Trying to cycle off my cold, before my new job starts next week

Ticket To Ride

slowly getting back on the bike again

Bugger - a day late again!

P1020757 by Colin Cadden, on Flickr

Wheres that then Scotroutes??

40 miles of Ochills today, found the snow at 550m with a few inches above 600 but it was all in the murk....

Hey scotroutes, I think we may have ridden past each other yesterday on the logging way, I recognise the bike. I was on the cross bike just down from the woodshed, heading back into town!

Phil - it's the remains of a little croft at a placed called Ryniue, round the North side of Meall a Bhuachaille. I was just looking at the existence (or not, as it turned out) of some old tracks. I reckon I might have found a couple of excellent wee bivvy spots though! The hills in the background would be Ben Avon.

Gari - I don't recall seeing any bikes but it's certainly not out of the question. I'd probably have been in a daydream. If it was after lunchtime then you're right.

Ride over Cannock chase and canal.

First use of afterburner stove, works well. Using a pan from a trangia gel burner for a pre-heater and base.

So far I'm sold on alcohol stoves.

It's kind of therapeutic as well.

Some pictures here

https://www.flickr.com/photos/130449394 ... res/130b29

https://flic.kr/p/CTktgH

Also found out that mice won't eat pastry


Had to help out fellow MTBer who was having 'the bonk'. He ran out of water and had no food.
My mixed nuts and fruit with added M&Ms were a life saver - apparently.

One.


Quite tired now.

A very slow slog in some very soft snow on the way to the Dulyn bothy. It'll be great if it freezes this week for the w/e.

I don't generally bother taking any pictures of people riding of anything, but what with having a new camera to test I took it with me. Only went for a spin around the local woods (Cann and Plymbridge for those in the know), but still good to get out after the christmas eating session, and general illness.

ctznsmith, is that a bamboo bike in the pic, doesnt the wet conditions effect it

It used to be a small, but in the course of a ride it became XL......

A bit of adventure commuting for me today thanks to a small fall of snow and sub zero temps (And sun at last!) Home form Glenrothes over the Lomond hills (a pair of Marilyns in Fife) with a fair depth of snow (OK 4") above 300m and a nice clear moonlit night



Freshies!

smartay wrote:ctznsmith, is that a bamboo bike in the pic, doesnt the wet conditions effect it

It is and as far as I've found so far nope.

Overall I would say that it rides and behaves pretty much like any other bike.

htrider wrote:A bit of adventure commuting for me today thanks to a small fall of snow and sub zero temps (And sun at last!) Home form Glenrothes over the Lomond hills (a pair of Marilyns in Fife) with a fair depth of snow (OK 4") above 300m and a nice clear moonlit night



Freshies!

Where's this pick taken htrider? We're heading up there for a nights bivvy on Saturday

htrider wrote:A bit of adventure commuting for me today thanks to a small fall of snow and sub zero temps (And sun at last!) Home form Glenrothes over the Lomond hills (a pair of Marilyns in Fife) with a fair depth of snow (OK 4") above 300m and a nice clear moonlit night



Freshies!

I feel so lame getting fricking freezing last night on the way home in the South East. It was sleeting quite hard and my face hurt, fingers wet through cold and not happy. But it's not even close to this sort of stuff!

I feel so lame getting fricking freezing last night on the way home in the South East. It was sleeting quite hard and my face hurt, fingers wet through cold and not happy. But it's not even close to this sort of stuff!

But just imagine if you had all your cold weather gear on it wouldn't have been too bad.
That's not a criticism just think I can detect the end of a poggie in ht's photo so he is probably kitted out and enjoying his ride.

Mariner wrote:I feel so lame getting fricking freezing last night on the way home in the South East. It was sleeting quite hard and my face hurt, fingers wet through cold and not happy. But it's not even close to this sort of stuff!

But just imagine if you had all your cold weather gear on it wouldn't have been too bad.
That's not a criticism just think I can detect the end of a poggie in ht's photo so he is probably kitted out and enjoying his ride.

It was quite chilly as the ambient was around -3 and there was a stiff breeze blowing but it was dry so cold doesn't feel as cold (if you get me) plus I had my buffalo on, winter cycling gloves and as noted by Mariner I had my wondrous hot pogs on, so I was in fact roasting The previous day I cycled home in sleet and snow (a short route fortunately) and it was 'orrible.

Blair, the pic is taken on the newly improved path from the top of glenvale heading northish. Its on the west side of the glen and connects with a P&K core path that skirts round the Bishop to Balgeddie toll. They're doing up the whole path from Holl to Burnside apparently.

Up above the Panorama, up above Llangollen.


It was very grey, the wind was blowing horizontal wet snow. I'd managed to ride/push up that far. What looks like down hill behind the bike is quite the reverse. It got to be too much like hard work so I turned around and went home.

frogatthefarriers wrote:Up above the Panorama, up above Llangollen.


It was very grey, the wind was blowing horizontal wet snow. I'd managed to ride/push up that far. What looks like down hill behind the bike is quite the reverse. It got to be too much like hard work so I turned around and went home.

Quite a severe frost in the morning here, although at 0600hrs, and Hope mountain had acovering but nothing like you encountered

Dartmoor in the snow. Started in a mud fest down at burrator, climbed the old railway to Princetown. Was nice going once above the snow line. Headed to nuns cross, went off piste to combeshead tor and then back to the car.

Jambo, is the ground frozen solid up on the high ground? We're off there later on a pedestrian bivi (forgive us Lord, but Saturday family run around logistics rule out bikes!).
Obviously the solidity of the ground will determine where we can roll out our beds for the night.

slugwash wrote:Jambo, is the ground frozen solid up on the high ground? We're off there later on a pedestrian bivi (forgive us Lord, but Saturday family run around logistics rule out bikes!).
Obviously the solidity of the ground will determine where we can roll out our beds for the night.

Not really. Sank through into bog pretty often.

Beautiful day up there today. Was up on great links tor at 586m and not a breath of wind.

Widgery cross, not a fatbike in sight.

Looking east from great links tor.