Uplift Scotland closes after 14 years and seeks new operator
Sad news for Scottish downhill mountain biking as Uplift Scotland closes shop.
As announced on Facebook today, Uplift Scotland will no longer run the uplift se...
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Trails
Glentress’ new Mild Peril trail looks SO good!
Team Wideopen's Kelan Grant and Hutch are at Tweedlove this weekend.
The guys took a spin down the new Glentress trail 'Mild Peril' and - wow - does it look ...
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Hutch’s Scottish Road Trip | Findhorn trails, near Forres | Part 1
Over the next few months, Team Wideopenmag's Chris Hutchens will be exploring the best of Scottish mountain biking ... taking in some old classics and fresh...
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Some essential kit to pack for back country mountain biking
Venturing up your first big hill or mountain can be a daunting prospect and riders often will pack far too much and get bogged down, or simply not take enough...
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Our top 10 favourite mountain bike rides in England
Sure, Scotland and Wales have some incredible mountain bike trails. But, don't forget England, home to some of the finest singletrack trails in our little islan...
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the local scene: Hutch explores Scotland’s Royal Deeside mountain bike trails
Team Wideopen's Chris Hutchen's is on a mission to dig deep into the UK scene and explore a few of the UK's best trails.
First up is the trails in Royal Deesid...
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Redhill Extreme is now open for business.
A couple of weeks ago we broke the news that Jake Ireland and Katy Curd had bought Redhill Extreme - the mountain bike park near the Forest of Dean.
Well, gr...
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Sheffield’s new Cooking on Gas trail at Lady Canning’s Plantation | England’s “best blue trail”
We've just been treated to a sneak preview of the new Cooking on Gas Trail at Lady Canning's Plantation in Sheffield.
The new trail is just 10 minutes from the...
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Bike Park Wales gets a new trail | “Popty Ping”
Our favourite South Wales bike park, Bike Park Wales, just launched their new trail.
The new trails is graded 'blue plus' and is called Popty Ping.Welsh ...
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Katy Curd and Jake Ireland just bought Redhill Extreme bike park
Exciting news - elite racer Katy Curd and suspension wizard Jake Ireland just bought themselves a bike park.
We grabbed them for a chat about their plans now t...
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Nant Yr Arian’s new skills park is OPEN!
The new skills area at Nant Yr Arian is now open to riders.
The area was opened on the weekend by Rachel Atherton with crowds of riders showing up to try it ou...
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Explored | Hamsterley Forest.
Danny Hart recently took over running of Hamsterley Forest's Descend Bike Park so Tommy and Max spent an afternoon getting stuck in to see what the current stat...
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Go ride here: Pearce Cycles uplift at Bucknell
Last weekend we hit the road for a day out with our mate Scout from Ti-Springs.
We scored some last minute spots at the Pearce Cycles uplift at Bucknell up i...
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Joel Anderson rides the new 50:01 line at Revolution Bike Park
Joel spent Thursday up at Revolution Bike Park for a first ride of the new 50:01 line - built by Josh Bryceland, Josh Lewis and friends.
The 50:01 line is ...
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50to01 x Revolution Bikes | Launching the New Line.
With the 50:01 line at Revolution Bike Park almost complete, the lads got a crew together to session the jumps prior to its official opening this spring.
Haile...
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Interview: Cy at Cotic on crowd funding the Sheffield MTB scene
Did you know that Ride Sheffield are 75% of the way to Crowdfunding a brand new trail?
Pete had a chat with Cy Turner from Cotic, one of the core group at Ride...
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VIDEO: Veronique Sandler, welcome to Wideopenmag!
We are bloody stoked to welcome Veronique Sandler to the Wideopen family.
Vero joins us for 2017 as one of our new-school of content creators, video presenters...
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The big issues at this year’s Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland conference.
The 2016 Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland conference was not all about power points and board rooms.
Far from your typical 'conference' we spent two days...
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Sessioning Bristol’s Brunel Way Pumptrack
Bristol's Brunel Way Pumptrack just got a much needed upgrade.
To celebrate, we grabbed a few mates and went down for a Sunday Session. Here's what happened! ...
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A Stone’s Throw Away | Part 3 | Castlewellan and Belfast
Team Wideopenmag’s Chris Hutchens hopped on the ferry to experience the best of Northern Ireland’s mountain bike trails.
In Part 3, Hutch heads north to Castle...
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