Links
If you want to suggest any more local places to ride, clubs, shops or general links please email links@getmountainbiking.co.ukPlaces to Mountain Bike
Northamptonshire
Harlestone Firs - Open access woodland - you just have to find the trails there!Borough Hill, Daventry - open access land with a little single track, useful for off road endurance work.
Brampton Valley Way - 13 miles of flat, family friendly disused train line from Kingsthorpe to Market Harborough with loads of bridleways leading from it to add in some technical parts.
Fineshade Woods - Forestry Commission land with family specific cycle routes and a few bridleways
Salcey Forest - Forestry Commission land with a 5 mile family cycle track interlinking with bridleways
North Buckinghamshire/Bedfordshire
Chicksands - Along with Woburn Trails probably the best mountain biking within 30 miles, see www.chicksandsbikepark.co.uk for more infoWoburn Trails - Along with Chicksands probably the best mountain biking within 30 miles - see www.woburntrails.co.uk for more info
Aston Hill - The best downhill mountain biking in the area (just watch the chalk on a wet day!) - see www.rideastonhill.co.uk for more info
Others places close by
Cannock Chase - Staffordshire, see www.chasetrails.co.uk for more infoThetford Forest - Suffolk, see www.timbermtb.org for more info
Epping Forest - NE London, see www.epping-forest-mbc.co.uk for more info
Bedgebury - Kent, see http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-6ljhu5 for more info
Surrey Hills - Surrey see surrey hills mountain biking info for more details
Mountain Bike Holidays
Bike Greece - Mountain Bike Holidays - Mountain bike holidays and tours in Greece with BikeGreece.com. They have tours for all levels, meaning you can find your perfect mountain bike vacation.Chalet Brio - Self catering gite and also B&B accomodation in the Alps, over the valley from Morzine Les Gets
Cycle Yorkshire - Guided MTB Rides in the Yorkshire Countryside
Flow MTB - Catered Chalet holidays in Morzine Les Gets, France with Sara and Guy
Womens Mountain Biking Information
Shecycles - For everything a female cyclist will need...Cycle Express - Online cycle shop with excellent womens section
Corrine Dennis - Female cycle clothing
Sheactive - Sports clothing for women
Minx Girl - Just gorgeous cycling clothing for women
Bike Attire - Clothing website for women that cycle
Girl Gear - Clothing website aimed at touring cyclists but with some choice for mountain bikers
UGO Girl - Womens' Performance Sportswear
Pink Ladys Studios - Local fitness studio in Kingsthorpe, Northampton offering boxercise, salsa, aerobics, spinning, pilates... the list goes on... a fab studio and friendly instructors.
General Mountain Biking information
Bike Dynamix Superb component manufacturer offering specialist exclusive components - some personalisedwww.sportingo.com/cycling - All the main cycling live through the web
Datron Technology - Company specialising in data logging - yes even for mountain bikes!
More Dirt - General info for UK mountain bikers
British Trails - A mountain bikers online resource for the British Isles
Mountain Bike Rides - useful info for East Midlands Mountain Biking
Cycle Web - Information on everything cycling
Park Tools - Bike maintenance to mend a broken bike with - for when the wheels just don't go round
cyclingforfun.co.uk - info for beginners from mending a puncture through to differences between types of bikes etc.
Local Mountain Bike Events/Racing
Friday Night Series - Mountain Bike racing around Northamptonshire throughtout each summerMidlands Trailquest Events - Regional Summer Trailquest event series
Just Racing - Northants/Leics organiser of running/triathlons/duathlons
Galeforce Events - Bedfords triathlon organisers
Big Cow Events - Milton Keynes triathlon/duathlon organisers
Local Mountain Bike/Cycle Clubs
CATS - South Leics/North Northants mountain bike clubTreads - Northampton mountain bike specific club
A5 Rangers Cycle Club - Towcester road and mountain bike club
Cyclone - Milton Keynes mountain bike specific club
Buzzards - Leighton Buzzard mountain bike specific club
Woburn Crankers - Not really a club but of sorts...
Cycle Shops
Bedfordshire
Rydon (Bedford)Buckinghamshire
Evans Cycles (Xscape, Milton Keynes)Phil Corley (Stacey Bushes, Milton Keynes)
Roy Pink Cycles (Newport Pagnell)
Chaineys Cycles (Shenley End, Milton Keynes)
Northamptonshire
Pitsford Cycles (Brixworth Country Park, Pitsford)Leisure Lakes (Daventry)
George Hall Cycles - 10/12 Northampton Road, Market Harborough tel 01
Suffolk/Norfolk
Pedal Revolution (Norwich)Rutland Cycling - Grafham Grafam Water