Having trained and covered C2C this summer with some wonderful ladies from the amazing group called Breeze Durham whom I joined quite accidentally, I've been wondering what would be my next challen... read more
Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge
Went on a bike ride with the old dear great to be back in the saddle been out every day since
Topic: My first time on a bike in years
My oldest daughter learnt to ride her bike this Easter. Iāve not ridden for 20 years, but I finally had to get back on the saddle to keep up with her! Luckily you never forget do you! Iām super ... read more
Topic: My first time on a bike in years
Lovely day riding today. I wanted to find a route that I had found last year , so went out and found it. Great sunshine easy riding.
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My favourite place to ride is on route 68 from the Sill on the military road across to Kielder. The route is offroad after a couple of miles then it's just you on the logging roads across to Kielde... read more
Topic: My favourite place/route to ride
During the pandemic it has been really humbling to hear of the hard work of so many in the NHS and other important services. It left me wondering how I could help. One obvious way was to use my ... read more
One of my favourite types of ride is to combine urban and rural areas, and that's very easy around Durham and Newcastle as cities and countryside are very close to each other. The Tyne foot tunnel ... read more
Getting out on my bike more during the pandemic last years I discovered County Durhams Rails to Trails. These include the C2C, Deerness Valley, Bishop Auckland to Brandon and the Derwent Valley tra... read more
Topic: My favourite place/route to ride
I have over 30 years cycling experience and a keen member of a local club. Unfortunately cycling in the dark commuting and similar carries additional risks. Purchase as powerful a rear light... read more
Commuting to work all year round for 20 years meant that good lights were essential. A couple of powerful rechargeable cateye lights on the front and several rear lights attached to my back were a ... read more
Topic: Other
Just got this cheeky little cycling š“āāļø route in before lockdown. We stayed at Twice Brewed and cycled along the Hadrianās wall route into Chollerford one day then into Greenhead, To Haltwhistle s... read more
Topic: A happy riding memory
At the start of the year I decided to get more active improve my fitness and lose some weight I started with eating healthier then cleared the garage and put in some exercise machines I had but had... read more
Normally, I drive to work as I got to university every night after work to study. With the current pandemic I have to do computer at home and physical in the laboratory (I'm not a mad scientist, I... read more
Topic: Biking in the Coronavirus Era
Let's get fit again!
Topic: My first time on a bike in years
14 miles today on my new bikes maiden voyage to run it in. A nice quiet route including a ride from Shildon to newton aycliffe past the locomotion museum, which is a lovely smooth wide path. If y... read more
Topic: Other
Iāve been biking for about 2 years now, but have been off the bike for 7 months following a fall whilst out riding. Back in August last year I was out riding with a colleague, weād set ourself the ... read more
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My day out today, with the mad weather we are having. Very cold to start, then the rain came down( but I had the right gear on so it didnāt matter) then the snow, that was a little harsh on the fa... read more
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Last week I started a new job as a Bikeability Instructor! Iāve always loved cycling and travel by bicycle as much as I can (a friend once said to me that I was into cycling when it wasnāt fashion... read more
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I commute to work Mon-Fri every week and have seen a big change in people's lifestyles since COVID; there are more pedestrians and cyclists about which leads to less traffic. During the pandemic c... read more
My son, Luke has got right into cycling following back surgery and loves it, I ventured out with him yesterday for 8 miles which was a hard slog for me as it's been nearly 12 months since I was las... read more
Topic: Biking in the Coronavirus Era
Carry a small headtorch in your jersey pocket, just in case you need to fix a puncture or have a mechanical in the dark.
