lovin it,cause i bought a crap frame and silly wheels :wink:
no really colder the better for me…,this still feels mild from when i was in iceland for a weeks motorbiking..,windgusts of -28!!..,should be like this every winter,bah to gritters and slushy roads..,wish now i also had spikes for the other bike now its ice…

here you go…

twice i have rode roughly the route of the southern upland way from portpatrick to co-path near my home about 6 or 7 years ago over a long weekend..got train to stranrar, rode to portpatrick to start of the SUW,..last time 2 nights bothys 2 nights bivvy,usually quiet just a few walkers seldom any cyclists,around 260 miles..

wierd,that falcon racer looks exactly like a 87 pugeot triathlon racer in the loft of my garage!
see…

nice old black shadow..load of bollocks on that top gear race with the vincint vs the rocket steam train vs jag.. the vincint didnt even get opened up!,would blow the doors of any jag including the e-type,my mates uncle has one and he rides it how it should be,blew away my TTR600r belgrada yamaha and its got a 660 kit in it!,some nice pics there…

stratobiker – Member

coastkid – what's that bike you are riding?

surly pugsley…bought for the beach but this winter so far been used for what made for… more info here…http://coastkid.blogspot.com/%5B/url%5D

great day out in east lothian, snow perfect on lammermuirs,around 6-9" frosted up tops…helped having the endomorph tyres.. :-)

JohnClimber – Member

I run the front at 9.5psi without a problem (digi gauge and yes I've got an anorak)
been down to 4.5psi a few times! 9-11psi ideal,
anoracks are good at this time of year :-)

IdleJon – Member

I've just been looking at the Jones website – $2450 for a steel (853) frame and forks! Good grief!
yep! £425 for a surly pug!!

Kato – Member

I know they're expensive, but how do you feel when random strangers just point and laugh at you?

I had that once riding a Whyte Preston, it still bothers me now

i get that having (i think) the only surly pugsley in scotland..i dont like to make folk eat humble pie but this now..in this weather..im still out riding.(moving forward)but i just invite mockers to come for a beachride with me..,normal bikes just dont go where these do,im a fan of jones bikes..i like them but they are pricey but no more than some full sussers..,

nice….,i mailed him about a 100mm BB 160 rear hub frame,on back boiler…
you need a tractor tyre out back too this now…, :-)

he`s gona do a run of 4130 truss forks and frames soon,

castrol motorcycle chainwax…,only £6.. cro-moly wont rust for years…
but i cycle through the sea sometimes so thought just in case….

muddydwarf – Member

Coastkid – by the time i got to the bridleways they were under 1 ft+ of snow! A climb that is in the granny ring at the best of times was completely unridable for more than a few feet.

The blizzard didn't really lend itself to photography either. Where is that one shot?
this is the minor road from garvald to whiteadder (resovoir) in the lammermuirs,east lothian,SE Scotland,cause of no houses it often dosnt get ploughed if heavy snow,rare here as near coast…
heres a film i shot on the return as it was a lovely day.. snowbiking

find a road closed to cars :-)
6 miles,only one farmers 4×4 tracks..sweet…

sundays snowride,lammermuir hills…

surly pugsley eats it up… :-)

in most UK conditions a normal bikes fine..airline mechs after washing to remove moisture will help freezing problems,full lenght cables coppergreased,graphite grease in all bearings,freehub,castrol chainwax(motorcycle)all biodegradable chain lubes are water based so wash off eventully in wet conditions and can freeze,relax arms on ice-dont tense,if you crash get it on camera :D

glentress

robgarrioch – Member

nice too see another pugsley,,i got mine for sand

You go out on Yellowcraigs coastkid? Myself & S.O. were walking there in August, & I saw said bike fizzing past…

hi,proberly was me..,live nearby and aberlady bay to north berwick local haunt…

gil_ – Member

Stangely enough Dalby has been empty all weekend, well empty of people, but full of Snow

nice too see another pugsley,,i got mine for sand but 2 days on snow been fun,yesterdays ride lammermuirs 1of3

today up the hills again…

full snow report here[/url]

sunrise on pentlands this morning from lammermuirs…-6 with windchill..

