Trail Talk 🔴 Live!

Queen Elizabeth Country Park’s mountain bike calendar is shaping up nicely 🚵‍♀️ — with QECP Dig Days on 1 Nov and 6 Dec 2025 for those keen to get hands-on with trail maintenance 🪣. Riders can join a Beginners Mountain Bike Ride on 28 Nov and a Ladies Social MTB Ride on 29 Nov, both relaxed, guided sessions around the blue trail and local bridleways via LetsRide.co.uk 🚲. Looking ahead, CycleFest @ QECP rolls in on 4–5 July 2026 with demo bikes, coaching, guided rides, workshops, family activities, and plenty to explore across the park 🎪.

Bike Park Exeter has posted that the long awaited reopening is imminent, with the exact date to be confirmed. Our article earlier in the month had set 25 Oct as the planned launch date which hasn’t been hit but sounds very soon. So hopefully not long to wait.

🚨 Rampage 2025 — A year that’s left the MTB world shaken. Adolf Silva suffered a life-changing spinal injury after a crash during this year’s event, raising hard questions about where Rampage is heading and what “progression” now means for freeride. Organisers have deep thinking to do — and riders and fans alike are waiting to hear what comes next. Support Adolf’s ongoing recovery via Road 2 Recovery

MTB media is in a tightening phase. Long-running names are adjusting to smaller marketing budgets and higher costs; some are seeking new owners, others are asking readers to invest. Singletrack has launched a Crowdcube raise, while IMB Magazine is inviting expressions of interest to acquire its brand and assets. — and with AI now reshaping how riders find stories, reviews, and community news, more shifts are likely ahead.

Build is now underway. Week-1 covers prepping the push-up road and starting foundations for the new lines — plus an incident with the dumper truck that nearly scuppered the project. Watch below, then see the full project context and how to support.

Project overview & how to support →

🚴‍♀️ FNY Collective — HERitage Trail Taster (Sun 2 Nov 2025, Innerleithen): ~20 km / ~550 m, ~95% off-road, social no-drop pace. 10:00–14:30 from Memorial Hall. Free (supported by Destination Tweed). Book a spot →

🤝 SOSE — MTB Community Workshops (Tue 4 Nov 2025, Innerleithen): 19:00–21:00 at Memorial Hall. Update on the Innovation Centre & Bike Park + rotating workshops: Sustainable Trails; Research & Innovation; Place Planning. Free. Register →

🚴‍♀️ SheRides social rides — Free women’s rides (18+) newly listed on iBikeRide: Swinley Forest (26 Oct, Claire), Elterwater (2 Nov, Lauren), Dalby Forest (2 Nov, Hayley), Rogate (8 Nov, Izzy), Cannock Chase (9 Nov, Gabs), Forest of Dean (9 Nov, Ernesta), Swinley Forest (23 Nov, Claire), OnePlanet Llandegla (30 Nov, Jo & Ruth). See all listings in the MTB event calendar · SheRides programme & FAQs.

💬 Beicio Cymru, with DMBinS and local clubs, is gathering rider input on the future management of the visitor centres at Bwlch Nant yr Arian and Coed y Brenin (trails remain open). Closes 12 November 2025 at 11pm