just musings with my bloke last night but curious what others do/did:

when i was single i was a climber only ( i started this on my own nothing to do with ex's ) - it was really easy to meet future bf's because when your training indoors and out, bouldering you can hang about and get chatting to complete strangers. This happens all the time.

but if you were a biker, you always say hi to other bikers as you ride by and maybe even have a quick chat at rest points - but i can't imagine you would carry on riding with them and become friends? other ways to find new bf's must be through groups or friends of friends - so then its pot luck if they have fit friends.

i'd imagine its alot harder anyway than it is if your a single climber. i met my bloke through climbing, and he introduced me to mtb'ing. If it was teh other way round i wonder how would i ever meet a biker boy?

how did you meet your partner? (bf or gf its irrelevant)

I met my chap through my best mate who hooked us up on a blind date!  Still together more than 4 years later....

He introduced me to mtb as I hadn't even sat on a bike since I was little.  I knew he used to ride a lot and he took me for a long weekend to wales, chucked me on his old hardtail and threw me round the Marin red route!  I survived (somehow!) but have to admit it was a bit of a miracle that I then adopted it as my hobby...I can still remember the sheer terror I felt as an off road virgin!

We had a rough patch about early last year and for a little while it seemed we would definately split, selfish as this sounds I was really worried over how I would keep on with the cycling as at that time I knew no one else to ride with.  Then along came Shecycles.....

kung fu

i think mtbing would be quite a good way to meet blokes, I have loads of friends round here through biking (mostly blokes) who I wouldn't know otherwise. Not that many of them are single...but a few are.  At least mtbing is male biased, so is better than dance or netball or knitting!

i did ride with some completely random blokes through the woods one night last week. i thought safety in numbers - i'll tag along (not used to night riding alone). they probably thought - who the heck is this strange woman!!!but were too polite to say.

 so i suppose it is possible to meet someone - mtbr's are an especially friendly bunch by and large and do tend to chat!

"Cool bike" is probably a good starter line. 

Maybe DHing would be even better, seeing as you go down the same runs all day.

Though you may not be able to check them out as well due to all the body armour! 

lol yeah you'd think they were all lardy's

climbing and biking i guess is very male based so the ratios for meeting bf's are well easy.

i've def found bikers friendlier & more laid back than climbers on the whole.

last night i was climbing indoors with my bloke and there were a small group of young girls climbing - it was so funny watching all the blokes posing infront of them, flexing their muscles lol

treehugger do you realise how bad that sounds lol- i did ride with some completely random blokes through the woods one night last week.

im gonna tell Daz your playing away when i see him again

Join a local friendly mountaineering club, like i did 16  years ago,

Surprising how many single women have joined on their own this last 12 months,

 usually climb in the summer months and mtb other times,

Well first bf was in my teens before I became a cyclist but fancied the idea of being a cyclist, we met via Ranger Guides/Venture Scout joint activity, he was a cyclist and i joined the same club eventually.

Since being single find being a cyclist is great way to meet blokes, we do not just pass on the road, but there all sorts of events, cafes and cycling clubs where blokes can be found.

Current oh used to see me out races and fancied me..... 

My met oh when we were both post grads. Both were into road cycling and mtb, but  in new place  and studying hard.  Ended up chatting, ended up riding together, ended up married, ended up pregant!

Met skydiving...his team were training at the club I jumped at...he got me into Mtbiking...went to stay at his for a few days 5 years ago.... still here

Think it can be hard mtbiking thought...there is a couple of groups near me and they ride soooo fast a new person would have no chance to be honest.  I dont ride with them cos its just not fun...great phys no fun 

I met my other half on a Computing MSc.  First conversation with him, he told me how great he was at C++ (nerdy programming language).  Decided not to bother speaking to him for a term as he was clearly a geek.

He denies this (or at least claims he can't remember it)

Had to get him into mtbing, it was a bit of a struggle to be honest, but now he loves it! 

I met my other half through the MTB club we both still help to run. We were the first 'marriage' in the club and even got a mention in What Mountain Bike but no fab wedding cake like that one in the Gallery.

The club has brought quite a lot of singletons together. Although it's quite obvious some girls who have no idea what mountain biking is like just want to join to meet a bloke/woman, and have no intention of ever riding a bike. None of them were successfull as far as I know.

Useful insight girls, for someone still searching high and low! Well very low most of the time

I ride for my own fun before anything else (I'm riding more now than when with MTB'er ex!), but would love to meet PBM. Treehugger, here is another reason why I should upgrade my bike - No-one's likely to use that chat-up line with me!