though!

Events, Local Event, MBSwindon Event, Novice Friendly

Croft Trail open day June 2015

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Croft Trail open day 2015 poster
Download the poster and help promote the event! Print it out or forward to people who might be interested.

Open day at the Croft Trail. This is a relaxed social event at the trail and an ideal opportunity to come along and find out what the club is all about. We’ll be leading regular laps round the trail to show you what we’ve been up to.

The event runs from 10am until 4pm, just turn up any time.

Throughout the day there’ll be the following:

  • guided rides round the trail
  • meet the club
  • barbeque plus ice cream van on site all day
  • chat about and get advice on riding, bikes, training, events and the Croft Trail
  • Wiltshire Police will be available to do bike marking from 12:00 – 14:00, so if you want to get your bike registered on the national database this is a great time to get it done for free

Take a look at photos from our last open day in April 2012.

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Bristol Bikefest 2015

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The club is usually well represented at Bikefest, and we hope this year will be no exception!

2013_10_12 Bristol Oktoberfest ladies team2The event (12 hour or 6 hour), held at the Ashton Court all-weather course, is an ideal opportunity to come and be part of a team of like-minded individuals. Challenge yourself or just enter for fun! Either way, put the date in your diary and let us know what type of team or pair you’d like to be part of. Are you ‘going for it’, ‘reasonably competitive’ or ‘just doing it for fun’? Have you already got a group of friends you want to be teamed up with? MBSwindon xc race team

We will team you up, manage the entry process with the organisers and tell you what you need to do, when you need to pay etc.

Please email races@mbswindon.co.uk info@mbswindon.co.uk if you are interested in entering by 10th April.

12-hour event

Entries cost £74 for pair (£37 each), £136 for team (£34 each for 4) for 12 hour event – 9am-9pm. Solo entry sold out already (Blimey -Ed.).

6 – hour event

Entries cost £38 for solo, £70 for pair (£35 each), £128 for team (£32 each for 4) for 6 hour event 3pm-9pm.

2013_06_08 Bristol Bikefest Tim Rose 09
Camping

Camping is available for £4 per night Friday and Saturday. Due to demand we have had to pre-book a limited number of spaces, so it’s ‘first come – first served’ folks!

More info

Please visit the www.bike-fest.com site for full details about the event.

Events, Local Event, MBSwindon Event, Novice Friendly

Wednesday Night Ride

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Richard Ford will be leading a novice friendly route from Barbury Castle. The route will take in the club favourite descent Rickety Bridge or Rooty Tooty (depending on who you listen to).  There will be some climbs, but as always we will wait for everybody and allow them to get their breath back.

We should be out for 2 hours approx. Please bring lights in case we are delayed by mechanicals.

Events, MBSwindon Event, Novice Friendly

FoD day

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2011_12_28 Wednesday FOD 006The Forest of Dean offers something for Mountain Bikers of all abilities and tastes from family trails to downhill runs. The club will be going there to check out the trails and the excellent cafe. This is not a led ride as such, but a chance to come along and ride the trails of your choice with other club members.

We will be meeting at the cafe at the Pedalabikeaway Cycle Centre for a coffee and chat. The plan is then for everybody to split into groups to enjoy riding at their own pace and ability. We will then meet back up for lunch at the cafe, which serves a big range of hot food and cake. After lunch more riding for those that want to.

Final descent of the Verderer's trail in the Forest of Dean

See photos from previous rides.