Bourn Brooking - off road

Sky Ride Local in Birmingham

If you’re fairly confident on your bike on dirt and gravel surfaces and ready to broaden your cycling horizons, our Off-Road Steady rides are ideal. At a comfortable pace, and possibly with some modest hills along the way, there is barely a metre of tarmac in sight on these rides so come and enjoy the scrunch of gravel and the squelch of mud under your tyres with us! Rides are between 6 and 15 miles long, at a moderate pace of between 7 and 10 miles an hour.

Escape the hustle and bustle of urban Birmingham and enjoy this 6 mile cycle through one of the city's country parks along the banks of Bourn Brook. This is a beautiful out and back ride along the Brook where you can really forget you are within a stones throw of the city, enjoy!

Additional Information

Helmets must be worn by all under 18's regardless of ride level.
Please bring equipment with you to repair punctures, Ride Leaders are there to help but are not responsible for your bike.
All rides leave at the time stated you must arrive early Ride Leaders will not wait. 

Meet the Ride Leaders

• Robert Maskell Hello my name is Rob.
  I have been cycling since my teens.
  My main interest is cycle touring, I was a member of West Bromwich CTC for a number of years.
  I really enjoyed the Sunday morning club runs and the weekends away youth hosteling.
  Now my cycling consists of day rides to local beauty spots covering around 40 miles, and cycling off road exploring the tracks and trails of the Wyre Forest and Cannock Chase,and of course leading Sky rides.
  I like to do all of the maintenance and repairs to my bikes myself.
  I currently have two bikes, a GT that I use for off road and a Ridgeback that I use for road work.
  Well I hope to see you out on a local Sky ride soon
  
• Barry Cooke Hi
  I love to cycle and own 3 bikes,my main bike is a road bike but also love a bit of mountain biking in Cannock Chase plus I have a hybrid bike so i can cycle those loveley canal routes. As a child I rode my bike everywhere but it wasn't till about 4 years ago I got the bug back and now im hooked. Ive done sportives and charity rides and im planning to ride my first 100 miles later in the year with a fellow sky rider, if i can get the training in . My first year with sky rides I did 13 and loved it so much, meeting new faces making new friends, riding places I never knew where out there, I decided to become a Sky ride Leader and give back to others the benefits I gained and the confidence it gave to me to ride more. I have also just qualified as a route planner for sky so looking to get some new routes planned in the area, also im an off road leader with some exciting routes coming soon and with the ride strong plus+ coming your way there's no better time to join me,so Im hoping to meet loads more people this year and share the enjoyment of riding in a group no matter what the weather, so lets get riding and see you all soon.
• Westley Beckford Hello everyone,
  
  I love off road mountain biking and ride up the lickey hills most weeks,
  I am an off road instructor and a bikeability instructor.
  I work at Lindsworth School in Kings Norton which caters for pupils with special educational needs and in September i am organising a vocational on and off road mountain bike course which will involve basic maintenance.
  I am looking forward to meeting all you keen riders soon.
  
  Wes B