ploughed around 40miles up on east lothians lammermuir hills today…

mine are a bit different to the norm (maybe not better…)

local xc trails

doing my bit,putting something back into the trails

only one in scotland,and a different angle

dawn beach raid

i have pearl izumi barriers,about 5 years old and still going…however…if you can find them get these,scott adventure gloves.

made for snowmobile riding but adopted for adventure motorcycling,they cost £33 about 8 years ago,i rode a motorcycle in iceland with these at -22 celcius + windchill,i froze except my hands,the insides dont pull out when sweaty,you can tie shoe laces with them on and unzip pockets etc..(dont take your gloves off in iceland in march..) and they dry on a radiator overnight easy without going stiff,there reasonably waterproof (glencoe to edinburgh in pissing rain motorcycling) but somehow keep your hands warm if wet… mine aint for sale and i always ware them in this weather cycling..i dont know if there still for sale but worth searching out…
if you want hand muffs you can get scooter ones that are alot smaller than regular motorcycle handmuffs…

that looks fun..

is it the freedom rims you flatend?,dunno how..,yes the old halos were a bit bendy compared with mavics but most folk agree the freedoms are ok,dirt magazine have reviewed them a few times..anyway mine have been fine..

laced 37mm halo freedom rims to hope pro2 hubs i already had,spokes were £1 each!
light enough and ok so far…

you would just aswell buy a looptail production quadangle…it was just the production frame of this and not much diffrence…

bet you wont break a phil wood square taper BB and middleburn crank arms,light,solid set up…

heres the cannondale history specs website

one up loft was my big brothers given to me..,there on ebay quite often,just a case of patiance and getting one cheap when little or no bids..
i paid £80 for the john deere green frame,forks came with a super v as did wheels,used old mtb stuff for finishing kit and £15 for tyres..on the road cheaper than an on-one frame..though i want a red one of those too…

only my disc cable is up top mick,held with m-part brake line holder thingys,heres eric-bag makers camp green KM,note the 50mm wide una rims and spikes..wicked!

disco_stu – Member

coastkid – is that an uber v version of the superv?
i'm slowly building up one of those myself – tho i've been stuck on teh groupset stage for the past 6 months

yes stu its an uber,caad4 raven swingarm with RP3,love it..,has a high BB but perfect for ST through the heather,10 year old main frame now and have had a prophet and heckler inbetween,but it descends good for such a good climber,i have another 2 super v frames and 2 killers,the one above and the older 1 1/4 headset one with pepperoni taperd forks..that lot all up loft forgotten about..,
this is the one to find,colin macrae signiture frameset…

anyway sorry back to the hardtail progect…

i did it with a 95/96 killer v and used 100mm reba`s with 1.5 reducer cups,check your frame isnt the 1" 1/4 headset that the early dales had,you may still find a 2nd hand fork but may be easier sticking with the o.e fork if so…

still ride the super v with newish kit on in the pic but the hardtail now a v brake commuter used daily…

this rack has a good purpose..

karate monkey,build it into how you want it,cheapish and gets the job done

if its scyamore then its one of the few woods you can burn freshcut and green,if its birch or beech then you need to pile it under a lean-to or open ended shed where its out the rain but with a good airflow..,a sealed shed or cellar will just cause mildew on the wood..,needs to be where the air will dry it,dont stack it all neat just pile it like it came out a tipper..that way it will air better..,should burn after a week like this..

singlespeed too slow for me… :wink:
frame bag is by friend eric at epic designs,for a 18" pugsley so its wider at front,had it on just to try it out,
BD it was supposed to be white graphics hence the white rims..oh well,

im lovin my 18" KM..,i have the monkey nuts fitted and the rear wheel balance point is sweet for manuals..not what i bought it for!,with a 160mm disc rear hope mini mono fitted the rear caliper dosnt need to be unbolted for wheel removal..

heres a garden tool storage idea if you dont want them in your garage/dont have much room,
decking step into garden…

hinged lid, dugout tool store underneath…

back door lean-2, work in progress…

tinsy ,like the old bultaco,i had a 72 sherpa years ago,is the girela a tigertrail?

GW,yes thats where i was through saltoun,nice woods,bet its wet this now!,lots of forestry work last time i was there,but nice corner of the county,

thanks mike,ive hardly met anyone else riding round here,there are a few and see some tracks,spend days out and dont meet anyone,even walkers..esp on the lammermuirs.. its sweet