OLD school BMX bike fans from around the UK converged on Crewe on Saturday for a social ride in and around the town.

BMXers gathered for breakfast at Brewers Fayre Brocklebank on Weston Road for the annual 'Old School Ride Out' event, organised by the Crewe and Cheshire old school BMX club.

The ride included liquid refreshment stops at The Raven, The Woodside and the Rising Sun on Middlewich Road.

Participants then followed the Crewe-Nantwich Greenway cycleway to the Shanaze Reade BMX track on Victoria Avenue for a best BMX bike competition and children's BMX race.

The day was finished off with a return to The Raven for a free raffle and disco in the evening.

The riders were on board racing and freestyle vintage BMX bikes from the 1980s as well as modern BMX bikes.

BMX brands represented included Diamond Back, Dyno, Falcon, Giant, GT, Haro, Hutch, Mongoose, Raleigh, Redline, Robinson, Schwinn, and Skyway with sizes ranging from a child's 12-inch wheeler to a 29-inch wheel cruiser.

The star bike was an immaculate 'Sling Shot' which uses a unique mid-frame suspension system with the conventional downtube replaced with two stainless steel cables suspended from two die springs.

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The event was open to all, and bikers ranged in age from children to adults. There were participants from Crewe along with visitors from further afield.

Ride organiser John Collins said, "We had an excellent turnout this year, following a very difficult period for all during the pandemic.

"Our first-ever ride in 2016 had seventeen riders and we are really pleased with the response to this year's event. It was great to see such a wide range of BMX bikes."