Sandwell Valley – The Miners Trail

Living in a city can sometimes create a delusion of being stuck inside a world of walls and barriers. In fact especially with Birmingham there has been a misconception that the city is a concrete slab that has just been slapped in the middle of the UK, the green is gone and the grey is...

Bike miles = Beer points

Earning those beer points is how I'd describe the route up to Clent Hills. This is a lovely ride with the majority being off road for us via national cycle route 5 and then looping back home through Woodgate Valley Country Park but the hills on the build up to Clent certainly put us through...

Riding the unknown paths of the city on a mountain bike

"of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt" - John Muir A quote that I try to live by and one that puts a little more fun into the everyday commute. Birmingham is not the place you would of thought of as being good for this or  mountain...