Trail Building Volunteers needed on Avon Timberland Trail!
1 February 2006
Bristol Trails Group is carrying out monthly trail building days on the Avon Timberland Trail over the next few months and they're eagerly looking out for new volunteers to help.
So if you fancy spending a few hours outside in the company of local mountain bikers to improve parts of the Avon Timberland Trail, you can contact Anthony at the Bristol Trails Group on 07712 650857 or visit www.bristoltrailsgroup.com
The next trail building days are planned for Sunday 19th February and Saturday 4th March, from this date they will run at least once a month.
The Bristol Trails Group was set up a couple of years ago. The group is made up of local mountain bikers who have an interest in improving mountain bike facilities in the Bristol area. Since the group became established they have been organising regular trail building sessions in Aston Court to encourage volunteers to help build new paths and improve some existing sections.
The Ashton Court trails are now in a pretty good condition thanks to the group and attention is now switching to the more remote sections of the Avon Timberland Trail in 50-Acre Wood. Parts of the Trail in 50-Acre Wood have been re-routed to improve the ride and to make it is easier to carry out trail building.
Tarmac, the owners of Durnford Quarry, have been supportive throughout the project and continue to offer free stone to the Avon Timberland Trail. The stone will be used to build up sections of trail and provide a stable base to the paths so that the surface remains dry and compact.
Improvements to the paths in 50-Acre Wood are likely to continue for at least the next 6-months but hopefully by the end of the year the trail will be in great condition.
Irish team Selection 2006
1 February 2006
The Irish Cycling MTB Commission Downhill Committee has forwarded us the following riders as members of the Irish downhill squad from which Irish teams will be selected in 2006.
Despite the deadlines stated for submission of CVs this is not yet a closed squad so any rider who thinks they may be in with a chance may still forward their CV for consideration.
Junior
Dan Wolfe
Paul Cummins
Richard Smith
Elite
Gerard Wolfe
Ben Reid
Andy Smith
John Lawlor
Stephen McClintock
Darren Quill
Alan Cogher
www.irishdh.com
Aston Hill Junior Development Programme - DeVo 2 2006.
1 February 2006
The course will take place on Thursday 16th February 2006 and will be run on the same format as the previous DeVo2 courses and the course is for DeVo regulars and riders who are looking for race specific technical skills training.
If you haven't been on a DeVo course before and would like to check the suitability of the course please visit www.astonhill.com
Hamsterley Uplifts
24 January 2006
At last Hamsterley trails have finally got the tractor and trailor up and running. They can cater for around 20 - 25 riders. The bikes will be fastened to an upright bar to keep them separate and avoid bikes on bikes.
Uplifts will start at 10:15am.
For more information visit www.descendhamsterley.co.uk
Gee Hits the slopes!
22 January 2006
Animal Giant rider Gee Atherton survived a spectacular crash in Tignes, France this past weekend.
Rennie Wins Australian National Downhill Championships
22 January 2006
Santa Cruz Syndicate's Nathan Rennie is the newly crowned Australian National Downhill Champion winning the Australian National Downhill Championships held in Thredbo, NSW January 20-22.
Man with a mission!
20 January 2006
The Forestry Commission has appointed Alex MacLennan to help shape future recreational facilities in 200,000 acres of woods in the north east of England
Haldon Trailbuilding maps available!
19 January 2006
The Haldon Forest Park website has published a map showing details of the planned MTB trails, including the Red and Black XC runs and the Freeride area
Steve gets PUSH'ed in '06
18 January 2006
PUSH Industries along with our European Partner TF Tuned Shox is proud to announce the handling of Rear Suspension duties for Santa Cruz Syndicate in 2006. Team riders will be utilizing PUSH Tuned FOX DHX and FLOAT units equipped with PUSH Factory Components.
Darren Murphy president of PUSH had this to say:
“We’re stoked to be a part of this program and we are looking forward to using this opportunity to stretch our engineering arm this season. The Syndicate team offers a powerhouse roster that is second to none with top riders in such a broad range of disciplines.”
Rob Roskopp of Santa Cruz Bicycles had this to say: “Working with Push and TF Tuned gives us that extra edge on everyone else, especially when it comes down to timed Downhill runs, where every split second counts. It’s great to partner up with someone who’s as passionate about racing as we are”.
What we say is that it's great to continue our 11 year association with Steve - he'd the man! We're also looking forward to working with the rest of the Syndicate Team when they come over this side of the pond.
www.tftunedshox.com
www.stevepeat.com
Kirkhill Trails update
13 January 2006
You'll be aware that we've done nothing at Kirkhill in recent months despite our plans, which would have seen phase two of cross country bike trail developments complete by now.
Keep up to date with all the latest mountain bike trail news as we unearth the latest developments and gossip with our Trail Build Heros rolling news service.
