Man, it’s been sooo long since I posted up here, so my apologies for that. What better way to get back into the swing of things though than for a bloody good cause. Tyron from The Foot Down and a couple of others (so far) are riding from Swansea to London to raise money for [...]

Looking back on the last alleycat it seemed to be a success. Clean, simple racing, winner gets all. Looking at the maps I had saved on google maps while trying to come up with a few themes for the last one, the idea of a series of evens came out. As the title suggests they [...]

Alright then people – yes, it’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything and I apologise… it’s been a busy couple of months. Anyway, what better way to get the wheels rolling again, as it were, then by announcing the first Fixed Gear Cardiff Christmas party.

Oz has come up with a genius idea, a cheeky little alleycat around Cardiff that involves pubs. What’s not to like? The evenings are closing in, it’s getting difficult to ride so this is a perfect tonic to our autumn and winter blues… Sunday November 14th, 11am – 15 miles or so, with an entry [...]

As Autumn weekends go, this one was beautiful. The sky was almost cloudless and the wind was fairly steady. Three of us headed down to Swansea for the much vaunted Owlycat put on by The Foot Down. Tyron promised this alleycat would be epic and he wasn’t wrong!

The Foot Down’s first alleycat, The “OwlyCat”, takes place on October 16th and promises to be an absolute corker.

Just a reminder that Cardiff’s October Critical Mass will be taking place this Saturday (2nd) starting as usual at 11am by the Museum steps. Please show your support you lovely bikers.

The weather forecast for the day looked promising on the days leading up to the alleycat. A little drizzle at most, lucky enough this happened hours before the event. A little bit of needless panicking on my behalf caused me to forget a couple of things but it was easy enough to buy them on [...]

Some of the goodies available for the Alleycat.

As you can see the start time will set it in the dusk/dark so we advise that lights are used for your own safety. For those travelling by train from Bristol or further afield The last train from Cardiff Central leaves at 10pm. Checkpoints will be released 7 days before the start Discussion and suggestions  [...]