A Manchester based cycling club for green laners, rough stuffers and those of a relaxed persuasion
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 …
The rain stopped, the sun came out, I went down to the cellar. The Singular Swift came up the stairs blinking into the light, its been down in the dark for over four months now, I pumped up the tyres and oiled the chain and everything was all okay again. I had nowhere to go …
Wednesday morning, a re-arranged day off taking advantage of the optimistic BBC forecast. I used to get really lucky with booking my time off work, seeming to always be out of the office on a nice day. My luck must have returned today! With the sun blazing I thought I would dust off my trusty …
Continue reading I rode to Sheffield and back searching for me chuffin battery charger…
