WANT to get involved in mountain handbiking? Here’s your chance . . .
A team of five disabled cyclists are currently preparing for an assault on southern Snowdonia at the end of the month – and there’s an open invitation to have a go on one of the specially adapted bikes.
The disabled cyclists will be attempting the arduous Pont Scethin loop – a classic Welsh mountain bike route.
The journey follows the old pack-horse routes between Dolgellau and Harlech, making use of the section where the tracks cross the ridge-line that shadows the coast.
Using specially designed mountain bikes – pedalled by hand – the riders will seek to make a circuit of the 16km route, a task that will take them about eight hours to complete.
The hand-bikes have especially low gears, essential to tackle the 750m of climbing on the steep and rocky upper slopes of the ridge.
The ride is being put together by Challenge your Boundaries, an adaptive MTB project based at the Coed y Brenin Trail Centre near Dolgellau.
Co-ordinator Graham O’Hanlon said: “The aim is to raise the profile of adaptive mountain biking and to raise funds for a number of associated projects and local charities.”
The ride takes place on Sunday, April 27. The special Mawddach Meet get-together for anyone interested in having a go at handbiking is planned for Saturday, April 26.
The Mawddach Trail is a flat cycleway on the old railway bed alongside the Mawddach Estuary.
Contact: Tel. 01341 430628.
http://www.mbwales.com
Your chance to go mountain handbiking!
