A Manchester based cycling club for green laners, rough stuffers and those of a relaxed persuasion
The week before we left was spent in a predictably 2019 manner, the six of us that would be riding spending our time chatting on WhatsApp, discussing tyre choice, comparing carrying methods for kit on our bikes and mostly talking about the weather. It had been a pretty poor start to summer and in the …
Saturday morning's arrival was a little painful after the previous nights send off for a work colleague... A little more decimated by the Behemoth Brewing Company than I had factored in for today's ride, planned a couple days previously. Not really feeling the Mojo for a 140km ride, I settle for an abridged version which …
May Hill is a distinctive landmark in North Gloucestershire, one I can almost see from home. It’s summit is about 11 miles away as the crow flies, however the ride route is almost double. A ride through quiet lanes, along gravel paths rounded out with the steep climb to the top. Once on the summit …
T'was the day after Boxing Day, and a long (ahem, very long) overdue trip to visit Will was finally realised. The party for the day was 5 strong. Myself and Steve had promised (threatened) to head out to Wills neck of the woods numerous times, and with Graham and Tom making up the numbers it …
Saturday, the forecast said it was going to be grim......and so it was. I got out to the bench, got a brew on, ate some biscuits and pulled out my book, and then the rain came, and the wind and shortly after a slobbering bulldog whose owner couldn’t care less about the fact that it …
A solid forecast, an Autumn that keeps on giving, and the return of our good pal Will (We don't see Will too often, so to receive a message confirming his presence for this mornings outing was a lovely surprise). Throw in our favourite lanes, some trail side brews, a couple of sausage butties and the …
I’ve just spent the last month (more or less) riding bikes along the coastal roads of North West England. There’s a number of reasons for doing this, the main one being that this is an area that I’ve come to love over the last twenty five years of staying here ( in fact it seriously …
