Welcome to the Summit Cycles Komoot page, for those of you who dont know us we've been axle deep in all things cycling in and around cycling in Aberystwyth, West Wales, since 1998.
We are a shop owned and run by people who love to ride, in fact one of the reasons Summit Cycles exists at all is because Joe, its founder, naively thought he would have more time to ride if he was self employed!
Having ridden modified old tourers, hacked CX & road bikes around the local forest roads for years we think modern gravel bikes are the perfect tools for exploring Ceredigion's varied terrain.
We'll be adding all sorts of routes here, but the focus will be on mixed trails, gravel and adventure. Day rides and longer routes that can be ridden in a 'big' day, or split into an overnighter. If you're Bikepacking curious give us a shout, we can offer friendly advice and also supply and fit luggage options.
Please remember that some of these routes are quite remote. In addition to food, water and spare clothing would recommend a minimum of 2 spare tubes, a patch kit, a pump, basic first aid and a foil bivy bag. If you are unfortunate enough to have a prang you could be stuck in the hills for a long time awaiting help. Komoot is a great navigational tool, just remember to download the routes for off line use if you are using a phone for navigation. We would also suggest using an off line Ordnance Survey app such as OSMaps or ViewRanger, again with downloaded maps for back up.
Lastly make sure you have What3words on your phone so you can pinpoint your location for any rescue services. Hopefully you'll never need it, but hey, play safe!
Think smiles per hour, not miles. #ridethybike #leavenotrace #shredlightly