trail news

Whites level - Fully Open
Work on Energy section has been completed, including some stone pitching on steep banks and resurfacing and reshaping on some sections - first comments are good and the trail is 'flowin'.
The Wall - Open
Diversion around the Tramway section where the temporary bridge is being replaced with a stone causeway after the last one was washed away a couple of years ago. Work should be completed in 3 weeks, the diversion sends riders straight to Nantybar from Rheilffodd.

Skyline - Open
there are diversions currently in Place due to harvesting operations on Heart Burn, Handy Andy and Grand Canyon.
There is also a rally on saturday the 14th August so additional parts of skyline will be closed for that day only.

Space station - update

Sorry you've missed it but the next time we hear of something interesting we will stick it on the website, the blog or facebook (or all three)

Special Offers

Our free stuff give away on 2010 bikes runs to the end of July so make the most of it! for every £500 you spend on a new 2010 bike we will give you £100's worth of free stuff. that's anything in the store really anything in the store so if you bought a £3000.00 bike from us you could choose a £600 bike for free! there is no catch it's a great deal you must collect or order your free gear, when you pay for the bike in full and it's such a great deal we are unable to do bikes on the cycle scheme or interest free credit. and it's only for bikes purchased at full retail price. some customers have been struggling to spend the free stuff cash in the store. But anyway it's a fantastic deal so get in before the end of july to get your free stuff.


Steve

International space station

We've been watching the International Space Station orbiting the earth. on clear nights you can see it clearly between about 10 and 11pm so if you see people on site looking at the sky and pointing it's probably the Space Station. It was so clear on Saturday that we even saw the Russian Soyuz cargo ship that had failed to dock on saturday morning, it's really amazing. there are 3 russians and 3 americans on board it orbits at 17,000 miles per hour and at around 24 miles from the surface of the earth.
Thursday night might be the last night its visible for a little while so at around 09:55pm look west. you are looking for a bright light moving at a constant speed it's different from planes as the light doesn't flash.
if you want to know when you can see it follow the link
http://spaceweather.com/flybys/country.php

Steve

Traffic

Please note the A4107 is closed as the road is falling of the side of the mountain! Traffic is being diverted through Cwmavon on the B4286.

If you are leaving the M4 at junction 40 you will need to turn left at the roundabout (into Port Talbot) along Abbey road turn right at the lights on to the A48 Talbot road, carry straight on past the train station, where the road name changes to Heilbronn way. At the bus station roundabout take the third exit past the Aberavon shopping centre at the next roundabout take the second exit towards Tesco and the Princess Royal Theatre. Take the next left onto Cwmavon road The B4286 follow this road all the way through Cwmavon and on to pontrhydyfen. at the t junction turnright and follow the road around under the viaduct and up the hill at the next junction turn left on to the A4107 Afan road as normal.

Weather

Trail News

W2 - Open
Whites level - Open
Skyline - Open (Diversions around Heartburn and Handy Andy)
The Wall - Open
Penhydd - Closed

Steve

New Mondraker Foxy R

New Mondraker Foxy R

We've just received our new Foxy R demo bike. We're giving away FIVE free demo rides to the first five people who want to try it out. Ring the shop on 01639 850011 to book a free ride or fill out our online booking form.

Click the images below to enlarge.

Liam.

Skyline's Demo day in this months MBR

In this months mbr (June 2010) there's a feature on Skyline's Demo day back in April (Page 18) and Rowan Sorrell gets a big write up (Page 66)

***ITEMS REDUCED TO CLEAR***

Check out our reduced to clear items box instore which is filled with goodies such as Hope brakes, Easton stems, Shimano XT shifters, Thomson stem (1 left) Race face bars seat posts and stems plus Lupine lights (2 sets left)



We also Have Reduced to clear forks instore so come down and snoop around!



Liam.

Summer at Skyline

Another sunny day at Skyline. The Trails are running fast at the moment and there's still a few places left in the car park and campsite this morning.

The Orange Diva has had good reviews recently across the magazines, infact we've only got 1 left in stock...

The new Fox range has also arrived. We've got everything from gloves, shorts and hemets so come down and have a look around.

Liam.

Trail News - Update 08/04/2010

Whites Level - Fully open (including Nrg)
The Wall - Fully open
W2 - Fully open
Skyline - Open (with a small diversion around Handy Andy.)
Penhydd - Fully Open (this trail is closing on the 12th April (next monday!) for a year.)

Get a last ride around Penhydd this weekend before it closes.

Steve

Easter Weekend at Skyline

It's been busy at skyline this Easter weekend. The sun is out today and the trails are running good. The campsite is packed with a good holiday atmosphere. Bring on the summer! Liam.

New stuff in the shop

We have new 2010 Fox clothing and the fabulous Flux helmet in stock get in while we stilll have stock we aregetting the first of the summer 2010 Dakine and Endura stock in and are awaiting Sombrio and Race Face Clothing to arrive.

