Seasoned Mountain Bikers Mark and Bryn entered the final race event of the season on Wednesday night organised by Summit MTB.

It was a 7:30 start and they had entered the sport category. This turned out to be a tad ambitious as the Sport group comprised of the Worlds finest athletes, and the boys didn’t quite cut the mustard!

Mark achieved a DNF after the 1st lap claiming a bad asthma attack (the truth being too much real ale and pies the night before!)

Bryn went on to finish the one hour race completing 4 laps of the 3 mile course.

Big thanks to Summit MTB for organising the event and we shall be seeing you again next race season!

Enclosed are details of a summer cycling course for your childs from our friends at spokes cycle instruction.

Featuring……competition and skills riding
road safety instruction
free bike maintenance advice
individual tuition
performance stunt cyclist JACK MEEK

entry and sponsership forms from www.pedalpush.org.uk

OUR OPENING HOURS DURING THE MAY BANK HOLIDAY

monday 26- weds 28 9- 5.30
thursday 29 9-7pm
friday 30 9-5.30

sat 1 st 9-5.30
sunday 2nd 11-4

bank holiday monday-closed

tuesday 4th 9-5.30

Good Friday 9am – 4pm

Tuesday 6th April – 9am – 5:30pm

We need local photos of people on bikes for our website.

Please send us pics of you and your friends out riding in the local area that we may use on our website. Tell us your name and where it is so that we may fill our website with local shots and local people.

For every picture we use we will send you a £15 voucher and the best picture will receive a £50 voucher.

Please send your pictures to andy@saddlesafari.co.uk by the end of May. Good luck and happy snapping!

Andy

Oxford Classic. Sunday 9th May 2010.

Join the popular 30 or 60 mile route.
Experience the beautiful half-timbered and thatched cottages, lush green riverbanks and colourful marketplaces of Oxfordshire’s distinctive rolling countryside. You’ll cycle through pretty villages and towns following the winding River Thames as it travels from south Oxfordshire up to Abingdon and into the Vale of the White Horse.

Please note that all ride details are subject to confirmation.

Ride Details

Start Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot Oxon OX11 0RA

Finish Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot Oxon OX11 0RA

Distance 0 mile or 60 mile circular route / 12 mile family route

Getting There : Car From M4 Jc 13 follow A34 north then take A4185 toward Rowstock.
Harwell is approximately 16 miles south of Oxford, just off the A34.

Getting There : Train Nearest Station is Didcot Parkway, 4 miles from the start. National Rail Enquiries 08457 484 950

Start Times 8am to 10am, at a time to suit you. Family route: 10.30am -11.30am, at a time to suit you.

Other Info Riders under 16 MUST be accompanied by an adult over 18 and wear a helmet

Pricing Childrens Entry (14 and under) (£7.00)
Entry Pack (£14.00)
Team Entry (6 or more) (£13.00)

Website For more information please visit www.bike-events.com

Chiltern 100: Sunday 6th June 2010

Location Great Missenden

The 2010 event is on Sunday 6th June and will have 1300 entries across the 3 routes, the same as 2009.
The event is non-profit making and is organised by sportifs for sportifs. It is is promoted by the Verulam CC (St Albans) and Amersham RCC. We aim to provide the top services and at best value of any UK Cyclosportive.

Check The map below for the event route. ( please give a moment to fully load)

Website For more information please visit www.chiltern-hundred.org.uk

Pedal Push: Sunday 16th May

Location The Grange, Saunderton

Organized by the Rotary Club of High Wycombe the annual Pedal Push is a great way to have fun and get some exercise whilst raising money at the same time.

For more information please visit www.rotary-ribi.org

London to Brighton. Sunday 20th June 2010.

Come and enjoy a late Summer’s day cycling and help raise vital funds for the British Heart Foundation.

Held every year to raise money, over 27,000 riders put their bums on the saddle to take part in Europe’s biggest fundraising bike ride. Beginning in the capital, riders set off on the 87km- (54 miles) route down to the pretty coastal town of Brighton each year raising approximately £2.5 million for the charity. Many of the riders are in fancy-dress and a great atmosphere prevails. Due to the Bike Ride’s overwhelming popularity, each year, thousands of applications to ride in the event have to be turned down so anyone interested in. participating is advised to apply early.

For more information please visit the link below and then click on events and sponsorship.
http://www.bhf.org.uk/

Birmingham to Oxford. Sunday 27th June 2010.

Come and join Birmingham’s biggest bike ride and help raise vital funds for the Jennifer Trust for Spinal Atrophy.

