Bikechain people - is there a regular ride now?
There is. It's as regular as we can be...
Basically - got lots on at the moment - we have a new website about 10days from launch etc.
We are doing a road ride on sunday if you fancy it. Otherwisem we could be up for a ride next week at some point.
don't currently have a road bike. will watch out for ride plans, cheers.
thebikechain - MemberThere is. It's as regular as we can be...
Basically - got lots on at the moment - we have a new website about 10days from launch etc.
We are doing a road ride on sunday if you fancy it.
Ooh! Where and when?
druidh - Premier Memberthebikechain - Member
There is. It's as regular as we can be...
Basically - got lots on at the moment - we have a new website about 10days from launch etc.
We are doing a road ride on sunday if you fancy it.
I fawt you woz one and the same
Pah! I go off for a day and he organises stuff behind my back. Probably hoping I'd miss this thread so he'd not have to face watching me pedal off into the distance
Onion - i thought you said we were going out?
Oh and btw - we are another step fwd with worldpay....gogogogogogogo
Hee hee
Fancy a night ride next Wednesday??
http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/dayforecast.asp?zipcode=edinburgh&day=6
That would be cool Druidh - if I get out to teh hills before the wind arrives I will get home very quickly.
I think you guys should make a regular date for a night ride and stik with it
Did you follow the link Teej? Think I should cycle in that day too
I did Druidh a nice lull around 6 pm to get out to the hills and a gentle breeze to get me home around 9pm
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Mark made some pathetic excuse about keeping his mum happy and having to work and stuff. Honestly, some people 🙄
I was going to try and organise a Pentlands Christmas ride and drinks, but I'm not really feeling it since I got hit, so not making any commitments yet. That, and my bike is lovely and clean.
I think my regular wednesday night rides are off til the new year so up for this myself, just say where and when...
Count me in for a Wednesday ride.
Kit - are you on the mend? How's the bike?
I'm mostly on the mend - got a sore foot, bizarely. Bike is in the capable hands of thebikechain, I'm currently waiting on the insurance company sending me a cheque!
Hi all,
I'm new to this. I was out on Wed in the pentlands. Left harlaw at 6. It was super calm, hardly a breeze at all. I saw 2 other lights heading up towards West Kip as I was returning to Harlaw. Other than that, all quiet.
I'd be up for this Wed again.
Martin.
I'm new to this as well but I can do Wednesday if anybody's going.
I'm out tomorrow night from Balerno, meeting Hamish (can't remember his username) at 7 near the lower Scotmid.
Al
I can't make tuesday but would be interested in a wed ride
I would but this week is a biggy for us. May be a few late nights...
Oh and my mother has announced she has osteo arthritis so she needs cuddles and decs put up and stuff. Plus my GF seems to be booking stuff for me to do...
Let you know.
Md
FAKES!
Huh, I was going to push for a wednesday ride but just remembered I have a driving lesson 😛
Incidentally, was anyone up the Pentlands last riday in the day time? Went for a run (why didn't I take the bike??) and while Edinburgh was bathed in fog, it was an inversion of some kind and from the Pentlands the view was a completely white sea all the way to the Ochills with clear blue sunny skies. I was blown away by it - if anyone has pictures I'd love to see em.
Speaking of pics, and if Hamish is on here, where's that monstrosity of an Enduro you took a pic of at GT ladt weekend? Deserves posting up...
jimmy - was that his Enduro perchance?
Unsure if he's on here, but I'll ask him tonight anyway.
Got a couple of pics from the top of Allermuir on Saturday at dusk, fog was only just clearing though, so just got the hill tops emerging from the soup. Will post up later if they're any good.
Jimmy I have a few pics from GT on saturday, it was the same thing. Blue skies, no wind, with cloud lying in the valley - perfect! I'll get them up shortly.
Mark
I'll probaby be up there about eight. Will try to check the thread later to see if anybody else is going.
@Gordy: How far do you plan to go/how long do you plan to be out, from where and how hardcore are you? 🙂
Not hardcore at all but I did try the slab at Dalbeattie on my first go so I'm not chicken either. Just about to go outside and take the slicks off so that gives some idea of my offroad experience. I thought I'd just see how it went really.
Sorry if that doesn't sound very organised but I didn't think anybody else was coming. I've emailed you a mobile number. Shout if you get it soon enough. ETA looks more like 8:15 now.
Thanks for the call, Martin. Sorry you couldn't make it in the end.
