Category: Stories
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All City Roll Around
Yesterday Pat and Nate from the All City Cycles HQ in Minneapolis and Brian and Dunk from ISON Distribution visited Keep Pedalling. With Shona and Rich busy in the shop, I took the visitors on a quick tour of some of Manchester finest “Victorian Shite” and cycling infrastructure.
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A solstice microadventure in Anglesey
or: On just getting out of the door Anyone who is on nodding terms with anxiety and self-doubt will know that getting out of the door is half the battle. It’s too easy to say to someone else, knowing they have the right equipment and time to hand, to “just go!” Can you ever really understand…
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A Highland microadventure with Pinnacle
A few weeks ago Evans Cycles kindly invited me on a trip to the highlands to help celebrate ten years of their in-house bike brand, Pinnacle. As you can see we pedalled, pushed and carried our fleet of limited edition Pinnacle Arkose bicycles across some gorgeous countryside.
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A chat with Emily Chappell
Meet Emily Chappell, a hero of mine. A reformed London cycle courier, she’s cycled from Wales to Japan, from Anchorage to Seattle in the depth of winter and raced across Europe on the gruelling Transcontinental Race.
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Welcome to the Jumble
What is the secret of a bike jumble? The Manchester Velodrome Cycle Jumble is the largest indoor event of its kind in the world. I’ve attended as a shopper for a few years, and headed along this year as a stall holder. I thought it would be a good way to make some spends and…
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Cycling in the Sahara
“I got a bottle of fanta – I didn’t drink it – I just rolled it over my head…” Around 30 years ago, my Dad’s best mate – Phil Collins* – decided to take his bicycle to Morocco. Based on his experiences, this is a short podcast about how not to go cycling in the…
Fat Girl On A Bicycle 