Evening all

Anyone heading out for a ride from Edinburgh this weekend? I’m a bit short of riding buddies at the mo and fancy heading out. Let me know if you have room for one more.

Cheers.

TJ was organising a social ride for Sunday. Currie-Ratho-Sth Queensferry- Barnton-Town, mostly on paths & tracks. I suspect there’ll be a couple of beers involved.

Sounds good to me. I’ll get in touch for more details.

*waves*

YGM

Any more for any more?

Hmmm. Day with a chain saw and guests tonight plus crappy weather today… TJ, whats the start point and time for this…?

11 am lochrin basin – flatland CX friendly offroad ride with pubs possible

See you there then…. will bring some beer money.. thats the canal head in Edinburgh right… ?

Wot route are you planning from Juniper Green TJ? Donkey Lane to the Uni?

plus crappy weather today…

Wasn’t that bad actually. Bit windy (and into into my face all the way to Maidens Cleugh) but quite pleasant after that. There was some snow on the ground, but just enough to look nice but without really affecting the trails.

Think I’ll stick with the MTB tomorrow as well – if the weather isn’t pleasant I reckon the MTB is a lot more enjoyable than a longer ride like the one suggested!

Donkey Lane to the Uni?

Is donkey lane the one that joins the tarmac before the railway crossing?

Aye

Aye – that one

Cheers. I use that on my commute sometimes – wondered what it was called.

Epic CX-ery today along WoL to Balerno and back via Harlaw and Clubbidean, my new 32c Small Block 8s getting sideways at any available opportunity 😀

Be prepared for a couple of chain drops tomorrow though, can’t get out of my saddle at the moment without my poxy SRAM PC-1 leaping off the sprocket 👿

Meet you at the top of Donkey Lane then. ETA??

Druidh – if you want to join us we could meet you on the road where we will be coming off the WOL – if we leave Lochin ( the end of the canal in fountainbridge) at 11 am we will be in there at what – 11.40 ish?

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You’ll make it in 30 minutes, but I doubt you’ll leave at 11, so 11:40 looks safe 🙂

Couple of folk need to bring locks for the pub stops…..

… and I’d better go now and see what state The Onion is in.

If I say leave at 11………………….

*stomps feet*

Pub stop is not mandatory but a lock is not a bad idea

TandemJeremy – Member
If I say leave at 11………………….

*stomps feet*

Pub stop is not mandatory

It ****’ is!

Ok

I generally do about 10 miles a pint hence the “comfortable” figure 🙂

Fixie CX with mudguards a decent choice of bike? Also, what kind of time are you planning on getting to the water of leith?

Only if you want us to eat your dust 🙂

Aqueduct on the canal? 11.15 ish?

I’ll be cx SBZ, not fixie though.

Only if you want us to eat your dust

As good as George is, I doubt he can miracle dust from gloop 😉

And sorry TJ, I didn’t get a chance to say yay/nay in the shop. I’m hopefully heading to GT or Innerleithen tomorrow so probably won’t be along, but thanks.

We may be on the longbike

I’ll be at the aquaduct at 11.15 then.

Sound

Good ride that today. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Cheers for organising it TJ.

58km TJ – dunno what that is in imperial 🙂

Ta fir organising. Nice to see what’s actually along the foreshore track as opposed to just riding it in the dark.

Cheers for an entertaining ride in the mud. Hope you’ve all cleaned your drive trains.

druidh – Member

58km TJ – dunno what that is in imperial
36 miles 70 yards 🙄

It was a bit squidgy in places

Cheers everyone, I enjoyed that and my feet are now defrosted. Jet wash on Dalry Road came in handy.

Thanks TJ, good to meet you all…. the last bit along the prom home was tough into the wind….. as was getting the mud out of the drivetrain…..

I have that pleasure to look forward to tomorrow.

Can I just confirm – that was two people without helmets and NO ONE DIED!!!

My hair is CE approved.

We did have two crashes though, luckily both riders were fully helmeted otherwise you’d be reading about it in the morning papers.

Cheers for showing us around TJ!

13FM.. think it was more of a low speed flop into the mud…

Ssshh! Chicks don’t dig ‘low speed flops into the mud’ 😉

Crash ?? Low speed flop ?? Chicks ?? I must have missed that …..

Another thanks to TJ, especially for remembering the jelly babies in his pocket towards the end – I needed a boost deperately!

I always make sure I have jelly babies in my pocket when there are ladies present. I’m smooth me