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Does anyone live in witney and go to the mountain bike club?

Jack04Jack04 Posts: 60
edited April 2009 in MTB general
Hi,

I live in witney and they had a sort of club thing on showing all the clubs and there was mountain biking club but I didnt know if it would be any good?? Being a beginner I thought it would be a good idea to go along and watch the experts and learn from them!!

thanks Jack

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  • BromskiBromski Posts: 239
    is that witney near houston, texas?
  • Jack04Jack04 Posts: 60
    No....Witney near Oxford
  • dunnnooodunnnooo Posts: 900
    Hi

    I rode with them until two months ago, when I went to uni. There's actually two clubs running, who sometimes do rides together. Witney mtb club is the official, members with british cycling, insured to the neck group, who do a lot of teaching work, and are very good if you're lazy/just starting/unfit/not-a-national-level-xc-racer. The guy who runs it's called stuart, though there's a couple of others who run rides.
    The other group are basically a group of mates who go riding together, and are quite happy to take others along. They're kinda the opposite of witney mtb club- they go fast (there's a couple of good racers in there), they're slightly nutty, and they're there to have a laught. Though if you do go riding with them, they will ensure you get back in one piece.
    It's probably a good idea to go along with witney MTB club at first, to see what the area's like. If you want to go faster/further etc, then they can introduce you to the other lot (they all tend to meet at a pub on thursdays as both groups run rides then). Hope this helps.

    Stephen
    I'd give my right hand to be ambi-dextrous
  • DufferDuffer Posts: 379
    This is a very old post, but does anyone know if it's still true?

    i live in weston super mare, but will be on a course at carterton through the summer, so i'm looking to see if there's any good local riding to be had...

    does anyone have any contact details for them?
    Bespoke steel Hardtail
    Bespoke trail 'Susser
  • dunnnooodunnnooo Posts: 900
    dunno if it's still running, but the websites still up with contact details.

    www.witneymtb.co.uk
    I'd give my right hand to be ambi-dextrous
  • furbyfurby Posts: 200
    Im not in any clubs but when Im not at uni I will be back in carterton and XC riding around the area.

    Always good to ride with someone else so give me a shout.

    Iain
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