Cycling - hints, tips and routes

'Recently been told ive got high blood pressure, high cholesterol and so im being put on statins. Its kicked me up the arse so i'll be doing some cycling but to get into it I don't want to be huffing and pufing up and down hill so i'm looking for flat routes initially. The only one i've found near me is only a mile long.
Any suggestions where I might drive to with the bike thats flat and fairly scenic? I live in Bury'.

Here's your first 6 miler r kid... http://madcyclelanesofmanchester.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/the-kirklees-trail-bury-to-greenmount.html
 
Read some of this post but not all... so sorry if this has been put out previously.
My mates and i did the coast to coast track (C2C) a few years back ... it was mental but pleased we did it .. took us 3 days in total. Raised some money for charridy... whitehaven to sunderland
 
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:
Try me again!
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Okay as a cyclist or motorcyclist you presume everyone is out to get you, this doesn't mean they are. The vast majority wish you no harm whatsoever. The problem is some drivers are incompetent, others take chances because they are in a rush or don't like being held up and a few like shitting up cyclists.

As we have no idea who these people are just presume it's all of them. As someone who has been sideswiped by an old dear who appeared to be looking straight at me I learnt the hard way.
 
hilts said:
Okay as a cyclist or motorcyclist you presume everyone is out to get you, this doesn't mean they are. The vast majority wish you no harm whatsoever. The problem is some drivers are incompetent, others take chances because they are in a rush or don't like being held up and a few like shitting up cyclists.

As we have no idea who these people are just presume it's all of them. As someone who has been sideswiped by an old dear who appeared to be looking straight at me I learnt the hard way.
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I'm pretty clear on who is out to get me. I try to give them not the slightest opportunity. However, some cyclists don't help 'the cause'! I was at the Blackfriars end of Deansgate in Manchester the other day and a young lady on a road bike, no helmet, but wearing a rainmac, decided that as there was nothing moving she could cross the red light and turn left!.

There are idiots in every camp!
 
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:
I'm pretty clear on who is out to get me. I try to give them not the slightest opportunity. However, some cyclists don't help 'the cause'! I was at the Blackfriars end of Deansgate in Manchester the other day and a young lady on a road bike, no helmet, but wearing a rainmac, decided that as there was nothing moving she could cross the red light and turn left!.

There are idiots in every camp!
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I agree completely fella
 
I hopped in a taxi on Portland Street last year, as we pulled off I instinctively looked out the back window to make sure nothing was coming having been a cyclist/ motorcyclist my whole life. I saw this cyclist riding toward us but the taxi driver just kept going without looking, almost took the guy out. The guy on the bike started banging on the side window, window goes down and he and the driver get into this big argument. No fistycuffs but as we drive off the taxi driver just started bitching about fucking bikers etc.....pretty sure that's what he said anyway as my Serbian isn't too good
 
Ant said:
Read some of this post but not all... so sorry if this has been put out previously.
My mates and i did the coast to coast track (C2C) a few years back ... it was mental but pleased we did it .. took us 3 days in total. Raised some money for charridy... whitehaven to sunderland
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It is indeed a great route and a decent challenge in 3 days, I like a loon originally tackled it in 2 days with a few mates then the year later went back and knocked it off in 10 hours a great experience but a roller coaster of a route.
 
idahoblues said:
I hopped in a taxi on Portland Street last year, as we pulled off I instinctively looked out the back window to make sure nothing was coming having been a cyclist/ motorcyclist my whole life. I saw this cyclist riding toward us but the taxi driver just kept going without looking, almost took the guy out. The guy on the bike started banging on the side window, window goes down and he and the driver get into this big argument. No fistycuffs but as we drive off the taxi driver just started bitching about fucking bikers etc.....pretty sure that's what he said anyway as my Serbian isn't too good
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I didn't know Kolarov drove a taxi after training.
 
Mozzer said:
Has anyone summited Holme Moss? It's on my to do list.
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I have. Very hard going if you come from Greenfield as you have to get to the top of the Holmfirth Road as well which is a slow ascent. Tip, it gets really cold on the tops even when very hot in Saddleworth. Good fun coming down the other side, easily reach 45/50 mph if you have the balls, and brakes. Pretty horrible road at the bottom (Woodhead Pass) but you can get off it after quarter of a mile towards Glossop.

Have you done Cragg Vale? Longest hill in England at around six miles but far easier than Holme Moss due to a kinder gradient.
 
Looking at getting a new bike but wasn't sure what type to get...Does anyone have any recommendations? I will be doing abit of road cycling hopefully on weekends aswel as on my commutes to and from work

I will be using the cycle to work scheme, I was going to get a hybrid or a cyclo-cross. Although I was looking at getting the Cube SL Road Bike or Hyde 2018 Hybrid Bike. Not sure if a road bike will be okay with the pot holes etc on the roads..
 
Originals said:
Looking at getting a new bike but wasn't sure what type to get...Does anyone have any recommendations? I will be doing abit of road cycling hopefully on weekends aswel as on my commutes to and from work

I will be using the cycle to work scheme, I was going to get a hybrid or a cyclo-cross. Although I was looking at getting the Cube SL Road Bike or Hyde 2018 Hybrid Bike. Not sure if a road bike will be okay with the pot holes etc on the roads..
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Watch out on the Cycle To Work scheme. It can limit you to only non-sale items from some Bike shops when you might be better getting a sale bike on a 0% deal or credit card. When I used it, the final amount I paid wasn't much different from the total price of the bike in the first place. I didn't know the final payment to my employer to take ownership until after my last installment.

I have a Trek hybrid - about 4yrs old now. Pretty much useless off road though as the tyres just got loads of little stones embedded in them so would have been better with a road bike for the commute and my existing mountain bike for weekends. Luckily it's a fast hybrid so not totally wasted.
 
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Mozzer said:
Has anyone summited Holme Moss? It's on my to do list.
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It's not so daunting...done it from the etihad half regular, have a practise on the service road that takes you from dovestone reser to chew reser...once you're up that in less than 20 mins you're ready. The road to glossop is moody (devils elbow), glossop boy racers go through the walls often.

The road/climbing out of marsden into holmfirth is a darling...harder than holme moss(imo)
 
Fat Chance said:
It's not so daunting...done it from the etihad half regular, have a practise on the service road that takes you from dovestone reser to chew reser...once you're up that in less than 20 mins you're ready. The road to glossop is moody (devils elbow), glossop boy racers go through the walls often.

The road/climbing out of marsden into holmfirth is a darling...harder than holme moss(imo)
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Wessenden Head Road is also a corker of a climb
 
Originals said:
Looking at getting a new bike but wasn't sure what type to get...Does anyone have any recommendations? I will be doing abit of road cycling hopefully on weekends aswel as on my commutes to and from work

I will be using the cycle to work scheme, I was going to get a hybrid or a cyclo-cross. Although I was looking at getting the Cube SL Road Bike or Hyde 2018 Hybrid Bike. Not sure if a road bike will be okay with the pot holes etc on the roads..
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Have PMd you with bit of advice, possible roads (pardon the pun) to go down. Cheers
 
discopop said:
Wessenden Head Road is also a corker of a climb
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that's the route i meant pop...i always say holmfirth for some reason...you arrive on the moor at the butty wagon...though going into holmfirth and having a bit too eat is fatal..those slow sloping couple of miles back onto the moor are horrible...prefer to go home via holme and freewheel back into manc
 
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