Anyone Southampton / Hampshire Based?

bevans1986

I haven't ridden my MTB in anger for a couple of years now but have recently started commuting to work on a road bike. It is made me really want to get back out on the MTB (which needs a trip to the bike shop for a service and a new front brake).

Anyway the people I used to ride with have either a) stopped and sold their bikes or b) I have just lost tough with them. So my question is does anyone else ride in the Hampshire area? and where?

I used to do general trail riding, a few jumps and messing about etc down at Lordswood but I heard that a lot of the trails got flattened?

I also popped down to QEP a couple of times for some XC, at the time there was a club developing the trails, not sure how they finished up.

Anyway would be good to hear from people who ride in the area. I should be back out on the trails when I get the MTB patched up in the new year.

MountainPete

I'm at the Uni in Southampton so I do manage to get out riding every now and again. Lordswood is no good this time of year really. The place doesn't drain at all and it's a bit of a mudfest! Back home I ride around the Deepcut area - I much prefer it! That's a bit of a trek from Southampton though.

I have been very tempted to have a day trip over to the Isle of Wight at some point...

compo

Ive heard that Isle of White and Lymington aren't bad

You are also not far from new forest.

miss notax

Hello

We MTB in the New Forest every week (Wednesday nights) from Fordingbridge and are a group of mixed ability riders. My other half Chris usually guides. There are some great technical bits and singletrack in the forest - honest!

PM me if you would like further details

skullthaw

hey dude im in portswood southampton pm if want

i ride mainly up in lordswood theres some very good stuff up there

bevans1986

Nice one Skullthaw, getting the bike sorted at the moment but will give you a shout in the new year.

skullthaw

sweet