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Category Archives: TNRs 2024

TNR 26-12-2024 Boxing Day Bonus

Words by Alex, Photos by Pete & Butty Crew: Slim, Butty, Stunt Route: Bolly Maze, Canal, Clarence Mill Bridge, Palmerston Street, Ingersley Road, Oakenbank, Robin Hood, Jumper Lane, Blaze Hill, Whaley Bridge road, Bakestonedale road, Gritstone, Sponds, Dale top, parting of the ways, Quarries descent, Moorside lane, Pott Shrigley, Bolly, home. Conditions: Still, cool, cloud […]

TNR 19-12-2025 Solstice Skies

Words by Alex, Photos by Pete Crew: El Pres, Slim, Troll, Dr S, Smiffy, Stunt Pub: Ruth Route: Bolly maze, Grimshaw lane, “under Nancy”, back of Kerridge via north farm, Waulkmill wood, Ingersley vale, Poachers snicket, Pott Shrigley, Bakestonedale road to Gristone Trail, 1975 stone, Sponds, Dale top, quarry descent, moorside lane, road to Poachers. […]

TNR 12-12-2024 Christmas Cocktails ’24

Crew: El Pres, PTD, Slim, Butty, Troll, 3 Sheds, Eric, Dunc, Croxy, Bern, G, Lee, Mark, Dr S, Smiffy, Stunt Pub: El Pud Route: Back Eddisbury Lane, Zag, Teggs cocktail bar, Sadlers way, lower Teggs, Smithy, reverse ressie to Bob’s Bench, Leathers. Conditions: Mild & Dry Notes: The annual festive feast edition with the famous […]

TNR 5-12-2024 Running the Rapids

Words by Alex , Photos by Pete Crew: El Pres, Slim, Dunc, Stunt Pub: Adrian and biscuit Route: Zag, Charity, Narnia, Hardingland, St Dunstans Conditions: Excessive surface water, mild, windy. Notes: With a band of seriously torrential rain having only just cleared, the quartet of determined riders arrive at the bottom of the zag meet […]

TNR 28-11-2024 Tigers on Vaseline 

Words by Pete ; Photos by Pete & Dunc Crew : Lee, Dunc, Smiffy, El Pres, Croxy, Butty, Pete , Troll  Pub: Ruth  Route : Zag (muster 1)  – Calrofold – Lidgetts (muster 2)  – KB – Poachers Snicket – Oakenbank – Kiskhill La – Jumper La – Highway Man – Bakestonedale Rd – Sponds […]

TNR 21-11-2024 First Snow of the Season

Words by Alex , Photos and Vid by Pete Crew: El Pres, Slim, Troll, PTD, Butty, TJ, Dunc, Eric, Bern, Stunt Route: Backeddisbury Lane, Zag, Charity, Extension, Standing Stone, Nessit, Ressies, Kings Head Conditions: Snow showers, c5-10cm fresh snow, old snow and frozen puddles underneath. Notes: Snow had fallen Monday night, with some TNR’ers able […]

TNR 14-11-2024 Beaver moon over the mists

Words by Alex, Photos by Pete Crew: El Pres, Slim, Butty, TJ, Dunc, Troll, G, Stunt Route: Backeddisbury lane, Zag, Charity, Extension, Tea rooms, Shining Tor, over the moors across Andrew’s Edge to Hooleyhey lane, Ewrin lane, Pike road, Blaze Hill, Poachers. Conditions: Cold, Still, mist in places, wetter than expected trails. Notes: Pete puts […]

TNR 7-11-2024 Spunch Ericquest Special

Spunchmeisters Andy & Mark operating from the Bolly Brewery Tap room in town. Bike Spunch teams El Pres & Pete, Croxy & Phil M, PTD & Smithy, Dunc & Stunt. Normal Spunch Ginny, Jane & Ruth Pub: G & Lee, Mawds & Simon Route: 2 Hours to get as many 20 point controls as possible […]

TNR 31-10-2024 Follow The Badger

Words by Pete, Pics by Butty ( with his new phone!) & Pete  Crew : PTD , Butty, Troll, El Pres, Pete , Bern  Route : Bolly Maze – Towpath – Hurst Lane – Kerridge – Nancyside Lane – Partial KB – Waulkmill Wood descent – Poachers Snicket – Blaze Hill – Jumper Lane – […]

TNR 24-10-2024 Plan B & the trashed derailleur 

Words by Pete – who wasn’t there ! , Photos by Butty Crew : Funky , Butty, Dr S, Lee , El Pres, 3sheds , TJ , Bern  Route : Something Macc Forest based “ Duncan Chandler: Route now charity, narnia, hardingland, Ford, Smithy then another loop of the forest with rusty nail”  Notes : […]