[Closed] V lonely north manchester and needing to improve my skills!

Just opening a Magners.

Newly single MTB lady?

200 replies, then the thread gets locked!

😛

Where's flash and the chewing deer gif?

*waves at hora*

Hora is in manchester and you CANT be any worse/slower than him

"HORA, HORA, WHERE ARE YOU?"

Welcome 😀
Have a look for some mtb clubs, there's a few round Manchester worth hooking up with, google is your friend...
It's all downhill from here for this thread now though.....

Oh my lord! What the flip is that all about?
Gees, think i have ALOT MORE to learn than previously anticipated..... 😕

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There you go Al

Thanks Khani - have found a few but none are really just for women (them blokes can be quite intimidating!)

the british cycling website will help you find clubs, dunno if manc clubs are stuffy but it's a good structured way to learn routes, techniques etc.

Solarpowered, you need to know that mountain bikers on forums are a bit like teenage boys, and coming here and admitting that you are;
a) Female,
b) Single,
c) a mountain biker,

is like walking into a boys sixth form classroom in a bikini.

Once you get past that, it's a decent place. Stick with it.

thanks rorsarch

times have changed. a few years ago this would be 200 posts already.

You've just admitted to being a single girl on the Internet. There will shortly be a stampede. Please don your safety goggles now.

I live about 20 miles north of you I'd guess, but my weekends are intermittent as I'm down in that London visiting my OH half the time. May be able to sort something out on one of the weekends she's up here.

Manchester Mountain Bikes (join through the meetup.com website) has hundreds of members and a well established female contingent who regularly put up female only rides.

(Ie, what Crikey said)

Hora is in manchester and you CANT be any worse/slower than him

"HORA, HORA, WHERE ARE YOU?"

Bogtrotters have quite a few women riders

enter the Brownbacks races and you will get to meet a few there as well

quite a few women attend the forum rides as well

I'll give it to 170 post before lock down 😉

Thank-you aa and crikey - nearly got put off there 🙄

Maybe i should go undercover as a boy???? Will try british cycling website and see.

Have been you tubing lee Quarry - do you think it's safe enough to go on my own (obviosly telling friends family beforehand), feel the need to try harder stuff and that place looks v v v v v good!

I can help you get more experienced if you're willing to get dirty.

What level are you at / where have you been already? Gisburn?

Lee Quarry is safe but like any MTB place it is remote...crashing alone is probably your greatest risk tbh.
Plenty of red [ easy] stuff with some nice practice area and a pump track [ sorry to disappoint al but i am going to let that one go]
I would offer to meet there but I will start to look like a stalker

Wonderful! Thank-you everyone! I will go forth and google all the advised above! All those nerves are just about waining now....

[i]Maybe i should go undercover as a boy????[/i]

Remember most of them are British, and the idea of cross dressing will simply cause more confusion and probably more sexual frustration.

Lee Quarry would be a good place to go and ride, as would Llandegla near Wrexham. It's about an hours drive away from Manchester.

Cougar's first post 😆

Subtle...I like it.

Maybe i should go undercover as a boy????

Or maybe you could just leave out the 'very lonely' and 'just been dumped by my boyfriend' stuff ? Neither seem particularly relevant and appear to be a deliberate tease to me 💡

Def try Manchester mountain bikers , they are really pushing female only rides at the min or beginners mixed rides .

Saw a bloke today covered in mud - could just see two white eyes.... said to myself, want to be like that! have done gisburn (slowly, i think)-arrived at a weird end and did the route all back to front (i think!)Was fabulous except for the obvious lack of wine at the end as was driving 🙁
p.s wouldt think any one was a stalker unless you stalked!!! 😯

Neither seem particularly relevant and appear to be a deliberate tease to me

[i]Neither seem particularly relevant and appear to be a deliberate tease to me[/i]

S' just marketing ernie, some of us get it, some don't.

Cougar's first post

Subtle...I like it.

I've been accused of many things in my time, but I think that's a first for 'subtle'.

