1983 The first BMX arrived in the Dyfi, and the boys start to build jumps in the woods. Ant
1988 Mountain biking comes to Dyfi. The first frames were being manufactured in UK, but they were out of our reach so we’d meet at my garage in Aberleffeni, fix up last week’s crashes on the bikes we had then play in the woods for hours. Andy
1992 Someone got a van and we started uplifts. “The amphitheatre” is what we used to call today’s World Cup track and it was even more bonkers back then. Three different rides led to the trailhead, more often than not we’d fall down it.” Andy
2002 The First Dyfi Enduro, 380 riders went wild for an event built around the Dyfi trails, immediate feedback was super positive and sign-ups for 2003 rocketed. Joe Hayward
2005 British Single Speed Championship – we hosted this on the Climach-X trail, all entrants lay their bikes on the floor of the Climach-X carpark and headed down the hill for a compulsory tin of beer, of course we moved the bikes! It was a brilliant and very messy event. Fraz
2006 Rhugog National Point Series My first time working with landowners, building legally for an event. We had limited funds, it hammered with rain, it was raw and it was gnarly. I was one of the 50% who crashed out. Dan
2013 Dan moves to the Dyfi. I spent some time in British Columbia and was totally inspired to build that scene, but I wanted it here, with the people I care about. I’m pretty patriotic so I couldn’t imagine this project taking shape anywhere but the UK. I traded Canada for Corris – and me and Gazzy B drove 300 miles around the forest looking for a place to live. Dan
2014 The first Red Bull Hardline was held in secret with 9 of the world’s best riders sessioning a track with more features per metre than any race before. Dan wanted to remind people how gnarly mountain-biking could be and we found the perfect place to do it. Olly
2014 Digging starts at Esgair Forest. From the start, I knew that the riding here was so good that people would want to stay and explore. I’ve always envisaged an entire resort but it was such a huge undertaking that I pushed it to the back of my mind. We focused on one section of a track at a time, there’s nothing more motivating than finishing up Friday night to ride on Saturday. Dan
2019 Dyfi Bike opens with 4 black trails.