Have you ever got to that point in your riding where you just cant be bothered to head out, for whatever reason? Sometimes trying to rekindle that love for biking feels unachievable in the rain, wind and punishing cold…. So what do you do about it?… Well I’ve found a solution, and an awesome one at that. [...]
Fort William World Cup: Famously known for it’s mountain biking and for hosting the World Cup, it’s one of the events of the Summer. This year the World Cup is being held on the 8th-9th June. You can purchase tickets here. Season: In Winter you can get some Skiing and Snowboard action in up the top of Nevis [...]
An early Sunday morning start bike loaded in to car, it was off down the A12 for me in to Essex, the home of the newest and best Mountain bike course we currently have in the UK, designed and built specially for the 2012 Olympics, what a day it was going to be the sun was out [...]
Adventure means different things to different people. It could be an expedition across a continent, a weekend road trip with friends or simply exploring a new mountain range on your bike. In the second installment of The Adventure Series, Pete Scullion from Orange Bikes takes the new Orange Five 29 bike on a single day adventure [...]
We arrived in the misty Valleys of Wales and we welcomed with stunning mountains either side of our hotel. We stayed at the Tyn-Y-Cornel hotel which is about 10-15 minutes drive from the base of Cadair Idris which we were to climb the next day with Pete from Orange Bikes. The hotel manager even offered [...]
Season: The snow season usually runs from December to April however dependent on snow can be cut short or cut longer. We went in February and there was more than enough snow however the winds can close the resorts. So can heavy heavy snow as it will shut the access roads. Resorts: There’s plenty to [...]
