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What is the site all about
 | Do you want to discover hidden parts of Tees-side and keep fit?
just follow these pages and I will show you how.
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Get on your bike and ride
 There has never been a better time to dust off your old bike and just potter around and see Tees-side.
Perhaps you haven’t ridden for years? Perhaps modern traffic scares you to death?
There are cycle-paths and by-ways all over the area, just waiting for you to explore and take great exercise too.
There a lots of places of interest, some of beauty, some of industrial dereliction which nature is slowly claiming back.
Some routes are easy, some can be a challenge, and you can choose your route to suite your fitness
I started cycling again after a forty five year break.
It has its dangers, I was knocked off my bike by a car in 2002 and very seriously injured. As a way of regaining mobility and fitness again I have taken up local biking. This is not the kind that the super-fit indulge in but it is good enough to set your pulse speeding up a bit and provide good exercise for reluctant muscles.
I would like to share the knowledge of these rides with you, perhaps you will try them yourself - they are all full of interest and great fun.
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What bike to ride
Ride what ever you have available
It doesn’t really matter what you ride, as long as it has two wheels and a good set of brakes
You can buy a bike for Twenty Pounds these days from a car boot sale, but be careful its isn’t stolen, perhaps it is beter to buy from a friend or a dealer
A rugged “mountain” type bike is best for exploring but you don’t need anything fancy.
A set of gears is desirable and makes climbing and slow speed work easier. A good puncture repair outfit and a pump are useful, as is a bag and some wet-weather clothing
I have three bikes which I use,
(1)a Raleigh lightweight mountain bike with fifteen speeds and knobbly tyres for the rougher routes.
(2) a lovely old Raleigh Superbe, sit up and beg, for urban riding in areas such as Ingleby Barwick and Yarm
(3) a proper Raleigh “Works Bike”, of the type that were common for carrying plumbers and fitters around in Tees-side industrial sites in the last fifty years.
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Rides around Teesside
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Area |
Distance |
| Suburban |
Yarm - South |
3.9 miles |
| Suburban |
Yarm - North |
5.0 miles |
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| Industrial |
Around the Transporter |
5.8 miles |
| Riverside Rides |
Upstream from the Barrage |
5.0 miles |
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