We met at Timperley for this Stockport Community Cycling Club longer ride to Sutton. For a change this promised to be a cycle in some fine weather. Unfortunately Sarah has been struggling with fatigue, and in spite of joining in with the clubs Abney Park ride the previous day and feeling fine, wisely decided to give this one a miss. The ride started by cycling through Altrincham and Hale. Soon we were out on the country lanes around Ashley. And…
Saturday was the SCCC Abney Park Afternoon Ride. We river met on the bridge near the Pyramid. We set off along the the side of the river. We then turned off and briefly followed the motorway for a short stretch. The turning off and headingfor Craig Road. We got back on the road near the Power League. We then headed through Heaton Mersey Common. Leaving the common, we made our way back to the River Mersey There was a heron…
The Stockport Community Cycling Club Big Stockport Ride in Reverse usually doesn’t go as planned for me. Last year for instance, I left early due to breaking my gears. This year Sarah was due to lead the ride, but due to struggling with fatigue I stepped in at the last minute and volunteered to lead. It meant today I was both lead and cameraman! I wasn’t however sure my volunteering was such a good idea when I left home and headed for…
Having returned from our Celtic Trail tour the previous evening we decided to quickly get back to normality and join Stockport Community Cycling Club on their Sunday ride to Goostrey. The club regularly visits Goostrey (see here, here and here for example) and this usually doesn’t involve hills, but Andy S was leading this one … so would he find one somewhere? We met by Wilmslow Leisure Centre and on a warm sunny day there was a healthy group of…
Friday was our Celtic Trail Day 6 and the final day of our Celtic Trail tour. As we were about to leave, Andy Shaw found he had a puncture and I had a broken nail, so a few repairs were required before we could depart! The hill down from the B&B was soooooo steep that I decided to walk down. We picked up the Taff Trail for a while (which I had cycled on for the very first cycle tour…
