Phil Allum will be leading this novice friendly ride from Coate water out onto the Malborough downs. The route has been drawn up to be non-technical, fairly flat and well surfaced. There will be one hill, but if climbing isn’t your thing then feel free to push up, it’s always a good excuse to have …
Words and Photos by Debbie Davies By 10am, beside the lake at Coate Water, we had amassed 9 ladies ready to set off and tackle a rather wet, muddy Ridgeway ride . I was very impressed that so many had made the effort, as it hadn’t been the best biking weather lately . We set …
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Tom Scott will be leading this Novice Friendly ride around the Chiseldon area including a ride up Smeathe’s Ridge to Barbury Castle. Riders of all abilities are welcome to this ride, which will be a good introduction to mountain biking in the local area. No kids or dogs. We aim to be back at Coate …
Words and photos by Richard Ford Surprisingly, this was the first MB Swindon ride since February to start from Barbury Castle. I rode from there a lot in the summer and the planned ride was a slightly longer version of one of my favourite evening loops. I was the first person to arrive at 9:30am, …
Words and photos by Gary Yeates I set off from home to the arranged start point at the Ellendune Centre in Wroughton with a mixture of anticipation and slight apprehension, as this was my first time to lead a ride. It wasn’t too technical a route, but was designed to link together some of my …
Words by Tom Scott Photos by Fluffy Stockings Twelve brave souls gathered for a ‘Novice Friendly‘ ride of some 20 miles along the Ridgeway. I planned this ride for 3 reasons: 1) As a recce for the Dawn to Dusk ride on 21st December, 2) Because my previous Western Ridgeway ride had taken the …
