Celebrating a Decade…

Bike Corris was established in 2015 with the vision to build on the stunning trail network in Dyfi. By working in partnership with local communities and business, it developed into a leading part of the bike culture of the area.

There have been so many highlights over the years. Here are some of my favourite rewards:

• Creating the Dyfi MTB Trail Association and running dig-days. Seeing locals and visitors working together to maintain and improve our local trails was a great buzz. There have been many ups and downs along the way, but there is now a stable platform for landowner relations to develop and grow. It has also given me a decade of experience to drive forwards across the UK.

• Hosting MTB events, including movie nights, bike show and endurance rides to raise money for local children’s charities. Did you know there are over ten children’s charities in a community of only 8,000 people, and all area essential to allow families to live in the area? By creating events to attract people from away, as well as within the community, I have managed to bring external funding into Dyfi for the youngest residents.

• Guiding, Mentoring and Employing the local ywff. The kids are the future, not just for the sport, but also the community. Through business and social riding, it has been a pleasure to see the local lads develop talent, enthusiasm and drive, not just on the bike but for life. Bike Corris proteges now work in Atherton Bikes, British Cycling and international photography to name a few careers. Seeing the ywff stand on enduro podiums is cool, but seeing the number of bikes in drawings on the wall in my sons’ schools is the ultimate reward.

…And Moving On!

Working as UK Trails Project Manager for SRAM at Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBINS) has given me the opportunity and privilege to use my knowledge and experience to help develop policy and systems to make mountain more sustainable for generations to come, throughout the UK.

We are moving to Scotland to be closer to my work, and the networks that make Scotland a world leader in the field.

Thank you to:

Everyone who has ridden with Bike Corris, for work, pleasure or suffering.

Local businesses and leaders who have shared and contributed to the vision. In no particular order:

Rikki Barrett; Slater’s Arms, Corris; Idris Stores, Corris; White Lion, Machynlleth; Dyfi Valley Hotel, Glantymyn; StormStatic; Dyfi Adventure Campsite; Welsh Enduro Series; Steve Evans Plant Hire; Chipps; Dan Trent; Sim Mainey; Cranked; Pete Scullion; King Arthur (and his reincarnates on the Dinas Bus); All at Dyfi Bike Park; Fronwen Lodge; Holiday Cottages Corris; Tillman Bros. Films; Steve Parr; Si Paton; George & Tomos Architects; Carl Jones; Tegid Humphreys; Summit Cycles; Philip Hay Garage; Dave Liddy; National Trust; Corris Community Council; Cllr. J Pugh; Mayor J Paige; Mabon Ap Gwynfor MS; Liz Saville Roberts MP.

If I have missed you, it is due to overwhelm and omission, not a snub!

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