Cardiff area

simona75
simona75 Posts: 336
I'm going to be working in the Cardiff area for a while soon (specifically Cardiff gate) and was thinking of taking my bike with me for some shortish rides in the evening. I assume the riding round there is excellent but can anyone recommend any specific routes around 20-30 miles? The area on the other side of the M4 looks nice on the map

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  • IanREmery
    IanREmery Posts: 148
    The lanes around the Vale of Glamorgan to the west of Cardiff are lovely for short spins. Something like this... http://www.strava.com/activities/142822092
  • gethinceri
    gethinceri Posts: 1,677
    Search for a local cycling club, see if they''ve got a Facebook group and ask them.
  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    Loads of routes. You're free to check my Strava from last year to find some (I move to Bristol beginning of this year).
    http://www.strava.com/athletes/963993
    For local clubs, you can't go wrong with Ajax.
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  • gethinceri
    gethinceri Posts: 1,677
    Or other local clubs.
  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    Ajax has over 400 members, which means there are always people about with which to go riding. Jif is very race-oriented and Cardiff Tri is well... Clue is in the name. There's also Cardiff 100 milers who are a good group, but there's not many about.
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  • sub55
    sub55 Posts: 1,025
    you mist the one that maters; Cardiff byways :mrgreen:
    constantly reavalueating the situation and altering the perceived parameters accordingly
  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    sub55 wrote:
    you mist the one that maters; Cardiff byways :mrgreen:

    Haha, my bad.
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