Chris Hopkinson writes: At 6.15 on Saturday morning I was lying in bed staring at the ceiling. I’d hardly slept a wink due to a trapped nerve in my shoulder giving me some grief and it now seemed like the wife had very kindly shared her cold with me. I’d rebuilt the full suss […]
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Words by Chris Hopkinson – Photos by Tom Stickland and Gary Palmer nd it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off
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A long time ago in a forest far, far away, our mountain biking forefathers told tales of a mythical trail. A trail so perfectly sculpted and feature-packed it drove some to give up the sport of mountain biking altogether as it would never be that good again. Others refused to leave and are
W2 is the White’s Level trail plus the Wall (sometimes known as WW2 so bring your camo kit and rifles). That’s two trails for the price of one. See out Afan trail guide including a google map of the trails. The ground at Afan is very gritty and wears brake pads out quickly, so make
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This was a last minute trip to Afan to check out the modified Wall trail and to visit the new skills park. See the photos from our last trip there when we did W2 (the Wall plus White’s level). The May 2010 report includes an Afan trail guide. We’re going back in February. Event link.
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See our ride report from Jan 2011 plus our Afan trail guide. Maps: OS, GPX, mapmyride By Tim Norris I am new to this and I am not fit! So why did I decide to make my first ride with MB Swindon the gruelling 40km double trail loop known as W2 in the Afan Valley?
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W2 is the White’s Level trail plus the Wall (sometimes known as WW2 so bring your camo kit and rifles). That’s two trails for the price of one. See out Afan trail guide including a google map of the trails. We have a club discount at local bike shope Lodge Cycles (shop location). Some previous
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Afan is a great trail centre near Port Talbot in South Wales – just over 2hrs drive from Swindon… but well worth it. Last time we were there we did White’s Level followed by a shortened version of The Skyline. See the ride report. This time we’re planning on doing the WW2 trail. That’s the
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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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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.
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