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Kinda relieved no one's actually named a time or place for tomorrow's ride to begin from.
6.30 from Bonaly Stores
Better at riding than reading eh geex? 😉
Better at riding than lotsa fingz TBF.
To make it there for half 6 I'd need to come along on my E-commuter (slicks shod Emtb hardtail) . Should even the balance for riding with Gravel racers tho. Eh?
What route are you thinking?
I haven't mulled over this week's route yet, I'm not mega familiar with the Pentlands yet (I only moved back to Edinburgh in September and never rode in them before that).
E bikes welcome. To be honest, any bike is welcome.
Haven't rideen there for over 3 years myself. Mainly because most of it is shit and it's a 30min drive from me. 😉 But I can just make tomorrow an extended commute home.
I'll PM you.
I'll try and be there tmrow, will confirm.
I can confirm from my ride this morning that once you're out in the rain, it's not actually too bad. Hopefully see some of you there tonight.
with path 'improvements' I suspect even more fun has been removed.
I bailed out this morning (before the rain...). Need a rest day.
Good ride lads, nice weather as well until it rained 😂
Twas grand...I'm upgrading my tyres to worn Schwalbe land cruiser 35s as they seem to make Sam like shit off a shovel.
Oh and can any burgers keep an eye out for a big hitter on an ebike near the canal, apparently geex got lost.
Thanks for coming along guys, it was a good do and to be honest the rain didn't make that much difference (apart from the ride back along the Water of Leith after the pub which felt like bloody November 🤨).
You should see Sam ride on a near bald High Roller in winter 😳
couple of my mates were up Pentlands last night - didn't seem to be too much rain.
Thanks for waiting. And apologies for being nowhere near you by 6:30.
Rain was heavy AF in riccarton/Sighthill at 6:30 (I know.. I know.. Canal? Water of Leith? All look the same to me)
Got to Bonaly about 15mins later and it was dry. Don't remember the names of any trails, paths or hills in the Pentlands anymore but I
headed straight up the (middle) dull wide steep surfaced track. Through the gates to the very top of whatever hill it is you can look down on the two reservoirs from and descended the other side to the big reservoir nr Floterston. And home via auchendinny.
Saw and spoke to a couple of other no mates mtb riders but no sign of any Gravel riders.
Might be along next week if I can work out how to get to Bonaly not via riccarton.
Turns out 10 out of 10 Embra canal users don't even know where Bonaly is.
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You shouldn't be allowed out without one of your minders.
From the guy who genuinely couldn't organise a piss up in an actual brewery?
You can't rush these things. Watch this space as they say.
Same carry on this week for anyone that's interested - 6.30pm, Bonaly Stores, Tuesday evening.
I'll not be there but Sam will be in charge. Let me know if you're coming so I can let him know who to wait for.
I'd have come along and acted as Geex minder but I'm already committed to working late tomorrow.
Mibbie next week. I'll be watching Soso's debut in goal for Hearts against Hibs.
Albert can dream...
"thing tha feem toon"
😉