tis very satisfying, organising a ride and meeting all the people off here.
the stw northern chapter rides have been some of the best rides i have ever done..... 8)
we'll sort a wee run around saltoun woods or something and have a couple of pints at the end.
Yoda , Saltoun and Humbie woods , Glenkinchie , Pencitland , round Woodhall , Pencaitland via Winton house , New Winton woods then onto Butterdean then back to Saltoun .
Though thinking about It better started In pencaitland then you could get a beer in the wee boozer there and folk can park there cars.
Thanks Bruce - will keep an eye out - would be nice to meet some new folk - will see if i can drag Hels along some time too
stanfree - I have a loop that takes in all that ^^ and more.
starting from mine (not far from 'kinchie)..
fancy it?
Aye GW sounds goods thats sort of my local little loop but starting from Tranent , Though Its probably to short for a STW ride out . Im on hols this week so will probably be out about on the bike.
the route I was thinking is 20miles, add on a wee jaunt from ormiston to Carberry and it'd be over 30. prob less than a mile of it on road. just not sure I'd have enough fitness to guide at the front all the way round.
Todays ride was a massive 27km.....
some of us did 25km before the start
*smug*
Could make for a great night ride GW , Only Butterdean and the Kinchie trail suffer from waterlogging the rest stay pretty dry .
some of us did 25km before the start
*smug*
I rode 7 miles or so too (about the same since I only have one pair of legs?) 😉
aye, Stan..
I'd be up for some nightriding, can't ever do Wednesdays or Fridays but should be able to manage any other night fine.
That looks a good day. Wished I'd come now, too shy though. Bit stupid really...
GW and stanfree, happy to lead after a recce...
need to reopen humbie kirk riverside back to saltoun...there from Costertoun mains (near windy mains) to Humbie mains is a nice loop...
theres are loads and loads of options 😮
then theres the lammys from gifford, garvald or stenton, + up blackcastle from Oldhamstocks... loads of recce rides this winter 😮
YOu should have come along MussEd - no one bites - not even me
Brads wibbly wheel in action here.
Sorry for lack of quality from the vid and it's length.
No way of editing it on this wee notebook thing, also i was holding the camera in my hand to film it.
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coastkid - here's a couple of links to a rough route I've created on OSexplore (sorry, 'bout as tech as I get with computers/GPS etc 😳 ).. wouldn't really need recce'd but I'd gladly show you round most of it sometime.
http://explore.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/os_routes/show/20070
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http://explore.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/os_routes/show/20071
GW - I know some of the second route - some really nice riding to be had round there
i know most of that area GW so proberly ridden the trails so just need to get a loop sorted,maybe get out a sunday with stanfree and Mike for a recce... 😮
sounds good to me.
a couple of films,2 cameras mounted on 2 bikes,
need to reopen humbie kirk riverside back to saltoun...
We started on that a few years ago!
Whats the song on the 2nd video?
songs on film 2 are rifles then stop by Black Rebal Motorcycle Club 😮
What a freak show,all those bikes and only Sharki is on a proper one 😉
Nice vids again CK.
Been out lastnight and ridden the first half of the local loop (first one I linked to earlier). I started from the Pub in Pencaitland rather than at mine and it took about 2hrs to get round to mine. - Basically start in local woods follow the tyne east, cross it by bridge , follow it on the other bank a bit further out to a wee farm and loop round to Saltoun Hall, ride through grounds and out past the Western coach house, freewheel down the road to Saltoun big wood for a lap of that taking in some of the nicer singletrack, head along past "the ducks" to the railway track, do one nice fast wooded singletrack blast then cut across a field to mine.
thinking we'd do the first half, stop for half time refreshments at mine before continuing on with the second leg (Woodhall/Wolfstarwoods/ormiston/Winton/wintonhill) another 1-2hrs depending on exact route - has a lot less gates and isn't as tight or technical and end with a few pints in the pub.
The good - it's mainly nice fun singletrack, only has 2 very short road sections and even with the recent rain there was only one (40sec tops) steep single track climb in Saltoun woods I couldn't do (with a baldy minion on the back)
The bad - 19 stile/fence/gates (although a few are openable). a lot of the riverside single track is fairly technical and I'd say too tight for a tandem (alternate routes round could be done but IMO you'd be missing out big time TJ&MrsTJ).
What do you think to doing this sometime next month?
I have no issue with going over gates - or no more so than I would on a solo
Depends just how tight and tricky. Its not so much we can't ride it as if we are stopping and starting a lot we would be quicker walking it.