Look out for one of Pooks Pootles, they're very relaxed and not at all intimidating, there is always cake, banter, cafe/pub stop, never leave anyone behind and are great rides/routes.

Tbh, I've never been on one but all the feedback and comments peeps off here leave are very positive

Enjoy the community (site) there is loads of info and help on pretty much anything, but there is also a lot of crap spouted.

STW: you'll come for the bikes, you'll stay for the crap.

+1 Bogtrotters.

Good bunch of blokes and girls. Relaxed friendly attitude.

p.s wouldt think any one was a stalker unless you stalked!!!

Awww, in my single days I was one of the finest around.

You are aware what SingletrackWorld is an anagram of...

And will this mean we've got to pay Cookson's more introduction fees?

No need to 'market' anything thank-you (how old are you Ernie anyhow??)
Thanks for all your help peeps, will further research after a sleepies! Being a 'girl' i need to have an early nite, what with all the days baking and cleaning that's been had today! 😉

Cant wait till i get on my bike again! 😀

[i]STW: you'll come for the bikes, you'll stay for the crap.[/i]

A fine, fine somethingion. I concur.

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The Bogtrotters have regular Saturday rides that are well attended by other female riders. Click [url= http://www.bogtrotters.org/ ]HERE[/url] for more info.

No need to 'market' anything thank-you (how old are you Ernie anyhow??)

I didn't say anything at all about a need to 'market', that was someone else.

I just offered advise to help you deal with unwarranted attention. Although I'm sure I didn't tell you anything that you didn't already know.

Hi solarpowered,
Right well I'm based in Swinton, Manchester like to get out more often but A) Mates always have "something else to do" B) Never around when you need them lol.

I've a local 8 miler I use for fun pretty flat but with some intresting little spots and with present weather conditions pretty much always muddy! Other than that I trek out once a month to where ever the mood takes me mainly on Sundays at present Winlatter and Northface are my usual haunts always room for one more bike in the van 🙂

Leisure lakes Bury have a regular Wednesday evening ride, they text out time and venue on the day.

I'm in Bolton and have learned many routes around the area and towards manchester over the last few months so if you want any advice let me know

Lol@ the musk in this thread

I'm a solo rider so I'm out but have to agree with Ernie, very astute sir

I was thinking of popping upto Lee Quarry this week then opened this topic.

OP - Marin Maketh the man on here is part of the Bogtrotters. A good bunch, I'll nudge him re this thread as some of their rides take in Hebden/Calderdale/Rivington etc. That would be a good and friendly introduction.

As per the other stuff 8)

I was thinking of popping upto Lee Quarry this week then opened this topic.

OP - Marin Maketh the man on here is part of the Bogtrotters. A good bunch, I'll nudge him re this thread as some of their rides take in Hebden/Calderdale/Rivington etc. That would be a good and friendly introduction.

As per the other stuff 8)

easy Hora, your hands are shaking ! 😀

There are loads of clubs around and most shops have a Wednesday evening ride. Almost certainly the best organised and biggest club is Bogtrotters, I write that without having been out with them but I have ridden with a few of their members.

What happened to Industrialfellbiking?

Go on facebook and search rivington mtb, group has over 200 people.Also if you ask on there, their is a ladies only group that goes out regular as well and someone can point you in the right direction. (message me if you have no luck with the ladies only group as my mates wife sorts it out) BTW there are no good looking guys in Cookson's Cycles 😆

Hora you sex pest. Fancy Cragg Quarry on Thursday? Then this descent back to the pub....

Filmed t'other week with Lord Lowey of Rivington and various other unsavoury East Lancs forum dwellers

Note: Fantastic comedy 'off' at the end 😀

easy Hora, your hands are shaking !

LOL – post of the week there and its Monday morning.
😆

I'm too tired even to think about sex this morning. I need a new drivetrain PDQ. Trying to ride everywhere yesterday on just the granny/top ring niggled me 😐

I'm too tired even to think about sex this morning

What have you done with the real Hora, you bastard?!!!

You recon that lee/cragg is bikeable from the centre of town leaving enough time for a decent ride before it gets dark?

