You can leave your hat on if you like, but I would recommend a helmet and to strap yourself in for a 60km South Wales epic! Starting in Pontypool and winding our way up the valley to Blaenavon and back we will experience some of the wonders of the Welsh valley where your ride leader …
Sunday 13th March 2016 For those of you who have ridden the Goshawk Challenge before, you know the script …it’s all about pain management. Each year we try to introduce some new mental and physical hurt into the route and you will be pleased to learn that for 2016 we’ve stuck to our roots, lots of them …
PLEASE NOTE THIS TRIP IS NOW FULLY BOOKED!! Cost: £135 per person total – £33.75 deposit What you get: Two nights accommodation, full cooked breakfast, home cooked evening meals and packed lunches. A guided ride on the Saturday that is tailored to suit the group. The last weekend there was so much fun (MudTrek Weekend …
Heard of Bikepark Wales? Have you ever fancied an uplift day but didn’t want to do it alone? Well now is your chance! Phil Allum is hosting a MB Swindon uplift day at Bikepark Wales on Friday May 1st. Picture this: You are at the Forest of Dean, going down the final descent on the …
The final round of the Empire cycles enduro series 2014! Here at MB Swindon, we’ve been present at both of the other two rounds and absolutely loved them. The riding is awesome, but coupled with brilliant organisation and fantastic facilities, its quickly become one of our favourite events. It’s a gravity style enduro and in …
Empire cycles enduro Round 3 – Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys – 25 October 2014 Read More »
A two day stay with Hit the hills in a catered bunk barn within riding distance of the Coedybrenin trails (see our handy route guide plus the Hit the hills route guide). The bunk house is opposite a pub and also allows access to the trails via back lanes and tracks. Special club price of £115 per person (6 …
Weekend trip to Coed-y-brenin with Hit the hills Read More »
MB Swindon member Anthony Holmes organised another weekend away at Wales’ finest: Mudtrek. Here’s his report: “Nine people finally assembled at MudTrek on the Friday evening. Tom of course chose to be different and arrived at about 0830 on the Saturday morning. His final message from the previous evening being “I’m having a lie down”! …
by Anthony Holmes (photos by Tom Stickland & Jay from Mudtrek) Is spite of a distinctly unpromising weather forecast ten of us finally assembled at MudTrek on Friday evening. Paul and I stopped off on the way for a spin round the Brechfa Blue/Green option to loosen up our legs for the main event on …
Ride report: Wet weekend in Wales with Mudtrek (with video) Read More »
After the ladies riding weekend in 2012 Sharon is back with another trip for 2013. This time staying at a fully catered cottage near Coed-y-Brenin in north Wales with Hit the hills (see photos from our January trip with Hit the hills premium). This trip is staying at the Rhiw Goch bunk house which is a few miles north of the …
This is a weekend trip to a premium catered cottage near Coed-y-Brenin in north wales. Accomodation and riding info is available in the Hit the hills website here. Hit the hills premium means bed, breakfast, evening meal and packed lunch. The Welsh Long House is a luxury cottage that sleeps 8 all with single beds, …
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