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Keeping local…

On June 2, 2022 By grassupthemiddle1 Comment

For nearly twenty years at the start of most rides I’ve had a view of a hill not far away. As the crow flys about 3 miles. I’ve never been there, only viewed it from a distance.  It’s the high point between the Cotswolds and the Malvern Hills.  The approach is through narrow lanes abundant …

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Gravelicious..!

On May 18, 2022 By grassupthemiddle2 Comments

04:20 and 5°C... Sixty minutes on very quiet roads. Quiet at anytime but especially so on a Sunday morning in April. A roe deer startled by my passing slips and scratches on the road surface until it reaches more familiar grass and gravel under its hooves. I feel sorry to have disturbed its morning routine, …

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A rainy day in Manchester…

On May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 By grassupthemiddle1 Comment

After almost three weeks of dry and dusty trails the rain arrived today, my enthusiasm for riding evaporated quicker than the trails could dry out, three of us met up for our traditional Sunday Service, a short spin out for coffee and the usual putting the world to rights was sufficient for today given that …

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A simple ode to Sunday…

On April 12, 2022 By grassupthemiddle1 Comment

Words and picture - Stephen Ball

Spring Forward Bivvy Weekend: A Weekend Of Firsts…

On March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 By grassupthemiddleLeave a comment

I was a little anxious when I left home at about 7.30am to ride the few miles to Chester station. There was a crisp frost carpeting the ground that demanded a jacket, gloves, beanie and neck warmer. It was to be a weekend of firsts for me. The first being taking my bike on a …

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#GUTM Patch V2…

On March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 By grassupthemiddleLeave a comment

Yes that's right folks! A newly designed version of the ever popular (ahem!) 'Grass up the Middle' sew-on patch is now available. You lucky buggers!!! Featuring fantastic artwork created by our dear friend Frances @illustratemybike (plus thanks to Mum Karen) We're sure you will agree, it looks great! Please be aware when purchasing that there …

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Windy Welly…

On February 5, 2022 By grassupthemiddle2 Comments

Its been almost two years, and I can finally look back and laugh... A long dreamt of ride around the bottom of the north island of New Zealand, I’d been putting it off for a few years, for reasons rather than excuses, however there was something looming over the horizon that gave a sense of …

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Riding for the plot…

On January 25, 2022 By grassupthemiddle2 Comments

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 …

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50 at 50…

On January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 By grassupthemiddle2 Comments

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 …

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Spring Forward Bivvy weekend 26/27th March 2022

On January 16, 2022 By grassupthemiddle6 Comments

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 …

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Just a heads up folks, we going to have our 2nd bivvy weekend over on the beautiful island of Anglesey, Friday 9th to Sunday 11th September, taking in a circuit of the island over three days of social paced riding, details to follow but please message if you are interested in joining Short notice Sunday Service, meeting at 830 tomorrow morning at the @riverbankcoffee for coffee, then heading out across the cheshire tundra to Rostherne church, all very welcome, it’ll be a very sociable ride at a very sociable pace There's a lovely little post up on the blog! From our good friend @gozbike 🙏🙏🙏 We’ve been taking a break of late, life has a way of getting in the way of things sometimes, priorities and outlooks change, we’re still very keen to publish any writing and photographs, particularly about where our patches have got too so please get in touch if you feel like contributing….. meanwhile we are still out there looking for the good stuff 😊 There's a fresh post up on the blog! Courtesy of our good pal @calummcroberts 🙏🙏🙏 The Sunday Service will be an extension of last weeks ride, exploring around Lindow Moss and through back lanes to Knutsford, home through Tatton Park, a bit further this week, around about forty miles, meeting at the bench on the canal at Stretford at 8am, all very welcome, socialable pace, bring snacks After last Sundays fail we’ll try again, visiting Lindow Common looking for new tracks and trails, meeting at 8am at the benches on the canal at Stretford, everyone welcome to join, bring snacks and smiles, sociable pace around about thirty miles There's a new post up on the blog! The Boss is obviously in a nostalgic mood this afternoon 🤗 Come Sunday and we’ll be out exploring, heading out towards Lindow Common looking out for new tracks to explore, we’ll be meeting at the benches on the canal at Stretford at 8am to beat the crowds, everyone welcome to join, bring a flask and some grub, pace as always will be sociable, maybe thirty miles at most
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