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The best city you have ever lived in?
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the only city I've lived in was Bradford, from '82 when I went to uni, to '98 when I finally got out into the 'burbs. Sh&thole.
now in a 'village' on the outskirts of the Bradford district, but with trails, hills & countryside right from the doorstep. Still have to go through town to get to the motoroway to work though. Still a sh&thole, made worse by the Westfield Hole where they promised a shopping centre
but it is cheaper than Leeds
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Sheffield, haven't live there yet but hope to do a pgce there next year and have spent a decent ammount of time there visiting friends. The riding on your doorstep is awesome, the people are really friendly and down to earth and its a cheap place to live.
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Vancouver - wish I could have stayed longer than a year.
Best biking in the world on your doorstep, skiing, ocean, great food
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+1 for Glasgow in the UK and Vancouver globally
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New York. Worked and lived there for 3 years just before Sept 11. Had a fantastic time, single and in my early 30's and was paid obscene amounts of money which I needed and spent. Not great for biking.
Although I loved my time there I could never see myself going back. Happy now with a relatively tranquil existence in SW London.
Although, if an opportunity came up the the two places I would love to stay for a while are Vancouver or Sydney but that is just wishful thinking. Been many times on extended business trips but never lived there.
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Has to be Vienna... Studied there for a while.
Closely followed by London.
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Salford is the only city I have lived in, it was ok. Lived just outside Cardiff which was slightly better.
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Durham
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& it's Durham for me too, still my 'home' even though I live 65 miles south.
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Munqe-chick - Member
I've lived in Cardiff, Colchester, London and Oxford!
Cardiff is by far the best! You have everything in one place, a great city, sea and mountains on the doorstep for some awesome riding or trail centres locally for a change. I'm dying to move back to Cardiff! hopefully soon!yeah!
totally agree,
cardiff is a fantastic place to live,i think the only place i've been to abroad and thought I'd like to try moving to is Canada,
Vancouver or Toronto
2 vastly different cities but loved both,
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Anyone who rides and says London really doesn't belong on here. I lived there for quite some years and it was rubbish; I mean it would be nice if you were on £100K and worked 3 days a week, but otherwise no.
I'm quite liking Malaga. Beach, 1000m mountains, 'culture'- will report back in 6 months when I have done a year.
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Sydney, Bristol and London!
(Fave counrty is Italy though)
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I have been to New York 3 times (holidays).. I would love to live in Manhattan - I would go there at the drop of a hat...
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San Francisco for me. Lived in London for a while & it was just way too crowded but it does have some of the best ents of any city I have ever visited..
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I grew up in Hong Kong and loved it, you'll get by speaking English.
Now happily settled in Huddersfield, which is NOT a city and proud of it: 'the biggest town in Europe' I believe> And Harry the Spider: I didn't like your tone...
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Vancouver - but I wasn't in mountain biking then
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Kilkenny City. More of a town than a city, but so many good pubs......
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Toss up between Lisbon and Bilbao.
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The Toon.
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Portree
They are F***ing mental up there
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i'm surprised BRISTOL hasn't had a few more mentions. i love it
good riding in every direction, easy access to wales/cornwall/south coast, loads going on, balloons, festivals, bush & troy...
anyone ever lived in San Francisco? me and my missus are thinking of going there for a few months
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Best? I'd love to live in Brugges or Edinburgh. London, if you hate it its because you didnt get around it enough and get under the surface. So full of different people, things to do! Its the only place you can have a stand up heated arguement with a stranger without having to fight!
Worse? Huddersfield. Croydon doesnt even come close.
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Worse? Huddersfield. Croydon doesnt even come close.
another Hora special. Croydon is so many times worse than Huddersfield.
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Huddersfield as in the centre, Fartown, Deighton/Sheepridge....
Now- do you still disagree?
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what? no mention of Manchester?? got to be one of the best cities in the UK to live in; for a start it's pretty darn central for riding: you can be in scotland/peaks/lakes/wales/dales etc all within 2.5 hours driving. got a good job opportunities whilst not being crazy busy as the smoke. lots of amenities and whilst it's not the most cultured place you'll find there's plenty to do if you want it.
lived in Melbourne for a while & really liked it; i think mainly because it felt a lot like Manchester; it feels distinctly similar as you walk around. don't know what the riding is like in victoria but i reckon it's probably one of Australia's best spots as the biggest mountains are around northern Victoria/Canberra/southern NSW. also got great access to Tasmania too, which i'm sure would offer plenty more. i wouldn't worry about the 'not as well established trails' comments; everywhere i went in oz there were loads of walking trails that could be used for riding, not sure about their land access rights for biking out there though. definitely the best place to live in Oz for me, loved it. loads of culture and some great restaurants and bars too.
Perth might also appeal if you wanted something a bit more laid back. loads of riding in the South West around Margaret River, Bunbury etc. not as busy a city as Melbourne but it has a good feel about it.
i reckon Vancouver or Seattle, as previously mentioned, would also be up there.
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Manchester?
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Huddersfield as in the centre, Fartown, Deighton/Sheepridge....
Now- do you still disagree?
I certainly do. Have you ever even been to Croydon? I'd take Fartown any day.Posted 2 years ago # -
We used to live on Woodhouse hill itself (as a kid I used to push to the top then ride down on my Strika. I do wonder why I was never squashed
I also lived in East Croydon. It wasnt that bad- it has great links to some good riding/15mins from central London and as long as you turn LEFT out of the train station entrance, your fine IMO. I was in Hudds town centre yesterday and I wanted to machine gun everyone in sight. Then open a camp for the remainder and experiment on them.
Outlane, Edgerton, Scholes, Holmfirth etc etc- are all great places. The rest you can lay waste to.
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I spent 3 nights in Vancouver last summer & loved it. Not sure if I'd want to live on Robson Street though. Spent another 5 nights in Canmore and 2 in Calgary. Calgary I could do without, Canmore would be great if there was work for me - but it's not a city.
re Huddersfield - Fartown makes Bradford look nice
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I'm torn a bit with this one.
I really enjoyed living in Newcastle, great night life, great trails, though I felt I'd overstayed my welcome within the little clique that exists within the alt scene....Had I have stayed longer, maybe that would have overcome itself.
Lived in Glasgow for 10 years now, initially I was a little underwhelmed with the place, though it was better than the tourist trap that is Edinburgh (IMO) it didn't jump out at me in the way Newcastle did.
It's grown on me quite a bit, trails a short ride from the west end, on my doorstep from where I am now, nightlife is great and once you get over the way Glaswegians use the english language the banter is fantastic.
I think I'm going to have to go with Glasgow, if not just for the accessibility to fantastic trails
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+1 for Sheffield.
To be able to cycle out to Edale and ride round the Peak is just fantastic. Only been here a year and have no intention of moving anytime soon.Posted 2 years ago # -
I lived in Manchester for a decade and its rubbish for cycling. Very little good stuff to cycle to from the city, huge urban sprawl. Not a bad place to live but a long way down the list for a MTBer.
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Very little good stuff to cycle to from the city
I cycle from the city to good stuff every single workday
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+1 for Sheffield.
NB - this is the 'best city' thread. The 'sh1thole' one must be elsewhere...
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