Long time no cycle :(

Dodgex1
Dodgex1 Posts: 1,306
edited April 2010 in MTB general
I have not been on here for Donkeys. Hello everyone.
I've shoved this in here because it's a bit of everything. I've just moved down to London. I've not been riding for a while. Is there anywhere I can day trip to from London? I've got a car so doesn't need to be train accessible. I've come down from the north so I'm familiar with the peak and lakes etc and will still go when I visit home.

Also are second hand bikes still selling? I've got a Cove Peeler with 888's that I must have spent about 4grand on, TF and PUSH tuned etc. Is it worth selling and getting something smaller in or will I get peanuts for it?

Cheers.
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Comments

  • Bignige
    Bignige Posts: 223
    Get yourself down to Surrey Hills near Dorking....MTB heaven. :D

    Where in London are you??
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  • Dodgex1
    Dodgex1 Posts: 1,306
    South East, right on the Thames so it's not a big deal to get to the NE/N Although I do keep forgetting how big it all is.
    "This is ******!, We can't ride out bikes in the dirt like this!"
  • Bignige
    Bignige Posts: 223
    Surrey Hills are south of London, straight down the A24 to Dorking then 10/15 minutes across on the A29....Here check this site out: -

    http://www.diaryofamountainbiker.co.uk/ ... _downs.php

    And this one that has some directions to various places on the Surrey Hills: -

    http://redlandstrails.wordpress.com/getting-here/

    Nige
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  • nonnac85
    nonnac85 Posts: 1,608
    Woburn, Chicksands and Aston Hill are all within roughly an hour of London
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  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    Esher shore is quite close to london, if you're into that sort of thing?
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  • JamesBrckmn
    JamesBrckmn Posts: 1,360
    woburn, esher shore and chicksands for freeride, surrey hills and swinley forest for xc/AM trails
  • thel33ter
    thel33ter Posts: 2,684
    Theres a thread in MTB rides called London Calling that does routes around Surrey Hills, I did a first one with them on Saturday and it was great, you should come along sometime. The uphills are generally slow, unless I'm bored :wink: and the descents fast :D
    And now you know, and knowing is half the battle
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