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DISCLAIMER. MOUNTAIN BIKING CAN BE DANGEROUS. YOU JOIN US AT YOUR OWN RISK.

SAFETY BRIEFING.

  • Wear a helmet. Despite recent advances in medical science, brains still cannot be mended nor replaced.
  • Wear gloves or mitts. Hands often hit the ground first. Cuts and grazes invite infection and a hospital visit.
  • Wear eye protection, it only takes a twig or thorn to lose an eye. Crud catchers are a good idea in mucky weather.
  • When downhilling, for your own protection, allow plenty of space behind the rider in front.
  • Bring a bare minimum emergency tool kit and a spare inner tube.
  • Breakdowns are a bore. Plan not to have any by ensuring your bike is in perfect working order.
  • Punctures are also tedious. You can minimise them by fitting latex tubes, slime tubes or running tubeless tyres.
  • Don't ride too close to the person in front. If they crash into a badger, you'll need time to swerve.

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Race Series (Mud Sweat and Gears)

There was some chat last night about the local race series for both adults and kids. So I thought I'd send out a few links, as that is as close as I get to racing at the moment.

Mud Sweat and Gears MTB, series across the East, Barry did this last year, I was thinking of giving it a go in 2017, starts in Feb.
http://www.mudsweatgears.co.uk/

Kings Lynn MTB racing, series across the winter, next one is in December
http://www.klmtbracing.com/

There is also the Eastern Cross series and they welcome MTB, events most weekends, next event is Saturday
http://www.easterncross.org.uk/

For people with kids there is a very friendly local club which staretd up 2 years back they take kids from 5 years. MTB is at Milton Country Park on the track or in the park 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month, 1pm for 5-10 year olds, 2pm for 11 years+. 1st and 3rd Saturdays is a tarmac session in a closed car park behind cambridge regional college, same times
https://www.facebook.com/cambridgejuniorcyclingclub/?fref=ts