south wales Rides?

Squarepants

Nothing better than getting back to natural Kev, nice one. Do you still have the Spesh by the way? If so, you still selling it?

welshkev

Squarepants wrote:

Nothing better than getting back to natural Kev, nice one. Do you still have the Spesh by the way? If so, you still selling it?

alright jimbo, yeah i've still got the spesh but i've been riding that more than my full bouncer at the moment back and fore to work. i was gonna sell it but i think i'm gonna keep it for now.

why's that, is it for you?

Squarepants

For my newphew, he's 13 and I'm trying to entice him to the gnar side no worries though, if you're going to be greedy

You'll have to show us this local route some time

welshkev

Squarepants wrote:

For my newphew, he's 13 and I'm trying to entice him to the gnar side no worries though, if you're going to be greedy

You'll have to show us this local route some time

yep i'm being greedy

no worries mate, the route i did today didn't incclude the DH track either as i was on my own and forgot my phone so didn't want to be left on the hill all alone if things went pete tong

but yeah let me know and we'll sort out a local ride

Squarepants

Prob best for safety.. Yea cool dude we'll arrange it soon hopefully..

Diar

Gutted, I paid for the uplift, but got so smashed on Sunday (literally) had to have the Monday off so couldn't have the Wednesday as well

Any other uplifts arranged in novelty clothing, got the santa suit now and going to use it

miss notax

welshkev wrote:

i went out for a good ride today, but i think trail centres have turned me into a pussy

i rode a route that i used to ride all the time with a descent i used to hammer, i stopped at teh top and even considered walking it..WTF!!! i rode it in the end but i'm leaving trail centres alone for a while, gonne man myself up

Ha ha, in my experience it's called getting older (and inclined to think about things a little more)!!!

Mojo_666

For anyone not using the halfway up forums I am booked on an uplift on Friday the 30th Dec, last chance in 2011.

Squarepants

Ohh tempting.. Might join you Mohojo..

I should have a look again at this halfwayup site too..

Mojo_666

Squarepants wrote:

Ohh tempting.. Might join you Mohojo..

I should have a look again at this halfwayup site too..

You should, most ppl organising rides here now do it there.

Welsh_Tom

jim i am free on the 31st if u can not make thr 30th

mattblue

Hi all,

Really need to start getting on some trails/rides, meant to go last year but with work, holidays and in and out of hospital with this stupid illness i struggled to get out apart from road cycling.

Im a total novice when it comes to trail route so could someone advise where an easy trail would be to start, im a Bridgend area.

Thanks

Matt

Silversladey

mattblue wrote:

Hi all,

Really need to start getting on some trails/rides, meant to go last year but with work, holidays and in and out of hospital with this stupid illness i struggled to get out apart from road cycling.

Im a total novice when it comes to trail route so could someone advise where an easy trail would be to start, im a Bridgend area.

Thanks

Matt

Matt

I would suggest getting an OS Map and go exploring and get the miles in your legs, If your looking for a trail centre look no further than Brechfa they have got Blue and Green trails there which are ideal for beginners also Afan Argoed are developing a new Green route. Cwmcarn can also be be ridden utilising the fire road instead of some of the more technical sections.

Check out http://mbwales.com/en/content/cms/centres/afan_forest_park/afan_forest_park.aspx

http://mbwales.com/en/content/cms/Bases/Brechfa/Brechfa.aspx

http://mbwales.com/en/content/cms/Centres/Cwmcarn/Twrch/Twrch.aspx

or try these

http://www.ogmorevalleywheelers.co.uk/Off%20road.html


Take your time and enjoy it as long as you are reasonably fit you should be ok.

mattblue

Cheers mate, im up to around 22km on the cycle when road cycling in just over the hour so am doing a lot better then when I first started, think I did 14km in the hour.

Thanks

Matt

Stanners79

I'm in the Bridgend area as well, drop me a line if you want to go up to afan

Pr][nCe

Hi Stanners79
long time no see, most of us off here have moved over to www.halfwayupmtb.com new mountainbike forum/club very active spread the word.

hope to see ya trail side soon mukka

Stanners79

I've signed up, should have more time to ride now as I've finished all my exams with work!

Did the wall on Sunday, still aching!

Thewaylander

oo Prince that looks interesting,

Lot of local newport area lads to go riding with there?

welshkev

Thewaylander wrote:

oo Prince that looks interesting,

Lot of local newport area lads to go riding with there?

basically most of the guys who used to post on here plus a load of others...100 members i think now

jndb72

Is this new site limited to Newport(ish) riders or do you get guys turning up from all over the place. I'm up in the deepest darkest valleys and it's a bit of a trek on my own, but if someone was up for a bit of lift sharing on a regular basis I might be tempted. Also, are all riders and rider abilities catered for?

Cheers

welshkev

mainly the gwent area mate, but they get out for rides all over the place, it was merthyr 2 weeks ago and cwm rhaedar (however you spell it) next week. where are you from?

one of the guys (pr][nce) is from porth i think and a few other guys are from further afield i believe

Mojo_666

welshkev wrote:

mainly the gwent area mate, but they get out for rides all over the place, it was merthyr 2 weeks ago and cwm rhaedar (however you spell it) next week. where are you from?

one of the guys (pr][nce) is from porth i think and a few other guys are from further afield i believe

The Club is centred around Blackwood but we have riders from Cardiff, Newport, Barry, Bridgend, Merthyr, Porth etc as Kev says we ride everywhere but our weekday evening rides run from Blackwood and the club meetings are in Blackwood weekend rides could be anywhere really.

Mojo_666

jndb72 wrote:

Also, are all riders and rider abilities catered for?

There is no official minimum standard afaik but I would say if you have ridden off road for a few months can stay upright (mostly) and do 15ks without any trouble you would be OK

jndb72

Cheers for the info. 15ks shouldn't be a problem, as long as the pace is not at breakneck speed :shock:

I'm up in Aberdare at the moment so Blackwood is not a million miles away. I'll head on over to the site and take a look. Might see you all soon.

Cheers

Mojo_666

jndb72 wrote:

Cheers for the info. 15ks shouldn't be a problem, as long as the pace is not at breakneck speed :shock:

I'm up in Aberdare at the moment so Blackwood is not a million miles away. I'll head on over to the site and take a look. Might see you all soon.

Cheers

Speed is not an issue on the group rides, some go faster up, some go faster down, everyone waits though.

rickin

I'm from Treherbert and have joined in with 1 ride from the halfwayupmtb troop and they were a good bunch of boys, made me feel most welcome. Hoping to join in with a few more this year

jndb72

Can anyone reccommend a local(ish) Canynon friendly LBS. Need my brakes and gears checked out.

Cheers

Mojo_666

Any LBS should be happy to help with those things, I don't know any that would turn you away because you have a Canyon, where are you located exactly?

Also check out the club, we have a meeting Thursday evening and tbh this kinda thing can be sorted just by knowing people who have tools, space and a little know how and who happen to like Canyon's.

jndb72

Based in Aberdare at the mo. Already tried the LBS with mixed results. The front (and to a lesser extent) back brakes are squeeling like mad, not just under braking, constantly. So bad today I cut my lunch time ride short. The LBS recently changed the brake pads on the front and rear and adjusted the calipers. Seemed to work for a few rides then the problem (the squeeling) returned (problem has pretty much been there since the first day I had the bike).

Any help greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Mojo_666

This can happen with cheaper brakes and TBH unless you upgrade the brakes you may never really get rid of it, I had the same issue on my last bike...lower end avid's appear to be more prone than shimano.