Des@CambsCustomCycles
@des-cccycles.bsky.social
Cyclist, Driver, Motorcyclist, Vehicle Mechanic!
I love old rusty stuff to restore, mostly bicycles.
Cambs Custom Cycles founder member.
Cardiac rehab participant/survivor.
Green party member #joingreenparty
Peterborough UK #cyclist #bikesky
I love old rusty stuff to restore, mostly bicycles.
Cambs Custom Cycles founder member.
Cardiac rehab participant/survivor.
Green party member #joingreenparty
Peterborough UK #cyclist #bikesky
We cycle almost every weekend in all weathers, usually on the many trails in the area but sometimes quiet roads too, often visiting places like Fotheringhay castle, Everyone is welcome to join us for a quiet ride!
#cambcustomcycles #fotheringhaycastle #Oundle #nenevalleyrailway #peterboroughcycling
#cambcustomcycles #fotheringhaycastle #Oundle #nenevalleyrailway #peterboroughcycling
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
We cycle almost every weekend in all weathers, usually on the many trails in the area but sometimes quiet roads too, often visiting places like Fotheringhay castle, Everyone is welcome to join us for a quiet ride!
#cambcustomcycles #fotheringhaycastle #Oundle #nenevalleyrailway #peterboroughcycling
#cambcustomcycles #fotheringhaycastle #Oundle #nenevalleyrailway #peterboroughcycling
Should have done this a long time ago really, get on and join everyone!
October 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Should have done this a long time ago really, get on and join everyone!
I don't use this place enough, forgot how much nicer it is here than the other (deleted) place!
Been here a year now already! Long may it last!
Been here a year now already! Long may it last!
October 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I don't use this place enough, forgot how much nicer it is here than the other (deleted) place!
Been here a year now already! Long may it last!
Been here a year now already! Long may it last!
A couple good cycling weeks for me, last week, 75 miles commuting with a weekend ride.
Did my longest ride since January yesterday, 34 miles mostly off road and all pedal powered on the 29er, I'm now using the ebike just for commuting which it's great for!
5 months today since I was in hospital!
Did my longest ride since January yesterday, 34 miles mostly off road and all pedal powered on the 29er, I'm now using the ebike just for commuting which it's great for!
5 months today since I was in hospital!
June 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
A couple good cycling weeks for me, last week, 75 miles commuting with a weekend ride.
Did my longest ride since January yesterday, 34 miles mostly off road and all pedal powered on the 29er, I'm now using the ebike just for commuting which it's great for!
5 months today since I was in hospital!
Did my longest ride since January yesterday, 34 miles mostly off road and all pedal powered on the 29er, I'm now using the ebike just for commuting which it's great for!
5 months today since I was in hospital!
A great weekend for cycling, 27 miles Saturday, another 23 today! Feeling fitter than ever, cardio rehab is working really well for me!
Never thought I'd be back to 50 mile weekends back in January! I'm not fast and others do much more than that, but life is good right now!
#heartattacksurvivor
Never thought I'd be back to 50 mile weekends back in January! I'm not fast and others do much more than that, but life is good right now!
#heartattacksurvivor
June 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A great weekend for cycling, 27 miles Saturday, another 23 today! Feeling fitter than ever, cardio rehab is working really well for me!
Never thought I'd be back to 50 mile weekends back in January! I'm not fast and others do much more than that, but life is good right now!
#heartattacksurvivor
Never thought I'd be back to 50 mile weekends back in January! I'm not fast and others do much more than that, but life is good right now!
#heartattacksurvivor
Bit of a milestone today for me, 21 miles on a normal pedal powered bike, feel like I'm really getting somewhere with my cardio recovery!
#feelinggood
#feelinggood
May 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Bit of a milestone today for me, 21 miles on a normal pedal powered bike, feel like I'm really getting somewhere with my cardio recovery!
#feelinggood
#feelinggood
Been a while since I posted here, now on day 95 of cardio recovery, back on the bike (ebike conversion for now!) small steps have taken me a long way so far, longest ride since that awful day in January is now 41 miles on good friday, regularly doing 25 milers too, loving life right now again!
May 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Been a while since I posted here, now on day 95 of cardio recovery, back on the bike (ebike conversion for now!) small steps have taken me a long way so far, longest ride since that awful day in January is now 41 miles on good friday, regularly doing 25 milers too, loving life right now again!
Day 58 of the cardio recovery, feel pretty good to be fair, the cardio rehab classes have been a fantastic help in showing me that I can carry on and it's not the end of being as active as I used to be! A change of job roles has been a massive help too and I still love it!
Happy weekend everyone!
Happy weekend everyone!
March 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Day 58 of the cardio recovery, feel pretty good to be fair, the cardio rehab classes have been a fantastic help in showing me that I can carry on and it's not the end of being as active as I used to be! A change of job roles has been a massive help too and I still love it!
Happy weekend everyone!
Happy weekend everyone!
Back to cycling ride today, the home built ebike is an absolute game changer for getting me out and about on two wheels again, a steady ride of just under 15 miles as a start, I've missed this so much 😁
March 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Back to cycling ride today, the home built ebike is an absolute game changer for getting me out and about on two wheels again, a steady ride of just under 15 miles as a start, I've missed this so much 😁
Two weeks down and I'm getting a bit bored now, glad to be alive but I'm not good at being sat around! Spent an enjoyable afternoon with my grandson building Lego yesterday, and have a good friend who have picked me up for a walk round ferry meadows and a coffee. Anyone got any Netflix suggestions?
