A group of green laners, rough stuffers and folk of a relaxed persuasion based in Manchester
A second Chippy ride in the space of a week?!! A first? Quite possibly. Much welcomed regardless 🙂 What a cracking turnout too. 8 go wild for chips, beer (fizzy pop for me), sunshine and trails on a Friday night. What more do you want! I'll let Steve's lovely photos do the rest of the …
The Chippy ride! So often discussed/planned/dreamed about, so often unrealised 😦 The variables, sadly, can at times be too plentiful to make things happen. A tough day at work, the dreaded weather, plus a myriad of other minor obstacles can hamper even the best laid plan! Well, last night the planets finally aligned... Myself, Steve, …
Chipping off work early, even if it is only a minute or two, is always a treat. Saturday’s Grand Depart from my desk was not only an hour before official clocking-off time but it was also for the best of reasons. My first chippy ride of 2018. The weather was set fair, when hasn’t it …
It's hard to believe it's almost 2 years since Steve, Will and I headed over to Anglesey for our, now legendary, late Summer overnighter (see post - Holy Grail) A trip that will forever be remembered for many standout moments, chief amongst them being that it was the inspiration for the name of this humble club …
Late April. The forecast for the first proper GUTM ride looking ominous for the Saturday, possible showers all day. The pressure was on at 1am on the Friday to get my replacement Gilles Berthoud mudguards fitted over the WTB Byways I'd purchased, I wasn't riding down wet trails without them! Following a few hours rest it was an early start …
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January, riding around Auckland with Antoine, an internet friend who turned out to be a real good fella, showing me around his home town, cooking dinner, providing beer, perfect start to my trip to New Zealand. February, first ride after getting ill, a gentle spin along the bottom of the north island, happy to be …
Numbers engraved on the very depth of my soul. Why? My last 4 from my time in the Army. A life that has long since past. Why am I telling you this? Well, because the ride last Friday brought back memories, so many memories. Trundling along Cheshires Finest B roads, tired but happy. Piss wet …
What a difference a week makes. I wasn't at all surprised to see rain make an appearance on the forecast. It was my birthday yesterday after all! Plus, a week of fairly glorious weather in May will only ever end one way. After such a wonderful turnout last week it was inevitable that our numbers …
Its true, I did. On a towpath. It was a terrible ordeal. It shot out of a side-lying shrub straight through my spinning, slicing spokes. I watched its half-mangled feathered frame thrash far away into the darkened underbrush and I could do nothing but laboriously slide away, the guilt weighing heavy on every half-arsed stroke …
From our 'Rough Stuff Fellowship' correspondent. My mate Keith and I have cycled the middle and Easterley end of HCW, the middle was interesting (lots of forts) the Newcastle bit was the best cycling. However, in order to complete HCW we need to do the Western bit – Carlisle to Ravenglass. So we set dates, …
Grass up the middle CC 