3 weeks of constant rain in Glasgow has made me decide to book a short break (5 days) in Spain at the end of the month. Unfortunately, I know very little about the riding there. Can anyone suggest a descent guiding organisation that would cater for 2 riders? Just looking at flights it would seem someone near Alicante is the best option, but I'm happy to hire a car if we need to travel. Thanks

Freeride Spain. Laid back, excellent riding, good accomodation and food, Simon will pretty much cater to any type of riding.

I second freeride spain, been out there a few times, top trails, good guys, they even cater for my bizarre eating habits!

Ciclo Montana.

Joyriders.

http://www.seasonallyunadjusted.com

Freeride Spain and Seasonally Unadjusted both have brilliant trails.

Think there's more guiding set-ups in Andalucia (Granada and Malaga airports) than near Alicante.

Off to joyriders on Wednesday, can't wait

http://www.ridesierranevada.com

brilliant trails, brilliant guide, loads of flexibility on routes, abilities, and days. Been on hols with them 3 or 4 times and would happily go another 3 or 4.

Ciclo Montana if you like big climbs and big decents. Marco is an excellent guide.

Give http://www.switch-backs.com/ a shout. Was out there a couple of weeks ago, absolutely first class.

We are based on the beach, just 20 mins from Malaga airport. We´ll have you riding an hour after landing if you catch an early flight, perfect for a long weekend.
Winter weather is always better here on the Southern Spanish coast. Oh,and half our staff are from Glasgow.
Check us out on http://www.sierracycling.com.

Mackem,
I think Jim at Seasonally Unadjusted is not running any more. Haven´t seen him on the trails for a long time and his website "pic of the week" is over a year old. Apologies if I´m wrong.

BasqueMTB have sweet trails near San Sebastian. There was an article in the current STW mag.

Never been to Sierra but one of the guides is a good friend of mine and a sound bloke.

+1 Ciclo Montana

Great riding
Great people
Great food
Great coffee stops

joyriders.

another pleased punter here with Ciclo Montana

mtb-espuna's pretty good – I just got back from there. Hotel was the cheap and cheerful variety, very friendly, and the biking itself is good for a few days. It's a shortish drive from Murcia with quite a bit to do around about

http://www.sierracycling.com

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/where-i-flew-for-a-mountain-biking-holiday-last-week

ciclo montana holidays are great.
fact.

Been out with Switchbacks 6 times and love it, would recommend them if you prefer descending rather than lots of climbing (Switchbacks offer lots of uplifts).

Havent been out with Cyclo Montana but both companies ride the same trails, know others who have and rate them (although I understand they do a fair bit more climbing than switchbacks?)

Trails around Bubion, Cappilara, etc. are bloody brilliant.

I don't know about the Alicante region but if you can get to Malaga or Granada I'd suggest Ciclo Montana. Been using them for years and still keep going back for more.
As mentioned by Glenn you will have to earn most of your descents with Ciclo but they do mix it up with some uplifts to save time and try to maximize the fun parts.

When I return home ,I ride with Sierra cycling ,heard from a friend that theyve some fantastic new routes theyve just dicovered and are fantastic to ride , and the nightlife in Fuengirola is a great !

Ciclo Montana here.

Switch-Backs get my vote, been out with them this year and will be returning as soon as possible. I really like the area and Michael who runs the show / guides. My trip review is here 8)

been with http://www.ridesierranevada.com and had a great week!

Another vote for Freeride Spain, was a while ago since I went out there but we had an excellent time and I would dearly love to go again.

Damn recession… 😡

http://www.torolocospain.com/ for me

Not sure I'd want to go to BasqueMTB at this time of year – it might be warmer than Scotland, but the rain will just as wet!

Summer, though – definitely.

Hi Mogrim, you're quite correct, did you get the recent storm with you?

I've just spotted this thread!! I wouldn't take customers at this time of year, we closed in the middle of October and will open again in March! I love riding when it's stormy but I wouldn't ask people to pay for that privilege 😉

The storms are great at the moment, I put some photos of a big storm hitting San Sebastian on my site Stormy San Sebastian

I like FreeRideSpain so much I'm going for a month next year – can't wait :o)

OK, so not mainland Spain, but still Spanish and year round sunshine 29 degrees today. Why not take a look at our trails?

http://www.lavatrax.com

Ciclomontana – mark and jacquie are brill. lovely 400 yearold moorish house with pool. great riding and lunch stops all at a way cheaper price than any of the other operators (smaller groups as well).

Another plug for ridesierranevada. Shaun top class bloke, excellent accomodation and great riding