Brilliant, 5 hours of mixed CX/gravel/road and a surprising amount of red and blue trail centre in the hills between Linlithgow and Falkirk, being shown around by didnthurt from this parish.
Every ride I do at the moment is a massive vindication of a good, fast gravel bike, one minute your sliding it around tight muddy corners, next you’re smashing along some completely unknown moorland gravel road in amongst the old opencast mines above Falkirk, then you’re chasing MTBers down some twisting berms.
Not quite the easy, mud free ride I had planned to protect my badly worn rims while I fit discs, or to protect a sore back after two weeks of stress at work, but good trails and good company can’t be denied!