I live not far from the center of birmingham , which as far as mountain biking trails is utter c**p .... absolutly nothing round here
The nearest decent place to ride is cannock and thats a 60 mile round trip ..... proberly why i`ve taken to my road bike so much ... trouble is my heart is with mountain bikes ...
Where do you live and is it any better ?? ..... or worse
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Where`s the worst place to live , in cycling terms ??
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Rockall?
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Tamworth is shocking. 40 ish miles for the Chase.
I'd say Norfolk would be up there.
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venice
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I used to to study in Brum and I always took the canal tow paths of an evening. Went to the Lickey Hills a few times and Sutton Park. But lets face it you aren't far from Hereford and Shropshire there where there is some top riding to be had.
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i live in cambridge which for mtbing is crap but has more bikes than holland.
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Liverpool is appaling, I suppose that is why there is such a big road scene around here.
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east anglia, esp. norfolk.
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KentPosted 2 years ago # -
Norfolk at a guess, or the fens in Cambridgeshire.
North Korea
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old folks home ?
....get's coat
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Not that I've spent a lot of time there but Bristol seems to have a certain downside to it!
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I have no idea, it's not great around me though (Rossendale / Calderdale border) it's all hills, rocks, trailcentres and long distance cross country bridleways
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London? Furthest to ride to get to countryside?
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Afghanistan
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+1 for Kent. Grew up there and moved away largely because the biking was so awful (and the train service as well). Just across into Surrey it's far better, admittedly.
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Lundy is poor for MTB trails
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Afghanistan looks very good... shame about the locals
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Holland?
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The Moon, Theres no atmosphere and the dust really f**ks with your drivetrain- even London's better than that.
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Actually Northamptonshire is pretty bad, no hills, loads of riding around muddy field boundaries.
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im in brum as well theres not much sutton park is closest for me its good for fitness but it gets muddy really quickly. Its only a 40 minute to drive to cannock and the riding there is excellent. Wouldnt mind going up the lickeys but dont knoww much about there. The long mynds not too far away either.
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these are the best bikes for Brum riding
Victoria Sq last weekendPosted 2 years ago # -
even London's better than that
Really...?
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I went for a walk in the hills above Kabul in March this year. Looked like there was definite potential for sweet trails.
Pity about the landmines though. A bit worse to ride over than dog turds.Posted 2 years ago # -
Norfolk actually has some reasonable riding - Lincolnshire, where I live now is seriously lacking
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6" travel xc bikes were designed with landmines in mind surely?
stay away from the Lickeys, it's rubbish and crowded enough already!*
seriously though, it's tiny, will only keep you entertained for an hour at most, gets really busy at weekends with families and dogs, and the dog eggs are massive
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If you can't find decent riding where you are your lacking in imagination and ambition to find some. Suggest buying an OS map and a highlighter pen, settling down for an evening and start making up trails around where your based.
And East Anglia is pretty good for off road biking as it happens.....
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NewRetroTom - Member
I went for a walk in the hills above Kabul in March this year. Looked like there was definite potential for sweet trails.
Pity about the landmines though. A bit worse to ride over than dog turds.What tyres, for landmines? Does tubeless work?
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East Yorkshire, lots of XC but no trail centes or big hills
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I used to live in Brum, didn't stop me coming back to cycling. Stuff to be found over clent, lickey hills, Stourbridge, Wyre forest though having a car is useful but not essential.
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Peak district full of bloody southerners who can't ride and end up getting the air ambulance out every weekend disturbing my peace. Oh then block the bloody roads on the way home throwing powerbar wrappers out the window ... Rant over
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+1 for Cambridge, I've done miles on the roadie this year and bugger all on my P7 .... I think I'm more dark side than not these days!
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worst place gotta be London ! its all flat there !
wots Brum riding btw ?
from that pic it looks like Danny Makaskill king of riding... you know its abit like the new sport 'Parkour' but on bikes..Posted 2 years ago # -
I work in Brum/Wolves (not through choice)and I think I'd quite possibly kill myself if I lived there.
Thankfully I drive home to the Peak District every evening.
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And East Anglia is pretty good for off road biking as it happens.....
No it isn't. There is very little interesting riding to be had round here. I have to travel at least 3hrs most weekends to ride anything remotely technical.
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Mars. Low gravity is a plus and you get the longest straight descent in the solar system from the top of olympus mons, but the atmosphere's not so good.
Ah, see what I did there? Atmosphere. Yes.
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You've got to learn to make use of what you've got. I bet a lot of people berating where they live could probably find some excellent stuff if they looked a bit harder, or diversify. It doesn't all have to be north shore or 2000m descents. Personally I think I live in a fantastic place (East Lancashire) for all forms of cycling which is why I don't mind staying despite the town being a shit hole.
If I'm not feeling hugely energetic I can head south onto the Cheshire plain for some easy road riding, if I want local offroad there's more trails than you can shake a stick at, still not ridden them all after living here for 14 years. The West Pennine moors are less than ten miles away. Wales, the Lakes and the peaks are an hours drive away and the velodrome is just a 30 minute nip down the East Lancs. Sweet!
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Ha ha......East Anglia has some great riding.......ha ha ha.....
Perhaps it does, but not near Peterborough. It's pretty cack.
60 miles to Thetford forest
over 1.5 hrs to Cannock
2hrs to Hope
About 3hrs to most Welsh trail centresGot an OS map of the surrounding area near me and there's not a lot on it.
Oh and London has HUGE hills compared to out here in the fenny fenlands.
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