What do you prefere for MTBing...

biker24

Summer or winter?

The weather is good in summer but you get hot and sweaty

In winter your cooler and when you come off the fall isn't so hard because of the mud!

Boffington

summer
the cloggy, slow soil around here is way too much hard work in winter

and today, it was hot but there was a cool breeze so i never got too hot perfect riding weather

Thewaylander

spring, cooler, but not below 0 degree's!

dunker

summer most definetly, my fingers start going numb under 10c so hotter the better please. 25c sunny with a 5mph breeze, perfect

roger_merriman

mud lover here, so winter, lots of nice mud to let the tires bite into..

Noel PT

Summer, no contest!

Fast and furious, t-shirt and shorts!!!! yeh, I love summer!!!! Oh, and you get to swim afterwards!!!

Anonymous

SUMMER!
getting changed in forestry car parks in winter is not a pleasant experience!

joed05

one of those summer days when its really sunny and nice but there is a high breeze, but just the right strength breeze if you get what i mean.

FSR_XC

Winter is much more challenging and you get to have fun on night rides too.

omegas

Winter or September to April.

With all the modern fabrics and gear you can keep warm and dry all day throughout the cold wet months. When the hot weather comes you can not get away from it and it zaps you of energy but is good for the leisurely Sunday rides.

Papa Smurf

Bit of both really, in the summer it's nice to get out and about in decent weather, but the trails can get very dusty around here but that kinda adds to the fun...

In the winter it's quite cool, which helps... But the mud can be too thick.. On the plus side the vegetation dies back, which proves to be very usefull...

Nick Dastardly

Autumn!
Just because I want to be different.

I overheat too quickly once the temperature gets into double figures so long summer rides are tricky, I tend to go in the evening once it's cooled down a bit. But in winter it's sometimes tricky to get motivated to go out, especially if it's really cold. Autumn seems to have the right balance.

Surf-Matt

To be honest I like all seasons for different reasons (accidental crap rhyme there).

Summer - great to not have to wear too much, dryness is good but can be dusty.
Autumn - a bit cooler, trees look amazing, still dryish
Winter - feels a bit more "different" to be out on a bike. Like the challenge of riding in foul conditions. Roads and trails much quieter.
Spring - coolish but usually quite pleasant.

Anonymous

what's the issue people have with dust? I love a dusty trail.

schmako

I'll be out whatever the weather, different types of weather make for different riding experiences.

Surf-Matt

yeehaamcgee wrote:

what's the issue people have with dust? I love a dusty trail.

Just covers the bike and makes for slippery conditions. Our local open cast mines get super dusty in dry weather.

This is a nicked pic someone took as an example - me gaying around a rather dusty ex mine:

Captain Turok

I love the mud, I think it makes it much more fun and challenging. Just an ar*e cleaning the thing afterwards!

I also find the "trails" are quieter, which I like.

biker24

Cleaning the bike after is the only thing wrong with winter

Anonymous

i cannot abide winter riding, it is slow and hard going and the bike requires more attention and i fall off even more and i find it harder to make myself get out and ride (yes i know im not a "real" biker, bore off)

i think winter riding is a completely different beast to dry riding. cant wait for it to clear up abit around here, nd then to get posted to somewhere with slopes/hills. 8)