dezmtber Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 i look out of my kitchen window to the roaches, staffordshire. its just the best place for natural riding i also quite like to get the xc bike up there too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtis G Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Gonna' fly the flag for Hampshire now. Portsmouth (awesome street) Chichester Havant Southampton Chichester is in west sussex but it's close enough i wouldn't class Havant as being a good place to ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Swansea seems an odd choice. Was never really that into it when I went there a couple of times, and having ridden places like Bristol, London, etc. it sort of slipped further down the pecking order... Anyway, best street would probably be: North London East London South London West London Bristol Best natural would probably be: Somewhere not windy, cold or wet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Lamorna Cove, nr Lands end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Swansea seems an odd choice. Was never really that into it when I went there a couple of times, and having ridden places like Bristol, London, etc. it sort of slipped further down the pecking order... Ah but we know where to go........ anyway, megabump??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannytrialskid Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Swansea seems an odd choice. Was never really that into it when I went there a couple of times, and having ridden places like Bristol, London, etc. it sort of slipped further down the pecking order... Anyway, best street would probably be: North London East London South London West London So.. London then Barrow Farm, Essex. Hook Woods, Surrey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Ah but we know where to go........ anyway, megabump??? I rode reasonable amounts of it and it didn't seem that great. I'm sure it's probably got hidden gems somewhere, but I still don't really think it's that great compared to a lot of places. The town itself was just f**king weird too, which was kind of off-putting. Same way I don't really like riding Edinburgh in the slightest 'cos I hated the whole vibe of the place, whereas Glasgow - even though it's a bit more grim than Edinburgh - is actually one of my favourite places to ride. Some awesome stuff up there, and I'd totally forgotten about it 'til just now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Yes Swansea is very grim, it's probably worse than how you remember it also. I moved out 6 years ago and it has gone right downhill badly since then even. I also agree with your Glasgow/Edinburgh thing. I haven't been riding in either but have been to both quite a lot. Glasgow was much cooler by miles, the people too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) Same way I don't really like riding Edinburgh in the slightest 'cos I hated the whole vibe of the place, whereas Glasgow - even though it's a bit more grim than Edinburgh - is actually one of my favourite places to ride. Some awesome stuff up there, and I'd totally forgotten about it 'til just now I also agree with your Glasgow/Edinburgh thing. I haven't been riding in either but have been to both quite a lot. Glasgow was much cooler by miles, the people too. Cheers for the Edinburgh bashing... I'd agree that there isn't a whole lot to ride in Edinburgh so in that respect Glasgow is far better. I suppose as I've lived in Edinburgh my whole life I don't notice the whole 'vibe' thing, care to explain? (Thought I'd just point out that I'm not annoyed - just trying to understand!) Edited January 27, 2012 by AndrewEH1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) whereas Glasgow - even though it's a bit more grim than Edinburgh - is actually one of my favourite places to ride. Some awesome stuff up there, and I'd totally forgotten about it 'til just now Do you have any footage of yourselves riding Glasgow? Always interests me to see local spots. Edit: Just watched 'Clean - Scotland'. Awesome. Andrew, only issue I found with edinburgh is the amount of tourists! I like it otherwise. Edited January 27, 2012 by Pete.M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Andrew, only issue I found with edinburgh is the amount of tourists! I like it otherwise. Riding in the summer can be a bit of a nightmare due to tourists/festivals but if they want to spend their money in Scotland I'm okay with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 It's hard to put yer finger on really with the Edinburgh/Glasgow thing, it's easy with Swansea though, smack heads and Roiders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I forgot Orcan rocks too (west yorkshire) (one side of it) Where abouts in west yorkshire is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Cheers for the Edinburgh bashing... I'd agree that there isn't a whole lot to ride in Edinburgh so in that respect Glasgow is far better. I suppose as I've lived in Edinburgh my whole life I don't notice the whole 'vibe' thing, care to explain? (Thought I'd just point out that I'm not annoyed - just trying to understand!) I'm curious about this apparent 'vibe' in Edinburgh also? As someone who has just moved to Edinburgh from Central London i'm not sure I understand the comments? If by vibe, you mean friendlier, more understanding to cyclists and generally more accepting of what you're doing then maybe so, but other than that I'm not sure what's meant by it? Granted it's not the most amazing place to ride in the world, but with Glasgow a very short car ride away it's not the end of the world, especially if you add the fact that there's some actual proper mountain biking up here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andeee Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Hull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I'm curious about this apparent 'vibe' in Edinburgh also? As someone who has just moved to Edinburgh from Central London i'm not sure I understand the comments? If by vibe, you mean friendlier, more understanding to cyclists and generally more accepting of what you're doing then maybe so, but other than that I'm not sure what's meant by it? Granted it's not the most amazing place to ride in the world, but with Glasgow a very short car ride away it's not the end of the world, especially if you add the fact that there's some actual proper mountain biking up here. Settled for guests yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Certainly bud. Reckon you'll wait to get your 24" finished? Give me a shout and we can sort out some dates when we're both free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 The tourism thing sort of annoyed me quite a lot because at least in London it's relatively easy to escape that sort of thing (in my experience), but it seemed more difficult in Edinburgh. I just didn't really like the feel of the place. I can't really put my finger on why, but it just seemed... 'weird', somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 it smells funny (true story!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Certainly bud. Reckon you'll wait to get your 24" finished? Give me a shout and we can sort out some dates when we're both free! Yea, should only be a week or so till that's done so I'll give you a shout and get on a train soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Yea, should only be a week or so till that's done so I'll give you a shout and get on a train soon Cool man, I look forward to it. I reckon you'd be better off flying, it's a fair bit quicker and often cheaper (depending on when you book etc). Whenever you come we can drive over to Glasgow as well to check it out, as it's meant to be goouuud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 it smells funny (true story!) I imagine living in Blackpool would be enough to screw anyones sense of what 'normal' or 'clean' should smell like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 It's interesting how territorial people get... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 It's interesting how territorial people get... There's nothing territorial about it, I don't feel an ownership over any particular area what so ever. I've never spoken to you so cannot comment on your real persona, but I can assure you, if you had the slightest awareness of mine, being territorial is something I'd never be accused of. I could equally reply with something equally inaccurate about yourself being territorial in the not at all surprising inevitability that you'd reply to a comment to/for Ali. But I won't, because that is unfair as I don't know you. My comment was simply an equally unimaginative, not particularly accurate or funny reply...however its interpretation is up for grabs. You could have chosen to have taken it as a light-hearted remark in retort to Ali's comment, or you could have chosen to take it as venomous... an attack perhaps... which could link back to a sense of being territorial over Ali. But again, that's unfair, as I don't know you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 interesting............... ....AAAAAANYWAY, Edinburgh smells funny because of the local brewery. It wafts a smell of hopps or something over the city that smells rather unpleasant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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