Saturday was the SCCC Popup Bikes 2017 ride , which was a variation on a ride that we had done last year (you can read about Popup Bikes 2016 here). We met up at Cringle Park and then set off along the Manchester Cycleway. We continued through Audenshaw. We picked up the Tameside Trail which was great in some places and in others it had some gates that were very difficult to get through! We then made our way through…
Critical mass is a bike ride that happens every last Friday of the month, in Manchester and cities all over the world. We have a friend, called Andy, who has been attending these for a while and keeps asking us to go. Well this Friday I had cycled to work and so it was a good opportunity for me to join him. They start to meet outside Central Library at about 6:30. It is quite a social gathering. Some have…
Saturday turned out to be the SCCC Sale Water Park wet ride. Although it wasn’t raining as I set off to ride to the start but I hadn’t got very far when I had to stop and put my rain coat on. There were 17 of us who met up near the Pyramid. Andy was meant to be the back leader but he had been ill in week, making him behind with his OU assignment that is due in on…
Since falling off my bike a couple of weeks ago, I didn’t think I would be able to complete this ride but as the weather was so nice at the weekend, I decided to give the SCCC Jodrell Bank Ride a go! The ride started in the car park near Wilmslow Leisure Centre. Being sensible, I drove to the starting point. It was obviously going to be another lovely day as we gathered at the start. We left the leisure…
This Saturday was the second WOW (Women on Wheels) that SCCC (Stockport Community Cycling Club) have been involved in this month. The first WOW ride blog can be seen here. The ride today started at Cale Green school. Where there where a number of other activities happening as part of the event. There were some e-bikes which had been brought along by Woodsons Cycles in Edgeley that were available to be tried out by those over 18 as well as…
