Pentlands Sunday Skirmish 10/10/10

Tentatively calling anyone who fancies a few hours daylight riding on Sunday, hoping the weather’s reasonable. Route to be fully decided, depending on soggy-ness, but certainly hopeful to finish on Byreside (i.e. expect a little hikey-bikey) so probably an anti-clockwise loop with usual up-hillness, and retire back to man-cave for a brief cake-session (in Bonaly)… Meet at the Scout Camp gate for 10.30?

(+ xtra justification – ‘tis my birthday 😉 , and a certain PaulG’s as well, if I remember right….)

very maybes.

Maybe. I’ll try to persuade Mrs TJ – but don’t tell her about the hikabike

Hopefully…Mmmm more cake 😮

ha ha, when reading this I remembered it was your birthday too! 😀

I shall more than likely be recovering from the night before. If I have the worst pre birthday night out ever, i’ll see you Sunday morning …doubt it though.

enjoy!

Young ‘uns today, only interested in their own foul depraved entertainments…. grumble, grumble, rhubarb, erse, fek, millennium hand and shrimp etc.

(i.e. I took Monday off, out Sunday night 🙂 )

Got a works leaving doo up In toon on Saturday , so the chances of me hiking a bike are probably pretty slim . More likely to be “Driving the porcelain truck” on Sunday than riding my bike. Still have a great Birthday Rob .

P.S. Where’s Byreside. ?

Rob, I’m going to try and make this.

Teensy bump for anyone with nowt better to do…. 😉

Robin – I’d love to make it – but missus says otherwise. Have to go buy a rug. ffs!

Forcast is still looking good!,
down wanlockhead with HH and Co tomorrow too…life is good 😮

May join ye Rob – been solo parenting all week and it’s put years on me. Missus is back tomorrow, thank God, so a Pentlands ride would be just the thing.

Ok

do we have a plan for this?

As per post 1 Teej – gather for tribal chanting at that round stone thing by Pukes’ bottom gate around 10.30, couple of routes in mind depending on weather / nos., 3 / 4 hours riding time, hot drinkies & soft sugary treats in Bonaly, courtesy moi, upon return.

It’s all good 8)

Cool – hopefully we will be there

Have a good one evrybody, Happy Birthday Rob.

a wee thread barge
im gonna move the East Lothian rideout from Longniddry from next sunday the 17th to the following week on the 24th due to a few stars that cant make it,
know a few folk going tomorrow wanna come along…will post a thread next week so plenty notice for everyone…ok, play on chaps 😮

Thanks to those who came along – wish the weather had been a little more on our side, but I think we made a good fist of it. As usual, actions above & beyond – TJ+Julie conquering some challenging climbs, Coastkid for keeping the legs pumping after a weekend of many miles, Garry_Lager for generally keeping a sense of humour on the heavy bike…

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Until next time….

haha, me screaming my head off as no grip and locked up 😆
great days riding,enjoy the rest of your birthday Rob!





get some film done tomorrow…

Cheers guys – ta for waiting around for us at the top of the climbs 🙂

Slower than usual for us today but enjoyed it all the same.

That looks like ‘proper’ fun.

Love the vid –

“Shit can’t stop”
“You’ll be ok, just roll”

Sage advice Sir 😆

Love it up the Pentlands, been up there a few times.
I usually start at Harlaw, go up and over to The Flotterstone, beer, then back via Glencorse and Loganlea, over the black hill to Harlaw again. Greatfun. 😀

Won’t be that green again for a while….

The profile of todays efforts, possibly to be followed later by a map if I can work out how to do it
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first of several films done…Clubbie Dean…

Running clean off the trail due to no tyre grip under breaking descending off Bells Hill… 😮

Good footage so far Bruce, yer gettin good results with that setup.. I stuck the ‘Cannae Stop’ portion onto the ‘tube too – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRgUkHopxJg.
Just off up again now to get Byreside in – much clearer today

Loganlea descent…

finaly all uploaded 😮
Castlelaw down around to Caerketton Hill..

descending off Caerketton Hill…

and last but not least, Tandem on the trail 😮

Ta

Thats my evening sorted then 🙂

was mine sorted last night 😮

Thanks for taking the time to produce these Bruce – considering I’m not likely to do much group riding next year, it’s good to know the highlights will always be on later 😉