At some point during the day Brant Richards (chief bod at Ragley) will be around to present the Blue Pig frame to Nick, following the last 12 months of the ‘Dig For Pig’ draw – that’s the reward for the hard work given freely by the army of SingletrAction volunteers.

It’s likely he’s going to be around for a ride and also to answer any questions you may have about Ragley products. Remember he also designs for Nukeproof too.

There is also a possibilty he will have a couple of demo bikes with him so don’t forget your riding gear.

Come along and support Nick as he receives his frame.

Pro Ride Guides took four of us on a skills course a couple of weeks ago at Gisburn Forest. What was it like? Are they worth the cash?

Read on to find out.
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Whatever your opinion is of either Hamsterley or Windfarms this news piece is for you.

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After 12 months of hard work amounting to 1350 hours of voluntary work put in across all of the SingletrAction projects, one lucky trailbuilder will soon be taking home a brand new Ragley Blue Pig Frameset.
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Pro Ride Guides are a mountain bike coaching and guiding company set up by brothers Joe and Alex Rafferty, based in Harrogate but operating all over the UK, including local spots such as Stainburn, Gisburn and Hamsterley.

They’ve been out riding (a lot) and helping the build (sometimes) at Stainburn.  They like what we do so much they’ve offered SingletrAction members a fantastic 15% discount off their courses. 

Check out this news article about their skills courses.

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Despite the government scrapping its plans back in February the future of our forests still isn’t certain.  As some of you will already know the panel set up to advise them on the future of forestry and woodland policies doesn’t have any official representation from the mountain bike community.

There is still hope though as the panel have been given their Terms of Reference which requires them to be “engaging and taking evidence from the widest range of views and interest”. 

The article here on singletrackworld explains more.

Ok, so maybe calling it a world tour is a teeny bit of an exaggeration, but our plan was a simple one, visit and ride three pump tracks in a day.  After months of planning we had decided on Skelton, Scarborough and our very own Dalby tracks.

I awoke at 5am on Saturday morning like a big kid on Christmas day, excited and eager to see what the day would bring.  Finally the big day had arrived but before I could go anywhere I had one important job to do first….
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Cyclists, walkers, riders, ramblers and dog-walkers Unite!

Everybody has their our own opinions when it comes to access and what land should and should not be used for, despite some differences of opinion nothing has brought together so many groups in recent years as the coalition Government’s plan to sell off the publics forests.
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I don’t even think about crawling back in today because Iam determined to throw the bike in the van and grab a blast down the Descent Line before the dig begins.

I make the car park for 8.45 so after giving some Stainburn newbies some ‘which trail first’ advice I take the Red to the top of the DL.
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Finished.  Completed.  In the Bag. Put to bed.  The Pumptrack is done.
 
On a typically cold and damp Dalby winter Dig Day, seven volunteers turned out to put the finishing touches to the forest’s first Pumptrack.  Nothing can start on a Dalby Trail building day without first visiting the Treetops for a Monster Breakfast.  
 
Once the matter of fuel for the day has been fettled, it was up to the forestry workshops to meet Stuart Startup.  Once again Stuart has come in on his day off to provide the pickup and trailer we need to get the surfacing materials up to dixons.  All hands dug in to load the trailer in record time, and off we set through the forest roads to deliver the cargo.
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