Mountain Bike Wales

12/12/2024

🏆 Winner 🏆 Best Activity, Experience or Tour, Mid Wales Tourism Awards 2024/25. We truly can’t believe it, and certainly didn’t expect to win!!! 😮

A big thank you to MWTCymru and the judges for voting and awarding our small business the win. Truly humbled.

To the team, can’t do it without our amazing pool of guides, Polly, Steve B, Dan, Steve C & Chipps for guiding awesome tours across Wales throughout the season, sometimes in the most horrific weather. An amazing group of people on and off the bike. X

To our guests who trust in us to guide them safely from one hotel to another, sometimes for as long as 6 days across the whole country. It can be challenging, highs, lows, but always smiles both during and afterwards in the pub. Thank you for your enthusiasm and support.

Our tours wouldn’t be what they are with our great accommodation and food, so huge thanks to Ty Morgans, Bluebell Llangurig, Plas Isa, Plas Y Brenin, Pengwern, Hafod, Old Skool MTB Accommodation, New Inn, Cedars, Wynnstay, Worms Head Hotel, Erskine, and of course our amazing team at The Lodge, Staylittle, our home and HQ.

Massive well done to all the finalists, especially to Jonathan & Lisa down the hill at Meadow Springs, and Y Talbot in Tregaron.

We now go through to the Visit Wales finals next March in the same category representing mid Wales. We can’t wait!

www.mtb.wales

12/12/2024

A to ripping around Coed Y Brenin whilst travelling along the Traws Eryri. The centre and all its facilities are an essential stop for spares at Beics Brenin and refuelling at the cafe.

The centre was added along the route as NRW part funded the initial scoping exercise for the Traws Eryri in the first instance.

Everything crossed for a positive result for the trail centres in 2025.

www.mtb.wales

10/12/2024

The Nantgwyllt Mountain Bike Trails in Elan Valley, mid Wales. Stunning location and a fantastic playground on two wheels…

www.mtb.wales/elanvalley

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06/12/2024

With Storm Darragh hitting the UK, now could be the time for a new waterproof?!! The Madison DTE (Defy the Elements) is our go to jacket for ultimate protection when the weather turns real nasty out on the trail.

It’s a three layer fabric with fully welded taped seams to repel the worst the heavens can throw at you. The jacket has a great styling with an articulated cut that is a nice fit when riding. Short and straight at the front so there’s no bunching when seated, then long at the back to keep the spray from going up your back. Coupled with the trousers that have a high back, nothing is coming in and going to dribble down your backside!

We also love the shape and length of the sleeves, long on the top to cover half way over your hand, elasticated underneath to keep it fitted, and no silly buckles or straps. Simple and effective. Height and length of pockets are well thought out too.

All in all one very well thought out piece of kit that will keep you smiling all ride long when the weather is at its most miserable.

For the mens jacket visit https://madisoncc.avln.me/c/ssoyNGFLBXnE and for the women’s fit visit https://madisoncc.avln.me/c/mjzXgdydnxiF

Or, visit https://freewheel.avln.me/c/alVssotPkeRw and get a further 10% off by using the code MTBCYMRU10

05/12/2024

A to sun dried trails and summer smiles on the Gower, South Wales. Day 6 of the Wales C2C Sarn Helen and quite possibly one of the finest finishes to a ride… ☀️🌴

www.mtb.wales

04/12/2024

30/11/2024

Join us next year for our Elan Valley Summer Epic. A weekend of riding some of mid Wales finest single tracks under a blanket of blue sky and sunshine
☀️🤞🏻

The scenery is absolutely stunning in every direction, and if you’ve not visited Cwm Elan before, you’ll wonder why it’s take you so long!

After a great day out on the hills, spend the evening relaxing at Ty Morgans / The Crown in Rhayader with some delicious food and a drink or two.

Visit https://www.mtb.wales/events/elan-valley-summer-epic-2 for more information.

28/11/2024

Suki’s first run out with the bike after having a major emergency operation a few weeks ago.

