About
Cycle Malvern had its first meeting on 9th October 2007, and an initial bike ride a few days earlier on 30th September. So far it is an informal group organising short social cycle rides, looking at improving cycling in the area and helping people use their bikes more.
The short slogan is ‘Encouraging cycle use and enjoying bike rides’.
See the Project page for an update on issues. Next meeting details are on the Action page.
Contact
Blog administered by John Howes, contact details are on MalvernTrail > About.
Chris Smith said
Good afternoon to you.
I wondered if you might post details on your website of a forthcoming event with a strong cycling connection in Malvern.
At 7.30 pm on Sunday 17 April at the Coach House Theatre in Malvern, I will be demonstrating through a talk and a selection of breathtaking slides just what it is possible to achieve with a pair of healthy lungs and legs and a well-made bicycle. A few years ago (well before anyone had ever heard of Mark Beaumont), I rode 16,500 miles from Worcestershire to Beijing. For thirteen months my lungs and legs powered me into headwinds, across deserts and up to mountain passes (and a wonderfully indomitable, reliable and adaptable source of power they proved to be).
How does it feel to trade domestic comfort and security for life as a nomad and to pare one’s life down to the bare necessities? What is it like to push at the frontiers of one’s physical and mental endurance? What is the effect upon the human spirit of struggling against hurricanes in the Gobi Desert by day and shivering alone in culverts at night? How does the agnostic westerner react to the religious fatalism of Islam and Hinduism in encounters with locals?
As well as attempting to answer these questions, I speak about the importance of having a dream, about connecting with one’s passions, about recognising and seizing opportunities – and about how I wore out three sets of tyres, three chains, two pairs of boots, and fell off the bike six times.
I will be signing copies of my acclaimed book, ‘Why Don’t You Fly?’ after the talk.
Tickets are priced at £8.50 (£7.00 concessions) and are available from the Box Office, Malvern Theatres, Grange Road, Malvern (01684 892277 http://www.malverntheatres.co.uk)
Please do come along!
Best regards and happy pedalling!
Chris
Christopher J A Smith
Phone: 01299 400881
Mobile: 07709 660628
Website: http://www.cycleuktochina.com
Blog: http://karlmarxandcarefuldriving.blogspot.com
Nigel Pedley said
Where is the next Cycle Malvern meeting being held ? – It doesn’t say above…