Beginner's Ride - learn to Mountain Bike in Wendover Woods

This is a beginners ride. We will cycle at a nice, easy pace. There are several places we can stop and look at the views. There are 3 hills (if we do the whole route), but we will walk up these, one we have to as cycles aren't allowed and the other 2 are because I don't like hills! We pass the cafe in the middle and at the end so opportunities for a breather (and cake).

Please bring parking money £2.70 for 2 hours (the money goes towards all the wonderful facilities that are on offer). Please remember to bring with you: • Helmet • Spare inner tubes for your bike and appropriate tools, even if you don't know how to change an inner tube there are other people in the group to help. • A water bottle - cycling can be thirsty work. • Appropriate clothing for the weather. • Back and front lights if appropriate • Padlock/credit card/cash for the coffee stop • Face covering if preferred Please have a good check over your bikes to make sure they are road worthy – check your brakes are working, your gears are smooth and your tyres are in good condition and pumped up. Below is a handy video for completing the 'M Check' before a ride. Please read this before you leave home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=JwSi-AGwm5g&safe=true Please note the following: • We will not share any equipment so please be organised and bring your own items eg drink, spare inner tube, tyre levers and pump, sun cream and hand sanitiser. • We will do a bike check before leaving but will check our own bikes. • Participants must not attend a ride if they have COVID-19 symptoms or have been in contact with anyone with symptoms and should be isolating • Anyone who develops COVID-19 symptoms during a ride must inform a leader. • Anyone who develops COVID symptoms after a ride must contact the leader who will inform British Cycling HQ who will then contact everyone who attended the ride. Do not attend this ride if you have returned from (anywhere) abroad in the last 2 weeks. All of the above is to keep us all safe from the virus. You can contact the leader directly via the ‘Message Ride Creator’ tab in the ride posting on let’s ride unless you have their direct contact details already.

We especially welcome newbies!