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Hey,
heading to Afan this evening, but just found out the cafe and bike shop have gone 
Very sad news as I've been going there for over ten years and enjoyed the facilities at the end of the ride.
Gather BPW has not helped things....
I just wondered if there are any locals or people that know if they are still going to develop the place for biking? They should just do an uplift service for the lazy bones 
So.... anyway.... Are the trails ok or are they being left to ruin?
Cheers
If you mean the cafe and bike shop at Glyncorrwg that recently closed, they have been reopened under new management.
The trails are running fine, we were there last weekend.
It's definitely a lot quieter than it was a few years back though, like you say BPW has probably been a big factor in that.
No, it was pretty ill for a bit, but got better - new shop, new cafe (Cafe is much better, not been in the shop yet). Trails great. have fun
Trails are still great. That's what you ought to go there for really, not a café or shop.
The cafe at the old Afan Centre also appears to be under new management, and the bacon & egg rolls were very good too.
Was there at the weekend. Both cafes great, trails excellent, bike shop in the original centre was good, the shop that replaced Skyline cycles at Glyncorrwyg looks a bit sparse.
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There is some new stuff happening:
The bike park is going great and is well used (just above the final descent of the wall at Bryn Betws)
The Wall final descent now has an alternative black run which is a steep enduro style trail.
I wasn't there but apparently the Rhyslin carpark was full of ebikes riding the masts last week.
the shop that replaced Skyline cycles at Glyncorrwyg looks a bit sparse
To be fair the shop needs to be sparse... If you can;t forget it or break it you probably won't buy it from them. Too much stock and you're sitting on dead money.
... and setting yourself up for uninvited visitors as happened repeatedly at Wood'n'Wheels in Hamsterley.
Looks like the Afan area might be getting a serious cash injection...
you actually have to pedal uphill at Afan, some people don't enjoy that hence the popularity of BPW not far away. Afan is great though
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