In July 2015 we asked you to complete a survey telling us all about your experience of being a member of the club, what you think we do well and what you think we could do better. We were pleasantly surprised by the results with 94% that think we are good or excellent and over 97% think […]
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We try to run a local ride every Wednesday night. This week’s ride started at Coate Water with nine riders heading out via the old railway line to the infamous radio mast climb (pics from the top of the climb). We then headed down ‘Earthline’ (usually used as a climb) before heading back to Coate. A
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It’s been a couple of years since we’ve done a Fireworks Night ride, so about time we did it again. We will be starting main ride from Foxhill car park and be heading across the Hinton Downs and Peaks Downs towards Baydon/M4 then head Northwards up Bailey Hill to Weathercock Hill and along Odstone Down
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Mudtrek describe themselves as “the ski chalet for mountain bikers”. They are located in Wales near the Brechfa trails. See the ride report from October 2013. The approximate plan is: Arrive Friday evening. Guided ride on Saturday at the Presceli hills (new venue). Sunday do a shorter ride. The price is £135 per person (provided we have
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Mudtrek describe themselves as “the ski chalet for mountain bikers”. They are located in Wales near the Brechfa trails. See the ride report from October 2012. We’re also visiting in January 2013 to work on the skills park. The approximate plan is: Arrive Friday evening and drink beer (some might meet at midday and
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We’ve got a new club discount: 10% off all purchases made at www.velocite-bikes.com. Use the member’s only area to access the discount. The Velocite range of MTBs and road bikes are rider and media acclaimed throughout the world. They will be at Oktoberfest if you would like to see the MTB range. There’s also the possibility
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The Twrch trail at Cwmcarn is well known. We’re not riding that though. We’re going to go on an alternative xc route with some technical options, lead by local ride John Purchase. We’ll also be joined by local club Halfway Up MTB. John is promising to cover 3 peaks, Machen, Sirhowy and Cwmcarn.This is not for the unfit!
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Due to popular demand after a stonking ride in May 2012 then we’re going back to Swinley Forest. This is a great mountain biking area near Bracknell. Once again we’ve got local rider Steve Dunn to show us all of the good stuff. He’s a member of Muddy Moles. We’re meeting at 10am in the main
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Starting near Tim’s house the ride will take you through Calne, out to Compton Bassett on the NCR 403, then on to Cherhill with around 350-400m of climbing. There is a great rocky bridleway climb that we will also come down and also a descent from the Cherhill Monument, which will require some care. Then
A Ride Around Tim’s House Read More »
Mudtrek describe themselves as “the ski chalet for mountain bikers”. They are located in Wales near the Brechfa trails. See the ride report from October 2012. We’re also visiting in January 2013 to work on the skills park plus there’s another riding weekend in October 2013. The approximate plan is: Arrive Friday evening and drink beer
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