If you’re wondering whether you’re doing a pointless job, maybe you need a change of scene, maybe you missed out on the National Beaver Officer role, or maybe you just want to move to somewhere with trails on your doorstep, then these two jobs are…
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Coming together for the future of our trails | The Scottish Mountain Bike Trail Summit 2021
Way back at the 2018 Scottish Mountain Bike Conference, a day was given over to a first ever “Trail Summit”. It had a day of presentations and discussion, and finished with some actual trail building on a chilly hillside near the Laggan Wolftrax trail centre.…
DMBinS Launch Scottish MTB Ride Guide with Decathlon
Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS) has announced the launch of their new Scottish MTB ride guide. Created in partnership with Decathlon, the guide is aimed at people new to the sport. The guide details where to ride, what to wear, what to think about…
Where To Ride In Scotland – Where’s Open? Where Opens Soon?
With venues around Scotland (and Wales) starting to slowly open as lockdown eases (or not, in some cases…) we’ve been in touch with the fine people at Developing Mountain Biking In Scotland (DMBinS) to bring you their handy guide as to where you can and…
Golfie Trails Given Official-ish Status Under New Agreement
Three trails in Caberston Forest – known to many of us as ‘The Golfie’ – are to be adopted by the Tweed Valley Trails Association (TVTA). For one year, on a pilot basis, TVTA will maintain the trails known as New York New York and…
The new Scottish Mountain Bike Strategy covers everything from bike parks to buses
Antony gives us the low down on the new Scottish Mountain Biking Strategy. It’s one thing to advertise yourself as the best country for mountain biking in Europe. But what would it look like if you set out to actually make it happen? That’s the…
Say “Aye” Tae A Ride: How Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland are helping to take the sport to the next level
There is, the astute amongst you might observe, something of a buzz around mountain biking in Scotland right now. With a world-class trail network, ridiculously talented athletes, photographers and filmmakers, not to mention highly progressive access laws that let mountain bikers into the heart of…
10 Neat Mountain Bike Products That Are Straight Outta Scotland
Antony attended the Scottish Mountain Biking Conference, where there was much to be learnt and debated, plus plenty to be seen. Here, he rounds up a bunch of product that is coming out of the land of access – and, no there’s not a haggis…
2018 Scottish Mountain Biking Conference points the way towards sustainable radness
The fourth Scottish Mountain Biking Conference brought together representatives of government, major stakeholders, mountain bike advocates, industry reps and academics for three days of presentations, films, workshops and rides, all with the theme of planning for the future of mountain biking in Scotland. For us…
Charity Works To Bring Aberdeen Trail Centre to Life
What can riders do to support proposed 35mi trail centre in Northeast Scotland?
Scottish ‘Take Care of Your Trails Weekend’ launches
Late April is going to be the time to lend a hand in Scottish trail projects everywhere
