Adrian's Mountain Biking Blog
BikePark Wales now open
BikePark Wales in Merthyr Tydfil is now officially open.
The purpose built trail centre which cost £2 million to setup has been designed by director Rowan Sorrell, the downhill champion with a mixture of trails to suit all abilities from families to professional downhillers. Read More
Fix or replace? Part 1 – The dilemma
I currently have a Kona Explosif 1999 model, which I hand built myself, and I’m very fond of. It has a steel frame – Reynolds 853 tubing – and has a ride that only steel gives. It accelerates like whippet, especially offroad and on technical sections and gives me a grin even when I just take it round the block.
However, I built it in 1999, and it needs some serious maintenance and upgrades now. The entire drivetrain is shot and needs replacing, the forks are worrying me a bit (but are probably ok) and at the weekend I bent one of the brake levers (it’s got V brakes and it pre-dates discs!). Read More
TRAIL REVIEW: The Croft Trail
A lot of Swindon has been built from scratch in new housing estates, and while cycling in general is well catered for with dedicated cycle paths everywhere, it’s nearly all tarmac with few opportunities for offroad cycling. Fortunately there is a brilliant dedicated trail in Swindon, with some really excellent riding.
The Croft Trail is 3 mile loop of waymarked woodland trail, with a beginner (blue) and
more technical (red) routes located opposite the Nationwide headquarters off Piper Way. There is a free car park on site and it is only a mile from the train station as well. Read More
D5 Creation