What a great ride today! The foray North proved a success with unbroken sunshine until arriving back at Eccleston Park. But Nathan Morgan-Astle insisted his gentle skin did not require sun tan lotion and instead layered up… Read More ❯
Northern Hillbeast Ride to Croston
Panorama Café & Glyn Ceiriog, 92 Miles in North Wales
What a Scorcher — 26°C in May! Gary Hartley quite vocal regarding his nice views, ice creams, killer climbs (Vivod – beware and Pont y Blau), Lady Di making a late arrival then going off piste in… Read More ❯
Hillside, Prestatyn, Gwaenysgor Hill — 33% Climb
Stuff wot we learnt today! Well I kind of left it until now to write about yesterday’s ride because I was knackered. Proper knackered. Proper leg aching, how steep are my stairs kind of knackered. Do I… Read More ❯
Old Boys Reunion Ride to Cleo’s
Sunday morning was more akin to an old boys reunion than a club run Chris Hansen-Jones? Baz James, Sarah Illidge, Danny Emmett, Rob Duckett to name but a few who’ve hardly been troubling the Stalwart Scoreboard this… Read More ❯
Headwind 1 – Stevo Nil
Thanks for the company of the tuff mudders on the Not Mow Cop ride. I don’t know about the rest but I suffered in that wind. Tired after 24 miles and rule #5 for the next 80… Read More ❯
A Spot of Improvisation
13 Wheelers congregated at Twelve50 Bikes on a bitter Sunday morning. A group of 8 elected to visit ‘The Mills’ on Roy’s ride. A group of 5 departed on the ‘A’, destination Wales. Very sadly at Helsby… Read More ❯
8 to Moel Arthur, Ruthin & the Shelf
Well after anticipating a solo hilly I was delighted to be in a group of 8 to Moel Arthur, Ruthin and the Shelf. It was a Beautiful scenic ride and much suffering was endured due in the… Read More ❯
Great, Soggy, Beautiful & Brutal ‘A’ Ride to Llangollen
That was a great, soggy, beautiful, brutal ride to Wales with Ryan Jackson, Sam Marshall, Neill Watts, Peter Prince (coughing well) and Jonny Okell and Ed Cox from the RCC (saw route on website, rode it, happy… Read More ❯
Derbyshire Dales August 2017
In the absence of a ‘Great Dun Fell’ ride alternative options were considered and ‘Derbyshire Dales / Winnats Pass’ was considered a worthy replacement! The ride out from Liverpool was crisp with intermittent cloud and with tingly… Read More ❯
Frodsham Wheelers Annual Anglesey Circular Epic
The annual Anglesey Circular ride took place on a damp morning starting in the town of Menai. Seven mighty wheelers took on this challenge. Anglesey is an island in Wales, off the mainland’s North West coast. It’s known… Read More ❯
Dawn ’til Dusk 2017, 220 Miles in One Day in support of Frodsham Stroke Club
What a perfect day….. Dawn ’til Dusk 2017 was ridden as a sponsored event – all proceeds going to the Frodsham Stroke Club and for the first time in 3 years the elements were kind and we… Read More ❯
Frodsham Wheelers Malham Weekender 2017
Yo Wheelers, so that was the long awaited Frodsham Wheelers Malham Weekender! And what a great weekend it was, both knackering and joyful, great club bonding in a stunning location Myself and 7 fellow Wheelers braved a… Read More ❯
A Series of Unfortunate Events
A ride leader’s lot is a very happy one, select a route, nice lanes, a few hills, meet friends, drink coffee, eat cake but once in a while it just goes completely pear shaped… The planned ride… Read More ❯
Winter Warmer 5 – Moel Arthur, the Sausage Fingers Ride!
Yo Wheelers, Winter … ahem ‘Warmer’ #5 – Moel Arthur AKA ‘The Sausage Fingers Ride’ So nature gave the Wheelers a big slap in the face today but strangely some pleasure was derived! (read on….) So 5… Read More ❯
Winter Sprinter 1 – Pacy Cleo’s Milkshake Ride
Well, another great turnout at Twelve50 bikes today. Kudos to all. It was tough conditions out there today. 7 Wheelers rolled out on the A ride which had been christened the ‘Winter Sprinter #1’ on account of… Read More ❯
Winter Warmer 4 – Mow Cop
9 Wheelers and 1 Team Jedi rolled out of Runcorn for Winter Warmer #4. 3 Wheelers had only intended to ride to Holmes Chapel but that was to change on an eventful day. At Great Budworth Chris… Read More ❯
Winter Warmer 3 – Prestatyn and Hillside
There are few hills that hold such a fearsome reputation as ‘Hillside’ (AKA The Wall, AKA ‘The Hill with No Name’) within Wheelers folklore but in spite of this 8 daring Wheelers set off from Twelve50 Bikes…. Read More ❯
Winter Warmer 2 – The Cat & Fiddle
Following another complete bum weather forecast (we were all supposed to drown in a deluge today – There was not a single raindrop. ‘Man Up’ Carol Kirkwood!! Thomaz Shaffffernacker hang your head in shame!) I elected to… Read More ❯
Buttertubs Epic Club Ride 11th June 2016
Seven was the number of the day, the magnificent seven who set out to conquer the Frodsham Wheelers Buttertubs Epic Club Ride which is one of four main rides throughout 2016. Meeting point at Grassington was on… Read More ❯
The Frodsham Wheelers Castleton Weekend
“Spring has sprung…and great timing too!!” Day 1 – Friday 11th March 2016 Castleton in the High Peak was the venue and Losehill Hall YHA was base camp. A group of 6 rode out from Runcorn on… Read More ❯
The Hill With No Name
Frodsham to Prestatyn and back including Hillside, 90 miles and 5000ft The town of Frodsham is situated in quite a hilly area, in fact it isn’t possible to leave the town without climbing one hill or another…. Read More ❯
Stuff Wot We Learned Today!
Wheelers are badass, Tyres go flat, Hills are hard, Danny’s got a lovely Sky jacket and John Flynn is a human bin Thirteen hardy Wheelers, new ones, old ones and seldom seen ones braved the day –… Read More ❯
Great Dun Fell Epic Ride 2015
Great Dun Fell was Conquered by the Mighty Frodsham Wheelers in 2015! An iconic climb, the British Mont Ventoux, every riders bucket list climb Date : Saturday 6th June 2015 Destination : Great Dun Fell Knock (Penrith)… Read More ❯