I had the opportunity today to have a business meeting in Golspie – it really would have been rude not to take the bike…..
So having never ridden it before, me and a colleague set off from the trailhead at 2pm in clear skies and 18 degrees of sun -). Totally stunning trail – the ‘lactate ladder’ is just that – totally knackering, followed by a slog up to the top of the trail and a quite awesome view out over the North Sea. The descent has to be Pete Laing’s best yet – the Caithness Flags are a great trail building stone and have been used to the max. It was pretty disconcerting riding the trail blind and flying off blind tops not quite knowing what type of drop was waiting, with frequent reminders that, yes, this is a black graded trail. No falls but a few dabs and back at the car after 2 great hours -)…….then a 5hr drive home……