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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Alsager Cyclists #1
Coming home through Oahhanger recently I met Bryan Caine who was heading out for a sunny Sunday afternoon ride. Bryan lives in Alsager and has been a regular cyclist for the last 10 years or so. Bryan cycles for leisure … Continue reading
A Peaceful Ride and a Rude Sign
The clocks went back today. Good job I got my new lights ready for the dark evenings. Lovely autumn weather meant I headed out for a very gentle loop on lanes to Winterley, with an off-road section near the start. … Continue reading
A Bridge over a Canal over a Canal
Cycling home on the towpath today I came across this rather magnificent structure, not far from the Red Bull traffic lights. This is where the Macclesfield Canal leaves the Trent and Mersey Canal. The towpath crosses a footbridge over the … Continue reading
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Country Lanes to Congleton
Glorious sunshine in late October and a gentle, pleasant ride to Congleton, mostly but not all on quiet lanes. There are many ways to get to Congleton from Alsager, so I chose this route because it gets over the canal … Continue reading
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Alien Encountered while Cycling #1
The 1% of Americans who believe they have been abducted by aliens (2 million people!) are wrong, because aliens don’t abduct people; they take cars. Here is a typical example, seen on Cherry Lane just outside Alsager today : The alien … Continue reading
Three tunnels to Tunstall
I set off to get a new camera today, from Argos in Tunstall, so it was a good opportunity to ride along the cycle track from Kidsgrove. I’ve been along here before (See Biddulph Valley Cycle Way) but today I’d … Continue reading
Bradwell Woods Greenway
I got hold of a map recently – ‘Cycling in Newcastle-under-Lyme.’ It shows many cycle routes in the borough and can be found here. Now as one who loves maps of any sort I decided to investigate, so today I … Continue reading
On the Level
Setting out on a trip to Newcastle today, with no time pressure, I chose what I hoped was the flattest possible route. There were some pleasant surprises along the way. Taking the Canal towpath from Alsager and heading East it’s … Continue reading
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Across the Dane
I was born in Bloemfontein – fountain of flowers – in the Orange Free State. Appreciators of doublespeak take note: Bloemfontein is dry as dust; The OFS was not Orange, except in a dry dusty sort of way, was not … Continue reading
Who will Stretch the Salt Line?
Alsager has a bike track that runs along the route of the old Salt Line, which took coal and other stuff from Stoke on Trent into Cheshire and returned with salt. The track is well used by walkers and families … Continue reading
A Bikeride a Day 