10 Mins with: Ash Payne – Ride Ibiza

Ash Payne runs RIDE IBIZA, providing unique mountain biking holidays on the stunning island of, yes you’ve guessed it; Ibiza.

Cycling since he was a kid, Ash was building ramps and riding for fun which turned into dirt jumping and building trails.  This then transitioned into running a shop, becoming an MBLA Mountain Bike Guide in Southern Spain, to realising his own dream of running his own MTB Holiday company.

What is Ride Ibiza all about?

We offer MTB and road cycling, loads of other adrenline activities and adventures.  Pretty much anything you can think of, seamlessly put together for a great holiday.   If you fancy a change from riding, we regularly organise hiking trips, SUP, cliff jumping, yacht hire, kayaking and all sorts.   The trails range from very easy to pretty hard core and we ride the hard stuff too.  There’s a trail for every kind of rider, from flowy wide open trails to single track, stunning scenic routes, big rock grdens, cliff edges, jumps, drop offs.  You name it we’ve got it!

I came to realize that I could run my own company and decided to check out Ibiza.   Even though the reputation was definitely not for the biking… I’ve found a place that is beautiful and I felt that I could help to do good things for the cycling communtiy here..

What are the facilities like?

We’ve got a lovely big Spacious Villa for 12 people, 2 in each room.. A sun terrace, swimming pool, workout yoga area, games room and all the modern stuff of course.  We’ve also got dirt jumps and a pump track to learn new skills.   You can bring your own bike or rent a bike here BIKE HIRE from XC to road and full Enduro and have a good work shop on site for all kinds of repairs; even shocks and seatposts.

Great value:

Prices start from around 400 euros.  That includes brekkie, beer in the fridge at all times, all the facilities, some evening meals, BBQ and airport transfers.  Ibiza town is 10 minutes away and 15 euros in a taxi.  We are happy to provide lifts too.  We can cook BBQ to Vegan and most things in between, there is a set menu generally but requsets can be made for certain dishes.   There’s also a really stunning Fish restaurant set on the side of the island with tables and chairs set up just a couple of metres from the sea.  It looks like a shack from the outside and they serve simple food, freshly caught fish, potatoes and salad and its just breath-taking.  Its a place that only if you’ve been you know, so you have to visit us to find it!

Let’s say we came  out for 4 days, describe what kind of itinerary we’d have.

You can arrive any time, any day.. lunch on arrival or dinner.  Maybe a ride if we can fit it in.  Then up in the mornning, we make breakfast, often using grapes and oranges picked from the garden, then out to ride for as long as you want.  We plan the day around your needs but after riding we mix it up with some beach time, cliff jumping, boats, whatever you fancy.  Or you could ask us to plan an itineray in advance.  We do night rides too.

To get in contact for your own bepsoke holiday to the white isle, check out RIDE IBIZA