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If I might step into the Ladies forum for a moment to restate that the guided rides I'm planning will definitely have a beginner friendly basis. I don't like to assume that woman = novice as that'll make me sound like a patronising git, but off roading has in my experience had trouble attracting many women, unless they're particularly thick skinned and can put up with all the usual teenage nonsense that accompanies a group of willy waving testosterone charged blokes.
If there's enough interest from you come May, then I'm perfectly happy to lead a women only ride ( novice or not ), but if you're not keen on me leading you then it would be great if a few of you could make it to the mixed rides, so that you might learn your way around the forest and organize your own thing later.
I feel it's worth mentioning that I believe riding off road is actually better for less confident riders, as any mistakes or off the bike moments aren't punishable by hard tarmac or colliding with several tons of automobile. Also, one of my favourite aspects is that unlike the riding on the road, any wildlife that you see is up & about, rather than squashed in the road.
Not sure if it's of any use, but there should be plenty of female specific stuff over on mtbr http://forums.mtbr.com/womens-lounge/
Hope to see some of you out there in the spring :-)
Pete