A group of green laners, rough stuffers and folk of a relaxed persuasion based in Manchester
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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, …
After ten weeks of lockdown, isolating in my apt due to Type 1 Diabetes and following govt advice, I began venturing out on my bike again... The first ten weeks were pretty good to be fair. I got into routines and I was riding the bike twice a day (indoors). The routine proved invaluable and …
Grass up the middle CC 