Old school BMX bike fans from around the UK converged on Crewe on for an a social ride in and around the town - stopping for refreshments at a number of pubs.

BMX riders gathered for breakfast at the annual 'Crewe and Cheshire old school ride out' at Crewe Truck Stop Café, off Weston Road, on Saturday 27 May.

They rode from the cafe to stop for liquid refreshments at The Raven (Brookhouse Drive), The Woodside (Valley Road) and The Rising Sun Inn (Middlewich Road). 

BMX bikes parked up at The Woodside, Valley Road (Jonathan White).

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

The ride finished in the evening with a return to The Raven.

BMXer's rode racing and freestyle vintage BMX bikes from the 1980s as well as modern BMX bikes.

BMX brands who were represented, included: Diamond Back, Dyno, Falcon, Giant, GT, Haro, Hutch, Mongoose, Raleigh, Redline, Robinson, Schwinn, and Skyway.

The size of bikes ranged from a child's 12-inch wheeler to a 29-inch wheel cruiser, with the star bike awarded to the 'Raleigh Vektar' - the world's first computer bike (1985).

Equipped with 'microchip technology' the rider could see how fast they were going, how far they had gone and how long they had been riding for at the touch of a button.

The star bike was awarded to the Raleigh Vektar, the world's first computer bike, released in 1985 (Jonathan White).

The event was organised by Crewe resident, John Collins, a member of Crewe and Cheshire Old School BMX Club.

This BMX ride out open to all, and bikers ranged in age from children to adults.

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