a community of SELF-SUPPORTED racers​
who love wild places

A new BREED of bike club

  • A not-for-profit road and gravel bikepacking club for self-supported racers 
  • ​An annual programme of unsupported trials to test mind and body
  • ​Timing, routes and results handled by Strava, so no entry fees​​

our kind of riding


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Yes, someone has to finish first, but for us winning is not really the point.
We shake hands on the start line and ride across a country 
​for the satisfaction of exploring our own limits.
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Our rides are not races, they are reliability trials. There are no entry fees and no prizes. 
There are no officiators, no ride leaders. 
There is no support.
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  • Start and finish points are defined
  • Plot your own route from A to B via a series of checkpoints
  • Most riding will be on road but gravel shortcuts may be quicker
  • Riders must tweet a timestamped photo at the start, all checkpoints, and the finish
  • Test your route planning, navigation, and night riding skills... explore your limits, expand your horizons​
  • Combines the best aspects of cyclocross, bikepacking, and a MTB enduro
  • A defined route over mixed terrain - gravel, road, and the odd bike carry
  • Made for gravel/adventure bikes
  • ​5 timed Strava segments per day; lowest aggregate time over the segments 'wins'
  • Lots of time for socialising on the non-timed bits​​

A new kind of mission

Our long-term goal is to establish the UK's first crowd-sourced national park using members of the collective as the basis for the campaign.

​In the interim while we establish the fund, each rider is encouraged to become a member of Trees For Life who are restoring 10,000 acres of Scottish wilderness, and to attend our annual conservation and race planning week up in the Highlands.