Sarah has been struggling with an ankle injury, so sadly, decided to give this cycle ride out to Birtles a miss. Thankfully, Andy S stepped up as a replacement and cycled admirably. We met at Torkington Park. It was a chilly spring Sunday morning. After leaving the park we headed up Torkington Old Road. Then turned into Threaphurst Lane. After crossing over the A6 we made our way through Norbury Hollow on our way up to Higher Poynton. From Higher…
Our first cycle ride in 2021 was a familiar one. During the first coronavirus lockdown, Sarah and I regularly cycled around Higher Poynton. Indeed, it was the direction we headed on my first cycle ride following my hip operation. However, it was warmer then. Now we are in January, possibly the coldest month of the year. So it was that Sarah and I set off from Great Moor and made our way towards Hazel Grove. In Hazel Grove, we met…
I had thoroughly enjoyed getting back on my bike again after three months of no cycling following my crash and subsequent hip op. Unfortunately, Sarah hadn’t felt well enough to join me on that return cycle ride. So we upon this post-Christmas festivities Christmas cycle ride instead. It was a dry but cold day, with temperatures hovering around freezing. We set off through Woodsmoor. Interestingly, Sarah also hasn’t been on her bike for a few months too. The Dunham Town…
It has been three months since I have been on a bike following my cycle crash and following operation. So it was with trepidation, but also a sense of excitement, that I got back on the bike and set off to meet Andy, Andy and Neil for a short cycle ride. Sadly, Sarah wasn’t feeling too good so sadly wasn’t up to joining us. Of course, it also meant we were therefore one photographer short for the blog post! We…
Before the COVID pandemic lockdown changed life for everyone, we had planned this weekend to be cycling on our annual summer tour. We should have been cycling along the Welsh Borders. However, we have had to postpone that trip until next year. Instead, today would see us cycling with friends out to Bollington, Prestbury and Wilmslow. It was an overcast morning when we met in Bramhall. Sadly, the days of quiet roads with relatively few cars on the road are…
