NR, could you check your e-mail please.
Cheeeesekate, i can take your soloist place, my e-mail is in my profile.... thanks!
I never made it up to strathpeffer earlier but on new years day it was a great descent down from the viewpoint. the front wheel didnt dive in once. ive got a racing ralph up front and it seems to do the job fine! I might leave it on after all.was planning another bonty mud-x 1.8.
Just for a laugh. Join our teams Facebook group, and I'll provide updates as the race goes (if it goes) on the day
I was out again on the snow tyres this evening, south Scotchland so no comparison to the snowy-balls of the kilted crowd oop north. But still, those tiny metal bits are amazing, 30 laps of the football field and I was ploughing into the turns like it was summer 🙂
No blimmin use in drifts though...
Also fell on the steps out front this morning and whacked my back. No! Not the Puffer injury curse! No!
Back to bloody work tomorrow too.
Cheers, al.
alan, i fell last week down three steps in the snow.went down them on my back too!
i was wearing flip flops at the time and my elbow took most of the weight and its now hard to put pressure on it.
top tip: dont walk in snow in flip flops.
i was sledging yesterday, when we decided we didnt like the igloo we made, we started dismantling it, i tried drop kicking it, landed on my left leg, curled under my body, and now i can hardly walk... my tailbone hurts front the sledging.
Gentlemen, this is the Puffer injury curse. This is my 3rd year. In 2008, I hit black ice on the way to work in early Jan and ripped my shoulder muscles trying to break my fall. The many falls on the 2008 Puffer skating rink were excruciating!
In 2009, I avoided commuting injury and instead broke my patella (knee-cap) at 2AM about half way round my 10th lap. Nasty! I hobbled/coasted back to the finish (and that earned me a quaich for being old & SS! Thanks!). 3 months off the bike.
This year: well, I've dodged it so far but watch out it's a bit nippy.
Cheers, al.
leg seems better today WOO! gonna take it careful between now and the puffer...
So local guys.....how many 'feet' of snow did you get last night?? I see they are determined the Puff will go on.....D Day next wedesday!
We didnt get much last night, if we got any at all higher up...
Right! I'm feeling inspired, I'll forgo the turbo session tonight and get out- another tyre swop I think and a few laps on the cycle way.
I wish i had some motivation... looks like im Soloing the puffer now!
Gonna be great - I hope
tried to get up the fireroad in a landrover this afternoon,we had to reverse down before the first corner.It is being ploughed tomorrow so hopefully it will be more accessible
are you going up tomorrow aswell? d'you want help?
No help needed cullen as the FC are doing it
I thought the singletrack was going to be cleared as well in some places?
Good to see the FC have thier priorities right....bugger the locals get the course cleared....Puffer comes first...quality 😀
I'll be heading out on Saturday to clear some tree fell on the singletrack with a hand saw.
Not been out since before December so where best to start?
Park at Steves' old place and walk in reverse from there up to and past Bill?
You guys are really putting in a great effort to get this thing on....you deserve a few pints!! really hope we dont get much more snow so we can get up the A9 to race with you....
Just looked at my weather app and strathpeffer is the warmest (with exception to Marbella which is +9)out of all my saved places. It's only -5 compared to
Edinburgh -10
Airdrie -9
Peebles -10
Dumfries -10
Aviemore -6
Glasgow -14
Things are looking up haha
Xan, that app is lying...
and Alek, walking back from steve's old place is the best way...
Weather permitting - Decided to take the bike for a spin too! Folding spade and bow saw in camel back............happy days 🙂
Il have the kettle on ready for you. 😉 I doubt you'll be able to take your bike on the top half of the course, but the lower half should be fine.
Will check with the shop first but was planning to spade out a line on the singltrack. A small section of at least.
Gonna be some hard work ahead 😐
that would be fantastic, i might do that on sunday... make the most of my last day off school this holidays...
Good work fella's.. keep up the info. I hope its all going to be ok for getting there Friday...
Hi Alex just as well we put aside those tires as we sold out later.Going in on Monday to clear some of the single track,so let us know how you got on.FC clearing fire road up to top of puffer.Things looking up
cullen-bay - Member
Xan, that app is lying...and Alek, walking back from steve's old place is the best way...
No it is not.
This morning @ 6am it was between -10 & -12 here in the Dumfries area
but it wasnt only -5 here!
Cheers mate on the tyres front. Spot on. I'll call in to the shop with cash on Saturday and give them an outing 
Let the work begin.........Cullen, your more than welcome to join us. Just bring a spade and yourself 🙂
are you going out on sunday?
Hoping to go out both days..........
take a flask,going to be a bit nippy
http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/14days.asp
looks better for the competitors , but worse for orgnisers perhaps
Wouldn't trust Metcheck - they currently say I have temps of +3C when the thermometer at my back door is reading -14C and every other news site is telling us about the coldest night of the year...
Every other forecast seems to be saying freezing until the Puffer and then only a bit cold (ie around freezing) after that.
trust me im not - im packing enough warm stuff to be michelin man !
Was up the Puffer today and speaking to the guy driving the catapillar plough. He has cleared the first 1km of fireroad from the Torachilty carpark up to the first turn off the fireroad onto the first little stretch of singletrack that cuts the fireroad corner off. He said he is clearing the fireroad out to the farm first then will be clearing up to the saw mill. The snow has been taken right back to the hardcore in places on the fireroad, but there are some big sections that are like glass underneath!!
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The rest of the fireroad climb is badly rutted at the minute due to some tracked vehicle going up it, and its frozen solid, feels like riding over a cattle grid constantly. but this should be ok once the plough has been up it.
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Got to the top of the fireroad climb and up to the singletrack which is no better than it was. Still un-ridable on this side of the hill.
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Not long to go now 😀
Chipbutty, see next time you're up there. Could you just lie down and do rolypolys all along the singletrack. That should sort it! 😉
PS: Snowing hard again in Moray!!
Ill go up and do some of them tomorrow for you Jo ;).
Hopefully see ya next weekend
Mick
You're bound to pass me at some point. Just make sure I'm not frozen solid as you go. And can anyone who knows me that goes past also remember that although I can be irrational and talk sh*te most of the time, it's also a sign of advanced hypothermia....
hah! Alek- il see you in the shop tomorrow, and arrange sunday's clearing then.
A mate and myself will be heading (cycling) from the shop around 10.30am tomorrow for a rekkie on the course to cut out any tree fell we find! Spades at the ready 🙂
........if any one else fancies a spin.
Course update,lower half now ridable (carpark up to veiw rock ,down decent to car park).Upper fire road cleared next week hopefully.Worst thing that can happen now is a thaw,turn every thing to ice
