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Remember the old Wednesday night TBC night rides. Well tonight myself and Jimmy of this parish did a mini recreation. We both now live in Midlothian and just down the road from me the excellent Cross Borders Brewing Company are making some very tasty beers. So after riding some of the local singletrack we popped in for a tasty beverage and thought it'd be a good idea to organise a STW get together. The brewery is stumbling distance from the Eskbank train station, there's loads of trails in the vicinity and there's the option of food too. So I thought I'd mention it and see if there's any interest in organising something. TTFN
Remember the old Wednesday night TBC night rides.
No.
Riding with you I do enjoy though.
Hipster beer?...
meh bleurgh!!
Phew... says the tap room is only open Fridays and Saturdays
a nice bland cold lager in the Dean it is then, eh?
Tues or Thursdays and I'll come
It's open Sundays too. We were thinking daytime ride finishing at the tap room.
Well, err, I'm in!
I'll make an effort to come over from the Costa and embrace my salt n sauce brethren.
Ramorra?
What time?
Hipster beer, so I assume it's all gravel bikes, in which case...
... I'M IN 😂
Gravel?.
Er, naw.
But I've already ordered a Rapha top especially for it.
And started growing my beard.
There's an antique armchair in the brewery with your name on it, Col.
I work in Dalkeith so a ride after work would be awesome! Tuesdays and Thursdays are good for me too.
translation for non natives like Jimmy
Ramorra? = Is this happening tomorrow old bean?
and if so, What time?
I can stick some gravel in my pockets to throw over my shoulder infront of any **** that turns up on a luggage strewn curly barred hipster chariot.
In...if I’m free. Weather tomorrow is pish tho and i’m busy anyway.
I can totally recommend both the beers and the pizzas at the brewery.
No the morra. I've done myself in today. I think they said they might have something happening the last Sunday of the month. If not the local pizza place can deliver there. If anybody turns up on a gravel bike I will make the route particularly unsuitable for said bike.
Burger guy there on 28th Aug.
translation for non natives like Jimmy
I've been here long enough and revise with Irvine Welsh regularly. Likesay?
Remember them? Best times best. Best times.
Probably up for something again like this in the future. Do most of my riding on my own now for a bit of peace.
Got new adventures starting in September so there will be a dramatic change to my daily schedule making meet ups easier.
Out tomorrow morning if anyone is up for a trundle. Won't be much, maybe 2-3 hours and probably in the pentlands. GRAVEL obvs.
choose life. choose a gravel bike, choose matching luggage and stupid shaped handlebars, choose a shitty hipster beer and a burger from an industrial unit that only opens one and a half days a week.
Why the **** does riding bikes have to be organised around the opening hours of the hipster homebrew warehouse and occasional burger van when it's pretty much impossible to be further than 400metres from the wids, the smell of take away food, cheap bevvy and weed at any point in Midlothian?
Bunch ay doss ****s!
😉
🤣🤣🤣👏🏻
👏 There's already been a Chainspotting fillum, otherwise there's the start right there.
Btw Geex - were you at Gladhouse reservoir last week one evening looking for a swimming spot? Looked like you.
Shit! Sorry I didn't recognise you.
We'd just finished cooking dinner and went in a bit later.
the water was lovely!
A pal of mine has just moved up here from Hebden Bridge and we've just started recreating Ride Drink Pie from down there. 6.30 from Bonaly Stores (in homage to the old TBC rides), 2 hours ISH of gravel bike/gentle MTB mincing then end at the Spylaw pub for drink and a pie. All are welcome, although I appreciate this may not be the right crowd to advertise to!
Shit! Sorry I didn’t recognise you
I wasn't sure either, it has been a long time!
2nd Big Hitter interest noted
I can't wait to find out who the second big hitter is.
D'you mince past torphin reservoir and back along the water of Leith?
A pal of mine has just moved up here from Hebden Bridge and we’ve just started recreating Ride Drink Pie from down there. 6.30 from Bonaly Stores (in homage to the old TBC rides), 2 Huhours ISH of gravel bike/gentle MTB mincing then end at the Spylaw pub for drink and a pie. All are welcome, although I appreciate this may not be the right crowd to advertise to
Nick - we certainly did a couple of weeks ago. In fact, I always go back along the water of Leith anyway to get the canal home.
I should be up for this as its my long weekend off. In the spirit of TBC wednesday night Pentland rides you really need coastkid on his Surly monkey doing wheelies whilst chatting incessently. Oh and TJ flying down Bavelaw hill claiming to have hit 50 on his tandem .
56 mph actually!!
There's a few folk out into the Pentlands and then retire the the Railway Tavern - don't think they're on STW though.
I've been in contact with the brewery, just waiting for them to get back to me then I'll suggest a date or two.
Munrobiker - interested , I live about 200m from the Spylaw !
I'm interested in the evening ride (saw it via the power of Facebook too). I'll need to form the splinter group for a pint in the Flotterstone for those returning this side of the hills.
Munroe, NZ. Me and the wife sometimes go that way. The alternative from Bonaly, Puke hill, is a bit too much for her.... I grew up round there, spent many summers all over the pentlands.
Jimmy, pint at the Spylaw to start and one midway at Flotterstone?
I like how this is panning out
It's got migraine written all over it!
Unfortunately I am broken so cannot come out to play
Nick - because it's a bit of a social do we have made a plan to avoid Puke Hill.
We'll be there tomorrow night, everyone's welcome to come and join in, invite your mates. Just let me know if you're coming through the PM's so I know who to wait for.
I'll have to decline this time as I'm away with work for a while. May join another time.
Can't make tomorrow, but am up for these rides in general
Also have a Masters degree in brewing, a drop bar bike, a beard and a check shirt
yourguitarhero - alarmingly, you'll only be our second beardy, masters degree in brewing, drop bar riding check shirt wearing rider.
Lord!