Would love to get some regular rides going again but in the spirit of walking before running thought I’d suggest a simple ride next week.

Would suggest the usual meeting spots

Omni Centre ‘Giraffes’ for 5:15pm

Lochrin Basin (where the Union Canal starts/ends in Fountainbridge) for 5:30pm

Bonaly Village Store for 6pm

Do a simple loop (probably Clubbiedean – Poets – Harbour Hill – White Hill – Dreghorn – Mortonhall – Morningside) back for 8ish.

I’ll be on an 29er hardtail but won’t be smashing out any sort of crazy pace, just re-introducing myself to the trails!

Anyone keen?

Yes, yes I am.

I might be if the offer is open to all and you’d be happy for me to bail out if I’m out of my league. .

Maybe for old times. Might be a little too early for me though.

in the old days we were at Bonaly fir 7pm, these upstarts just want to change everything

I’m keen depending on child duties. Would likely be at the canal where it ends / starts.

I’ve got a Durness trip that day. Shame as I might have made the effort to pop down.

I’d have been interested, but going on holiday next day – assuming I survive K&QotH in one piece

I’d love to start doing a regular Wednesday night ride if others in the area are keen. Bikeless right now but that will soon be sorted. I probably could only manage a 6.30pm start though at Bonaly, and suspect others may be the same? Would be good to get a reasonable size group so someone always turns up and always meet at the same place/ time.

Why are we starting this again now it’s getting dark earlier 😆 Reckon I am in though.

While my work is near the canal I’d maybe meet you over in the Pentlands so I can pop home and ride out. May be in Newcastle that day anyway. Bookmarked at least!

Ooops apologies didn’t know this had been going on before…

What kind of pace? Im massively unfit at the mo but would love to pop along.

No need to apologise, it’s been a while since there was a regular Pentlands ride. The pace was always very friendly in the past, not the kind of ride where people were left behind.

Great, sounds like a few interested at least!

Time: Happy to put back to 6:30pm at Bonaly, just bring some wee lights for a dusk ride back through the city

Pace: Had been hoping for ‘brutally attritional’ but sociable will have to do, all welcome

Why this late in the summer?: Because it’s taken me 18 months of indecision to finally get an MTB again!

AndyK, totally agree re regular spot and good size group, think we struggled in the past as the same people couldn’t always make the same day/time.

Aye, I’m up for it. Will be at Bonaly for half six.

Will there be beer and scampi fries?

Well I don’t see why not, you bringing a keg or just bottles?

If we can finish at the Flotterstone that would be ideal. Mmkay?

Also, in full run-before-walk mode, once the midgies have gone does anyone fancy turning this into a camp / bivvy? Take hip flasks and watch the sun go down then come up and head our merry ways to work.

Where’s ojom when such plans are being bandied about?

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Also, in full run-before-walk mode, once the midgies have gone does anyone fancy turning this into a camp / bivvy?

Up for that, this was taken this week

Bah! Can’t get above photo to work. You’ll just have to imagine a scene of bivy spot, bike, sunset taken in Pentlands….

Run? Why not make it a gallop Jimmy? 8)

Like the bivvy idea, one for later in September? Means we could maximise trail time without having to get back down for dusk.

Could work a route towards Flotterstone, at least to the bealach between Capelaw and Allermuir?

edit: although for the sake of the group ride gaining anye sort of momentum it might be best keeping the wednesday slot for the non-specialist interest groups so as to not put off the non-bivviers!

We could start and finish at the Flotterstone for purely selfish reasons.

+1 for a flotterstone one, I can then nab a lift home or ride over the kips in a drunken state.

Resident of the PRC
(People’s Republic of Carlopia)

Flotterstone is selfish on my part, I’ll be heading back that way from a convenient point in the ride but don’t alter the route for me.

EDIT: but anyone else fancying a pint to finish…

I am working 24th but would be more than happy to start doing this again. ~so long as you all agree not to refer to me as ” the old fellow” as someone did before 😉

Ach balls, I’m out festivalling on Tuesday night so unlikely to make both nights out. Defo keen for this tho!

For once I am busy that evening

Wow, TJ returns after what was considered the only true lifetime ban.

Will keep an eye out for these rides, hoping to be get out soon once the wee man is more settled. And bugger yer flotterstone, tradition dictates bonaly 😉

Would sir prefer “he who cycles into low branches?”

Err, you might want to think about that… 😆

Wasn’t sure if Tjagain was just a coincidental forum name so checked posting history…..welcome back auld yin!

Shhhhsssh.
I am in deep cover. Don’t blow it!

Do you wear a helmet, safety glasses and a comedy nose as a disguise?

No – that’s how he always looks!

Is he still sporting a Boris Johnson hairstyle?

It varies. I’m going for the Ginola right now.

Well look at that, you go away for 5 years & it stirs again… 🙂
Might be along at the shop, pending approval of o-o-date bike / wheels / attitude

p.s. be alert at wounded knee, what little bridging there was is down to a couple of spindly roots!

Who is Gerry, then? Met you at K&Q today but didn’t fancy talking STW behind Chipps Chippendale himself (busmans holiday?)

Damn..I’m away for work wednesday night. Is this going to be a regular thing?

tpbiker – Member

Damn..I’m away for work wednesday night. Is this going to be a regular thing?

Yas. We will make it so. Varying evenings?

jimmy – Member

didn’t fancy talking STW behind Chipps Chippendale himself (busmans holiday?)

I may have called him “one of those singletrack weirdos” at the GT7, because he was wearing a singletrack jersey- I didn’t recognise him and thought he was one of us forum dickheads 😆

Hi Jim – Gerry is me 😉