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Moving to soton for a new job, any bears in the area?
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:18 pm
by Asposium
Have a new job in Southampton starting 1st December.
Going to initially rent.
Are there any bears local?
Would be good to have like minded nutters in a new area.
Re: Moving to soton for a new job, any bears in the area?
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:26 pm
by psling
You can always wave to Sean across The Solent

Re: Moving to soton for a new job, any bears in the area?
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:36 pm
by Tomwoodbury
Hi I’m in Hedge End just on the outskirts. Mainly ride New Forest and Meon Valley.
Re: Moving to soton for a new job, any bears in the area?
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:14 pm
by shutuplegs
I’m in Winchester, lived in Soton for years.
Keen for rides!
Re: Moving to soton for a new job, any bears in the area?
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:19 pm
by Specialist Hoprocker
I'm a bit further up the A31 near Farnham.

Re: Moving to soton for a new job, any bears in the area?
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:31 pm
by Asposium
great stuff.
seems there are a few.
working in hamble, likely to stay at the travel lodge in soton initially.
so, new forest camping at the weekend; saves me the cost of the hotel.
i am a northerner afterall. :

Re: Moving to soton for a new job, any bears in the area?
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:04 pm
by sean_iow
I'll be up for coming over for bivis, obviously once we're alllowed. Moff is local to Southampton as well. Between us we've got 2 gears, one each, but don't hold that against us
It's also not far to the south downs from Southampton and there's a few active further east along the sdw.
Re: Moving to soton for a new job, any bears in the area?
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:30 pm
by Laurensdad
Yep, on the edge of the New Forest.
Re: Moving to soton for a new job, any bears in the area?
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:43 am
by Moff
As Sean has said I'm local (Eastleigh) mostly trundling the hinterlands between Soton and Winch at the mo.
Happy to meet up for a pedal if you wish/impart any knowledge I may have.
Looks like there could be a BB South Central to arrange?
- Sean, mostly multispeeding it at the mo, gimpy ankle is liking the squish of the full suss!
Re: Moving to soton for a new job, any bears in the area?
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:47 am
by sean_iow
Moff wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:43 am
- Sean, mostly multispeeding it at the mo, gimpy ankle is liking the squish of the full suss!
I've done a lot of riding on my 1x11 Spearfish recently, but we should keep these things quiet or risk being ostracised at ssuk next year

Re: Moving to soton for a new job, any bears in the area?
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:52 pm
by Dyffers
A bit further away, I'm in North Dorset, but I tend to ride east into the New Forest quite often as its way flatter and significantly less claggy than my other options.
I've been riding on my own so much this year I've almost forgotten what group rides are like. I might even resurrect the SS Karate Monkey if there's some type 2 group Winter fun being planned (that's if the kids and work let me have a day off

).
Re: Moving to soton for a new job, any bears in the area?
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:28 pm
by RobLyon
Congratulations on the new job
