BikePark Wales have announced that construction of their first-of-a-kind facility is already underway. Based at Gethin Woods, near Merthyr Tydfil, it’s soon to be the UK’s premier mountain bike destination with trails to suit all abilities and styles of riding. It is set to offer the largest uplift service in the UK, for 75 riders. [...]
Through blistering winds, freezing temperatures, rain, snow, sleet, and fog we fight for grip on the slickest of surfaces – mud, ice, and green rocks testing the traction between our tyres and earth. We’ve ridden through it all this winter, enduring the coldest and wettest conditions throughout, and still we keep coming back for more. [...]
I like to live my life with a continual sense of improvement. Always trying to better myself, to progress and learn more whilst having fun and exploring what there is out there. In the moments I have spare between coaching and training, I find myself pondering new adventures; exploring the world on my bike is [...]
We’ve all had an injury in biking some time in the past. Whether it’s a nasty pedal strike to the shin, or the unfortunate and unforgiving broken bone – I doubt there are many of us out there without a story to tell and a scar to back it up. I try not to think [...]
Last summer I rode the local BMX track all the time. I’d mastered the minimum amount of pedal strokes to get over any jump, and could hit things as fast as I wanted and pop high or squash it low and fast. Sometimes I’d turn up and ride hard all day, and others would mostly [...]
Everyone would love to be able to throw down a massive whip like Greg Minnaar, or feel what it’s like to land a comp winning back flip like Sam Pilgrim – but most think it’s out of their reach completely. Ok, so you might not be able to perfect it, but there are a couple [...]