Despite looking utterly bored and upset during her rest period, she’s healed really fast and well, and back to her zoomy best, loving life up and down the trails. 🥰

www.mtb.wales

24/11/2024

Join us on the Trans Cambrian Way in 2025 for three days of adventure across the wild and remote Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales.

Starting at Knighton on the border with England, you’ll ride across open moorland, traverse lakes and rivers, and dive down steep sided valleys on your way to Machynlleth in the Dyfi Estuary.

It’s an amazing journey with an ever changing landscape as you ride across Wales.

Accommodation, breakfast, 2x2 course evening meals, transfer of your overnight luggage, and transfer back to your vehicle at the end are all included.

With tours from April to October, there’s a choice of dates to suit all.

More at www.mtb.wales/transcambrianway

23/11/2024

We’re up to ‘B’ now with Storm Bert battering Wales and the North. Be prepared if you’re venturing out on to the open hills and forests. Lots of wind and rain with snow and ice still covering the ground.

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21/11/2024

Humpday funday in the snow with the team from Bikmo today. Conditions were ❄️❄️☀️ with Paul feeling a little 🥶! Great fun had by all… now back to work!

18/11/2024

We’re over the moon to have been shortlisted as a finalist at this years Mid Wales Tourism Awards from MWTCymru in the ‘Best Activity or Experience’ category.

This nomination is great recognition to not only our fantastic team of guides, Steve, Dan, Steve C, Polly, Chipps who guide and support our guests on their epic adventure across Wales, but also to the amazing accommodation providers and friends who make our tours so great off the bike.

Hopefully we can go one better in December.

A big congratulations to all the other finalists too for making mid Wales a great place to live, work and play! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

www.mtb.wales

16/11/2024

Bwlch Nant Yr A***n is a fantastic trail centre, and a firm favourite with many riders from beginner to expert. The flow trails are a pleasure to roll along, and the longer loops into the Cambrian Mountains give you a great feeling of riding in Wales last wilderness.

So with announcement to close the cafe and visitor centre in the future, it’s caused great concern to not only the mountain bike world who use this great facility, but visitors who come to see the kite feeding, walkers, horse riders, 4x4 visitors, a whole plethora of users.

Again, continue to use the site and show NRW just how much it means to you, family, friends and the staff who work there. Summit Cycles Aberystwyth

www.mtb.wales

11/11/2024

Coed Y Brenin is still open to mountain bikes, runners and roamers despite miss-information being spread around by the cycling press for more clicks.

Both Beics Brenin & Pedal MTB are operating as normal from the centre, and other adventure tour companies from the wider site.

Trails are open with all the same information as before, there is no change at all. Please continue to visit the forest and enjoy the trails on both MTB and Gravel.

The cafe is currently open for food, so please make every effort to use it if visiting and give a thought for the staff who are going through a very difficult time with the prospect of losing their job and income in the very near future. A closing date for the cafe and visitor centre (where you buy gifts and maps etc) is yet to be announced.

Hopefully the cycling media will have some sort of BBC type verify for correct and factual information to ensure people continue to visit the site, enjoy they ride, buy a jersey, hire a bike etc. just make sure you bring your butties for now. Hopefully a local solution to running them will be found soon.

www.mtb.wales

10/11/2024

Join us next spring for our Elan Valley Spring Epic. A weekend of riding some of mid Wales finest single tracks. The scenery is absolutely stunning in every direction, and if you’ve not visited Cwm Elan before, you’ll wonder why it’s take you so long!

After a great day out on the hills, spend the evening relaxing at Ty Morgans / The Crown in Rhayader with some delicious food and a drink or two.

A handful of spaces are still available at https://www.mtb.wales/events/elan-valley-spring-epic-3

08/11/2024

Our Traws Eryri tours for 2025 are filling up fast with just a few spaces left on selected dates from May to September available.

For more details visit www.mtb.wales/trawseryri

07/11/2024

A to riding dry and dusty on trails across the Cambrian Mountains on our Wales C2C back in June. Heavenly…