A group of green laners, rough stuffers and folk of a relaxed persuasion based in Manchester
Best laid plans and all that... Its a bank holiday weekend, it was supposed to be the Grassupthemiddle gangs first foray over the border to sample some of Will's new local trails, suddenly it went from all of us going to none of us going, life has a way of doing that sometimes. A plan …
There were a few different (riding) options leading up to this weekend for me. I desperately wanted to take Steve up on the offer of a ride out to Sunderland Point on the North West Coast. One of Steve's favourite places, he has a caravan out that way and the original plan would see me …
This is a bike that has history, it has evolved into what it is today from an experiment in fat tyredness from 2010, starting its life as a Surly Karate Monkey that was built with 26 inch fat tyres, an original Surly Endomorph 3.8 inch tyre on the front (with a set of Surly Pugsley …
I am delighted to say that the first run of Grass up the middle stickers have arrived at HQ! Limited to two stickers per person, they are available via the 'Free Stickers' button at the top of the home page. What are you waiting for..!
Numbers engraved on the very depth of my soul. Why? My last 4 from my time in the Army. A life that has long since past. Why am I telling you this? Well, because the ride last Friday brought back memories, so many memories. Trundling along Cheshires Finest B roads, tired but happy. Piss wet …
What a difference a week makes. I wasn't at all surprised to see rain make an appearance on the forecast. It was my birthday yesterday after all! Plus, a week of fairly glorious weather in May will only ever end one way. After such a wonderful turnout last week it was inevitable that our numbers …
Its true, I did. On a towpath. It was a terrible ordeal. It shot out of a side-lying shrub straight through my spinning, slicing spokes. I watched its half-mangled feathered frame thrash far away into the darkened underbrush and I could do nothing but laboriously slide away, the guilt weighing heavy on every half-arsed stroke …
A glorious day on Anglesey today, perfect for scouting out the bivvy spot for the forthcoming un-meeting, just the one problem, a dodgy curry the previous evening saw me scrambling for an open public convenience. Getting on the road by 6am to drive before the traffic gets too bad was a great idea, except that …
Another week, another Grass up the middle ride – being led a merry trail by two of Cheshire’s finest lane hounds, determined to disorientate and confuse those with a nervous inner compass. Starting 30 minutes earlier than previous editions, my alarm was set for 0630. Excitement and beams of sunrise had me itching to get …
Brevet from CURLYPICTURES on Vimeo. Every four years cyclists from all over the world come to France for the legendary Paris-Brest-Paris bicycle marathon. They have to ride 1230 km in under 90 hours. A gruelling fight against hills, cold and exhaustion. BREVET is the movie about this fight. Made in 2016 by Curly Pictures, this …
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