CYCLE HEAVEN

SNOWBOARD TRIPS Jan & March 06

SNOWBOARD TRIP March 05 Font Romeau (France)

Pictures of my favourite rides:

Mortimer Forest, Ludlow, 13rd May ‘05

Ludlow & Hergest 13-15^th May 2005

New Radnor 17/1/03 - Harley Valley loop. OS 148.

New Radnor 28/1/03 - SNOW! Water Break it's Neck loop. OS 148.

New Radnor 29/1/03 - MORE SNOW! (And ice). Kinnerton, Radnor Forest, Wimble. OS 148.

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Cycling in the news...

THE PEACE CYCLE

Why cyclists have been forced off Britain's congested roads

Let's get on our bikes - Chris Boardman writes for the Observer!

Cyclist beats Ferrari in race through rush-hour streets - This story is from Belgium, but I can assure you from personal experience that it is easily acheivable in central London too!

Pedal power - Cycling facts - A few interesting facts about cycling. I'm sure I also heard that it's the most efficient mode of transport known to man somewhere too. Does anyone know?

Click here for links for all you politically active cyclists - Courtesy of Urban75

Click here to email an MP! - Also thanks to Urban75

Reasons why you should ride your bike

Traffic levels on Britain's roads have risen by over 80% in the last 20 years.

Climate change is caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide (C02) and other polluting greenhouse gases in our atmosphere.

Ever thought of cycling around the world?

HEREFORDSHIRE & POWYS LINKS

Look at me!!! - I was browsing the local BBC website the other day, only to find that they had no MTB section in thier extreme sports bit!! Shocked, I emailed them saying that I thought this was a very poor show, and this is the result!!!

www.roughrides.co.uk - Local Herefordshire resource with SERIOUS routes, links and more. Definitely worth getting in touch if you are going to be in the area or plan a visit. Expert advice from hardcore bikers. (Be sure to state your level of fitness when asking for route advice, some serious stuff available here).

www.activityuk.com/ - Llangorse Rope Centre. If you go, check out the Lake too!

www.atbsports.fsnet.co.uk - Into Snow/Skateboarding? Then check this out!

The Brecon Beacons, Mid Wales, Llanwrtyd Wells and Rhayader

Mountain Biking Wales

OTHER BIKEY STUFF

Sustrans: sustainable transport network

www.diaryofamountainbiker.co.uk/ - Pictures, diary, routes & forum. This is a really good read, especially this bit, where Richard tells us of his own experience of the 2003 RoughRide.

www.singletrackworld.co.uk/ - The name says it all really. Serious resource with race info, routes and features. Well worth a subscription for the serious traily.

www.cycling.tv - Wow! At Last! Bikey TV comes to the net.....(Giz a job!)

Cyber Cyclery - A wide variety of bicycling related information, resources and services.

www.mtbengland.co.uk/ - Young bucks from Cheltenham kicking up some dirt.

MTB Extreme - Scottish nutters. Video worth checking too.

MTB Freeride - Another BIG mtb resource, with great pictures and video.

www.mtbroutes.com/ - Routes to try.

www.mtb-wales.com/ - Great hub for the Welsh posse, or those of you interested in trying some of the best biking in the world!

www.london-mtb.com/ - Fantastic resource for thos of you stuck in the big smoke!

West Midlands MTB - "The West Midlands MTB group is a bunch of local riders who come together to have fun on bikes in the mud. We have all types from XC whippets to plodding tourists..."

www.bikemagic.com - Comprehensive MTB resource.

Critical Mass - Political cyclist's group. Power to the pedal! (This isn't their site, but they keep having to move and Urban 75 are a great bunch that run an excellent site with pictures and articles on Critical Mass)

http://www.extremepie.com - Shopping for bikies.

Bike Manufacturers

ORBIT UK - My Road bike, which I've had since I was about 15, is an Orbit America. Still going strong. A really nice bit of budget kit that has outlasted my training buddies flashy Pinarello, which has now snapped twice! (Teehee!) We rode those bikes come hell or high water, snow, rain, ice etc. A religious 20 miles flat out every night round the lanes in the Pembridge & Kington areas, often stopping for our fourth meal of the day at the chippy in Kington, stuffing our faces sitting on the bridge over the Arrow, then belting back home round the lanes at full tilt! The Pinarello is being shipped back from Australia in the summer, along with it's owner. Hopefully it'll be fit enough for a reunion ride! (The bike, not the owner!)

TREK - My current off-roader is a Trek 7000. I can't fault it. It's a great ride, super light, stiff and sharp. The muts nuts. Love it.

Diamondback UK - My first off-roader (which I sold to buy an airline ticket to Australia in 1993), was a Diamondback Ascent ('92 version I think). A great first buy, it was a bargain and took all I could throw at it in it's stride (including decending Hay Bluff nr Hay-on-Wye by the most direct, ie straight down, route possible. Mental. My brother Rupert bought a later version which he did manage to snap, but only by riding into a gate (the Gladestry side of Hergest Ridge) at about 35-40mph in the dark!! He's lucky he was wearing my old helmet!

Whyte UK - Had a go on Jerry's Whyte (thats Jerry from Roughrides in Kington), it was interesting, but I'm afraid I know nothing about these newfangled full sussers and although it seemed pretty cool I couldn't imagine hammering down a mountain on it whilst trundling round the car park. I would love to try hammering down a mountain on one though!!!

Orange Mountain Bikes ltd UK

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