Epic Rides in Wales

Posted on January 16, 2024 by wheelist in General Bike Stuff, Guiding.

It’s that time of year when you will probably be looking ahead and thinking about what you would like to do and where you would like to go in the coming months. There’s likely a family holiday lined up already which you’ll no doubt be looking forward to – a chance to kick back and […]

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Guided Riding in Southern Snowdonia - A weekend with the SHABIs

A not too SHABI weekend in Snowdonia, Wales!

Posted on May 12, 2019 by wheelist in Guiding, Riding.

I was fortunate this weekend to have the pleasure of guiding the Sussex and Hampshire Association of Biking Idiots (SHABI) around some of the most beautiful parts of southern Snowdonia. On Saturday we climbed, summited and descended our local mountain Cader Idris. At 893 metres Cader stands imposingly above Dolgellau and is a short, steep […]

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Another Ride.

Posted on April 1, 2015 by wheelist in Bike Maintenance, Guiding, Mapping, Riding.

About this time last year a few mates and myself set off on a wild trip across Skye and the Outer Hebrides. It’s taken a long time to write but I’ve finally published my diary of the ride. Check out the story and pictures here.

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Why hire a guide?

Posted on December 18, 2014 by wheelist in Guiding.

I’ve recently returned from a fabulous trip to Menorca, where I hired a local guide (Dídac Pujol) to take me out riding some of the island’s fabulous singletrack. It’s the second time I’ve ridden with Dídac as guide, and it got me to thinking about my own guiding here in Wales, what it is that […]

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What came around went around.

Posted on September 26, 2013 by wheelist in Coaching, Guiding, Riding.

And so that was summer. It felt like one of those summers we had when we were kids – it went on for ages. Glorious golden days, with long hazy evenings, stretching out into seeming eternity. Due to the weather pattern of recent summers I expected it to finish at any moment, so spent lots […]

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Summer.

Posted on July 14, 2013 by wheelist in Coaching, Guiding, Riding.

It’s hard to believe. It’s so long ago since it last happened I’d forgotten exactly what it was. It’s summer!!! Proper flipping summer!!!! The sun is hot and everything!!!!! And…(a big ‘And’)…it’s in Wales!!!!!! I seriously struggle to express just how beautiful Wales is when the sun is shining, when you’ve got mates around, and […]

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Back up from down under.

Posted on June 12, 2013 by wheelist in Guiding.

It was a real pleasure to welcome Hamish back to Coed y Brenin today, after his coaching session with Wheelism last year. Hamish said he loved the trip so much last time that he thought he should bring his wife Jill to sample the delights of this little corner of heaven. Armed with a Beics […]

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