Just home after a couple of hours in the Pentlands on the cross bike. Fantastic autumn sunshine. Not sure about the rest of Britain, but if you're in Edinburgh then jump on your bike and get out.
Currently trying to negotiate with Mrs Kenny to get back out this afternoon.
It's been raining here for 3 days 
whats it like up there today? It was pretty bad last week. My fave trail, cox's, has taken a hammering, the last steep bit has been ridden heavily either by someone repeatedly or a group with the old locked-back-brake approach and its a bit of a muddy chute. Capelaw was bad too.
Been blue skies and sunny for the pst few days here! going to get out on the mtb later this afternoon for an hour around my local.
bigjim - MemberI was up for a wee spin round on Friday night and some bits are as bad as I've ever seen them. I also got the impression (don't know why) that there had been a big group up.
whats it like up there today? It was pretty bad last week. My fave trail, cox's, has taken a hammering, the last steep bit has been ridden heavily either by someone repeatedly or a group with the old locked-back-brake approach and its a bit of a muddy chute. Capelaw was bad too.
I reckon there needs to be a ban on all non-Fat Bikes until March 
Nice morning for a run this morning, started at 6 & ran through the dawn for an hour or so. Lovely time to be out. Sunrise was nice. Hopefully prise the family out on bikes later, with the promise of tea & cake no doubt.
A lot of the Pentlands tracks are as muddy and cut up as I've ever seen them. Even Maidens, traditionally hard wearing since it was "done up" a few years back, is starting to show a lot of signs of wear.
I've always fancied a fat bike but never had the excuse to get one. I was very tempted by that frame The Bike Chain were flogging cheap last week.
sounds go down there its -15degrees here and with 3m/4m swell not much i can do other than stay online and look at your riding pics (please get some up) ow and its now snowing or should i say blizzarding out 
Stunning day but I'm on nights so have very little energy been up for about an hour. Popping out in a bit with the Mrs and our eldest then I'll be heading back for some sleep before work. Make the most of it folks.
Is there such a thing as an Indian Autumn?
Cracking evening down the road in East Lothian yesterday
Trails, fireworks, pub for a few, star lit ride home in the early hours
Winton by coastkid71, on Flickr
Winton by coastkid71, on Flickr
Pencaitland Fireworks 2010 by coastkid71, on Flickr
Pencaitland Fireworks 2010 by coastkid71, on Flickr
Frosty start to the day,its glorious out there now, heading out later for a low tide sunset beachride this evening,
Clear blue skies here in the mids, nice brisk 50 on the road bike before midday.
Was out yesterday, bit muddy, bit slippery but great fun. Need to fettle a bit as the headset came loose so will try to get some more miles to "bed it in" later.
Just back from sons football match, was quite pleasant in the sunshine. The game was abandoned with 20 min to go due to a suspected broken ankle.
Not sure I can get out today tho, however forecast looks good for tomorrow so I will get out while everyone is at work 
Zero degrees at first light and fantastic clear blue skys once the sun was up for our 42 mile local beach ride
Merseyside Fat Bike United by Johnclimber
Horrible here, cant really complain as October was glorious.
Absolutely gorgeous down here in Exeter, clear blue sky....and i'm working a 12 hour shift until 7pm. Gutted.
The view out of the window is lovely though
Sun is out in Manchester. Need to look at the steering rack on my car as it clunking 5min job. Then out on bike for a cpl of hrs in reddish vale.
Quite Nice down in london. A little windy early morning though, and got home just as the sun came out too 
still I great ride
Another stunning morning here. Beautiful autumn colours on the trees. Will be on one of these today....
Blue sky here is Warwickshire
Went out for a mojo building exercise, which worked but those non wired bridges are slippy. Whoops
Also met a guy playing a full keyboard set up with amps etc in the middle of a bridleway in the middle of nowhere
Folk eh??
Fantastic in Gloucester. Just got back from a Pootle in Haresfield/ Painswick
kennyp:
i stay often in that area visting partners folks, are there any maps / signed routes - i've found a PDF on the hills, but it doesnt give much away. would love to do some cross while i'm up here.
coastkid:
was jogging those tracks yesterday and wished i had a camera - great pics!!!!!
EDIT: great bloody blog coastkid!!!!!!!!!!
It was an excellent morning.
I was half listening to the TV yesterday when a lady came on with a weather forcast for today. She said it would be wet, cold and windy. Which made me a bit unhappy.
I'm glad she was completely wrong.
Gorgeous here.
Just had my first mtb ride since i got injured 4 months ago. Felt awesome!
It's been lovely all day here in Bristol. Had my first ride out on my new (to me) Blur 4X. Went out for 3 hours, riding the best of the local stuff. Had alot of fun slipping and sliding around in the mud!
Glorious indeed 
Glen Loin/Succoth Loop near Arrochar this morning - below zero in parts, lovely though
Just back from a ride with the smaller Cursings.
Second pic was for the benefit of a couple of more cash than dash fellas. One on a New Stuntjumper and his mate on a Scott carbon thing. They got off and lifted their bikes down that. Made me chuckle anyway.
Yes very nice day. 100km around North Somerset on the road bike for me.
Lovely 2.5 hour spin on my fixie under cloudless blue skies this afternoon. Perfect.
Rivington Pike by simondbarnes, on Flickr
Shadow Panda by simondbarnes, on Flickr
Pompino by simondbarnes, on Flickr
Sunny Panda by simondbarnes, on Flickr
Glorious in the Malverns too. But riding tonight for a couple of hours instead. ... starting to feel like a vampire rarely getting to ride in the sunshine
Hang on is that The Edge up there ^^^^ off of the U2?
Cold and grey in Surrey. Good rid all the same.
It's been lovely all day here in Bristol. Had my first ride out on my new (to me) Blur 4X. Went out for 3 hours, riding the best of the local stuff. Had alot of fun slipping and sliding around in the mud!
Ditto on the Mendips, but on my hack bike - Dry and fast in places, other bits where the wheels were never going in the same direction at the same time! Thrill a minute. One unexpected low-speed OTB. Still not finding the courage to descend the lowest part of East Twin, but I managed to get half-way down the trickiest bit before deliberately bailing-out sideways. I'm convinced I can do it. A very good ride with one grumpy walker encounter and 10s of positive ones - they seemed to like watching me struggle up steep hills.
Nearly forgot the best bit. Spent and hour or so here playing.
What more could a man want from a Sunday
Stunning morning at Glentress.
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