A small tool-kit which is easily transportable can be a great blessing and can potentially get your bike back up-and-running if you have any faults while out riding, get some tips from your local bike shop on what is best to carry and you could potentially save a day’s riding!

As well as looking good a lot of modern biking clothing also incorporates padding and protection, Fox Racing and Troy Lee Designs for example produce a range of body armour, guards, gloves and helmets which help keep you safe and the armour can fit under your outer clothing.

The importance of a good quality and well-fitted helmet cannot be under-estimated as a fall at any speed could potentially result in some bad injuries. If you can, when out travel with some mates, take good quality maps of the area, familiarise yourself with the routes before hand and make a small first aid kit as part of your biking equipment alongside the tools of the trade.

But most importantly check your bike is in good working order before setting out, and then you can enjoy a great days riding.

In Wales there are some great single track routes particularly in Coed y Brenin, the handbuilt all-weather singletracks are situated in a forest and there is a new dual slalom course.

Coed y Brenin is situated in the Snowdonia National Park and offers fantastic riding to mountain bikers of all experience, if you are looking for some of the best mountain biking in Wales then Coed y Brenin could be the course and experience for you.

There is some great riding to be found in the north of England particularly in North Yorkshire where you can find yourself up on the Moors challenging yourself to complete the Cropton Loop or taking an off-road ride around the Howardian Hills, a slightly easier route and perfect for an evening of riding.

So grab your bike, a map and some mates and get outdoors and enjoy some of the best mountain biking in the UK.