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drewfromrisca
Joined: 08 Jul 2007
Posts: 636
Location: Hammersmith, London
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 Posted Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:13 pm |
It's looking likely that I'll be relocating from London in few months to Leighton Buzzard, anyone know any good cycling clubs around that way?
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APIII
Joined: 16 Aug 2007
Posts: 892
Location: Leighton Buzzard
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Posted Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:18 pm |
You've got the choice of Milton Keynes, Hemel Hempstead or Aylesbury. I think Hemel is quite a good club judging by the size of some of their weekend runs. Or, give me a shout when you move and I'll be happy to give you some good local routes while you suss the clubs out.
Cheers
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proto
Joined: 17 Aug 2006
Posts: 2015
Location: Thame, Oxon
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Posted Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:34 pm |
I'm pretty sure that there is (or was) a club called the Bossard Wheelers. No idea if they are still functioning.
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Bronzie
Joined: 15 Jan 2007
Posts: 3263
Location: Ampthill, Beds.
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drewfromrisca
Joined: 08 Jul 2007
Posts: 636
Location: Hammersmith, London
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hammerite
Joined: 02 Feb 2007
Posts: 1096
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Posted Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:59 pm |
Bit of a trek over from Leighton, but there's Beds Road too - not a lot further out than CC Luton or Icknield  http://www.bedsroad.org/.
I would imagine Hemel are the closest club.
Did you not fancy moving to Hitchin?
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drewfromrisca
Joined: 08 Jul 2007
Posts: 636
Location: Hammersmith, London
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Posted Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:32 pm |
Cheers Hammerite, we couldn't find much there that we needed ie garden house/flat. We have a big dog so need the space plus there seemed to be more places to walk him than Hitchin. It's that bit further in so travelling is a little quicker. Nice place though, couldn't knock it otherwise.
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oldwelshman
Joined: 16 Oct 2006
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Location: United Kingdom
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drewfromrisca
Joined: 08 Jul 2007
Posts: 636
Location: Hammersmith, London
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Posted Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:03 am |
Ah Aber...I worked there up until moving to London 4 years ago. I was going out with a girl from Aber for ages, we even went to Oz together.
Where do you start from oldwelshman?
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hammerite
Joined: 02 Feb 2007
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Posted Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:20 pm |
| drewfromrisca wrote: | | Cheers Hammerite, we couldn't find much there that we needed ie garden house/flat. We have a big dog so need the space plus there seemed to be more places to walk him than Hitchin. It's that bit further in so travelling is a little quicker. Nice place though, couldn't knock it otherwise. |
I don't know much about Leighton, apart from riding/driving through but I'd imagine from a small town point of view it's pretty similair to Hitchin, with a decent train service. The advantage of Leighton is that, a) you'd be living in Bedfordshire  and b) you are a bit closer to some nice hills.
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Bronzie
Joined: 15 Jan 2007
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Location: Ampthill, Beds.
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APIII
Joined: 16 Aug 2007
Posts: 892
Location: Leighton Buzzard
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Posted Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:56 pm |
| Bronzie wrote: | | hammerite wrote: | | a) you'd be living in Bedfordshire |
There is an ADVANTAGE to living in Bedfordshire?  |
Yeah, surprised me too
The train service is good though, so my missus tells me anyway. LB is ok, we both like it, but Hitchin has a better town centre. Not much going on in central Leighton Buzzard
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hammerite
Joined: 02 Feb 2007
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Posted Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:32 am |
| Bronzie wrote: | | hammerite wrote: | | a) you'd be living in Bedfordshire |
There is an ADVANTAGE to living in Bedfordshire? |
No not really, I was trying to spin a positive on the move To be fair I can't really see that there's much difference between many of the home counties. And lets not forget, Luton's a unitary authority so not really part of the county any more, that's got to be to the county's favour
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oldwelshman
Joined: 16 Oct 2006
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Location: United Kingdom
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Posted Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:59 pm |
| drewfromrisca wrote: | Ah Aber...I worked there up until moving to London 4 years ago. I was going out with a girl from Aber for ages, we even went to Oz together.
Where do you start from oldwelshman? |
I ride from Dunstable and down leighton buzzard road to meet guys at hemel station for 9:00 so I star off about 8:15.
If you rode could meet at Dagnall.
Don't have any idea how fit you are but we always ride out west so could always go home from the cafe stop in Wilstoe.
I am out sat and sunday this week but track training for couple of weeks after that in newport.
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drewfromrisca
Joined: 08 Jul 2007
Posts: 636
Location: Hammersmith, London
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oldwelshman
Joined: 16 Oct 2006
Posts: 2416
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:50 am |
drop me a pm, I am often down training in wales.
I was on velodrome wed, hturs and tonight.
I sometimes stay and go out on weekend ride.
I am coming to train on track 3rd, 10th and 24th oct so will bring road bike and ride sunday on road.
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Sponging-Machine
Joined: 31 Aug 2008
Posts: 48
Location: Barnstaple
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Posted Sat Nov 7, 2009 5:35 am |
I grew up in Dunstable but definitely prefer living in Devon now.
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