The previous week had witnessed extreme weather conditions. Indeed, as a result, we had called off a recce of this Manchester Airport Circular cycle ride. It meant I would lead this ride ‘on the hoof’ so to speak. Sarah was missing too since she was recceing a run around Coniston Water. Thankfully, we have cycled various Manchester Airport Circular versions before. We were a select group of nine that met at Bramhall. Occasionally small groups are best! We began by…
We are into Autumn now, and so have been experiencing some wet weather recently. Thankfully, it was a mild and dry morning for this Stockport Community Cycling Club Wilmslow Circular 2021 cycle ride. This would be a modified version of our 2018 and 2019 route. We met in Heald Green. I was leading this ride, and Sarah was the back-leader. Our cycle ride began with us working our way around the perimeter of Manchester Airport. We were following local cycle…
Saturday was the SCCC AGM which was held at the new Brinnington Park Leisure Centre. After the cycling club AGM we went for a ride to Portland Basin. We set off out of Brinnington towards Bredbury Park Industrial Estate. Passing the Mill Lane Recreation Ground, where there was a football match in progress. At Woodley we got onto the Peak Forest Canal. Some of us enjoyed a break in the sunshine whilst Mark’s puncture was repaired. All repaired, we set…
Saturday was the SCCC Sale Water Park Afternoon Ride. We met at North Reddish Park. We set off an made our way onto the Fallowfield Loop or the Manchester Cycleway as it is also called. We passed past Sainsbury’s at Fallowfield and then continued along the Manchester Cycleway. At then end of the Manchester Cycleway, we passed St Werburgh’s tram station. Having crossed over the tram line, we made our way to and through Chorlton Park. Leaving Chorlton Park, we…
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…
