A group of green laners, rough stuffers and folk of a relaxed persuasion based in Manchester
In 1996 Goran Krupp rode his bike from his home in Stockholm, all the way to Everest and attempted a self-supported summit; unfortunately his quest was not entirely successful and he was forced to turn back a mere 300ft from the summit, testament to an iron discipline that I think made the whole enterprise even …
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Welcome to my second post for Grass Up the Middle! I’m not your traditional grass-up-the-middler: I only ride SWorks race bikes; every ride is training; and I only ride nicely paved roads—mud, cobbles, and off-road are all off limits! So why be an [honourary] member of Grass-Up-the-Middle? I luckily got to know Paul very well …
Continue reading Living the Life of Baz Luhrmann’s Sunscreen…
French Fender Day... Our way... On the wrong day! 🙂 Way up on the 'Dream List' for a number of our group (certainly for myself & Steve) would most definitely be a trip to Lyme, Connecticut in the good ol' USofA. If you are aware of the frame builder J P Weigle, you will probably …
An account of a recent multi-day ride from Glasgow to Manchester, using either the GBDURO or Second City Divide routes by a pair of ‘first-timers’… (310+ miles/18,000’ climbing over eight days) Entering the pandemic period it soon became clear that normal behaviours were going out of the window. Regular cycling activities that came and went …
Continue reading ‘GlasChester 2020’ – Glasgow to Manchester off road’ish…
After I finished my first long ride in October plans were quickly made for an overnighter with some friends at the end of May. In the mean time I upgraded and swapped parts on my 1978 Koga Miyata that I have now baptized... the Budget Rando! Because (a) I want to do randonneuring and long …
At GrassupthemiddleCC HQ (the bench) yesterday morning, it was suggested that we need more ‘high brow, cerebral’ blog posts on the website, so I’m not sure how I’m going to fill that brief here, but let's see where it takes us... One of my favourite podcasts is BBC Radio 4’s 'Don’t tell me the score’ …
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 second batch of #grassupthemiddle patches are now... *** SOLD OUT *** Thanks so, so much to everyone who has bought one. We are absolutely delighted that you appreciate what we are doing, and it is truly wonderful to think of all those lovely patches spreading a little happiness out there! We are really happy …
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, …
