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Welcome...........

Local
riding this week, so left to right Chris attempts to hide in the
undergrowth so we can't see if his new Cube Fritzz has cracked yet...then
he styles it up at the top of the Mountain Ash downhill, followed by Steve
jumping the big rocks at the start and even I get a picture this week as
well! Photos
here
see Steve use his compact saw, summer is on it's way as the caterpillars
were out and about, and there were some great views into the distance off
the top of the Gethin downhill. Fun day out! The Gap next week, going from
Talybont so come along for another superb South Wales classic ride. Also
Chris Aylward
and a number of others have been arranging a ride from
Bangor
to
Cardiff
to raise money for the charity 'Afghan Heroes'.The trip will start at
Bangor
- Dolgellau - Cwmystwyth - Llangors -
Cardiff
covering 220 - 225 miles over 4 days. He's been training around 5 nights a
week to get to some decent fitness to give the ride the best attempt he's
got! Links to his facebook page and online donation form are below so give
him some support...b
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&ref=nf&gid=388171975102
to
search facebook the group is called 'Trans Wales Bike Ride For Afghan
Heroes'
Anyone
and everyone are more than welcome to join us on the ride from start to
finish or even join up on the last day from Llangors / Merthyr / Nelson to
Cardiff where we will he have a few drinks and celebratory munch to finish
the ride. He would much appreciate your support if you can help.
Rides are organised every
weekend on Saturday. The
rides start at 8:30 am from the car park in
Nelson (follow the link on the left for a
map) and cover most parts of the Valleys, with forays further afield to
the Brecon Beacons, Black Mountains, Forest of Dean and Mid Wales.
The Forest Enterprise tracks at Cwmcarn and Afan Argoed are often
visited, and we organise trips to North Wales to sample the Coed-y-Brenin,
Nant-yr-Arian and Bettws-y-Coed routes during the summer months.
The Club attends various organised events
every year, and provides
support to club members thanks to the help of a Sportlot grant which has
allowed the Club to purchase a set of bike tools and a pop-up gazebo to
allow bike servicing in the dry, whatever the weather. If we've gone
camping to the event, we have a club barbeque the evening before the race
and have a good time.
The Club has also organised longer
trips to the Lake District (Tim Woodcock's Lakeland Loop), the Sierra
Nevadas in Spain (check out the excellent http://www.switch-backs.com
to see where we went), Morzine/Les Gets and last year we went to Les Arcs.
We try to offer a varied mountain biking experience
that means the weekend ride is most definitely the high spot of your
week.....why not come along and give it a go?
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View from High Street, Lake District

Top of the Rhondda

The
Black Mountains
Enjoying a snack,
Coed-y-Brenin

River
crossing, Sarn Helen Roman Road 
The
Sierra Nevadas, Spain |