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Don't mind riding alone or in small groups, often it's just my wife and myself, but I find big groups a bit of a faff.
I did the Bearbones winter event this weekend. For most of the two days I didn't [b]see[/b] anyone. I did meet one solitary MTB rider near Nant-y-Moch reservoir (thanks for the directions if that was you) but that was it.
If I'm riding alone I usually take a road bike, get into a rhythm and put some miles down. Mountain biking is a social affair for me, I'm more than happy to put up with a bit of faffing for a blast around some trails with some mates.
i mostly ride alone and that is the way i like it. being out by myself and having only myself to think about is what i like about it!
i have a riding mate i occasionally get out with and when we do, we try to do "bigger" rides e.g. up helvellyn.
i feel a bit reluctant to get too remote by myself, i always take phone, map etc and let the mrs know what I'm doing but i rarely do what i consider a big ride by myself.
do other people have a limit to what they'll do alone? taking precautions aside, where do you draw the line? i want to tackle Skiddaw/ullock pike this year and helvellyn again; and do the nan bield loop to try and spot the eagle, but I'm not sure if they push my "sensible limit" too far!!
On road - almost always on my own. I rarely plan routes to the last details, more a case of "over there somewhere" and I want the freedom to do that.
Off-road - almost always with friends, usually a drive off to a trail centre or somewhere a bit different to the local stuff so easier and better to go with others.
do other people have a limit to what they'll do alone? taking precautions aside, where do you draw the line? i want to tackle Skiddaw/ullock pike this year and helvellyn again; and do the nan bield loop to try and spot the eagle, but I'm not sure if they push my "sensible limit" too far!!
Done all of those on my own.
We used to go on family holidays to the Lakes and I was the only person remotely interested in MTBing. I used to go off crack of dawn, get in a 3hr ride and get back when the family were just getting up and we could then do family things. That was in my late teens, way before mobile phones. Although I did always leave a map/description of where I was going on the kitchen table.