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Berks on Bikes (BOB) MTB Club. Do they exist anymore?

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Having moved into a nearby area I have been trying to connect with BOB (Berks on Bikes) to join them in Swinley Forest for riding.

Do they exist anymore as I have heard zero from any emails or their message page? Or any members here online to help? They seem to have a FB page but that’s also exclusive to get into.

Alternatively, if they A) Don’t exist. B) Feel I am not worthy (maybe my bike collection not deemed posh enough for the south, coming from Shropshire :)), Any other MTB clubs recommended for the Berks / Reading area….

Cheers


 
Posted : 13/10/2022 1:06 am
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I ride with Tunnel Hill Trolls about once a year (as I'm not local) and they seem like a great bunch.

@jay_tht


 
Posted : 13/10/2022 6:37 am
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A chap who frequents the shop I used to work in rides with them so they must be doing something. Reading's Cycling UK of road group head out a couple of times a week. If you fancy some company on a ride, I'm in Reading and head out on the local trails most weekends.


 
Posted : 13/10/2022 6:57 am
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Sent you a pm


 
Posted : 13/10/2022 7:44 am
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My first post is visible to me but the site crashed when I posted it and it's not showing up in the reply count on the main page, is it there?!


 
Posted : 13/10/2022 7:47 am
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@spooky_b329

If you mean this one, then yes

I ride with Tunnel Hill Trolls about once a year (as I’m not local) and they seem like a great bunch.

@jay_tht


 
Posted : 13/10/2022 8:26 am
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Thanks. Will look up Tunnel Hill Trolls


 
Posted : 13/10/2022 9:36 am
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@MTBfix. Cheers I will drop you a pm too re meeting up. I'm Shiplake just north of Reading


 
Posted : 13/10/2022 1:00 pm
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Im a BOB member and ride very Regularly with them week in week out . We rode last night around Swinley and surrounding trails , great fun . We have rides in the week and weekends for different Abilities! I normally ride and lead the Saturday am ride and head over to the army land trails if that’s your thing . We also do chilterns in the summer . We are a great bunch of bikers who enjoy cycling . You could PM me if your interested. I’ll ask what’s going on with the emails .


 
Posted : 13/10/2022 3:15 pm
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There are a few of us lurking on STW


 
Posted : 13/10/2022 4:32 pm
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Thanks @Richieokeef1 and @jeff. Richie - have sent you PM


 
Posted : 14/10/2022 12:19 am
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Bit odd that here gets a response but nowhere else does...are people on holiday?


 
Posted : 14/10/2022 12:39 am
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Bonkers. I moved to Reading 15 odd years ago, I'm sure I pinged a message at some email address or another from a website and heard nothing back so assumed BOB was defunct...

But They've been going this whole time?


 
Posted : 14/10/2022 6:51 am
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Yup a couple of minutes googling yields:

https://bobmtb.com/

Bit late for me though...


 
Posted : 14/10/2022 7:04 am

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