Was quite muddy! :O)
Looking forward to it freezing again as my riding time is a bit sparse at the moment. The option of a quick blast form home appeals.
Either dry or freezing would certainly be better. Bikes are unfortunately making a right arse of some of the paths.
Aye - and I won't cycle there while that remains the case.
[i]"With access comes responsibility...."[/i]
Thanks for the feedback btw 😉
Oh, you're one of that lot. You're welcome. :O)
I might scout about a bit and see what paths are going to be okay. Harlaw to Threipmuir should be fine, as should Bavelaw to The Howe IIRC. The road down to to Glencorse is obviously fine, then up to Castlelaw and over the side of Allermuir on the big track there, though the Howden Burn track was pretty eroded as well last time I saw it. If there's a workable way through to Bonaly (which I'm not sure there is) then I could get back to the start via Torduff and Clubbiedean reservoirs.
Hard work some of that but who takes a bike into the hills for an easy life, eh.
Might be more fun to do Harlaw -> Threipmuir -> Bavelaw -> The Howe -> Flotterstone -> couple of pints -> Return by same. Anybody know if the pub is happy to let muddy bikers in?
Your first one's pretty much the route I've been using when it's soft Gordy; you could take the army road down from Allermuir, then skirt the bypass back to bonaly (sticky), or there's a couple of tracks down from Capelaw / Howden burn -most suitable on the north slope down to the gate, then east to Bonaly Reservoir & puke hill.
Supposed to be seriously frosty in the next few nights - you might get your chance, Onion!
Cheers, Rob.
Funnily enough, the Maiden's Cleugh path is marked as a surfaced path suitable for cycling on the cooncil's Pentlands cycling map.
Maidens? I'm confused (again) over which is which. [s]Druidh[/s] Onion fabricated a good Pentlands map which I'm struggling to locate, if Maidens is the 'middle' one (Harlaw centre - Glencorse reservoir) then aye, it's stone all the way, & a good climb. Coming over south road on Castlelaw could be more interesting though. Phantoms (off maidens to Bonaly) is generally a muddy mess & somehow not fun.
Will be hoping to do a few day / night rides after the 28th once I'm back in town if you fancy it - posting up here as usual...!
robgarrioch
This map?
That's the one. EUCC used it without my permission (not that it's actually Copyright or owt, but it would have been ice of them to ask). I decided to take my original one offline as some of the paths were getting trashed and I felt a little responsible for highlighting where they were. I've been known to send an updated version to folk that ask nicely 🙂
onion...
How could I email you, to [i]please[/i] request an updated map?
You would find my email address in my profile....
> [i]if Maidens is the 'middle' one (Harlaw centre - Glencorse reservoir) then aye, it's stone all the way[/i]
I thought it looked in a bit of a state up by the gate at the top. Folk have been going round the planks on the Harlaw side as well and churning the edges up.
onion, email sent.
drumon - ygm
cheers!!
anyone fancy Saturday morning Pantlands? Should be frozen solid...
The bottom end of Maidens on the glencorse side is very wet at the moment. It seems there is a new spring on the path that is causing much slop and erosion. Maybe worth a call to the ranger. It would only take 1 water bar to save the bottom 300m of path from being completely ruined.
Are any of you lot from the South side of the Pentlands??
I'm in Penicuik and could do with an occasional night riding buddy.
Not really an option to meet up with the Bonaly lot at Harlaw, as it'd be a full ride to get there and back!
Sorry, I cannae do Saturday morning. I was thinking Friday night about 9 though.
Just me then? 😆
Hope you get some company on Saturday, Jimmy. I'd have tagged along if I was free.
will be xmas shopping this evening i'm afraid 😐
Rather you than me, mate.
I'm waiting for the weather to be trying its best to stop me so I'm going out on Sunday morning and will then thaw myself out with Gluhwein from the German market and possibly a few Bratties too.
Just come back from a wee run round the Pentlands, slippy and white. Only two other tyre tracks around. Much fun.
Looking forward to heading up there tomorrow morning.
Pentlands ride would be good ce weekend - can only do Sunday am though. Are you Sat only Jimmy? Anyone fancies a Sunday sojourn post up and I'll be glad to join ye.
I'm going for a burl on Sunday about 12:00-ish if that's any use to anyone. No route decided or anything like that yet.
Thought about going further afield but it seems a bit daft when the Pentlands will be nice and frozen.
I can't do Sunday AM but will be going up around dusk or later.
Btw I'm in perthshire at the minute and there's no snow. It seems so wrong!
