lol…must have been 1998-99?, still the same on a bicycle :o
tom said i will remmember you when i see you again!, john rushy up in crieff…,now theres a character!, bobbing about in a boat as a home now off the west coast somewhere this now!

TJ, getting a garmin soon so once got it set up will be using that alot and can mail the route,be about 2-3 weeks,sooner if househusband and co fancy a trot over the hills :o
epic steve, was it with tom (rae)? is so i may have met you years back,he had a friend steve he brought trailriding when i had my bike,
balfa, sadly not alot of continous singletrack on the lammy hills,mostly landy track,grassy twin track,but alot of nice descents on these with sea views,
descents (west to east);
windy law (nr tollishill) to stobshiel (landy track)
lammerlaw to longyester (landy track)
lammerlaw to hopes resovior (grassy quad track)
haresone hill, S.E is a new shooting track (not ridden yet) v steep!
nice loop from faseny cottage around meikle says law and back across little says law (landy track with a bit peat/heather between the 2 laws,
descents to stonypath and deuchrie off lothian edge (R.O.w.s) grassy twin track,
descent from watch law to halls,
there is some good sheep/cattle singletrack bits down off blackcastle hill with its transmitter mast,and a stunning view,
spending next 2 weeks summer hols at home and re-exploring the back yard so will post some more rides… :o

the team pro and swallows are designed for road style riding- down on the drops, B17 for sit up and beg posture riding if that helps…
i have 2 B17s and love em… :o

more info on set up here…

see you wednesday,im bringing paul(stanfree)

like the chest mount view…,cant beat old school eletronic to! :o

5 years of online porn then pc get a virus on facebook!!, anyway sorry didnt make wednesday with paul (stanfree) as also had to work late but up for next wednesday wherever,thats if anyone wants to ride in front of the camera`s :lol:

cant say my surly KM is rough around the edges…welds and chum red paint is superb,aint the lightest but for a (now old school 29er?) workhorse it go`s like the clappers and leaves alot of 26"ers :lol: and f&f around £330
swift has a nice colour to it though :o

if they stand up to beach riding and the odd dip in sea water then they will last anywhere!,

11 speed going on my xc hardtail when they arrive… will never have derailiers again on a hardtail…useless in long grass in summer,clogged and jumping in winter…
but i dont race and im not wieght concious with builds, :lol:

elliptic – Member

Wedge packs that you put in the join of the seat and top tube

I had one of those!

On my pearly white Courier for shouldering it up stupidly steep hills on Lakes epics.

[misty-eyed] Those were the days… [/misty-eyed]
one of these tool kits on my MF courier which i thought was so cool with plastic rear wheel disc!, i had bio pace chainrings too and afyer market wheelset which had suntour large flange hubs… a sought after rariety by the retro brigade nowadays..

17….lots of stuff in storage…people keep giving me old vintage type stuff….. 3 mtb`s in use

stay above 2000feet!, apart from that down to the individual…dont really bite me,just the feel of them on me i dont like,HH`s stuff worked for him at ft william this year,skin so soft for me,
i also got a midge jacket which i have worn cycling when real bad…

could have resold it a dozon times on the saturday evening at the nevis range campsite!
but our mate steve..he got ate alive!

rolling on halo freedoms and they get quite a hard time and so far no probs…also available in white! :o

lol…
makes my surly pugsley look anorexic!

thanks BD!,yes our coastline is stunning and seems underused by locals!, which im happy about… i reckon its time we could buy a enomorph clearance longtail…for me-it would be for hauling firewood off the beach :o

inbetween skye and torridon check into applecross campsite/hotel for a night and ride the trail out and back from the church at applecross to kenmore,(cafe at kenmore) stunning singletrack… not to mention the bonkers road over the bealach na ba (pass of the cattle) from nr kishorn to applecross-the highest tarmac road in britain…also a nice trail from the applecross church to sands-the place where that monty bloke stayed…

cynic-al – Member

That bike looks fun. Where else do you ride?
anywhere hard going on a regular bike al!, mostly though the coastline of east lothian though have been over to harris and lewis twice, cheviots was good too…anywhere its wet and nonsticky ie no clay… so soft going peaty ground and soft sand its ideal…
steven will try to re arrange sunday and maybe set out to meet up..will get back to you

hi steven, i got the newphews to entertain sunday morning but maybe along beach late PM…,
if your coming over lammerlaw from carfrae mill you can cut through yester estate from longyester into gifford then the right of way to bolton then from haddington up the trail through the roadside woods of the plantains up the garltons and up to barny mains radio masts,then east down the garltons ridge road to athelstaneford then to kilduff and down to drem, then cut through drem (ww2)airfield to fenton barnes and a half mile by road to dirlton, head to dirlton church-up from the church is some white gates where a tidy trail takes you down to yellowcraigs carpark…i need to buy a garmin! :o

after the funeral of a friend today drinking in his honour then biking daytime,drinking evenings

click the IMG box first, well done on the build

i often pass roadies here in east lothian on nice carbon bikes,full lycra team gear etc averaging 14 mph! (so its not the ERC boys or mussi club riders!) on my 35 lbs surly pugsley!..guess there all a bit overdressed too :o
DH gear on edinburgh roads?, maybe has that outdoor phobia thing and needs to feel protected :o any pics?

