Call me the Jon Snow of MTB

Dannii
Dannii Posts: 3
edited June 2015 in MTB beginners
Evening all,

Not too sure where to really start with this one but here goes:

Does anyone know of any local (West Midlands) mountain bike clubs/get togethers? (Whilst I'm happy to ride by myself, I just thought it would be less daunting than going alone) :oops:

I'm in the process of purchasing a bike (why is that so hard in itself?!). Would ideally like to be up and running in a couple of weeks...or less.

Basically, I'm a complete novice but I would like to spend my evenings and weekends outside whilst the weather is 'good'. Local rides in the week, off road on the weekends.

Help?

Cheers,

Dannii

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  • M9DBO
    M9DBO Posts: 175
    Dannii wrote:
    Evening all,

    Not too sure where to really start with this one but here goes:

    Does anyone know of any local (West Midlands) mountain bike clubs/get togethers? (Whilst I'm happy to ride by myself, I just thought it would be less daunting than going alone) :oops:

    I'm in the process of purchasing a bike (why is that so hard in itself?!). Would ideally like to be up and running in a couple of weeks...or less.

    Basically, I'm a complete novice but I would like to spend my evenings and weekends outside whilst the weather is 'good'. Local rides in the week, off road on the weekends.

    Help?

    Cheers,

    Dannii


    It's Jon Snow
    I am the Orange stereotype and loving it.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    M9DBO wrote:
    Dannii wrote:
    Evening all,

    Not too sure where to really start with this one but here goes:

    Does anyone know of any local (West Midlands) mountain bike clubs/get togethers? (Whilst I'm happy to ride by myself, I just thought it would be less daunting than going alone) :oops:

    I'm in the process of purchasing a bike (why is that so hard in itself?!). Would ideally like to be up and running in a couple of weeks...or less.

    Basically, I'm a complete novice but I would like to spend my evenings and weekends outside whilst the weather is 'good'. Local rides in the week, off road on the weekends.

    Help?

    Cheers,

    Dannii


    It's Jon Snow

    Have a look in here viewforum.php?f=20007
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • Ouija
    Ouija Posts: 1,386
    M9DBO wrote:

    It's Jon Snow

    Or is it.........
  • Dannii
    Dannii Posts: 3
    M9DBO wrote:
    Dannii wrote:
    Evening all,

    Not too sure where to really start with this one but here goes:

    Does anyone know of any local (West Midlands) mountain bike clubs/get togethers? (Whilst I'm happy to ride by myself, I just thought it would be less daunting than going alone) :oops:

    I'm in the process of purchasing a bike (why is that so hard in itself?!). Would ideally like to be up and running in a couple of weeks...or less.

    Basically, I'm a complete novice but I would like to spend my evenings and weekends outside whilst the weather is 'good'. Local rides in the week, off road on the weekends.

    Help?

    Cheers,

    Dannii


    It's Jon Snow

    Sweet as, thank you for bringing this to my attention!
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Which part of the WM, it's a big area!

    Godiva Trailriders in Cov, or RLSCC in Leamington both have regular weekly rides.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • dirkpitt74
    dirkpitt74 Posts: 518
    If you're local to Cannock Chase have a look on Chase Trails - Follow the Dog facebook group; plenty of people organising rides on there.