Mountain Biking Algarve

March 12, 2013 By Jim Leave a Comment

New everything!

They say times flies when you are having fun, it has been ages since the last post and I hadn't realised. I guess because we have been so busy and having a great time on the bikes and digging. We are the top rated activity in Lagos on Tripadvisor. Something we are very proud of and we will be trying to make things even better in 2013. New things for you; We've built a new trailer, lots of suspension travel so it is perfect on the off road tracks we use to follow you down the mountains. … [Read More...]

October 6, 2012 By Jim Leave a Comment

We have been really busy through the summer, the new full suspension bikes have been out everyday and they have been received very well. It seems that 140mm travel front and back is ideal for the terrain we ride, they are pushed hard on some of the more technical rocky descents that we shuttle but they have stood up to the challenge and many of our customers have headed home to buy the same bikes as they used whilst with us. Our new T-shirt design has proved popular too, we sold out of two of … [Read More...]

July 26, 2012 By Jim Leave a Comment

Summer is here!

The plan was to try to add a post every time something new or noteworthy happened. Plan A has failed a bit because we have been working flat out! We have had a steady trickle of new bikes to build for both the guiding side (Saracen Ariel full suspension bikes) and for the bike rental company (Saracen Tufftrax). We have just launched our new website for customers looking for a less frantic pace to the riding, Bike Ride Algarve. We truly cover from the extreme to serene. We have loaded up a … [Read More...]

May 15, 2012 By Jim Leave a Comment

The All Mountain journey

We have been flat out with All Mountain riding and a bit a technical xc for the past few weeks. As the word continues to spread about the work we have been doing down here for the past seven years (our birthday is just round the corner!) Lagos and the Algarve is getting a great reputation for quality, technical descents and it is a perfect place to hang out post ride. To be fair it seems that mountain biking is growing the world over and the UK has some amazing trail centers. The trails we have … [Read More...]

March 18, 2012 By Jim Leave a Comment

New bikes and builds

We have had a very busy few weeks building the new bikes for the season. We are using Saracen this year, we will have a few long travel hard-tails and some full suspension Ariels. Both of these bikes are ideal for the technical XC and All Mountain riding we do the most of. We have Saracen Tufftrax for the rental company and at a much lower price! You will be able to rent the high spec bikes this year as well. The Foia has been rebuilt with parts from DMR and it has a Fox 36 talas on the front … [Read More...]

February 8, 2012 By Jim Leave a Comment

Filming, new downhill tracks and new bikes.

A few pics from the last shuttle day to start with! We will be doing some more work in the next week or so on the film project we have been working on. I can't wait for the finished product, we have released a couple of teasers but the final shots and edit are so much better! The Kingdom bike we have, the Foia, is being rebuilt with new lightweight, super strong parts from DMR bikes (thank you DMR), it is available for general abuse and testing. The titanium frame is designed for the All … [Read More...]

February 5, 2012 By Jim Leave a Comment

All Mountain and technical cross country holiday

Another great week riding with returning customers. We had a skills session on the last day, I got Colman to move a lot better on his bike. In common with many riders with a road riding back ground, his basic skills are good but ex (or current) roadies often need to shift their weight around a bit more when on a mountain bike. We have a short section on our skills course which is ideal for teaching this. A whoop section with bends and lumps all over the place, easy to show customers how a bit of … [Read More...]