A Manchester based cycling club for green laners, rough stuffers and those of a relaxed persuasion
Life has taken a few twists and turns of late, losing a parent is a difficult and consuming process and it’s very easy to forget that your own health and well being needs some attention now and again, my usual method is to ride my bike. I’d managed to get out a few times during …
The first real signs of a change in the seasons today! 5 degrees had it 7 degrees cooler than yesterday as I stumbled into the kitchen at 6am this morning. With a fine forecast set for the day, the promise of one of those lovely September breakfast rides was very much on the cards... Crisp …
I always love coming ‘home’ to Norfolk. I moved to Manchester in November 2017 and while I love the city and have some lovely mates, It’s always great to go back to the county where I was born, raised and spent the majority of my life. As a grass up the middler, I love to …
Splendid! Thanks for sharing chaps... https://youtu.be/ZMQw2zIJki8 Courtesy of Steve & Jack Makin
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 …
