Some links for your amusement....

http://www.windways.co.uk/Windways/Home.html nice looking place to stay if you come down to do Afan!

http://flop.gmxhome.de/ Ulf's website, you might need our friend the Babelfish to translate for you...

http://www.britishtrails.co.uk/ Mountain Bikers on-line resource to the British Isles...check it out!

http://www.cyclebasket.com/ Nelson Cycles spares available on-line!!!

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ 

http://www.mtb-wales.com/ the best Welsh mtb resource

http://www.bikepark.co.nz/ Amazing bike park in Auckland, NZ...thanks for the link, Paula.

http://www.mb7.com/main/index.asp Interesting link to the 7 Stanes area in Scotland

http://www.fine-adc.com distributors of the fine Purple Extreme chain oil and the Casco helmets

http://www.mountainbikewales.com Mountain Bikers in that jewel of Wales, the Black Mountains.

www.mbwales.com/ where to find all those wonderful trails created on Forestry Commission areas in Wales 

http://www.bikemagic.co.uk/ useful news and events site, good place to sell your old bike/bits.

http://www.switch-backs.com/  just a wonderful place to have the off-road  holiday of a lifetime. Got to be the best riding ever...on dry trails, lovely people, wonderful food, absolutely stunning views and easy flights from Cardiff. Wish I was there now.......

http://www.thebicycledoctor.com ...the local Kona dealer in Porth, for all you Rhondda boys.....

http://www.kudubikes.co.uk bikeshop in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, for those English rides...

http://www.rio-frio.com/pages/mountain_biking.htm Rio Frio Holidays.  Multi activity holidays - including mountain biking breaks - in Andalucia, southern Spain.  Guided and unguided rides for everyone, including families

http://www.dragondownhill.co.uk/ the Dragon Downhill people.

http://www.bikebasewales.com  a bikeshop in Abergavenny near the Black Mountains

http://sunsetmtb.co.uk/ Decent bikeshop in Cardiff, but give the mechanic grief when you're there....also always pay by cheque!! 

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/  to get the spares to fix the bike (again.....)

http://www.hopetech.com/ Bits made to cope with the UK weather

http://www.weightweenies.starbike.com/ for those sad detail freaks out there....you know who you are!!!!

http://www.bromptonbicycle.co.uk/ oh look, another decent bike manufacturer......

http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/ the new trend is here...and only Jonathan is at the cutting edge - again!

http://www.foesracing.com for the Neils in our life...

http://www.konaworld.com/ this is for the Rhondda massive....rock on with the Paligap Leisure Products boys!

http://www.marinbikes.com/ Bike breakers - this way for excellent guarantees and service, even after serious abuse.

http://www.specialized  ..can't find their website....they are WAY beyond cool, especially in black and gold...SPEEEEEEED AND AGGRRREESSSION, but no rain please!!!!!!

 http://www.sheldonbrown.com/wheels/index.html find out how to build decent wheels, or retrue your buckled ones.

http://www.marzocchi.com/eng/spa/products/mtb/manuals/ how to fix your Marzocchi forks.

http://www.mojo.co.uk/ Find out all the latest on Fox forks...remember the UK importer is located in Risca, near Newport, so servicing isn't a problem.

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