Topic: Other
Just got this cheeky little cycling š“āāļø route in before lockdown. We stayed at Twice Brewed and cycled along the Hadrianās wall route into Chollerford one day then into Greenhead, To Haltwhistle s... read more
Topic: A happy riding memory
I eventually made my first bike ride in nearly 40 years. After getting over my nervousness and a few rides round the garden to see if I stayed on the bike I went early last Sunday morning so as to ... read more
I started cycling during the lockdown in March 2020. One day for some reason I decided to go on a short early morning ride. After the ride I felt great, so motivated and energised. So I thought the... read more
Topic: Biking in the Coronavirus Era
I was ridding to work on my usual route, all of a sudden after I cleared the first hill I saw a table stand in the way, cleared it, it was on the beginning of the bridge, I then saw a dog the was o... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
It's such a great feeling when your new bike is finally delivered, you have it minted and you can enjoy your first ride. The process from ordering to delivery as JobRad via Ford worked great
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
A Cyclist Many ask, why a cyclist, We are the canniest, A non polluting escapist, Searching freedom, being an adventurist, With time on our side, life is at its finest, Our min... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
Tijdens de Fiets naar je werk week stond ons promo team in Ede, samen met mobiele fietsenmaker Marco. Arjen Droog kwam langs en we mochten hem een paar vragen stellen! Lees je mee? - Hoe vaak fi... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
First ride with my Grandson on my father's day gift "The Rocket" is the Blast Peachtree street closed to car but open to bike and walking. Daughter and youngest grandson walked along. Perfect Sund... read more
Topic: Ride with kids
A couple of weeks back I had cycled somewhere for open water swim training and left my post-workout food in my pannier ready to grab. Mistake! Upon exiting the water I found the internal mesh pock... read more
Topic: Other
From Cambria, CA, headed north along beautiful (a little fog, and cool temperature) coastline. Past San Simeon, Hearst Castle and mountains to the east. Also, the elephant seals on the way to the ... read more
Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge
I bought my first bike as an adult in October 2021! My last childhood bike was 20 some years ago but I barely used it. I had bad biking experiences in the past so I was obviously very nervous relea... read more
The purpose of the ride was to check out a new cafe and take advantage of a sunny day. The ride had already been postponed due to a day of relentless rain. The highlight of the day had to be th... read more
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1822 km entre le 5 mai 2023 et le 15 septembre 2023, merci Ć mon ortho qui m'a remplacĆ© la hanche droite il y a presqu'un an et qui m'a redonnĆ© le bonheur de reprendre mon vĆ©lo.
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
My first big ride, new to road cycling. Well I could have done another 100k, hence why I am doing the 100miler next april 2024. I ride with Team Manvers we worked together as a team in the be... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
Took on a challenge recently to tick off all the Durrell big tortoises around the island in one ride. It was about 105km with around 1100m of climbing. There was 50 of them to mark off - as well ... read more
Topic: Other
I hadn't ridden a bike since the 80s, when I was a teenager! I was so scared - it wasn't "like riding a bike" at all! But I found a local Adult First Ride class and dove in. After that class, and a... read more
This year I set my self a challenge that I felt would stretch my riding at the same time as getting me out and about around the state. My challenge was to ride all the Rail Trails in Victoria in 12... read more
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for an amazing day out my wife and i took our train 10yr old boys to see a show in the west end. but this wouldn't just be any old trip. we took the train from rugby then travelled across Londo... read more
Topic: Ride with kids
Today was a highlight of my rides though an instructor(ride to university)said that they were also planning on purchasing an ebike because of my riding everyday & cause I say it's so much fun! ... read more
Topic: A happy riding memory
This will be my tenth year riding the Great Cycle Challenge to raise money to fight kids cancer. Having seen my lifelong friends daughter die from cancer at 10 years old I like to keep her legacy ... read more
I was 12 when I won a local cycling award for safety. I went on to attend a regional competition in Fleetwood. I have enjoyed cycling since my tricycle, small wheeled bike, tracker bit like a Chop... read more
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On my morning commute today I came across a cyclist who had come off his bike on a corner in the wet. There was already another cyclist with him, however as I work remotely and can make up the time... read more
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It's so good to finally have some fine weather and it's going to get even better when day light saving starts. Happy pedaling everyone š“āāļøš
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I had such a lovely day of biking around the district yesterday. I covered around 30 miles on three separate outings and visited Brimbscombe, Nailsworth, Randwick & Ebley, bumping into friends ... read more
Topic: My favourite place/route to ride
The S33N lights are so great! Bristol business and super unique. They canāt be stolen, canāt fall off and the AA battery keeps them simple and helps us be more efficient consumers. When my last lig... read more
I've always loved the freedom I feel on a bike, ever since I was young and realised I could simply just ride wherever I needed to go. As an adult, I was particularly inspired after seeing how norma... read more
I love putting little ones in the trailer cart, they love it and its an extra workout with the extra weight
Topic: Ride with kids
I have been riding a bicycle off and on for over 60 years. I didn't really get serious about it until I had several heart attacks and heart surgery. I realized then I had to make some changes. W... read more
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