Spin Manchester 2016
On the weekend of 6-8 May 2016, the Spin bike show and cycling festival took place at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. Like many, I was able to take advantage of some of the voucher codes doing the rounds to get free entry.
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Posting about urbanism and cycling in Manchester, UK and beyond. See my blog domcycling.com for more of this from the UK, Europe and especially the Netherlands. I take a lot of photos.
More family cycling on the Bridgewater Way and Trans Pennine Trail – May 2016
On a glorious Sunday in May, we headed out for a ride down the Bridgewater Way and Trans Pennine Trail. Two families, four kids and eight bikes, we made our way from Stretford towards Lymm.
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Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester
Bit of a non-cycling post this one, though still Greater Manchester transport related. The Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester is a bit of a hidden gem. Being out at the Queens Road bus depot in Cheetham Hill, it’s a bit off the typical tourist map, though you do see the odd tourist who makes the trip out of the city centre.
10 things I learned from my visit to London
I’ve had opportunity to spend a reasonable amount of time in London over the years, though I’ve never lived there permanently. I’ve only previously cycled in London once as part of a Fat Tire Bike Tour, so I can’t say I’ve really experienced riding in London properly.
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London – April 2016
These are photos I took while exploring London on a Santander Cycles bike-share bike, for my post 10 things I learned from my visit to London.
Progress on the Wilmslow Road Cycleway – April 2016 (Part 4)
This is the final post looking at the Wilmslow Road Cycleway, covering Rusholme.
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Progress on the Wilmslow Road Cycleway – April 2016 (Part 3)
This is part 3 of 4 posts looking at the Wilmslow Road Cycleway, covering Fallowfield to Rusholme.
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Progress on the Wilmslow Road Cycleway – April 2016 (Part 2)
This is part 2 of 4 posts looking at the Wilmslow Road Cycleway, covering Withington to Fallowfield.
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Progress on the Wilmslow Road Cycleway – April 2016 (Part 1)
This is a follow-up to my previous progress updates in October and December 2015. Given the amount to cover, this is part 1 of 4 posts and covers the section from Didsbury to Withington.
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Simply Cycling in Longford Park
On Sunday, we happened to be in Longford Park while Simply Cycling were running one of their all ability cycling sessions at the stadium, so we decided to go in and see what was happening.
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