Dont mind the trek back to south manc after dark under lights...

Has she made it through the night or did someone manage to find her?

The Southern Yeti reporting from the M62.

If your on facebook have a look at a group called slow rides for unfit people, great bunch with a right mix of abilities but they always wait for the slowest rider. Think there is quite a few members around the manchester area.

Solerpowereds first STW ride...
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And yet everyone on here's imagining this:

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That must be cosy with the two of them and just one bike...

Good looking guys at Cooksons??? I am missing something.

Anyway I'm injured at the moment otherwise I'd offer to meet up for a ride, I'm female and live Bolton way.

Have a look on www.shecycles.net they have weekly rides around the north which are friendly and welcoming.

I guess the guy in the shot is waiting for his newest MTB to come through and in the meantime he's getting some knee time. Any candidates spring to mind?

[url= http://www.bogtrotters.org/rideslist.php ]boggies webshite[/url]

Have a look at our club's Saturday rides, they are for beginners in that all are welcome and we go at the pace of the slowest. However, the rides are in the Lakes and Dales etc and therefore the terrain is often quite challenging. Note the Saturday beginners ride in a week or so that is over the Garburn Pass. "Easy" refers to the distance and not the terrain or technical difficulty!

Up coming Saturday rides are Pen-Y-Ghent and Garburn the week after.

There are plenty of ladies out on a Saturday and its a friendly crowd. We are CTC affiliated, insured, etc etc, but quite informal and far from serious - after all its for fun.

There is also a Facebook page where a lot of stuff gets arranged and you can interoduce yourself.

Oh and you don't have to join to come out, try before you buy!

Lee Quary is not a great spot for just getting into the sport. The climb / walk up the hill is a bit of a killer and it’s a bit of a rabbit warren once you are in the quarry. I have been 5 or 6 times and still don’t know where I am going.

However I wouldn’t recommend my local ride either as the start point is a well known dogging spot and I wouldn’t want anyone to get the wrong idea.

Pics and details of dogging spot please.

Agroup of us [ men and wimmins ] will riding from amsbottom brewery this sunday .you'd just need to get there for ten .steady pace and usually a good crack + post-ride beers and banter .Let me know if you fancy it and I'll give you directions

I guess the guy in the shot

I see two women in that photo... gender confusion, maybe that's where some of you are going wrong!

gender confusion

This whole thread is gender confused... from the OP to me.

My money is on both of those being ladies in that pic though.

How can anyone think those two are not ladies 😯

Some guys on here have child bearing hips Junky.

it matches the child rearing breasts they have cultivated 😉

Shapists.

That's my buddy Trevor on the left. 😉

Glitchy bump thingy

*Changes FB status to Bi - curious *

trio25 - Member

Good looking guys at Cooksons??? I am missing something.

*Changes FB status to Bi - curious *

I don't think i've laughed that much for ages! Thanks again all! definately two females for sure....

Badllama, i live at clifton - round the corner from you, tell us when you're going to be out and about and i'll try to be free. Are you familiar with the little bike course around clifton viaduct, below phillips park hall? I'm getting much better at it after ten goes!! 🙂

Didn't realise i might get too much info...fabulous! 😀

harry the spider and terrahawk sometimes do rides (and races) near you

Loving Hora's double post there. 15 minutes to edit it but it was left. Possibly all innocent but I can't help comparing it to walking into a sports shop and noticing two of the same shoe on the wall.. Just in case we missed it the first time. ;O)

harry the spider and terrahawk sometimes do rides (and races) near you

Thanks Donk, will keep an eye out for them on here!

Shecycles fab website me thinks 😀

If you want to step it up a gear from Philips Park Hall,Clifton Marina Etc etc...Head over to Bolton (Rivington)..theres a few more technical rides. San marinos,ice cream run,back of Kennels..

She's still alive!!

Guys we're slipping... somebody's going to lose their membership if she's not caged by midnight.

Yeti. You are aware of how dangerous it is to make comments like that with Hora around?

Apparently he's been modifying his dungeon since his Fritzl-World theme park idea didn't really take off