Mountain Biking UK

BLACK MOUNTAINS CYCLE CENTRE, ABERGAVENNY

You know when you see photos of trails online and it just makes you desperate to ride there? Well Black Mountains Cycle Centre is one of those places. Last year, it was almost cruel the way trail-building mastermind Shaun Bevan would tease us with photos of his latest creations at a time when we weren’t allowed to go and check them out. Those razor-sharp lips and pristine smooth dirt waves through the trees prompted us to make a mental resolution to get back over to Abergavenny at the earliest opportunity.

When that day finally came, to say we were excited would be an understatement.

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