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May
3
Wed
Wednesdays After Work at Croft @ Croft Cycle Trail
May 3 @ 5:45 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesdays After Work at Croft @ Croft Cycle Trail | England | United Kingdom

We will be at Croft on Wednesday evening for some fun, skills and trail riding. Apparently I need more of all 3! 😬

Everyone is welcome and we have lots of options at Croft from just riding the trail, to sessioning corners, jumps or drops practice, so we’ll do bits of whatever people want.

Davinia will also be there leading a Ladies session.

You will need a helmet, but not lights 😊

Meet in the Croft car park at 5.45pm

May
10
Wed
Wednesdays After Work at Croft @ Croft Cycle Trail
May 10 @ 5:45 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesdays After Work at Croft @ Croft Cycle Trail | England | United Kingdom

We will be at Croft as usual this Wednesday evening.
With out wanting to curse it, the weather looks a bit better than previous weeks, so fingers crossed!

We will be doing a few laps, stopping to session some of the skills stuff along the way. Inevitably that inlcudes some jumps and the rock garden, but if anyone want’s to improve their cornering or have a go at conquering Pete’s steps, we can do that too.

Davinia will be there too leading any ladies that want to join her.

Meet in the car park at 5.45pm – you’ll need a helmet, but not lights 🙂

Jul
12
Wed
Wednesdays After Work at Croft @ Croft Cycle Trail
Jul 12 @ 5:45 pm – 7:45 pm
Wednesdays After Work at Croft @ Croft Cycle Trail | England | United Kingdom

Come and join us for laps, laughs & maybe lollies down at Croft.

Wednesdays are our weekly event for everyone, no matter your ability. There’s something for everyone at Croft and we don’t leave anyone behind.

You will need a helmet, but not lights.

Meet in the car park at 5.45pm

Sep
13
Wed
Wednesdays After Work at Croft @ Croft Cycle Trail
Sep 13 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesdays After Work at Croft @ Croft Cycle Trail | England | United Kingdom
We’re at Croft on Wednesday evening as usual, for some laps of the trail and practice on the trail features 😊
 
Meet in the Croft car park at 5.30pm – note the slightly earlier time, as we’re trying to make the most of the fading light.
 
You will need a helmet and you’ll get away without lights till about 7pm, but you’ll want them after that – it gets dark very fast in those trees!
Mar
31
Sat
GetintoMTB – Try A Trail @ Croft Cycle Trail
Mar 31 @ 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
GetintoMTB - Try A Trail @ Croft Cycle Trail | England | United Kingdom

We’ve got another weekend session at Croft coming up.

This is a perfect opportunity to try a mountain bike trail if you haven’t before, or just to reintroduce yourself if it’s been a while (it’s been a pretty grotty winter!).

We will have at least 2 ride leaders there, doing ladies only and mixed groups of all abilities.

We will meet in the Croft Car Park at 10.30am

Please bring a helmet

Sep
5
Wed
Wednesdays After Work @ Croft Cycle Trail
Sep 5 @ 5:45 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesdays After Work @ Croft Cycle Trail | England | United Kingdom

We will start with a lap of the Blue trail to warm up, then sees what people want to do next. The options will be to head over the motorway to Wroughton for a couple of laps of the new pump track there, do a practice trip up and then down Ladder Lane, or just more laps of Croft.

This a very relaxed ride, at an easy pace, with lots of opportunities to develop and practice skills. Everyone is welcome and this is a great introductory ride if you’re just starting or coming back to mountain biking.

You must bring a helmet, but you don’t need lights yet 😊
Also thoroughly recommend insect repellent!

Meet in the Croft car park at 5.45pm

Sep
19
Wed
Wednesday After Work at Croft @ Croft Cycle Trail
Sep 19 @ 5:45 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday After Work at Croft @ Croft Cycle Trail | England | United Kingdom
This a very relaxed ride, at an easy pace, with lots of opportunities to develop and practice skills. Everyone is welcome and this is a great introductory ride if you’re just starting or coming back to mountain biking.
 
This week we’re going to do some skills demonstrations and practice, using the features of the trail. We’ll cover the basics you’ll need for tackling technical terrain – front wheel lifts, unweighting the back well, climbing and descending safely.
 
You must bring a helmet, but you don’t need lights, yet.
Also thoroughly recommend insect repellent!
 
Meet in the Croft car park at 5.30pm for a 5.45pm start.
Nov
14
Wed
Wednesdays After Work at Croft @ Croft Cycle Trail
Nov 14 @ 5:45 pm – 7:00 pm
Wednesdays After Work at Croft @ Croft Cycle Trail | England | United Kingdom
This a very relaxed ride, at an easy pace, with lots of opportunities to develop and practice skills. Everyone is welcome and this is a great introductory ride if you’re just starting or coming back to mountain biking – just bear in mind at this time of year the whole ride is in the dark though.
 
We will do some skills demonstrations and practice, using the features of the trail. We may also venture up Ladder Lane for a bit of root and faster descending practice, or over to the pump track at Wroughton if it’s a muddy one.
 
You must bring a helmet and lights too.
 
Meet in the Croft car park for a 5.45pm start.
Feb
27
Wed
Wednesday GetIntoMTB
Feb 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Wednesday GetIntoMTB

Wednesday rides are back with a new format.

The evening will be split into two parts:

6-7pm will be a Croft trail ride, laps of the trail (when it gets lighter we will also be sessioning some of the features)

7-8.15pm will be a local, fairly flat route, less than 10km in total.

These rides are part of our GetintoMTB series, designed for anyone just starting mountain biking, coming back after a break or just wanting a shorter, flatter ride 😊

Helmets are compulsory and you will also need lights at the moment.

Meet in the Croft car park for both rides

Sep
4
Wed
Wednesday GetintoMTB @ Croft Cycle Trail
Sep 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday GetintoMTB @ Croft Cycle Trail

Wednesdays are one of our #getintoMTB events, designed to help people get started, get back into MTB or anyone wanting a shorter, flatter ride. But there’s plenty of fun for all abilities.

The evening will be split into two parts:

6-7pm will be a Croft trail ride, laps of the trail (sessioning some of the features along the way)

7pm-8pm will be a local, fairly flat route, less than 10km in total.
PLEASE LET US KNOW BY POSTING BELOW IF YOU INTEND ONLY ATTENDING THE 7PM RIDE, so that we know to wait for you, as we leave promptly.

Under 18’s are allowed on this ride unaccompanied, as long as you have been out with us before. If you haven’t and wish to come, please drop an email to welfare@swindonmtbenthusiasts.co.uk so we can let you know the process for signing up to these rides.

As with all our rides, Helmets are compulsory.

Meet in the Croft Trail car park for both rides