just fitted these 2010 suntour 100mm to a karate monkey, alloy stantions,steerer and 15mm through axle and there ace…and only £189 from chain reaction cycles…

stanfree – Member

Great videos guys from a great weekend. First time Ive been and I was blown away by it, certainly wont be the last . Next year I think I'll be taking my bike up for a wee explore . Coast Kid I take it Steve never wore his kilt on downhill day after all.
paul check his legs by sunday morning! lol…

guess they like that london blood….
we all know up here thats why the romans pulled out of scotland…it wasnt the picts but the midges :o

nice film, i did some trackside filming too, see if any of you are on here :o
2010 UCI mtb world cup Ft William

when the freeride opened at GT…

and during the few weeks the wallride was open…

i imagine a regular 73mm BB would be ok if extending a bike as long as a BD,here is the chain clearance on my pugsley with the 100mm BB and alfine hub,its about 11mm with a huge beast of a chain,be more with a 9spd chain,and the front ring could also go on the outside giving more if say for a cargo bike out back,

with a straight or flat oval extension the cranks should clear as the wheel is far enough back,maybe need a 100mm BB if continuous tubes run from BB to rear drop outs, i want one for humping firewood off the beach :o

ourmaninthenorth – Member

Would it cope with gravel tracks (sustrans route) for my commute?

I'm becoming quite concerned at STW – of course it will be fine. It's a big sturdy cargo bike with wide tyres..!

coastkid – that fatbike conversion is a real beaut! Got any more info or just the pic?
appears made by bango cycles…
i just did a quick search on the fat bike forum on mtbr and found the thread with the link to the guys flickr page :o;
check it out!
big dumb pug[/url]

heres one of the set. shows how the rear end is done,wheel is 17mm offset like a pugsley, maybe mail the guy for info?

lol…ok then i will play this… :o

i have this pic of a stretched fatbike with extracycle kit but afraid no history, you will need a 100mm BB to allow a chainstay to take a 4" tyre for chain clearance,

being a pugsley owner i can recommend endomorph tyres for soggy wet peat, not much good on sticky mud as the tyres then clog and are awful but on peat there amazing and leave little damage like regular tyres that just cut the soft peat up…

raise you even bigger wheels :o

nice pics, was amazing weekend wasnt it,heres my pics, turned into a bit of a fort william roadtrip[/url]
look who we went up in the gondola with!,id pay £41 just for that!
also just uploaded a film

rep341 – Member

The question is
Take car to get spot on site – but no beer
or
Queue for ages in the hope of a bus – BUT have BEER!

or could take the bikes…were ridin in from nevis campsite and using the secure bike parking there again…and taking the hip flasks :wink:
cars full of booze so come over say hi if at nevis campsite,our usual spot is in the camp field NW of the toliet/shower block, forcast is a scorcher too :o

if your on a budget, i just discovered a bit of a bargin 29er 100mm suss fork,got them yesterday for my karate monkey,
if i say suntour your gonna think-cheap tack but have a look at these;suntour epicon 100mm
alloy stantions,steerer tube,lockout and 15mm through axle for £189.00

handy to have a hope pro 2 front hub as just need the 15mm spacer kit,
had a quick ride on them tonight and they feel just like a rockshok reba but £100 cheaper
heres a link to my blog on the forks,be interesting how they work out for reliability etc… suntour 29er fork

im knocking up a 69er SS soon for winter riding using the now spare karate monkey fork and a minted kona huma huma (massive name) frame i got on ebay for £75…

need to be a v brake on the back but should be a fun bike :o

im packing for FT william tomorrow night…heading up thursday affy but get out a wednesday evening soon, also get you lot a ride around east lothian from east fortune,2.5 hours,25 miles,lots of horses to shoot :wink:
drier the better for it,any wednesday that suits you lot :o

on the subject of films i think this is amazing…non cycling content but filmed in the UK using remote controlled helicopters…
imagine if these guys made a mtb film…enjoy…

funny ive never really liked the proclaimers that much but that music suits that film so much…and that is a nice made film,grins on film are always good :o
too many folk slag off films who never make them themselves and it is alot of hard work..but it can pay off :wink:

fox vanilla rc shock was made in 165mm for the old cannondale super v so one may turn up 2nd hand on fleabay…sure ive seen fox floats in 165 too

nicely done…also have a go overlapping to fade to the next clip and fadeing out to black…50/50 on music..sometimes wildlife captures the moment…

chugg08 – Member

Coastkid, followed your monster fat tyre tracks around to Yellowcraigs when out running with the dogs from Aberlady. Black sandfly's were the only thing that spoiled the day (must have swallowed half a dozen)
next time if you see me give us a yell :o

rOcKeTdOg – Member
coastkid, that looks like a great ride!

its a lovely bit of coastline more pics here

broke a collarbone in two bits,(the middle snapped off bit fell onto the hospital floor while waiting!!!)
it healed quick after plated,
worse was torn ligaments…that was agony and took nearly 3 months and i still get jib from it…i recommend paying for good sports physio…
good luck healing,