A debate started on another thread about if a set of hills was the best mtb area, only 1 way to see. My vote if I could only cycle in 1 place till I die would be the Quantocks. What’s yours?

the alps

Turbo trainer in the garage.

make sure to occasionaly turn the bars to keep it technical 😉

yep tis the Q’s for me to

What tyres am I using?

British Columbia without a doubt.

Would go back to where I used to ride as a kid back in 1988, and still do today……Cannock Chase its in my blood.

anywhere as long as i have a bike

One place only would be too boring . Yawn.

To date – All of the Alps.

That may change after Whistler in 2014

BC. Where else? LOL

Exmoor

I’m gonna have to try one day to see what all the fuss is about, but the Quantocks? Really?

It would be the alps for me, or in this country the Lakes is pretty sweet, but I’d take the highlands if that counts as one area.

Never been biking in BC but I suspect that would be the best.

Saying all the alps is a bit vague, tis like saying Scotland! Keep em coming

BC

this is what al the fuss is about ! cute aint it.

Saying BC is like saying Europe ! I’d stick with North Wales, cos if I said anywhere else I wouldn’t be able to ride very often.

Come on, some have you should be more specific than half a country! Try a local area or set of hills, nice to see no trail centres have been mentioned.

i could name several local areas but they’d all be in the alps so i’ll save bandwidth and just say (again)

the alps

Mons Huygens on the Moon with a total drop of 5500 metres is hard to beat, but the place lacks atmosphere…

Lakes

Bristol.

Try a local area or set of hills, nice to see no trail centres have been mentioned.

If I couldn’t move then Mabie (it’s the closest)- but off the track. Been here nearly 3 years and still havn’t ridden/ found it all. Can be out for hours without seeing a trail centre sign. So yes it is a trail centre, but you don’t have to ride it as one!

If I could move then the trails around Briancon in French alps would get a very good vote. Never see anyone else riding the trails and not a lift in sight…

Saying BC is like saying Europe

Ok , Squamish wins then.

But in the wings

Nelson 2nd

Fernie 3rd

Sunshine Coast 4th

Bunch of bike snobs, do I really need to tell you exactly where in BC & what I would like to ride? I notice that you lot don’t have a pop at someone who says the Lakes or Wales.

Pathetic.

Ibiza
There’s not one standout trail there that’s better than a lot of well known trails but I’m never happier than when I’m on the bike over there.

Croft Woods 😆

Lol Hugh beat me to it!

there’s this one line, in the woods behind Na…

Whoah, I’ve said too much already. Move along

Q’s, lived in the lakes but missed them. Trouble with the lakes is every ride turns into an epic which becomes very boring, okay for a week or two but anymore, yawn. Q’s you can just ride, anywhere and you can ride it all, up or down. Can’t speak for the alps or scotland but would imagine it’s the same.

Languedoc. Probably Hérault if you want more specific.

The Sudeten Mountains (either in Polaand or Czech Republic). Rode there till I was 21, great variety and not too many people around.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhqBggnefeY[/video]

Something like this after having descended for an hour to get to and then another 30 minutes to go and lifts back up to the top.

Buff alpine singletrack link

Sigh = my riding experience is mostly limited to South West England and Wales + select bits of The Lakes and The Highlands which limits my choices.

The place I always look forward to visiting is around Horner/Porlock and Minehead. But in good nick, I would have to plump for my home-hills: The Mendip, simply because I know its secrets and admire its extent and variety.

London.

But you knew that anyway… 😉

In the UK – the Carneddi mountains in Snowdonia

Worldwide – Fruita, Colorado

Trouble with the lakes is every ride turns into an epic which becomes very boring

Eh?

In the UK- Powys.

In Europe- Portes du Soleil.

Worldwide- I don’t have enough experience to comment.

Knottie- I like that, the riding is wonderful, really great 🙂

In order:

The Colorado Rockies.
Moab
Salida
Lakes