Yesterday, I drove for 45 mins and rode ‘The Gap’ at Brecon with mates.Stunning Day too.Today I’ll drive for 40 mins or so and hit Cwmcarn.

Normally I cycle to Afan, its so close.

So this is a public apology to all you city boys for me living so close to so many stunning biking destinations 🙂

So close you have to drive a minimum of 40 minutes to ride 🙂

Gosh ‘Pay attention to me!!!’

🙄

sorry for living 2 miles from the peak district national park and 1 mile from Wharncliffe and in a city… if we’re playing that game

C’mon, you can do better than that.

😉

Good game, this . . .

Oh why not go further and tell us what a big nob you’ve got?

Enjoy the trails.

Normally I cycle to Afan, its so close.

No need to apologise for living in Port Talbot. If anything you should be asking for our sympathy. 😉

40 mins to drive to a trail centre. 🙄
You could be over in Rhondda or Caerphily in less time for some far better trails…

h why not go further and tell us what a big nob you’ve got?

I’ve worked that out already.

The Gap’s rubbish. Who would be jealous of that.

As for trail centres, if that’s all you’ve got they’re ok………….

I’ll bite 😉

I live 5 min ride from the foothills of Dartmoor – dont need to drive 😉 More to life than trail centres!

I open my front door, get on my bike and ride straight into the beautiful Yorkshire countryside! No car for me!
Maybe I’m the one who should apologies. 😀

OP, I expect you’re close to Bell End too?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_End

Nope 😉

😆

How about Twatt?

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=twatt&aq=&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=9.404366,18.413086&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Twatt,+Orkney,+Orkney+Islands,+United+Kingdom&ll=59.106017,-3.281307&spn=0.015953,0.035963&z=14&iwloc=A

I’m only 7 miles from the nearest Halfords!

well, er, i live in morzine, and am moving to a wee village near bourg st maurice (les arcs, la plagne, bikevillage/trail addiction territory) in just over 2 weeks…

now, what do i win?

hungry monkey – You win everything 😉
Halfords voucher on it’s way.

I live in London, but have nice trails within 5 minutes and the chilterns within 15 mins (by bike – dont drive to rides normally). We also have Swinley within 45 mins (by car if need be). And although not Dartmoor or the lakes we have this within 10 mins – http://vimeo.com/23020453

Normally I cycle to Afan, its so close.

Nice trail centre, but living that close to Port Talbot makes you the loser on this thread!

Me: 5min ride out of the housing estate to the trails, with the whole of the Sierra de Guadarrama to play in.

Port talbot’s not the best place,I agree.

However it is surrounded by hills and mountains.

There’s so much other stuff up there,so it’s not too bad a base.

My mate IanB can see the Gap from his house, and ride there. No driving required. I can ride to Cwmcarn from my house off-road, no driving required there either. AND I live in a city!

HTH.

You have over looked Edinburgh. And possibly Bristol.

I’m a city boy and don’t have to drive 45 minutes to find some trails (although I’m less than that to Glentress). I do most of my mountain biking straight from the house. This was taken this morning and is about 3 miles from my door:

<bites> I genuinely can’t recall the last time I used the car to ride my mountain bike. 40 mins drive? You have my sympathies. In that time I’m at the top of the forest, having earnt the downhills to come. 🙂

I did the Devils Staircase from the house last Monday, the Ciaran Path is just round the corner too, plus of course the secret Lochan trails 🙂

1 min of tarmac and I’m on the South Downs!

I’ll re-phrase: Im between two great spots in Brecon and cwmcarn, and I appreciate the fact im not in a concrete jungle.

My local trails are 3 streets away.2 mins and Im in the woods.

I am laughing at the OP thinking he lives in an optimum area for mountain biking.

However I am glad you like were you are……

40 minutes drive? Trails 1 or 2 miles away? Lunchtime at work I ride out of the gate straight onto tracks on Malvern Common – can get to the top of the Malverns and back in my lunch break with less than 50m on tarmac.

2 minute ride to edge of Thetford forest and then endless miles of sweet singletrack.

I win – 200yards onto the bank of the welland in the fens, 18 miles to the next “slight” gradient and a view of 20 miles in any direction.

Oh wait – i dont win at all.
Think yourself lucky all of you 😥

How about a public apology for such a silly thread?

I vary rarely get in the car to go biking, even if it means a few miles on the road. If I had to get in the car every weekend, I’m not sure I’d go

So how many days are you seizeing this weekend Carpe?

Ah the old ones are the best.

3 out of interest.

i’m a city boy and have wales 2hours away. Swinley close by and chicksands 1 hour away!not to mention aston hill, loads of local stuff, surrey hills, etc etc…. And then there’s the 6 or so skateparks and 4 bmx’s tracks 😉

And by city i mean centre of the capital!!

wow, I’m glad I don’t ride my bike with you lot. it sounds too **** organised.