I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
I need to get down there more often, barstewards!
Careful if you use the fallowfield Loop Manchester
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
With a big iron stick.
- Location
- London
If you love it that much I have a gpx route from Wolverhampton to the Bridgewater that uses a lot of canal - never knew there were so many around Stoke until I rode it one night - didn't need suspension.
- Location
- London
ah - yes - cycled along it the other day - geese did look rather fearsome.
rest of my route was route 55 from bolton to monton - never been on it before - an old railway line by the looks of it - bits of that maybe seemed a bit quiet/potential for trouble. But hopefully that doesn't suffer from similar issues as will probably be using it again soon.
- Location
- Manchester
The loopline from Monton is no trouble apart from being busy with families and dog walkers at weekends.
Avoid it at 9am Saturday mornings when the park runners use it.
It is well used by commuters.
- Location
- Manchester
The loopline from Monton is no trouble apart from being busy with families and dog walkers at weekends.
Avoid it at 9am Saturday mornings when the park runners use it.
It is well used by commuters.
Vantage
Carbon fibre... LMAO!!!
- Location
- Behind everyone else, Bolton
As @Katherine said, the Roe Green loop line is a nice route.
I used to use it frequently going to my fiancées in Davyhulme and at all hours from early am till late pm. Never once had an issue with anyone else.
I don't remember passing hordes of runners but dog walkers, commuters and mums with prams groups are aplenty.
I used to use it frequently going to my fiancées in Davyhulme and at all hours from early am till late pm. Never once had an issue with anyone else.
I don't remember passing hordes of runners but dog walkers, commuters and mums with prams groups are aplenty.
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
That is really strange. Fly tipping on an industrial scale, and the mixture of waste almost looks like it has come from the back of a refuse wagon.
i wonder if is just an employee of a waste firm that decided to drop his last load of the day and go home, in protest at pitifully low wages or working conditions?
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
It sounds like he must have driven a heck of a long way to do so though, the waste appears to have been from 'daan saaarf', wonder if anyone has just bought a bin wagon on Ebay.
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Rode the Floop from Audenshaw out to the Fallowfield Sainsbury's and back this morning.
Quite disappointingly routine! I wasn't threatened, robbed, intimidated or challenged in any way, in fact all the interactions I had with other users were very civil and polite exchanges. I also failed to encounter any mountains of rotting refuse or gangs of undesirable youths. It was a pleasant and efficient way to navigate across South Manchester in the morning rush hour, certainly much better than the alternative which was to take the car and risk sitting in queues for longer than the 40 minutes the bike journey took.
Quite disappointingly routine! I wasn't threatened, robbed, intimidated or challenged in any way, in fact all the interactions I had with other users were very civil and polite exchanges. I also failed to encounter any mountains of rotting refuse or gangs of undesirable youths. It was a pleasant and efficient way to navigate across South Manchester in the morning rush hour, certainly much better than the alternative which was to take the car and risk sitting in queues for longer than the 40 minutes the bike journey took.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
The 'undesirables' don't get up until the afternoon. TBH, never had any trouble myself on it.
PS there is a Sainsbury's near your home....
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Reports on twitter and the FLOOP facebook page - male knocked off bike and his Boardman Road bike stolen. Two males near Whalley Range School at Athol Road. 27th Jan 5pm
Strange as it's not in the 'dodgy' area which was always near Fallowfield. It's where I used to get on and off the Floop near work.
Strange as it's not in the 'dodgy' area which was always near Fallowfield. It's where I used to get on and off the Floop near work.
A nice anecdote, but sample size 1. How about 100 rides? What if you knew there was about 1% chance of getting assaulted and robbed while cycling along a particular route - would you still use it? Would most reasonable people?
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Well, it had to happen. Just east of Athol Road but under the bridge at Princess Parkway. Me this time.
On approach to the bridge, I could see four lads on bikes. I could see they spotted me then moved to the sides. Bit odd I thought. Spidey senses kicked it. Upped the speed and as I got to the bridge, one tried to swerve in front of me. I twitched left, but then a lad on the left threw his bike straight into my path. Argh. I eased off my grip and rammed into the bike. Just had to hang on as the old 90's MTB ploughed through the MTB that was in my path and over it I went. Accellerated away and warned everyone coming down to watch out.
The scum bags will be after students or commuters. The gall of it as it was peak rush hour at 5pm, and people passing every minute or two. I assume they were expecting that no-one would stop to help.
Could have been nasty as I was going fairly quickly, 18-20mph, but it takes a lot to stop 'the tank'. I'll be on to Work's cycling page and security to send warnings out to students and staff.
On approach to the bridge, I could see four lads on bikes. I could see they spotted me then moved to the sides. Bit odd I thought. Spidey senses kicked it. Upped the speed and as I got to the bridge, one tried to swerve in front of me. I twitched left, but then a lad on the left threw his bike straight into my path. Argh. I eased off my grip and rammed into the bike. Just had to hang on as the old 90's MTB ploughed through the MTB that was in my path and over it I went. Accellerated away and warned everyone coming down to watch out.
The scum bags will be after students or commuters. The gall of it as it was peak rush hour at 5pm, and people passing every minute or two. I assume they were expecting that no-one would stop to help.
Could have been nasty as I was going fairly quickly, 18-20mph, but it takes a lot to stop 'the tank'. I'll be on to Work's cycling page and security to send warnings out to students and staff.
