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About the Dorset Rough Riders
Dorset Rough Riders was formed in 1989 and was originally called the East Dorset Mountain Bike Association, but this name was considered rather dull and long winded and so the members voted it to be renamed Dorset Rough Riders. Realising that it needed some way to communicate with its rapidly expanding membership a newsletter, typed on A4 paper, was produced. This developed into our magazine Tyre Print, which has now been superseded by this website.
Dorset Rough Riders went from strength to strength, peaking at 400+ members in the early 90s - easily the largest MTB club in the country. It now has a more modest but very solid membership base with many riders having been members since the very early days. The average age in the early days was very young with a large amount of teenage members, now members ages range from early teens to early sixties! But mountain biking keeps you young, and fun and enjoyment are the key to the success of the club.
The Rough Riders have accomplished a great deal in such a short period of time. We have taken part in several conservation projects, featured in many television and magazine articles, adopted rights of way, organized numerous highly successful races and most importantly introduced many people into a healthy pastime.
The rides are of course the core of the club and we are able to offer a wide range to suit all abilities covering a large radius. We offer rides starting from central locations in the town, enabling those without their own transport to take part to routes further afield, as well as weekends away. Not only do you have a choice of where you ride, but when you ride, for not only do we ride at the weekend, but we are also very active during the evenings, throughout the year. Take a look at our ride calendar for full details of all the forthcoming rides.
Non-members are very welcome to join us on any of our rides to get a taste of the club. Just contact the relevant ride leader beforehand to let them know you are coming.
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| Partner Shops |
| DRR members receive 10% discount at all partner shops. Just show your membership card at the till. |
| Bicycle World |
| Fourways, Ham Lane, Longham, Dorset, BH22 9DP |
 01202 590414 |
| Bikelab |
| Scott, Marin, Kona, Whyte |
| 4 Wimborne Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2BU |
| 01202 330011 |
| Bikes Branksome |
| Cycles, Repairs, Accessories, Cycle Hire |
| 431-433 Poole Rd, Branksome, BH12 1DQ |
| 01202 769202 |
| Cycle Paths |
| GT, Land Rover, Mongoose,
Saracen |
| 1st Floor Link Mall, Dolphin Centre, Poole |
| 01202 680123 |
| Gone Biking Mad |
| Kona, Giant |
| 97 Station Road, New Milton, Hants. |
| 01425 615960 |
| Offcamber |
| GT, Cove,Yeti
Kona, Trek |
| 38 Salisbury Street, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 7PR |
| 01258 458677 |
| Pedals Cycle Centre |
| Scott, Dawes, Ridgeback, Saracen |
| 290, Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8AY |
| 01202 301683 |
| Primera |
| Specialized, Trek, GT, Giant, Mongoose
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| 244 Charminster Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9RR |
| 01202 775588 |
| RideBike |
| Merlin Titanium, Orange, Santa Cruz, Trek, Gary Fisher, Yeti
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| 111 Commercial Road, Lower Parkstone |
| 01202 741744 |
| The Hub Cycleworks |
| Trek, Morewood, Sanderson |
| 402-406 Holdenhurst Rd, Bournemouth, BH8 8BN |
| 01202 720020 |
| Torico |
| Commencal, Felt, Iron Horse, Kinesis and Norco |
| Unit 3, North Dorset Business Park, Sturminster Newton, Dorset |
| 01258 473770 |
| Zerofour - Airlite Ltd |
| Bikes built, serviced & repaired. Very good rates. Speak to Matt |
| Unit 2, Lodge Hill Business Centre, Lodge Road, Holt, Wimborne, BH21 7DW |
| 01258 841010 |
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