From the start at Solihull Sixth Form College the route follows beautiful country lanes across the Cotswold Hills to the finish at Oxpens Meadows, where you’ll be welcomed in with refreshments, music and a beer tent.

Please note that all ride details are subject to confirmation.

Ride Details

Start Solihull 6th Form College, Widney Manor Rd., Solihull B91 3WR

Finish Oxpens Meadow, Oxpens Rd., Oxford OX1 1RQ

Distance N/A

Getting There : Car Solihull Sixth Form College is on Widney Manor Road, Solihull. There is plenty of on site parking.

Getting There : Train N/A

Start Times 07.15am – 09.00am at a time to suit you.

Other Info Minimum rider age 14 years. Riders under 16 MUST be accompanied by an adult over 18 and wear a helmet

Pricing Transport – coaches run in the morning to take riders from Oxford to Solihull. Coaches run throughout the afternoon to take riders back to Solihull. Protect your bike with pipe-lagging or bubblewrap.
*Please note that transport tickets are non-refundable.
Entry Pack (£16.00)
Team Entry (£15.00)

Website For more information please visit www.bike-events.com

London to Oxford. Sunday 27th June.

A great Summer’s day cycling from London through the Chilterns to Oxford in aid of CLIC Sargent.

Starting from Walpole Park in Ealing, we stop at Fulmer and Burnham Beeches then have lunch by the river at Marlow before climbing to Christmas Common and Chalgrove on the way to the finish at Oxpens Meadows, where the welcome will include music, refreshments and a beer tent.

Please note that all ride details are subject to confirmation.

Ride Details

Start Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing, London W5 5EQ

Finish Oxpens Meadow, Oxpens Rd., Oxford OX1 1RQ

Distance 57 miles

Getting There : Car Mattock Lane runs parallel to Ealing Broadway (A4020) off Gunnersbury Ave. (North Circular A406) north of M4 Jc 1. Car Parking available next to Ealing Studios, W5 5EP or use public parking in the area.
Parking at Oxpens Meadows (Finish) in multi-storey cap park opposite Finish area. (DON’T use the Ice Rink car park – you may get a ticket!)

Getting There : Train Kew Bridge (2 miles south of the park) or Ealing Broadway (Paddington mainline and District Line – the District Line takes bikes) and follow our signs to the start (signed from Ealing only).
National Rail Enquiries 08457 484 950

Start Times 07.30am – 09.00am

Other Info Transport – A coach service runs once in the morning from Oxford to the Start and at intervals during the afternoon to take riders back to Ealing. You need to book this in advance. Cost is £22.00 for you and your bike. Morning transport to the Start loads at 06.00am at Oxpens Meadow.

Pricing Entry Pack (£16.00)
Team Entry (£15.00)

Website For more information please visit www.bike-events.com

Junior Pedal Push: Sunday 4th July

Location St Bernard’s RC School, Daws Hill Lane, High Wycombe.

First run in 2009, this is a cycling event specifically for young riders who could not participate in the Club’s PedalPush Charity Ride

For more information please visit www.rotary-ribi.org

London to Windsor. Sunday 5th September.

Come and enjoy a late Summer’s day cycling and help raise vital funds for the British Heart Foundation.

With a choice of a 37 miles on-road route from Richmond Green to Alexandra Gardens in Windsor or an alternative 29 mile route that’s perfect for families, both follow leafy lanes and through the pretty villages of the Thames Valley.
At the finish you’ll find entertainment, food stalls, a beer tent, music and sports massage waiting for you. Head for the circus big top!

Ride Details

Start Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing, London W5 5EQ

Finish Alexandra Gardens, Barry Avenue (off High St)

Distance 29 or 37 miles (mileages are approximate)

Getting There : Car A316 (Twickenham Rd) Parking available

Getting There : Train N/A

Start Times 09.00 – 10.30 at a time to suit you.

Other Info N/A

Pricing Children’s Entry (16 and under) (£8.00)
Entry Pack (£17.00)
Team Entry (6 or more) (£16.00)

Website For more information please visit www.bike-events.com

Mu Sl was £1100 – now only £650

Mu P8 was £499 – now only £399

Vitesse D7 was £420 – now only £365

Curve D3 was £350 –now only £299

With only a few bikes left there’s no time to spare. Snap up a bargain now!

I’m not gonna stop there either!

With a New Year comes the January sales. With that in mind why not take a look at our sale section (I t will be up on our website any time now!) ; we have some great deals on 2009 Dahon folding bikes. With very limited stock don’t wait around, snap up a deal today. You could be flying through the commuter traffic and saving petrol money at the same time!