Category Archives: view from the bike lane
BMX Centre + a little explore
Two week ends ago, on a crisp sunny day we decided to make the most of the sunshine. So we hopped on our bikes for a little explore along the FLoop, heading East. We stopped at the Gorton Reservoir, which … Continue reading
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South Manchester to city centre // traffic free route
It’s been a while I wanted to share the (mostly) traffic free route that I now regularly use when I cycle into town. There’s a second version I’ll get to share too later on, when I can manage another 5 … Continue reading
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The loveliest of encounters
Yesterday on my way to Kindling I stopped in Didsbury. When I went to unlock my bike a lovely gentleman was unlocking his bike, a fiery red 5speed Peugeot. I could not help saying hello and complementing what a beautiful … Continue reading
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Wishing you a cyclelicious week end!
As we say goodbye to British English Summer time, here in Manchester we look forward to a week end full of cycling goodness. The week end has begun with a special Halloween Critical Mass and tomorrow sees Wheelers’ Brunch teaming … Continue reading
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Cycling on sunshine…. ☀ ☀ ☀ ☀ ☀
I am cycling on sunshine…. whoa whoa whoa! I am cycling on sunshine… I will spare you my singing voice, but that’s my version of that famous tune I was singing as I was cycling yesterday. A delightful temperature of … Continue reading
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Thank you!
Today sees the end of my sponsorship page for the Manchester to Liverpool bike ride, which I did at the end of May to raise money for the NSPCC and Kidneys for Life. I just wanted to say a huge … Continue reading
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Bad [cycling] infrastructure is worse than no infrastructure…
…Why? Because with bad infrastructure the council/local authority can think that Road X has infrastructure… i.e. on paper there is perhaps a marked line that says: “cycle path” or something along those lines… But in reality the so called cycle … Continue reading
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On cycling and being a novice…
Recently both on Dottie‘s and Velouria‘s blogs discussions about being a ‘novice’, writing a beginner’s blog and all that have proven very interesting. Dottie describes how her “lovely commute” is seen by newly-starting-cyclists as quite daunting and rather scary… traffic, … Continue reading
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Back…
Back from Wales… Back on the saddle after a week sans bike… And… …rain is BACK! Since the belated Wheelers’ Brunch we had on the 7th of May, rain hasn’t really stopped. But we keep on cycling, with a smile … Continue reading
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Weekly shop
Another week, another weekly shop by bike with panniers. Yes, it’s as easy as that! Wish more people would give it a go. Yet again mine was the only bike parked at the racks, but kudos to Aldi to provide … Continue reading
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