I'll be working at Cowley substation Oxford for two weeks as of Monday and was thinking of taking my mountain bike , so was wondering if there was much in the way of bridle ways or other bits of interest to ride or would my running shoes be of more use .
Also is there a good shop there that could be of help ?????
Get OS 165 I think it is
Lots on both sides of A34 to the S
Look at Wallingford, Wantage, ridgeway etc etc
You could probably work your way back from Reading station
sorry bloody timeout
OS 50000 164
lots of stuff S of Wantage/Harwell/Lambourn down to N of M4, S of Didcot, E/S of Wallingford
Reading NW to Goring on Thames is nice - Thames fpath to Wallingford has a lot of stily things. Could go W uptowards Ridgeway then N to Didcot
Can do Abingdon S on Thames to Shillingford Bridge, Wittenham Clumps, Long Wittenham, road SW to Level Crossing LC, Sutton Courtney, marked cycle track Abingdon.
Have you got transport? There's plenty within a short drive, not too sure about immediately locally.
There's plenty of good bike shops in Oxford - just because I know some of the guys, head to Beeline on Cowley Road and ask for Ben.
I'm up around north-west Oxford,recently went and bought a cyclocross bike to add some degree of challenge - sound east and the Chiltons there is some though if you know where to look! +1 for speaking to the guys in beeline!