A trip round Perthshire!

Edit – And a photo posting experiment!

SAGA maybe😀😀

My coffee is all over my phone now 😂😂

so all you colour specialists will be aware that Guinness is in fact not black, but very deep magenta.

Dark ruby red actually 😉

Shame it looks like an Adidas trainer and not a 5 Ten!

Is the Fortune O War still open? My favourite pub of all time! (a sticking hovel but I loved the place when I was at Uni there!)

Hey StevieBabs thanks for posting all Obama’s achievements!

Skandi Flicks all the way!! We were just talking about this the other day. I seem to find I’m still on the brakes on the exit of corners!! Predominately ride Tweed valley which means if you lean to much on the corners you whack a tree! I really struggle with carrying speed down half these trails! I’d say I wasn’t slow but I feel pedestrian at times!

For emergencies I always have some Uncle Ben’s rice packets. Throw in some veg, chorizo and feta you can’t go wrong. Frozen corn, peas and edamame beans are fine. Softer stuff like peppers etc aren’t great frozen. Cooking a whole chicken then bagging up the rest in individual portions is great for curries.

Get in reluctantjumper

This is my first time, any tips or advice.

I was on the waiting list and just received a place! Signed up for the 200km and like you I haven’t done this (or anything remotely like this) before. I was supposed to be doing the Frontier 300 earlier in the year but it got cancelled and my training fizzled out after a few niggling injuries!

I might get my bike parts I’ve been waiting on now!!

WTF is with the small flies though.

They’re attracted to bad smells I think😂😉

I did the same so have to bear some responsibilty also…

Thanks for stepping up to the plate and sharing this burden! The state I left Edinburgh in yesterday was weighing heavily on my mind 😉

Feed the Pony’s had some work done to it. One of the longest trails in the valley. A quick scoot along to Walkerburn then up the fire road through Old Caberston forest would be a good test for the first stage!

Edit – or No Social as it’s easier to get back up to the Golfie from the bottom of it.

It’s partly my fault as well! I stuck a Minion semi slick on the other day! Sorry

The last two replies are exactly what I was thinking. I’d congratulate my son for being such a tenacious, crafty little sh**!! He totally owned you 😂😂. I’d be well proud!

I recently tried the Fizik Terra stuff (it’s gravel specific dontcha know!). It’s actually ace. Really grippy and thick. Comfortable on long rides.

Boswall, between Trinity and Pilton

Or the “Buffer Zone” as I call it! I’ve lived in this area for about 15 years and it’s lovely and quiet. Close to beaches at Wardie and Crammond. Doesn’t meet your countryside criteria but you could drive to the Pentlands in about 30mins or cycle there (mainly off road) in an hour.

Bikes Nearly Ready!!

Don’t be a cock.

Don’t be cranky.

(Couldn’t resist)

He could well of just been out drunk a load of beer, had a joint or 2, pulled a whitey, threw up and fell asleep.

I doubt he’s become a crack head overnight.

Couldn’t agree more. T could easily have been “tokes”.

I see all your delicacies from far flung places and raise you a deep fried Mars bar from Edinburgh!

I’d go hardtail! You’ll gain more on the climbs than you will on the descents! Trying to overtake on the descents becomes hard when there’s a train of 20 folk in front!

Cheers. I’ll give them a ring.

“You must be one of those rare people who really are as stupid as they look. Didn’t your mother teach you not to tell lies?”

That’s no way to talk about the OP. Bit harsh 😂

We found your monkey but unfortunately it died after slashing itself to bits on a tin of peaches!

Surely you’d take the lid completely of the Tin?!?!

At some point he’s surely going to think “Daddy’s money can’t buy skills”

FTFY 😂

I’ve been meaning to come back to this thread! It finally arrived a couple of weeks ago. This is my first small tent so nothing to compare it with but I think it’s brilliant. I bought the Aeronaut 2 which is slightly over 1.7kg with the separate footprint and all the bags. It all fits completely into a 7l saddlebag. It took just under 4 minutes to pump up the beam with a (rubbish) mini pump. I reckon I could have it up in well under 10 minutes. Plenty space for 1 person. Two people would be comfortable as well I think but no room for kit. There is a little porch area but it’s not massive. The door could possibly be propped up as there’s a toggle in the bottom corner but you’d probably have to bodge something to do it. All in all I think it’s great but not used it in the wild yet.

Edit – still can’t post photos!!

I’m there every week (ish) and I’ve used Minions front and back for years all year round. I’ve not died yet!

New wheels arrived

Still no bike

the unusual whining noise that car #44 started making after the pit stops.

I’m a Hamilton fan but that’s quite funny 👏🏼👏🏼😂

Video from May 2020? Like & subscribe indeed!

You could choose to switch off your tracker if you didn’t want another rider to know where you were. Particularly relevant when thinking about overnight stops.

Ah! Cheers. I assumed they had to keep them on at all times.

Dot watching would be more fun if folk didn’t play games with their trackers…..

As someone who hasn’t “dot watched before”, how do they play games?

Bike Delayed Again

Dream MTB would be an Ibis Mojo HD5 with full on bling. I have the HD3 but there’s a couple of tweaks they’ve made which make me think it would be perfect. And I’m currently waiting on my dream Gravel bike which is a Mason Bokeh GRX Di2. Been waiting since January for it but won’t be here until at least mid June ☹️

An honourable mention to Prince. He played all 27 instruments used in recording his debut album! Not all at once tho!

The one I’ve been waiting since January for 😢

Bloody fool, if he’d went the other way he’d have got a free half pint at the finish line 😂

If you egg me on enough I’ll post a photo of my thighs with them on oooh errr missus.

No you won’t, cos posting photos is impossible (for me anyway!).