fording the river tyne estuary (scottish tyne not newcastle!)on the pugsley via the old causway at john muir park east lothian at low tide today 11.30ish

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cool vid them tyres must take a while to get up to speed. you got any out-takes from the harbour wall riding. How many boats can they get in there at once? Is it a natural harbour thats been altered abit

everyone thinks that about the tyres lol,but there not too bad,they have 2.5 tubes which are alot lighter than the surly tubes,the harbour only has 1 creel boat operating out it now-the other sunk!,and jack didnt have his lifejacket on but got picked up with the lifeboat,
he`s my friends dad,the boats have to be flat bottomed due to the dept at low tide to avoid hull damage,the harbour was always there as a natural cutting but was squared using steam cutters in the 1800s before finished with stone

nice wee film,very good quality indeed considering having been uploaded to youtube,i make lots of films like that and it does take alot of time so appreciate your work!!

2nd montaines stuff for being breathable,it leaks after a few washes though but can be reproofed

born and live in east lothian,ride locally nearly every day i can

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last weekend,4am sunrise,holy island,northumberland

trail around south of toscaig is pretty rough,ok to do if your up there a while,or walk the dog,i would recommend the coffin road from applecross to kenmore out and back to enjoy the climbs,descents and scenery both ways,then an evening cycle form the bay over to sand from the church' both signed,on map,
always meant to have a look at your route 2,proberly is possible,most tracks ive found on the map there are on the ground, i usually head up to torridon to ride lower diabeag to red point beach and back then head up loch marie next,lots of options…

heres a film of both trails;

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had a courier back in 1988!,had the yellow rear wheel disc,were lots in edinburgh sold by the bike co-op
theres one on ebay this now http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=140332195514

although not sure what CLS is

cls is a cheap to buy softwood,you can get it at B&Q or if your a skip jumper theres often off cuts chucked out by joiners,its often used for interior wallframes for attaching plasterboard,its easy to saw and drill,cheapy cordless drills will screw fastners into it easy,
heres the scewfix HD hooks i used,5 for approx a tenner;http://www.screwfix.com/prods/25264/Ironmongery/Hooks/Storage-Hooks/100Kg-Hooks-Black-210mm

you could fix CLS to brick with hammer fixings then add hooks or hang the hooks vertical from cls lenghts secured between roof beams like i did in the pic i posted,

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heavy duty hooks from screw fix cheap as,strong as,big enough for DH tyres

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3.7"surly endomorph with large marge 68mm rims rule on sand :-)
but a wide rim like a 47mm trials rim with conti 2.5 diesel`s about 15-18 psi are not bad,check you have the tyre clearance first!
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How's the Pugsley ride Coastkid?

if magazine staff owned them and were writing about them everyone would want them but there not so keep it quiet and lets enjoy riding where you dont see many other people riding!!,before the pug i had a 1×1 with 47mm trials rims and nokian 3" tyres for beach riding but the pug is another level of floatation, 1st off this is the crazyest looking,most grin inducing,hilarios yet satisfying mtb(actully its a ATB!) ive owned in 22 years mountainbiking and thousands of pounds spent on bikes,ok there wierd handling on tarmac,everyone stares at you,xc riders all ask how hard is it with they heavy (only 1050g) tyres and kids go daft when they see it,it isnt the best bike ive owned or cost the most and its not much fun round say the black route at glentress even though i rode a 2 hour 5min ride but- it amazes you where it will go and it re-writes the apparent rule book which is that it wieghs proberly a real life 38-40 lbs with tools and water,no suspension yet i find myself riding 50-60 miles in a day on the cheviot hills http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGRYS-j36XE which normaly kills me on my full suss xc bike- a 26 lbs cannondale, i bought it for riding on sand which there is 45 miles of coastline where were i stay, but it really shines where there is any soft going,i love it when you meet other riders and they mock it then you pass them in gloopy soft going (with the pug grin) and then there like "can i have a shot?!!",oh also they leave less of a foot print than a human so if that isnt a great eco statment againt the anti biking farternity then i dont know what is :D
if your ever up in edinburgh and fancy a shot on the beach let me know,pug mk 2 will also be under way this winter!
loads of info on them here-http://forums.mtbr.com/forumdisplay.php?f=164

hey coastkid… that looks like a great tour. I assume there was a lot of sand riding. Sweet bike. Did you pack a fishing rod?

hi charlie about 16 miles sand riding along 35 miles of the west coast of harris,some hike a bike between small bays but great ride for such a short distance the water looks warm eh?,proberly about 3 degrees!! was hot wind during day cold at night but midge free,why i always take my 2 weeks hols in june,less midges and people,harris definitly getting busier though i saw 4 other people on luskintyre beach!! heres a wee film of some highlights
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a week on the isle of harris early june

scarista beach,harris

XR400 i used to have,pics were for a niteriding article for TBM which i used to write for

a cloth soaked in white spirit usually removes them,intresting army tick removel tool!!!

works fine for me,use it all over after you shower and should last 24 hrs,british army (including sas) have used it for years,anything with deet i would avoid,burns like hell if you have sunburn and proved to be linked to skin cancer,

go for square taper and if you can afford it a phil wood BB,these things have done 10,000 miles in alaska snow,sand and ice,mines smooth as silk,crank spins like a front wheel,actully too nice to hide away!

scwarbe marathons,my mate swears by them,we have hawthorn hedgerows here,awful when there cut,i have 26″ scwarbe landcrusier`s and no flats in two years!

as mentioned the site on the coast is usually midge free with a sea breeze but you can have a campfire at the red squirrel site but the showers are minging.
the balhulish pub much more REAL with locals usually than the clachaig which once was great but is always full of stag doo`s nowadays,not what you expect when your up there,also turned up there 9.02pm and wouldnt serve us a meal(7 people) drove to balahullish pub and half an hour after stopped serving rummaged up a good meal-proper highland hospitality!
enjoy your visit :-)

last feb,3pm -5,waterbottle frozen solid,slow gin ok

yeah you should be able too,heres a set of hone cranks with a 44t outer ring

26″ rims,29″ outside tyre diameter!

im running a standard 22,32 with bashring and a 9speed 32 rear on semi slicks (halo twinrails)and its fine,only run out of gears with strong tailwind,sits 18 mph with a tail breeze,on a 26″ this gearing seems a bit low for road work,34 would be good for lots of big climbing up north!

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and a wee film out riding;

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white rims on a chum red KM ,get well soon mate!!

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lots of easy bridleways around bamburgh castle,nothing exciting,what you can see on the OS map,more around wooler and you can trail onto cheviot from there

25 and a half pounds and on ebay tonight,lighter still with air forks or a lefty
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have epic designs bags,superb fit,waterproof,well finished and thoughtfull interior and tough as,rated the best by alaskan bikers £180 including import duty is alot until you try go offroad touting with panniers then again with a frame bag,never looked back

got a surgical steel one now after broke it in 2 places,it fell on the floor in the hospital after the body armour came off,i then passed out,did it racing motorcycle enduros,prob 3-6 weeks if your healthy,quicker if you got it plated and pinned

if you want to read about 4″ tyred biking in scotland and general bike related bletherings; http://coastkid.blogspot.com/
will add you to my followers get you in the loop -so to speak,