It’s getting ever more popular at Swinley (for good reason), so I thought I’d help you find the fun, twisty, tight singletrack trails (of which there are loads). NOTE: You are required to purchase a permit to ride on this private land. Day permits available at the Discovery centre for around £2 or a year’s …
The longer ¾ provide some additional and much needed protection & warmth for your knees for these wet, cold months. OK, it’s been pretty amazing weather so far, but it’s still pretty cold in the morning or evening/night. After my MT500 short shorts quickly became my favourite shorts through the summer, I had to get …
Singular Swift review £440 (frame & fork, delivered) from www.singularcycles.com pic by Russell Burton Even with the big 29″ wheels and skinny steel tube frame, this bike just looks ‘right’. You have to be swift I’d been after one of these bikes for a while, as after testing some 29′ers out I’d decided that a rigid …
Mobi V17 Jet wash £149.99 http://www.mobiwasher.co.uk/ The unit My other bike pressure washer, the Dirtworker, died prematurely on me (after it got a good work out on the VERY wet event we ran this summer), so I needed another. The unit is nice and sturdy and comes with a shoulder strap, and wheels and the battery also …
Endura MT500 Gloves RRP £32.99 www.endura.co.uk The Gloves. I actually got these ‘lightweight summer gloves’ with spring time riding in mind, as although they are ‘summer’ gloves, they offer a little extra protection than the usual XC glove, with hard wearing suedette palms and protective panels on the backs of the fingers (which I kept …
We’ve got the new MJ872 Magicshine bike lights in stock!!! Took them out last night and scared the trick-or-treaters… a treat! They are seriously bright with a superb spread of light. We’ve also got some more rear lights and spare batteries – including Endurance batteries (which have extra 50% capacity over the standard ones). Will …
Ride Guides for around the Chilterns countryside. Singletrack galore. Get yourself a copy
I’ve got a meeting with the Cycle Tourism Wales board next week and want (need) to know what would help persuade you (as cyclists visiting the trail centres) to stay over in Wales, rather than just do one-day visits. More trails, range of accommodation, facilities for beginners, families, non cyclists… let me know – they …
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Just to let you know, an investigation into a series of mountain bike thefts from around the Farnborough area, has resulted in the arrest three people and recovering approx 60 frames. The police are no in the process of identifying them. Many have been reported to Hampshire Police, and these are currently being identified by …
