A group of green laners, rough stuffers and folk of a relaxed persuasion based in Manchester
The idea was to trace out the full run of whichever River Avon was geographically nearest to me. I could find three River Avons or Avon Waters in Scotland – one which opens into the Clyde at Hamilton, another in the Cairngorms, and one near Falkirk. The nearest one to me here in Glasgow was …
I was soaking wet and I couldn’t really feel my toes—and that was before the thunderstorm started. And it was my birthday. Perhaps I should back up a bit... A few weeks ago, I turned 50 years old. I’d spent the last year see-sawing between thinking of something big, symbolic, and significant—like a 50-mile mountain …
Announcing the Grassupthemiddle Spring Forward Bivvy Weekend on the 26/27th March... Some of us are planning to ride out on the 26th to a location in the Peak District and spend the night under the stars then ride home on the 27th. If you fancy joining us you’ll be more than welcome or you can …
Continue reading Spring Forward Bivvy weekend 26/27th March 2022
Some time last Summer (remember that!) Steve and I asked our good friend and all around computer whizz Paul Davy - @cycletogs to help us make a zine, just for fun... Paul did us proud and as expected, he created what we think is a lovely ode to our humble, fictitious club 😉 The original …
As far as one can see... Let's face it, the world is a mess! Seemingly more than ever. An absolute bonus of these depressing times however, is the way they can (and do) highlight and magnify the wonder of the world. It's always there, even in the darkest of times. You just have to stay …
The first real frost of this winter was blown into the North West overnight, waking up to a cold bedroom was not the most pleasant way to start the day, windows frosted up, the caravan chilled through, the steam from the kettle condensing all over the kitchen... This will be the last week on the …
A tradition of some years now... J. P Weigle, rider, constructeur, father and host of French Fender Day, has for the past few years done a virtual FFD. Previously it was a real life meeting of like minded friends over in the USA. Clearly as much we’d love to go along and join in the …
Continue reading Glad to have mudguards on French Fender Day…
Its 640am on Saturday morning and I’m nervous and excited in equal measures, the sky is getting lighter by the minute and the train is approaching, I push my bike on board and strap it in, there's no one else in the carriage but I still wear my mask. I’m heading to North Wales to …
The Peak Audax Wednesday Marple grimpeur series features five rides around thePeak District. At 100km each, these sit on the shorter side of all things audax. Don’t let that fool you though. Each ride carries at least two AAA points, signifying a minimum of 2000m climbing. This year I hoped to ride the full series, …
Once again the stars aligned. A perfect combination of weather, bikes and people. The chippy run happened! A late August bout of dry weather saw our local Cheshire lanes drying out and turning to dust, this always has me reaching for the allen keys, twitching to remove those seven bolts that free the bike from …
Grass up the middle CC 