Bikechain people – is there a regular ride now?

There is. It's as regular as we can be…

Basically – got lots on at the moment – we have a new website about 10days from launch etc.

We are doing a road ride on sunday if you fancy it. Otherwisem we could be up for a ride next week at some point.

don't currently have a road bike. will watch out for ride plans, cheers.

thebikechain – Member

There is. It's as regular as we can be…

Basically – got lots on at the moment – we have a new website about 10days from launch etc.

We are doing a road ride on sunday if you fancy it.

Ooh! Where and when?

druidh – Premier Member

thebikechain – Member

There is. It's as regular as we can be…

Basically – got lots on at the moment – we have a new website about 10days from launch etc.

We are doing a road ride on sunday if you fancy it.

I fawt you woz one and the same

Pah! I go off for a day and he organises stuff behind my back. Probably hoping I'd miss this thread so he'd not have to face watching me pedal off into the distance

Onion – i thought you said we were going out?

Oh and btw – we are another step fwd with worldpay….gogogogogogogo

Hee hee

Fancy a night ride next Wednesday??
http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/dayforecast.asp?zipcode=edinburgh&day=6

That would be cool Druidh – if I get out to teh hills before the wind arrives I will get home very quickly.

I think you guys should make a regular date for a night ride and stik with it

Did you follow the link Teej? Think I should cycle in that day too

I did Druidh a nice lull around 6 pm to get out to the hills and a gentle breeze to get me home around 9pm

😀

Mark made some pathetic excuse about keeping his mum happy and having to work and stuff. Honestly, some people 🙄

I was going to try and organise a Pentlands Christmas ride and drinks, but I'm not really feeling it since I got hit, so not making any commitments yet. That, and my bike is lovely and clean.

I think my regular wednesday night rides are off til the new year so up for this myself, just say where and when…

Count me in for a Wednesday ride.

Kit – are you on the mend? How's the bike?

I'm mostly on the mend – got a sore foot, bizarely. Bike is in the capable hands of thebikechain, I'm currently waiting on the insurance company sending me a cheque!

Hi all,

I'm new to this. I was out on Wed in the pentlands. Left harlaw at 6. It was super calm, hardly a breeze at all. I saw 2 other lights heading up towards West Kip as I was returning to Harlaw. Other than that, all quiet.

I'd be up for this Wed again.

Martin.

I'm new to this as well but I can do Wednesday if anybody's going.

I'm out tomorrow night from Balerno, meeting Hamish (can't remember his username) at 7 near the lower Scotmid.

Al

I can't make tuesday but would be interested in a wed ride

I would but this week is a biggy for us. May be a few late nights…
Oh and my mother has announced she has osteo arthritis so she needs cuddles and decs put up and stuff. Plus my GF seems to be booking stuff for me to do…

Let you know.

Md

FAKES!

Huh, I was going to push for a wednesday ride but just remembered I have a driving lesson 😛

Incidentally, was anyone up the Pentlands last riday in the day time? Went for a run (why didn't I take the bike??) and while Edinburgh was bathed in fog, it was an inversion of some kind and from the Pentlands the view was a completely white sea all the way to the Ochills with clear blue sunny skies. I was blown away by it – if anyone has pictures I'd love to see em.

Speaking of pics, and if Hamish is on here, where's that monstrosity of an Enduro you took a pic of at GT ladt weekend? Deserves posting up…

jimmy – was that his Enduro perchance?

Unsure if he's on here, but I'll ask him tonight anyway.

Got a couple of pics from the top of Allermuir on Saturday at dusk, fog was only just clearing though, so just got the hill tops emerging from the soup. Will post up later if they're any good.

Jimmy I have a few pics from GT on saturday, it was the same thing. Blue skies, no wind, with cloud lying in the valley – perfect! I'll get them up shortly.
Mark

I'll probaby be up there about eight. Will try to check the thread later to see if anybody else is going.

@Gordy: How far do you plan to go/how long do you plan to be out, from where and how hardcore are you? 🙂

Not hardcore at all but I did try the slab at Dalbeattie on my first go so I'm not chicken either. Just about to go outside and take the slicks off so that gives some idea of my offroad experience. I thought I'd just see how it went really.

Sorry if that doesn't sound very organised but I didn't think anybody else was coming. I've emailed you a mobile number. Shout if you get it soon enough. ETA looks more like 8:15 now.

Thanks for the call, Martin. Sorry you couldn't make it in the end.

Was quite muddy! :O)

Looking forward to it freezing again as my riding time is a bit sparse at the moment. The option of a quick blast form home appeals.

Either dry or freezing would certainly be better. Bikes are unfortunately making a right arse of some of the paths.

Aye – and I won't cycle there while that remains the case.

"With access comes responsibility…."

Thanks for the feedback btw 😉

Oh, you're one of that lot. You're welcome. :O)

I might scout about a bit and see what paths are going to be okay. Harlaw to Threipmuir should be fine, as should Bavelaw to The Howe IIRC. The road down to to Glencorse is obviously fine, then up to Castlelaw and over the side of Allermuir on the big track there, though the Howden Burn track was pretty eroded as well last time I saw it. If there's a workable way through to Bonaly (which I'm not sure there is) then I could get back to the start via Torduff and Clubbiedean reservoirs.

Hard work some of that but who takes a bike into the hills for an easy life, eh.

Might be more fun to do Harlaw -> Threipmuir -> Bavelaw -> The Howe -> Flotterstone -> couple of pints -> Return by same. Anybody know if the pub is happy to let muddy bikers in?

Your first one's pretty much the route I've been using when it's soft Gordy; you could take the army road down from Allermuir, then skirt the bypass back to bonaly (sticky), or there's a couple of tracks down from Capelaw / Howden burn -most suitable on the north slope down to the gate, then east to Bonaly Reservoir & puke hill.
Supposed to be seriously frosty in the next few nights – you might get your chance, Onion!

Cheers, Rob.

Funnily enough, the Maiden's Cleugh path is marked as a surfaced path suitable for cycling on the cooncil's Pentlands cycling map.

Maidens? I'm confused (again) over which is which. Druidh Onion fabricated a good Pentlands map which I'm struggling to locate, if Maidens is the 'middle' one (Harlaw centre – Glencorse reservoir) then aye, it's stone all the way, & a good climb. Coming over south road on Castlelaw could be more interesting though. Phantoms (off maidens to Bonaly) is generally a muddy mess & somehow not fun.
Will be hoping to do a few day / night rides after the 28th once I'm back in town if you fancy it – posting up here as usual…!

robgarrioch

This map?

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=http:%2F%2Feucc.eusu.ed.ac.uk%2Fpentlands.kmz&jsv=107&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=55.830034,-3.322733&spn=0.155503,0.228526&source=embed

That's the one. EUCC used it without my permission (not that it's actually Copyright or owt, but it would have been ice of them to ask). I decided to take my original one offline as some of the paths were getting trashed and I felt a little responsible for highlighting where they were. I've been known to send an updated version to folk that ask nicely 🙂