Yep, i definitely managed it, and am definitely NOT superhuman, just got a lucky line on a dry day with a big tyre i think (same tyre that i cleared allermuir with, they might be heavy but those rubber queens grip!)

Am beginning to view these climbs like little individual bouldering problems, all of them have one ‘crux’ move and aren’t necessarily part of a bigger route.

next up is the side of whitehill (crux: one final 5 metre section which is ridiculously steep) and the southern slope of allermuir (crux: finding a line, any line…)

I have a nice climb for yu on costorphine hill then – I have been using it in the same way – not seen anyone get up it. Series of rock steps with sharp turns. Nearly made it but not quite.

I dunno how you got up that slope. I have tried it on a solo as well and in 22/34 granny with my full weight on the pedal it just stalled

Hmm, i’ve never been very good at steps in climbs, i twiddle low gears at a high cadence and it doesn’t always give me enough momentum to bump up and over stuff.

Will need to go and explore corstorphine again, haven’t been in years. Where’s the climb?

Anyone cleared the one from the gate / cattle-grid on the west side of Allermuir to the top? Can manage about 3/4 up & no more, lousy steep, bumpy terrain!

I’ve managed it once and almost managed again last week but was going too slowly when my front wheel hit a small step. I’d like to think i could manage it without a monstrous, sticky freeride tyre, but i think thats what made the difference, allows you to be a little more clumsy on the pedals in the heat of the moment.

12th – hard to explain. On the way down from the top to the north near the flooded quarry

OK, I remember the flooded quarry at least! maybe go have a look around tonight…

Having completely wandered OT, is this ride tomorrow still on?

sounds poopy.

As far as I know it is still on. I got caught in the rain today however, going to be rainy again tomorrow though…

markd – Member

sounds poopy.

It will be if you’re not going

well thats that then, it will be poopy.

Yeah, I am not too keen on cycling in the pishing rain. I was out at the Pentlands this morning with steven, and it was glorious for the first half, then it rained. Tomorrow is forcasted to be worse.

All these challenges sound interesting (not necessarily in a possible way) but I’m wimping out to climb at Ratho tomorrow in the dry. If there’s any (dry) summer’s evenings in the Pentlands on the cards, however…

Still on as far as I am concerned 10.30 at fiveways – 11.30 at the viaduct, 12 at bonaly carpark

I’m up for it, draggy rear Juicy 5 notwithstanding.

Wot route do you take up to Bonaly from the WoL?

Dunno how to describe it. Basically straight up the hill on the road past the scout camp. Not thru the centre of colinton but past is it West Mills?

Come off before the bypass. West Mill road, cross Woodhall, up Bonaly Road, least that’s what I do.

Jimmy – YGM

Sounds like it Gecko

Good old A to Z.

Mark – you need to turn up!

TJ, I regret that I might give tomorrow a miss, especially with it forecasted to pish it down. I got really wet on todays ride and I have had my fill (my trainers will still be soaked by tomorrow and well, rain is meh). We can try arranging another one soon hopefully. Might try and get to a climbing wall instead…

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]Fair enough – youshould see the face my other half is pulling at the thought of going out in the rain. I’ll still be going past fiveways at 10.30 if you change your mind

TJ, Your otherhalf MTB’s too?

I won’t dissolve, and fishing out mud from in my ersecrack in the shower-post MTB ride-can be fun, but I just don’t fancy it tomorrow. 😛

I will be up early tomorrow anyways, if anything changes, I’ll come along.

why do i need to turn up?

got a present for me?

Yup Kissy kissy

Sab – who do you think sits on the tandem with me?

omg.

I should still be on for tomorrow assuming I get up early enough to replace a shock bushing.

the pentlands was really quiet today, hardly saw anyone else. we did canal – bonaly – clubbiedean – maidens – green cleugh – blackhill – white cleugh – green cleugh – glencorse – castlelaw (rip) – puke hill – quad track – scaletrix – bonaly – canal. pretty much bone dry trails and sunshine as well all the way round 😀 cracking four hours of riding.

Oh aye – be anti-social then.

What did you think of Castlelaw?

did you go out then? we wanted an early start so left at 10am.

castlelaw is pretty rubbish now 🙁 i used to like it coming from puke hill and using the rocky bit as a descent. did it as a climb and its really boring and easier now. took the wee grassy line at one point, only to discover that i couldn’t get back onto the main path 😡 very glad i got back before the rain though! thinking riding with company will get me back on track and i’ll be clocking up the miles again before i know it! was this not the weekend of your sportive?

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sportive?

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Nah – I was out of sorts at the start of the week (migraine) and that ruled it out for me. Was out with TJ, Julie, Genks and a couple of other STW-forumites. Good run. The tracks arewere all nice and dry. Glad I got back before the thunderstorm though.

Missed this one. If anyone fancies a ride this week then let me know.

i’m looking to ride Weds or Thurs evening, Pents or GT maybe.

Gutted not to have ridden today. Stupid weather forecasts.

Nah – you were best to stay at home. It was too hot…. 😉

Finally back to the house – Knackered I am. Not been out for ages and that made it hard work. ( getting my excuses in first.)

Nice to get out and meet some folks I ain’t met before. I showed them all the nasty climbs – then they left me in a puffing sweating heap at the side of the climbs.

Pics in a few mins

it were fun.

think we had the best of the weather for sure.