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Category Archives: TNRs 2014

TNR 16-10-2014 Churchgoing

Words and Pics by Pete Crew: Mr I, El pres, TJ , Slim, Butty and Duncan Route: Rainbow Bridge – War Memorial – Down to tinkers clough – Grimshaw Lane – Beeston brow climb and descent – Pott Shrigley – Charleshead climb – Brink farm/Bakestonedale road – Gritstone trail to Bowstones – Lantern Wood – […]

TNR 02-10-2014 Let’s do the Timewarp again

Crew: El Pud, El Pres, Doog, Slim, 3 Sheds, Coley, TJ, Stunt, Butty, Dr Simon, Dunc Route: BL, Riverside carpark, bollin valley, prestbury, chelford lane, various off road on road loops around the edge, swiss hill and artists lane included, Legh arms. Conditions: Dusty dry and warm. Stats: No significant stats Notes: What’s this…El Pud […]

TNR 25-9-2014 Dreich!

Crew: El Pres, Butty, Mr I, 3 Sheds, Dunc, Stunt Pub: El Pud & Slim Route: BL, full zig zags, walker barn, chazza, extension, standing stone, singletrack from shutlingsloe gate to s bends, KM descent, singletrack path, rezzies, Church House. Conditions: Fine drizzle, low cloud, mild, greasy trails. Stats: a range of excuses from man flu […]

TNR 18-09-2014 – Big team, big down, big fun.

Words by Eric Crew; El Pres, Butty, PtD, Mr I, Slim, Ian, Dr S, Coley, Stunt, El Pud, Eric In the pub; Dunc Lame excuses; None registered. Route; New Buxton Road to the Tearoom, Shining Tor, Hooleyhay Lane, Lamaload, waterworks, Rainow, Oakenbank, Poachers. Conditions; Still warm and amazingly dry underfoot even in the wet places. […]

TNR 11-09-2014 Park and Ride

words and pics by Slim Route : Rainbrow Bridge – Canal Towpath – Lyme Park entry via Lyme Rd – traverse to East gate – Road to Bowstones Gate – Almost Sponds Trig Point but not quite – Butty’s Stone – Beaver Creek – Pott Shrigley – Poache Crew : Butty, TJ, PTD, 3Sheds, Mr […]

TNR 04-09-2014 – What, a classic.

Words by Eric Crew; El Pres, Butty, PtD, Eric, Mr I, Slim In the pub; Dunc and Big Nick Lame excuses; None registered. Route; New Buxton Road to the Cat, Danebower, A54, Cumberland Brook, Standing Stone, Nessit, central descent, Leathers. Conditions; Still warm and quite dry underfoot. Stats; Punctures for Eric and the President. Offs; […]

TNR 28-08-2014 – The Famous Five ride to the top of the hill and back down again.

Words by Eric Crew; Butty, Eric, Three sheds, Mr I, Slim In the pub; Millions of WNBs.? Lame excuses; Stunt, already ridden today! ?Route; Rainbow Bridge, Middlewood Way, Sugar Lane, Styperson, Normans Hall, Birchencliff up, Bridleway diversion towards Dale Top, Blakestonedale Moor, Pott Shrigley, Birchencliff down, Styperson again, Canal to Bollington, Ingersley Vale, snicket, Poachers […]

TNR 21-08-2014 – Return to the Far Side…(Of Shutlingsloe)

Words by Eric Crew; Stunt, Butty, Croxy, PtD, Eric, Three sheds, Mr I, Dunc, Slim In the pub; Just us again.? Lame excuses; El Pres, having the Presidential Residence remodeled. Route; BL, OBR, zig but no zag, Teggs either side, Leathers, reverse Nessitt to the slabs, two sided valley, Shuttlingslow slopes, green lane to Wildbaorclough, […]

TNR 14-08-2014 – Butty’s Birthday Booze Blaze.

Words by Eric, Pics by El Pres !!! Crew; Stunt, Butty, TJ, El Pres, PtD, Eric, Three sheds, Dr S In the pub; Just us.? Lame excuses; Slim, altitude training in Majorca Route; BL, OBR, zig but no zag, Teggs either side, Leathers, bridleway to Charity, snicket, Standing Stone, back of Back of the Moon, […]

TNR 07-08-2014 A Variation on the familiar (with a posh finish)

Crew : El Pres, Slim, Butty, Mr I In da pub: Stunt & Lara , Dunc Route : Cottage Lane , Ecton Ave extended Snicket, Lidgetts corner, Redway Tavern corner, half a reverse Kerridge bridleway , Rainow , Jumper Lane, The Highwayman , Gritstone Trail, Sponds Hill , Pott Shrigley, Bolly, Legh Arms Prezzas Offs, […]