MNTV social: cycle ride with SCCC Wednesday 23rd July 2014

It was a beautiful sunny evening, ideal weather for cycling in the countryside:-) The plan was for us to once again join Stockport Community Cycling Club (SCCC) on one of their regular Wednesday evening summer cycle rides. We had successfully done this for the 2 years previously, exploring Gatley & Cheadle in 2012 and the Heatons in 2013.

This time we were meeting at the Lapwing Centre in Brinnington and from there cycling on the pedestrian bridge over the M60 and almost instantly being in beautiful countryside for the next 10miles, exploring the old railway line at Godley near Hyde alongside canals and rivers mainly using disused railway lines and tracks, barely using public roads at all.

It was a lovely ride, although most of it was on the flat, there were a few challenging hills and we even had to dismount and carry our bikes over a narrow foot bridge at one point. Nonetheless, a lovely evening to be out and about.

But where were the MNTVers?.......the fearless, energetic members of our Group?
They were no-where to be seen! I tried, I looked right and I looked left, but none were there!! Fortunately I wasn't alone as about 30 from the SCCC group were there, most doing the 10 mile ride, while a few 'newbies' tried a shorter 6 mile route with a couple of the more experienced cyclists.

What can I say? you missed a treat. Maybe you'll be tempted to join us if we do another cycle ride next summer?

I looked right.......

....I looked left, but where were MNTVers?!