The Mule Cycling Club is always looking to welcome new members and would love to share cycling adventures with you. They are looking to establish a social riding group this year suitable for riders who are looking for a bike ride at a gentle pace covering a variety of distances. A series of social rides for potential new members, which they hope will be a great way to meet new people and see what the club is all about.
So, if you’ve got a new bike or have one lying unused in the shed or garage and want to get out on it more often, then these rides could be for you. If you are already an experienced and regular rider but looking for new motivation, the club want to hear from you too. There are ride groups to satisfy the speed merchants and the not-so-fast, ensuring no rider gets left behind.
Mule Cycling Club was created as an independent riding club in late 2025. The club is affiliated to British Cycling (the GB national governing body for cycle sport), Cycling UK (supporting all forms of cycling and protecting the interests of cyclists) and the Shropshire Cycling Club Association (the umbrella group for cycling clubs in Shropshire). They ride to suit all abilities, promoting the health and wellbeing benefits of such an enjoyable and sustainable mode of transport. Cycling helps build fitness, confidence and bike-handling skills, helping you to be safe and responsible on the road in either a group or as an individual rider. The club welcomes both traditional and e-bike riders and the male and female members take part in most types of bike sports, including road, MTB, gravel, endurance and local cyclocross events.
At Mule CC, they believe cycling is better together, although members are equally happy to ride solo when necessary. “What we enjoy the most is just being out in the open air on two wheels, although on extremely bad weather days those lucky enough to have indoor bike training equipment stay connected via fitness apps and can indulge their competitive instincts in a warm and dry environment. We offer friendly, inclusive rides all year round at a pace to suit everyone using a mix of routes from scenic country lanes to mixed terrain and more rugged trails. We encourage each other’s personal riding goals, large or small,” explains Club Chair, Carl.
“Our members have a wide range of backgrounds and riding experience, which is shared freely to help each other learn and improve, enhancing the benefits the club brings to our community. This includes knowledge about how to set up and maintain your bike, the variety of local and regional cycling routes available (and even in other areas of the UK and overseas), solo and group riding safety and etiquette, and advice on all manner of cycling-related topics. Sometimes this can be as simple as who knows about local road closures or who can recommend a good pair of gloves.”
The club meets every Sunday outside the Mule bike shop in Oswestry for its regular road ride and there’s a Saturday option as well most weekends (when possible). They roll out at 9am in the winter months and 8.30am when the clocks change. Riders must wear a helmet. For further information, call into the Mule bike shop in Oswestry or look for Mule CC on Facebook and Instagram.