February 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Two weeks down and I'm getting a bit bored now, glad to be alive but I'm not good at being sat around! Spent an enjoyable afternoon with my grandson building Lego yesterday, and have a good friend who have picked me up for a walk round ferry meadows and a coffee. Anyone got any Netflix suggestions?
Well shit, that's ballsed my weekend ride plans up, currently sat in Papworth hospital having had a heart attack!
Got to take it easy now for a bit 🙄
Got to take it easy now for a bit 🙄
January 29, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Well shit, that's ballsed my weekend ride plans up, currently sat in Papworth hospital having had a heart attack!
Got to take it easy now for a bit 🙄
Got to take it easy now for a bit 🙄
Little late notice but we're out on the many trails again tomorrow, everyone welcome to join us, 9.30am at the lido gardens Peterborough UK expect it to be a bit muddy, maybe frosty too, we'll try to avoid flooded areas, mostly trails and quiet roads, will find somewhere for coffee along the way too
January 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Little late notice but we're out on the many trails again tomorrow, everyone welcome to join us, 9.30am at the lido gardens Peterborough UK expect it to be a bit muddy, maybe frosty too, we'll try to avoid flooded areas, mostly trails and quiet roads, will find somewhere for coffee along the way too
Happy Friday everyone!! Only another 82 days of January to go!
January 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Happy Friday everyone!! Only another 82 days of January to go!
Happy Christmas everyone!
December 24, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Happy Christmas everyone!
Please share UK prople, Christmas isn't a good time for everyone..
December 22, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Please share UK prople, Christmas isn't a good time for everyone..
Winter solstice is here at last! Roll on the longer days!
December 21, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Winter solstice is here at last! Roll on the longer days!
Strangely pink skies outside this evening, everything is a funny colour, like wearing rose tinted glasses out there 😂
December 15, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Strangely pink skies outside this evening, everything is a funny colour, like wearing rose tinted glasses out there 😂
We need more news like this in the world..
US city tells residents to stop sticking googly eyes on its statues
The Oregon city of Bend has spent $1,500 (£1,188) on removing googly eyes from seven of the eight sculptures impacted.
news.sky.com
December 15, 2024 at 12:20 PM
We need more news like this in the world..
Can confirm the trails around Peterborough are quite muddy, it was warm and sunny though which was a nice change!
#muddycycling #mtb #bikesky
#muddycycling #mtb #bikesky
December 14, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Can confirm the trails around Peterborough are quite muddy, it was warm and sunny though which was a nice change!
#muddycycling #mtb #bikesky
#muddycycling #mtb #bikesky
Tomorrow morning we're doing another muddy ride, MTB suggested but bring any bike you can ride on the muddy trails 😁 9am starting at the lido gardens in Peterborough UK everyone welcome!
December 13, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Tomorrow morning we're doing another muddy ride, MTB suggested but bring any bike you can ride on the muddy trails 😁 9am starting at the lido gardens in Peterborough UK everyone welcome!
No biking over the weekend, thanks Daragh 🙁
Looks like next weekend will be a bit of muddy trail riding and avoiding flooded areas if we can! 😁
Looks like next weekend will be a bit of muddy trail riding and avoiding flooded areas if we can! 😁
December 9, 2024 at 1:24 PM
No biking over the weekend, thanks Daragh 🙁
Looks like next weekend will be a bit of muddy trail riding and avoiding flooded areas if we can! 😁
Looks like next weekend will be a bit of muddy trail riding and avoiding flooded areas if we can! 😁
Reposted by Des@CambsCustomCycles
Does anyone know of a tandem hearse and can help this cyclist make his final ride with friends?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Appeal to honour man's request for a tandem hearse
A man who died last week had wanted to go on a last bike ride with friends, the undertakers say.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2024 at 7:11 AM
Does anyone know of a tandem hearse and can help this cyclist make his final ride with friends?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
No riding today, bit of Christmas shopping with the family and a few bike mods, shortening the ridiculously long handlebars on the MTB to make it easier to manoeuvre, also a change to SPDs too, will probably change back once I've fallen into some mud somewhere having forgotten I'm not on flat pedals
December 1, 2024 at 3:33 PM
No riding today, bit of Christmas shopping with the family and a few bike mods, shortening the ridiculously long handlebars on the MTB to make it easier to manoeuvre, also a change to SPDs too, will probably change back once I've fallen into some mud somewhere having forgotten I'm not on flat pedals
It's a bit muddy out here on the cycle paths today, this is usually tarmac 😂
#muddycycling #wintercycling #bikesky
#muddycycling #wintercycling #bikesky
November 30, 2024 at 10:36 AM
It's a bit muddy out here on the cycle paths today, this is usually tarmac 😂
#muddycycling #wintercycling #bikesky
#muddycycling #wintercycling #bikesky
Reposted by Des@CambsCustomCycles
Ford: “nobody uses bike lanes in Toronto”
Toronto bike users:
Toronto bike users:
November 30, 2024 at 5:10 AM
Ford: “nobody uses bike lanes in Toronto”
Toronto bike users:
Toronto bike users: