Swindon MTB Enthusiasts

Jan 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Thursday’s ride will start from the Jovial Monk Pub on St Andrews Ridge and led by John Jefferies.

Planned ride is weather dependant. There may be a more urban ride if it’s too wet and cold. We will leave @ 7pm and head out through blunsdon, stratton & Stanton woods to south marston ind est. from there through a nice little single track to south marston. A bit of road to Nightingale woods for a lap or 2 then back to the Jovial refreshments. It may be cold and wet, so dress appropriately.

A helmet, lights and a serviceable bike required.
Nice steady pace to suit those in attendance – nobody will be left behind.

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Jan

Tuesday Night Ride @ The Bayberry

Jan 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

The winter fun continues, but now with either one or two rides out from The Bayberry up onto the byways and bridleways of the Ridgeway.

We will either run a short and a long ride, or a combined medium ride, depending on riders present. This week’s ride(s) will be led by Lindsay for the short route, and Dave for the long ride. *if there are enough riders for 2 rides, we will do a combined Medium length ride

– The short ride will be a distance of approximately 25km / 15 miles and a moderate amount of climb of 200-300m. This is a blue/blue ride.

– The long ride will be a distance of approximately 35km / 20 miles and a larger amount of climb of 400-500m. This is a red/red ride.

– Or a medium ride somewhere in between.

We always aim to be back for 9.30pm

Nights have most definitely drawn in and are cold, so bring good lights, weather-appropriate clothing and a jacket. Helmets are compulsory.

Chips £1 for plain or £1.25 for cheesy, for a shared snack portion.

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Jan

Wed

Wednesdays After Work @ Croft Cycle Trail

Jan 30 @ 5:45 pm – 7:00 pm

We will meet in the Croft car park as usual and begin with a lap of the Croft trail (which can be skipped if you prefer), before heading off to Wroughton through Wichelstowe. This is a nice gentle flat route, to spin our legs and warm up a bit. Our destination is the pump track in Wroughton, although riding it is optional. We will then return to Croft via the bridleway.

With a lap of Croft you’re looking at about 10km of flat ride – a perfect winter warm up 🙂

Meet in Croft Car Park for 5.45pm.
You will need a helmet, lights and appropriate clothing for the weather.

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Tuesday Night Ride @ The Bayberry

Feb 5 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

The winter fun continues, but now with either one or two rides out from The Bayberry up onto the byways and bridleways of the Ridgeway.

– The short ride will be a distance of approximately 25km / 15 miles and a moderate amount of climb of 200-300m. This is a blue/blue ride.

– The long ride will be a distance of approximately 35km / 20 miles and a larger amount of climb of 400-500m. This is a red/red ride.

– Or a medium ride somewhere in between.

We always aim to be back for 9.30pm

Nights have most definitely drawn in and are cold, so bring good lights, weather-appropriate clothing and a jacket. Helmets are compulsory.

Chips £1 for plain or £1.25 for cheesy, for a shared snack portion.

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Tuesday Night Ride @ The Bayberry

Feb 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

The winter fun continues, but now with either one or two rides out from The Bayberry up onto the byways and bridleways of the Ridgeway.

– The short ride will be a distance of approximately 25km / 15 miles and a moderate amount of climb of 200-300m. This is a blue/blue ride.

– The long ride will be a distance of approximately 35km / 20 miles and a larger amount of climb of 400-500m. This is a red/red ride.

– Or a medium ride somewhere in between.

We always aim to be back for 9.30pm

Nights have most definitely drawn in and are cold, so bring good lights, weather-appropriate clothing and a jacket. Helmets are compulsory.

Chips £1 for plain or £1.25 for cheesy, for a shared snack portion.

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Tuesday Night Ride @ The Bayberry

Feb 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

The winter fun continues, but now with either one or two rides out from The Bayberry up onto the byways and bridleways of the Ridgeway.

– The short ride will be a distance of approximately 25km / 15 miles and a moderate amount of climb of 200-300m. This is a blue/blue ride.

– The long ride will be a distance of approximately 35km / 20 miles and a larger amount of climb of 400-500m. This is a red/red ride.

– Or a medium ride somewhere in between.

We always aim to be back for 9.30pm

Nights have most definitely drawn in and are cold, so bring good lights, weather-appropriate clothing and a jacket. Helmets are compulsory.

Chips £1 for plain or £1.25 for cheesy, for a shared snack portion.

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Tuesday Night Ride @ The Bayberry

Feb 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

The winter fun continues, but now with either one or two rides out from The Bayberry up onto the byways and bridleways of the Ridgeway.

– The short ride will be a distance of approximately 25km / 15 miles and a moderate amount of climb of 200-300m. This is a blue/blue ride.

– The long ride will be a distance of approximately 35km / 20 miles and a larger amount of climb of 400-500m. This is a red/red ride.

– Or a medium ride somewhere in between.

We always aim to be back for 9.30pm

Nights have most definitely drawn in and are cold, so bring good lights, weather-appropriate clothing and a jacket. Helmets are compulsory.

Chips £1 for plain or £1.25 for cheesy, for a shared snack portion.

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Mar

Sun

BPW Birthday Bash @ BikePark Wales

Mar 3 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

We are heading to BPW for a big club ride to celebrate a number of birthdays in the club!! We want as many of you to come along and join us as possible.

There will hopefully be a mixture of abilities coming so we can split up into groups to do a variety of graded rides from blues to blacks!
A huge gathering at lunch will set us up for an afternoon of yet more trail fun!

You can either choose to do pay as you go uplifts or buy a day’s uplift pass (see BPW website for details)
Please note….. Helmets are compulsory at BikePark Wales and Full face helmets are advisable.

Meet outside the cafe at 10am.

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Mar

Sun

FoD 4 All @ Pedalabikeaway

Mar 17 @ 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

We’ve not been to FoD for ages, so we’re going to do another “FoD 4 All” event.

Basing ourselves at Pedalabikeaway, we will have several ride leaders, offering different rides for all abilities – a great introduction if you’ve not been before.

A lap of the legendary Verderers is bound to be on the agenda, but also downhill trails and some of the techy super steep off piste tracks in the Cannop Valley too.

We will also have at least one coach on offer if anyone wants to session some features, such as roots, jumps or drops, or certain sections of trail (the top of Corkscrew has a great sequence of features in one short run for learning).

Meet at outside the Pedalabikeaway café at 10.30am

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May

Fri

The Peaks Weekender @ The Peak District