Don't make us the people it depends on. Pick your route and we join in or not as appropriate
Don't flatter yourself 😛 simply being honest (as ever 😳 )
like I said, if it's too tight, alternate routes are available 😉
How tight and tricky? were you taking dabs? just trying to guage how tricky. Step ups? tight turns? How did it compare to the one tricky bit on Bruces first east lothian ride?
up for this sunday with paul and HH and maybe mike too GW...dont have a contact number so HH gonna text you my number etc...there is great trails around you for a day loop 😮
hopefully see you at weekend...
the worst section can be avoided entirely by going up a steep climb that we'd be passing the top of anyway.. this section is prob slightly more tricky than Bruces one. the rest will prob just be a quick dab/tripod/push over n get back on.
tricky to say not being a Tandemeer myself 😉
Cool Bruce! and Ta Andy!
(bloody hell, thought I might have had a few weeks to get a little fitter 😳 )
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oh.. also tried to post up on't other channel but it seems to be buggered
Hmmmmmmmmmm. the problem is geting on and off takes a bit of time so getting on and off means we are very slow rather than merely slowish.
Ta
TJ - You wouldn't really hold us up, group rides are a faff fest anyway, especially a big group riding anything with gates/stiles and we'd wait for you anyway.
us local boys'll do a recce/trial of the route this Sunday and let you know what we think to my suggestions for slight detours pour le tandem.
😉
GW I will find out tomorrow If Im working Sunday , If not Ill be up for a wee East Lothian blast . What time were you thinking ?.
Been round the second half of the route last night. it's around an hour and a half and was pretty much bone dry, even though it was raining, go figure? East Lothian rocks!! 😆
How about we meet at 11 at the pub? blast round the first half, cake n drinks at mine, second half and end at the pub.
see you at the dragon cruiser 11am Sunday 😮
Sorry not going to make It as Ive sold my soul to some Overtime , I couldn't knock It back as Its few and far between and so close to Xmas. Still on holiday from next Saturday afternoon so no excuses for next week If there's anything happening. Enjoy folks.
Having been forced to miss last week I fancied going this weekend, if that's OK, but internet was out all yesterday. Where is the dragon cruiser? I take it that's a colloquial name for somewhere.
Hi, dragon cruiser = boozer!
Winton arms in Pencaitland village, its the only pub, small village so easy to find, see you if you can make it 😮
Thanks, knew it had to be something like that - it's a bit too early on a Sunday for my brain to be awake enough. See you there.
Thanks for another nice ride gents
Indeed, and the hospitality.
Gutted I couldn't make it. Good to see folks in the pub car park though. Hope the test pilots enjoyed the homebrew! 😀
Great ride everyone!, thanks Gary for showing me a couple of new trails 😮 quite a turnout for what was to be a kind of informal recce day!
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then home...highlight was riding down through Haddington High street on the back wheel screaming REDRUM REDRUM at a gang of chasing Halloween teenagers armed with water balloons! 😮
check your diarys for Nov 14th...could do another rideout from Drem, 😮
I'm in ! 😀
Ha ha.. Bruce, class!! 😆
Good ride guys (and girls), except for the miserable East lothian weather 😉 think we had all the elements of a good MXCT, some went the wrong way, some got properly lost, a couple of crashes, andy managed to get his feet wet early on with his display of river riding, just the one mechanical I think and with my natural instinct for navigational skills I even managed to create a new trail for you all 😳 still plenty more wee trails in the area to show you another time.
Thanks to everyone for coming along and cheers for the pints!! and the Home brew after the pub - set me up great for guising 😉 cheers Mike! 😀
Looks good Gary there are few places there I recognise and some I cant place (Ck's first pic). Looking at the garmin route on mtb-scotland I'd love to know how to get to Saltoun woods from the end of the railway walk , I always have to go the long way round past East Saltoun and turn right. Is your way up the farm road to the right of the railway path.?
Anyway on holiday next week If any locals fancy a ride.
up for next monday locally paul,more around Saltoun - costerton-Humbie,
Sounds good Ck , Or have car will travel . Either way we will get something planned.
Lots more beer where that came from guys. Got 40 pints of cider that should be ready soon too!
I recognise those trails, a nice run. We're pretty lucky to have so many good trails around our way.
Stan - nah, from the railway (Saltoun station) head the same way as usual but take a right turn after the wee bridge and cut along past the cottage, through the gate and cross the fields, thought you'd have found the descent (CK named it "the only DH in East lothian" 😉 )
CKs first pic is near the start of the ride (about 2miles in) when we were heading east out of the village on the singletrack alongside the tyne. prob not that easy to find but I'll show you it if we hook up for a ride. (be working next week sadly)
yodagoat - MemberLots more beer where that came from guys. Got 40 pints of cider that should be ready soon too!
I recognise those trails, a nice run. We're pretty lucky to have so many good trails around our way.
40 pints of apple juice!, will be finishing near your gaff then!