Great ride yesterday, singlespeed was more fun and not as hard as I thought it'd be in the snow. Amazing how many folk were out on bikes, although not all were enjoying the snow.
onion - Premier Member
EUCC used it without my permission (not that it's actually Copyright or owt, but it would have been ice of them to ask).
We did ask, and you granted us permission. Still have the emails somewhere. Working in the bike industry is obviously affecting your memory already.
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> [i]Amazing how many folk were out on bikes[/i]
Nae bugger up there tonight as far as I could see. Just got some SPDs and took them for a shot in the snow - only went over once but had a few more moments when I nearly did it again. 😀
Was just me and this wee moose:
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stevenmenmuir - Member
Great ride yesterday, singlespeed was more fun and not as hard as I thought it'd be in the snow. Amazing how many folk were out on bikes, although not all were enjoying the snow.
Were you on a Scandal with Rebas perchance? If so, I tailed you up Maidens on my SS Rockhopper.
Great day to be out, nice and predictably slippy. Who wasn't enjoying the snow?
So who's coming on Wednesday then?
One at a time, eh. I wasn't prepared for such a rush.
;O)
Not me, although I wish I was. I doubt I'll get out at all this week 🙁
That was me, what tyre did you have on the back, looked nearly slick. We met some guys as we caught our breath at the start of Black Hill, they had just come up it from the reservoir end and were pretty much all cursing the snow. Shouldn't have been going the wrong way up it 😆
I might be up for a blast round, any times, places to meet etc or is that too organised?
No concrete plans. Having assumed I was going by myself, I was going to go along the canal, up the donkey track from near Riccarton, onto Blinkbonny Road, and then I was going to see if I could find the track up Poet's Glen because I didn't know it existed until a few days ago.
But that's a rubbish plan for anyone but me so I'm entirely open to suggestions. :O)
Got any favourites? Can do about 7:30 no bother and can probably arrange to go earlier if need be. Don't mind taking the car if that helps.
Gordy, if I have understood you correctly, the path (the one that runs parallel to the Kirkgate) is on your left on Blinkbonny Road just after the bend in the road and just opposite some houses. There is a step up I think. First rode it down the other day. Nice bonus singletrack. Not tried it uphil yet. I nomally just ride up the kirkgate but think I'll try that path next time.
That fits with the description I've got, pixelmix. Cheers.
I'm no' that certain now about finding the track over Maiden's Cleugh in the dark after this extra overnight snow. I suppose I'll just have to suck it and see, eh.
Going up Poet's is hard work (for me). Rocky, rooty and the last third is a killer 🙂
The time to beat from road to road is 4:00mins I think, let us know how you get on 😉
Confused! Is there a night ride on wed the 29th? or is it all a cruel joke? Sent Gordy an email, I am up near Edinburgh for the holidays with bike and lights, would love to be shown some stuff in the Pentlands, only been walking there before.
> [i]Going up Poet's is hard work[/i]
I don't doubt it but the road's hard work [i]and boring[/i].
Beefy: I've been talking about this Wednesday - today - and I'll be in Galloway next week. Otherwise I'd have been happy to go for a spin while you're up here. Some of the other Edinburgh folk might be going out though ...
doesn't look like I'll be able to make it 🙁
beefy - MemberConfused! Is there a night ride on wed the 29th? or is it all a cruel joke? Sent Gordy an email, I am up near Edinburgh for the holidays with bike and lights, would love to be shown some stuff in the Pentlands, only been walking there before.
I am sure someone will be out and show you around. Post up a day or two before?
AntM - Memberdoesn't look like I'll be able to make it
Thats not good puffer training 😈
Kit - MemberGoing up Poet's is hard work (for me). Rocky, rooty and the last third is a killer
I must be getting fitter - I was surprised how easy it was when I did it as a climb for the first time recently
> [i]doesn't look like I'll be able to make it[/i]
Scunner. Better luck next time.
me n' a mate went up this morning about 10-ish...was fine going up the poet's glen w/ the just-wet-enough snow providing traction....but soon after, on the road before the first gate, things got muy sloggy....a layer of slush under the fresh snow (and a time limit on our adventure) meant we turned around.
good fun, nonetheless.
once a few feet/tyres have laid down a path, though, it'll be sweet, i rekkin...
So - anyone want to go out this weds? 29th 6.30 pm on the aqueduct. or as arranged to suit - aiming for harlaw ranger station and on from there
I won't be around until tomorrow evening - e mail me jeremyDOTpascoeATbtinternetDOT com