Comments for Cycle Malvern http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com Encouraging cycle use, enjoying bike rides Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:41:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 Comment on Nostalg-cycl-ia by Vintage-bicycle Mike http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/2007/11/22/nostalg-cycl-ia/#comment-174 Vintage-bicycle Mike Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:10:35 +0000 http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/2007/11/22/nostalg-cycl-ia/#comment-174 Yes, I love those vintage bicycle posters! Nice tip, bdw. (For riding, I prefer a modern bike with many gears etc.) PS: here is another page featuring vintage bicycle posters: www.theposterfinder.com Yes, I love those vintage bicycle posters! Nice tip, bdw. (For riding, I prefer a modern bike with many gears etc.)
PS: here is another page featuring vintage bicycle posters: http://www.theposterfinder.com

]]> Comment on Fruity and fun rides for Bike Week by Benni http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/fruity-and-fun-rides-for-bike-week/#comment-170 Benni Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:52:35 +0000 http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-170 I cycle most the way to Hanley swan via Blackmores road every Saturday inorder to get to work, tis a nice cycle. I cycle most the way to Hanley swan via Blackmores road every Saturday inorder to get to work, tis a nice cycle.

]]> Comment on More kids on bikes please by benmatt912 http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/more-kids-on-bikes-please/#comment-169 benmatt912 Tue, 13 May 2008 19:45:03 +0000 http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/more-kids-on-bikes-please/#comment-169 If you are looking for a short flat off road path then a very short path is at the top of peachfield Common, by the wells road. Its very short, but is flat and quite quiet. If u want something slightly more off road, longer and you dont mind going up and down a bit then the ridge that runs between the whyche cutting and blackmore car park on jubille drive is quite quiet. Also there are some great views. I'll make a map and put it here,http://malvernredriders.wordpress.com/map-page/ If you are looking for a short flat off road path then a very short path is at the top of peachfield Common, by the wells road. Its very short, but is flat and quite quiet.

If u want something slightly more off road, longer and you dont mind going up and down a bit then the ridge that runs between the whyche cutting and blackmore car park on jubille drive is quite quiet. Also there are some great views.

I’ll make a map and put it here,http://malvernredriders.wordpress.com/map-page/

]]> Comment on More kids on bikes please by volresource http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/more-kids-on-bikes-please/#comment-167 volresource Sat, 10 May 2008 21:24:04 +0000 http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/more-kids-on-bikes-please/#comment-167 Sorry that I haven't replied sooner, but I was struggling to think of a helpful answer. There's one pretty flat path on the Hills more or less next to Jubilee Drive, but this is one of the few which is supposedly no-go for cyclists (but actually the only one where I've seen a real family cycling group). It's fairly narrow for much of the length so I can see why walkers have right of way. And we are likely to have one to two proper off-road cycle paths locally, such as a Sustrans route to Worcester, in a few years. Not much use right now though! I do have a few fairly easy, fairly flat, on-road routes from 12 to 18 miles mapped out (and ridden by one group or another) which might be suitable, depending on the age of the children. Sorry that I haven’t replied sooner, but I was struggling to think of a helpful answer.

There’s one pretty flat path on the Hills more or less next to Jubilee Drive, but this is one of the few which is supposedly no-go for cyclists (but actually the only one where I’ve seen a real family cycling group). It’s fairly narrow for much of the length so I can see why walkers have right of way.

And we are likely to have one to two proper off-road cycle paths locally, such as a Sustrans route to Worcester, in a few years. Not much use right now though!

I do have a few fairly easy, fairly flat, on-road routes from 12 to 18 miles mapped out (and ridden by one group or another) which might be suitable, depending on the age of the children.

]]> Comment on Rides by volresource http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/rides/#comment-166 volresource Sat, 10 May 2008 20:59:46 +0000 http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/?page_id=60#comment-166 The 'Sir Edward Elgar Bicycle Challenge' starts at 10.30, going until 3pm (unless they run out of entrants I guess). Fastest time last year was 17 seconds, but it might have been slightly shorter than your try-out. That sounds a bit too serious to me - can be taken as a bit of fun too. Categories, under 10, 10 to 12, 13-16. 17-39, 40-59 and 60+ (and I'd also guess male/female). The ‘Sir Edward Elgar Bicycle Challenge’ starts at 10.30, going until 3pm (unless they run out of entrants I guess). Fastest time last year was 17 seconds, but it might have been slightly shorter than your try-out. That sounds a bit too serious to me - can be taken as a bit of fun too.

Categories, under 10, 10 to 12, 13-16. 17-39, 40-59 and 60+ (and I’d also guess male/female).

]]> Comment on Rides by Tom http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/rides/#comment-165 Tom Sat, 10 May 2008 20:43:08 +0000 http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/?page_id=60#comment-165 Hey, what time is the hill climb taking place on the 25th may? and what sort of times hve people been getting in the past? i had a bit of a practice run on my prodominantly downhill hardtail mountain bike the other night, standing start at the lights to the post office in 40secs. any good? Hey,
what time is the hill climb taking place on the 25th may? and what sort of times hve people been getting in the past? i had a bit of a practice run on my prodominantly downhill hardtail mountain bike the other night, standing start at the lights to the post office in 40secs. any good?

]]> Comment on More kids on bikes please by Ralph Davies Webb http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/more-kids-on-bikes-please/#comment-164 Ralph Davies Webb Sun, 04 May 2008 19:49:57 +0000 http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/more-kids-on-bikes-please/#comment-164 We would like to take our children on bike rides around Malvern area that is fairly flat eg dismantled railway would be suitable. The OS Map details the dismantled railway from Malvern Wells to Upton but there appears to be no public use of it. Do you have any ideas where might be suitable. At the moment we resort to heading to the Forest of Dean - great shame. There must be some places near by! Many thanks We would like to take our children on bike rides around Malvern area that is fairly flat eg dismantled railway would be suitable. The OS Map details the dismantled railway from Malvern Wells to Upton but there appears to be no public use of it. Do you have any ideas where might be suitable. At the moment we resort to heading to the Forest of Dean - great shame. There must be some places near by!
Many thanks

]]> Comment on Malvern routes news by janet jones http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/malvern-routes-news/#comment-163 janet jones Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:23:47 +0000 http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/malvern-routes-news/#comment-163 i do not think we do enough to encourage cycling, roads are more dangerous and not safe for cyclists other countries hundreds of people cycle and leave thier bikes and they are quite safe is not time we caught up and start thinking more bike make the roads more cycle friendly. i do not think we do enough to encourage cycling, roads are more dangerous and not safe for cyclists other countries hundreds of people cycle and leave thier bikes and they are quite safe is not time we caught up and start thinking more bike make the roads more cycle friendly.

]]> Comment on Rides by volresource http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/rides/#comment-145 volresource Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:06:43 +0000 http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/?page_id=60#comment-145 Jon - you'll have seen the same email as me today - hill climb confirmed for 25th May. I have no info on VC Sevale - I don't do racing - but links for their website and other rides are on MalvernTrail: http://www.malverntrail.co.uk/bikevent.htm Jon - you’ll have seen the same email as me today - hill climb confirmed for 25th May. I have no info on VC Sevale - I don’t do racing - but links for their website and other rides are on MalvernTrail: http://www.malverntrail.co.uk/bikevent.htm

]]> Comment on Rides by Jon http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/rides/#comment-143 Jon Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:33:53 +0000 http://cyclemalvern.wordpress.com/?page_id=60#comment-143 When's the church street hill climb? & when does the V.C TT season start again? When’s the church street hill climb? & when does the V.C TT season start again?

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