The Commencal meta range has just arrived and we have a medium and Larghe Meta 55 Team available for demo. the first of the Mondraker Foxy 140mm trail bikes have just arrived and the Demo versions of the Foxy and Dune are due in the next couple of weeks. as are the new Norco fluid trail Bikes we also have these in stock.
Unfortunatley the eagerly anticipated Kona Cadabra's and all new Coilairs are not due until the end of the month.

Steve

Trail News

All afan trails are open and running well, despite the weather. The diversion on the 'Wall' has been cleared and on 'Whites Level' the land slip on Nrg has been sorted out. 'Penhydd' is still open and running well and 'Skyline' is all clear. Dion't forget to ride the 'Penhydd' trail before it closes. closure date is still set at 12th April. and when it re-opens next year it will be an all new trail.

Steve

Thunder snow at Skyline

It's the easter holidays although it feels more like christmas. we had an extremely unusual weather event today 'thunder snow' not only was it unusual because it was snowing in April but it was also thundering! the snow compresses the thunder clap so it can't be heard more than a mile away but intensifies it. the walls of the building rattled and stuff fell on the floor. it was absolutly amazing.
The weather remains a bit of an issue but at the mo it's too wet for the snow to settle. forecast is for a slight improvement over the weekend but it's going to be wet whatever.

Steve

Demo day at Skyline

We have a Free Demo weekend at Skyline so come down and give any bike a test!

Liam

KONA MASH UP

Kona Mash-up entry forms are now available instore. We also have a free demo hour this weekend for up to one hour on multiple bikes. Ask instore for details...

Liam.

Sunny here today at skyline. The weather looks good for the day. Roads look quiet and the car park is filling up.

Liam.

It's been raining all day at the Afan hire Centre but it's been the busiest day of the year so far! Selling epic amounts of brake pads with the weather and don't forget the huge 50% sale is ending soon in both Afan and Glyncorrwg so come down and grab a bargain...

Liam.

Hi More trail news:
The Wall wil be closed Until Saturday 20th March, However there will be a diversion around Tramway and Nantybar for at least one more week as there is a Machine working to rectify a land slip on Tramway. The forestry commission has asked that riders please follow the diversion signs after Rhwicregan and rejoin the trail at Picadilly.

Weather isn't so great today low cloud and drizzle all day leading to heavy rain this afternoon, it doesn't look to good for tomorrow either which is a shame as i was going to go for a ride after work, but don't like getting wet.

Steve

P.S. our sale ends next week so get in while it's still there. We should have new stock in the shop for the week before easter, so keep an eye on the website www.skylinecycles.co.uk for news and some special promotions

*****WHITE'S LEVEL UPDATE*****

In the previous blog we mentioned that the Energy section of the White's Level was closed. One of the local riders has given us a bit more information, apparantly a tree has fallen accross the trail near the stream on the energy section. Apart from that the rest of the trail is running really fast. We'll let you know as soon as it's re-opened.

Liam.

We went on a nightride last night around the whites trail and the energy section was closed (We'll update as soon as we get info). Loving the weather at the moment, the trail is running really fast and we're going out again with the boss (first time this year) for another ride tonight.

Olly/Liam (because Olly can't type)

It's a dry day here at skyline today, the weather looks really good for the weekend. A few riders have said that the skyline trail has been running really fast recently so come down and enjoy the trails plus we have HUGE sales on at the moment so pop in and see whats on offer.

Liam.

Another beautiful day, perfect for a spin around the penhydd trail before it closes for harvesting. it's due to close mid april 2010 (although this is not confirmed yet) and won't re-open for a year or more so get a go around this fantastic trail know. it will not be the same when it re-opens in 2011. Addditionally there is some work going on on the Wall over the next few weeks trying to smooth out some of the braking bumps and some general trail renovation. which should make it much more fun to ride. there will be a minimum of trail disruption as most is being done in the week but do look out for people working on the trails in the week there should be signs to warn you if you if you are approching one of the work gangs.

Steve

Bright and Sunny at Skyline again, but a bit on the chilly side.
We 've just taken delivery of some new Orange frames, Fox forks, sunline bars and stems and shimano group for Rowan Sorrell so will be building them up over the next week or so.
Also we've got 2010 Genesis hardtails including the IO ID hub geared bike and commencal meta 5's in stock built and ready to go. We are sorting out demo bikes as I type so you'll be able to try them out in the coming weeks. we are also expecting the long awaited Mondraker Foxy and Mondraker demo's anytime know.

Steve

It's super sunny here at skyline today, trails look pretty quiet at the moment

Liam.

It's the weekend! It's slightly overcast but dry here at Skyline. The roads are looking clear and there's a few spaces left in the car park. Our 50% sale items are flying off the shelf so make sure you grab a bargain before we sell out...

Liam.

The new Skyline Cycles blog

The blog is now up and running! We'll give you constant updates on trail conditions, local weather, special offers and new bikes in both shop and hire centre.

Skyline.