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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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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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Virtual #GUTM zine…

On December 20, 2021 By grassupthemiddle2 Comments

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 …

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Mid Winter Alpine Gravel Adventure 2021…

On August 21, 2021 By grassupthemiddleLeave a comment

This particular trip had been on my mind for a few years on and off. As with most of my trips it all started with a late night session pouring over a NZ Topo50 Map (think Ordnance Survey Maps) These days this is very much a digital exploration, with paper maps primarily saved for getting beta on some …

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Six miles of absolute bliss…

On August 12, 2021 By grassupthemiddleLeave a comment

The last weeks weather has hardly been inspiring, the near torrential rain has the effect of flushing any enthusiasm right down the drain, both literally and metaphorically in my case. I’m now very firmly in the fair weather camp despite owning enough rain jackets to stock a small shop, there was a time when the …

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“In my day we just had a bike…”

On January 26, 2021January 25, 2021 By grassupthemiddle4 Comments

I've always loved bikes as long as I can remember.  I grew up with the '90s Mountain bike craze.  Rigid steel frames, cantilever brakes, shorts and a hoody. Riding the miles out of Hull to bomb around the tail end of the Yorkshire Wolds in the mud, then ride back. Perfect... After a while things …

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Ding Dong and Other Places…

On January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 By grassupthemiddle2 Comments

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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Bikebirding in the South Lakes…

On January 2, 2021 By grassupthemiddle2 Comments

During the ‘unprecedented’ times of this past year not only did I rediscover a real passion for getting out on my bike and making the most of that lunch hour freedom whilst working from home, but also picking up the binoculars and scouring the trees, hedges, and waterways that I could ride out to for …

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Riders on the storm…

On December 29, 2020 By grassupthemiddleLeave a comment

Summer holidays… wide-open beaches… beating sun… ice cream… factor 50. I didn’t get any of this, but that’s what you get for bike touring in September. Over the last few years I’ve been on some sort of cycling holiday with my dad, it’s become something of a Dibble tradition. After the lockdown and the closing …

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Highbrow indeed..!

On July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 By grassupthemiddle3 Comments

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’ …

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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 Not only has spring arrived but it feels as though summer is hurrying up close behind, experience tells us not to take the mudguards off just yet though 😉 Our new patches and stickers as designed by @illustratemybike have been flying out around the world for the last month or so, we told Frances that we’d try to find out where they’ve been once they’ve been stuck or sawn somewhere appropriate, if you are proudly sporting a Grassupthemiddle patch or sticker we’d love it if you could write a few words about where you’ve been together, photos would be good also, if you feel inclined to do so please use the DM facility to get in touch and we’ll gladly collate them together 😊 Sunday... On Sunday we’ll be heading out to the Cheshire lanes, meeting at the Riverbank Cafe at 830 then out across the moss towards a GUTM classic affectionatly known as Ole Pointless, all welcome, bring a flask and a smile, the ride will be about thirty flat miles and at a socialable pace The next Sunday Service will be a short ride out towards Lymm, meeting at 8am at the Riverbank Cafe and then across Carrington Moss towards the TPT, we’ll spend half an hour or so at the bench putting the world to rights and then retrace our steps back home, about twenty easy chilled out miles, all very welcome, bring a brew and a smile
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