Reading based rider looking for company

Merrick25

Hey there, I am new to this forum and fairly new to Mountain biking. I have done an introductory course a few months ago but haven't had a chance to get out since.

I am female and am looking for people / groups that I can meet up with who are happy to have a newbie tag along

mbrfan

Hi,

you could hook up with the guys from Mountain High in Pangbourne - they do weekday evening rides and are more than happy to have newbies. I think they also have a ladies group too.

it's ben a while since I moved away from Reading, but I bet if you pootle along to Swinley Forest you'll find a group to tag along with. Sunday morning after 10am it gets packed with riders, both sexes.

Steve

apreading

Cant vouch for any of them but might be worth looking at the following:

http://www.readingctc.co.uk/
http://www.readingcyclingclub.com/
http://www.bobmbc.com/membership.htm

Merrick25

Thanks guys

Will check them out

Vespa1871

http://www.readingctc.co.uk/

This bunch seem to have some night rides on their web-site, I might have to give them a shout too. 8)

KonaKurt

I often like wondering towards Goring, Pangbourne and Reading, and so could be interested... though depends on how demanding the ride is! I'm looking for easygoing biking buddies too....

By the way, anyone know of any easy and interesting on/off road routes in that area?
Any with a good pub stop?!

KK.

Sir HC

mbrfan wrote:

Hi,
it's ben a while since I moved away from Reading, but I bet if you pootle along to Swinley Forest you'll find a group to tag along with. Sunday morning after 10am it gets packed with riders, both sexes.

Swinley has a huge selection of trails and there will always be people happy to show you around.

I showed a couple of lads round on sunday, unfortunately they had xc bikes and I'm on my freeride bike which doesn't do uphills at all !

weeksy59

Oxon/Berks.

Hey mate, some cracking routes for you. Basically the villages of Aldworth, Streatley, East Ilsley and Compton. You can do miles and miles around them.

There's a lovely pub to stop at in Compton called the Compton Swan, it's garden backs onto my house

Aldworth has the 4 points, and Streatley has the Bull.

it's a bit clogged up at the moment with wet/clay, but other times it's truely superb.