A Manchester based cycling club for green laners, rough stuffers and those of a relaxed persuasion
That’s it, its all over and done with for another year, thank goodness ! I personally dislike this ridiculous festival of avarice and gluttony more than any other time of the year, this combined with a death in the family meant that my mood and general demeanour were low, it took a few days before …
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 …
I lost my favourite hat this morning! Somewhere between home, a quick stop in Altrincham for a can of stove juice and the procurement of breakfast materials. I realised it was no longer in my back pocket the second I got inside the door of Monty's sandwich shop, gutted! I loved that hat. Bought from …
Sitting at the new GUTM headquarters just off the trail, the surprising things you overhear from passing cyclists (with a nod to Dave Gorman) All random, separate, sentences overheard and joined together whilst sitting reading my book... This way Willow come on mate there's a river to cross and it leads you back to barnes lane …
I'm on the hunt for more fitness at the moment, and with that in mind I managed to drag myself out of bed at 7am. If I fancy doing a spot of riding before work I'll often head west down the Trans Pennine Trail, to skip the rush hour traffic. The TPT is classic "Grass …
I should have been in the Lake's this weekend! A loaner bike that didn't quite work out, a bit of confusion, an annoying cold that refuses to bugger off and an inconsistent mood led me to the decision to pass this time around. It was the right call, and there's always next year... What did …
