Im going down to Taunton to pick up a frame and thought i might stop over and maybe take the road bike or mtb and do some riding while in at it.

anyone recommend a reasonably priced pub b&b in the area and where to ride?

tah

Taunton is not far from the Quantocks.

There are a couple of suggestions for pubs on here: http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/quantocks-accommodation

I’m in Taunton and it’s wet as an otters pocket today! Don’t know any b&bs myself but places near crow move and triscombe are good for biking (road or mtb).

Did you visit Taunton yet?
A good B&B I always send visitors to is http://www.staplegrovelodge.co.uk on the edge of taunton.
For mtb look on the quantock quake fb site for their 2014 route, it was great – following the map will be more successful than the course markers if they were still there!
For road, turn right out of the B&B drive and head to Bampton, turn right just as you enter the town and keep going all the way back to the taunton to minehead road (A358) at the railway bridge, turn right back to taunton. An ‘undulating’ 45 miles.