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PMBA Enduro Round 6: Video and Race Report

PMBA Enduro Round 6: Video and Race Report

Kev
This weekend saw the final round of the PMBA series,  click here for results and a report from Singletracks' Richard.  
PMBA Enduro Round 5: Video, Pictures and Race Report

PMBA Enduro Round 5: Video, Pictures and Race Report

Kev
The biggest and toughest round yet of the PMBA enduro series took place last weekend at Grizedale forest. 5 stages, 15 miles, 3000ft were the stats on the lap, ridden...
Report: Borderline PMBA Enduro Series Round 4 Kirroughtree

Report: Borderline PMBA Enduro Series Round 4 Kirroughtree

Kev
Round four of the Borderline/PMBA Enduro Series took place in Kirroughtree, Scotland, last weekend. The Break Pad bike shop were the hosts for this round and the...
Media : Northern Enduro Championships and PMBA Enduro Series Round Three

Media : Northern Enduro Championships and PMBA Enduro Series Round Three

Kev
  Round 3 of the PMBA Enduro series doubled as the Northern Championships and the only 2-day event of the series. A 5 hour, 23 mile loop with 5 varied...
MTB Monster Sponsor PMBA

MTB Monster Sponsor PMBA

Jon Swift
Dedicated mountain bike shop, MTB Monster has very generously supported PMBA by becoming our latest corporate sponsor. Living up to their claim to being passionate...
PMBA First Aid Course The Sequel

PMBA First Aid Course The Sequel

Jon Swift
It's been three years since PMBA last organised an outdoor first aid course and the certificates of the people who attended were running out so we decided it was...
Empire Cycles PMBA Enduro Series 2014 Entries Open

Empire Cycles PMBA Enduro Series 2014 Entries Open

Jon Swift
Dates and locations for a new series of Enduro races have been confirmed. Based in the north of England - with a toe dipped into southern Scotland - the Empire...
Gisburn Car Parking Charges

Gisburn Car Parking Charges

Jon Swift
It's taken awhile (won't bore you with the details) but parking charges are now fully in force at Gisburn Forest in all the car parks. The meters in School Lane,...
Gisburn Volunteers 2014

Gisburn Volunteers 2014

Jon Swift
The seventh year of Gisburn volunteer trail building got off to a good start in 2014 with 20 people turning out for the first dig day of the year, racking up 101...
Gisburn Trail Builders Update

Gisburn Trail Builders Update

Jon Swift
Time for an update on the Gisburn Trail Builders. Since the last update the volunteers have been pretty busy with a range of things. Repairs for the year have been...
PMBA’s Third Anniversary

PMBA’s Third Anniversary

Jon Swift
It's PMBA's third birthday so it's time for a review of what's been done in 2013 and what we're planning to do in 2014. For us 2013 has been a bit of a coming of...
Hope XC Series – Race 4 Report

Hope XC Series – Race 4 Report

Jon Swift
The race on Sunday was the conclusion of our sixth series and the weather held off to give a dry race for all. We at Brownbacks go on a lot about being a 'grassroots'...
Planning Submitted for Lee Quarry Trailhead

Planning Submitted for Lee Quarry Trailhead

Jon Swift
The planning application has finally been submitted for the new trail head at Lee Quarry. The initial bidding process to find a preferred development partner, issues...
Escape to Gisburn – Did You Make It?

Escape to Gisburn – Did You Make It?

Jon Swift
Sunday saw the first major mountain bike event at Gisburn in a while, and the sun shone. Borderline Events sponsored by Escape Bikes put on a 3 stage Enduro taking...
Trail Sanitisation…With Jumps!

Trail Sanitisation…With Jumps!

Jon Swift
The Rolling Boar routes is a project PMBA is currently working on to create a sign posted and mapped series of routes starting and ending at the new trailhead in...
Autumn Events

Autumn Events

Jon Swift
It's autumn, the trails are damp again, the temperatures have dropped and the nights are closing in. Depressed, you shouldn't be with the range of events taking...
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