Ouch indeed! How are you finding your new shoes?
Ouch indeed! How are you finding your new shoes?
Ah, so that's how your pedals attacked you!A bit more slippery than my old ones
But have just hosed them (not jet washed) and they are now good as new and the soles should bed in after a few rides, I hope.
Only on my road bike.Are we not clipping in?
Five Tens and DMR Vaults I never drop a pedal since I started using this combo.
Are we not clipping in?
Brand. They're trainers but with a special soft grippy sole that sticks to pedal pins really well.I have never heard of five tens and am trying to work out if they're a style of shoe or a brand. Also trying to find a cycle site that let's you search by shoe size . I have an empty Xmas list at the moment and we're actually not completely skint for once.
I was confused by some of them being Adidas and some of them not but I've worked out why now. I will be having some at Christmas.Brand. They're trainers but with a special soft grippy sole that sticks to pedal pins really well.
I never use the canals but if you ever fancy exploring nice quiet country roads and lanes on the north of the city - out through Sutton park and past Lichfield etc give me a shoutA long shot, but if there are any Brum/Black Country cyclists on here I’m looking for some new canal cycle routes. I’ve done south Birmingham and round Digbeth/town to death during lockdown. If anyone has got any unusual/lesser known gems post em up please.....
A long shot, but if there are any Brum/Black Country cyclists on here I’m looking for some new canal cycle routes. I’ve done south Birmingham and round Digbeth/town to death during lockdown. If anyone has got any unusual/lesser known gems post em up please.....
Thanks beesonthewhatnow and BigTom
I've done the route from Digbeth (and under spaghetti junction) going via Erdington to Sutton Park a few times. I’ve also cycled to Warwick from Strichley branching off near Kings Norton. I’ve also kept on the other spur and gone down to Redditch (and then wondered why when I got there!)
I guess what I’m looking for is new routes - for a change, for the exercise and for the variation. The one to Wolverhampton is a great shout as it takes in Smethwick Galton Bridge and the Smethwick engine. That’s gone on the list. As for what I’m looking to see - graffiti, industrial decline and heritage, green spaces, the unusual. I thinkI probably need to buy a map and just try different routes....!
I think you'll find graffiti and industrial decline along any of the canals easily enough. I remember doing some led rides from Wolverhampton University along the canal from the city centre to some green spaces so if you go to Wolverhampton centre, do keep going along that bit of canal though I can't remember the specifics any more.
Birmingham Greenways Map - Bike Ride Maps, from Rannerdale Ltd this might be of interest to you, I don't know what the canal and river trust produce in the way of maps but they have some detail about the local waterways on their website: Birmingham Canal Navigations | Canal & River Trust
Cole Valley Route might also be of interest to you, it's a greenway like the Rae Valley Route, you can pick it up around Sarehole Mill or Chinn Brook park and follow it up the east side of Birmingham.
, and the canal surface goes bad when you cross over the border into Solihull council area.
can't see if this money has been allocated yet t£175 million more for cycling and walking as research shows public support
Survey reveals 8 out of 10 people support measures to reduce road traffic and two-thirds support reallocating road space for active travel.www.gov.uk