Comes up to ride with heroes on the wing (8)
I believe the answer is:
surfaces
'comes up' is the definition.
('surface' can be a synonym of 'come up')
'ride with heroes on the wing' is the wordplay.
'ride' becomes 'surf' (to surf is to ride waves).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'heroes on the wing' becomes 'aces' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'surf'+'aces'='SURFACES'
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for surfaces that I've seen before include "Comes to light or rises to the top" , "They have length and breadth only" , "transpires" , "Outside layers" , "Upper or outer sides" .)