Rafe is leading this ride over the Marlborough downs, starting from Barbury castle (google map of start location). Meet at 10am for 10:15am start. Photos from a previous ride on the downs.

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 [...]

Swinley Forest is a great mountain biking area near Bracknell. This is an Alan friendly ride. We’ve got a local guide (Steve Dunn) to show us all of the good stuff. He’s a member of Berks on Bikes (I think). We’re meeting at 10am in the main lookout car park. That’s the right hand car [...]

Our Forest of Dean trips always seem to draw a decent crowd. There is a lot to offer with the Verderer’s trail, the original Freeminer’s (FODCA) trail plus the downhill runs and then loads of off-piste single track. See ride photos from August 2011 for more ideas. See also thefod.co.uk. We met at the Pedalabikeaway [...]

Club irregular Nikala has come up with two classic rides for us in Dorset. On Saturday we’ll be taking the Sandbanks ferry from Bournemouth across to the Isle of Purbeck. See this Bikely map for a typical route. After some compulsary beer or cider drinking then we’ll probably have hurty heads on the Sunday so [...]

This is an evening event at Hargroves Cycles in Swindon with some special offers, discounts, promotions and a BBQ on site. Various Wiltshire cycling clubs including Swindon Road Club and The Swindon Wheelers will be there. Updated info on 4th October. There will be beer! If this isn’t reason enough to come then I dont [...]

We’ve got a new club discount for MBSwindon club members (you can join online using Google Checkout). Hit The Hills offer fully catered weekened mountain biking trips at the best mountain biking locations around the UK. All the meals are provided by their trained chef with access to locally sourced ingredients. Team building and bespoke [...]

The 2010 North Wales trip was voted as one of the top three events of the year. See theride report and google map of North Wales MTB routes. We’re going back this year for another three and a half days of riding. We’re staying at the Tyddyn Bychan rural bunkhouse. This is ideally situated somewhere [...]

Club member Tim Rose has come up with a 20 mile ride through wooded and hilly countryside in the Cotswolds. The ride starts and finishes at a pub, which is handy. The Bisley Bear. The landlord has kindly allowed us to park there, so buying beer or food is compulsary!

Chris has invented a long ride that takes in the White Horse trail, the Wansdyke, Morgans Hill, The Cherhill monument, the Marlborough downs and the ridgeway. It should come to around 35-40 miles. The event will start and finish* at the Check Inn in Wroughton near Swindon (Google map location). * this isn’t an out [...]