http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Well I'm offski tomorrow as well, for a week anyway :-) en Thu, 21 May 2026 09:48:30 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-33093 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:09:15 +0000 Smudge 33093@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@winpig, afraid not, there were a lot of people on bikes but I didn't spot him, we went South from Bettyhill as well (nice route) rather than down the coast or from Tongue.</p> <p>@Min, only once my knees recover! :-o </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-33076 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:42:23 +0000 Min 33076@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cool. Your commute will seem really easy for a while! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-33068 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:50:14 +0000 wingpig 33068@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You didn't happen to spot a 60-year-old Welsh bloke doing a LEJOG for the Meningitis Trust on your way? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-33067 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:49:24 +0000 Smudge 33067@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Good stuff, hope you're not feeling too fat after a week of Emily's cooking lol</p> <p>Hope to go back again myself sometime :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-33066 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:46:36 +0000 DaveC 33066@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We did all the usual suspects and had both a Windy Thursday and a fine 25 degrees C Friday. The vis was ok 6 - 8m so not as good as the 15m I'd heard reports of. I'd love to go back and can recomend Radiant Queen as the Accom is onshore just behind the Ferry Inn and 25m from the boat mooring! Sept next year hopefully. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-33065 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:41:16 +0000 Smudge 33065@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>yeah we met the help for heroes group at John O Groats.<br /> Hope the diving was good and you had better viz than my visit! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-33064 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:19:15 +0000 DaveC 33064@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well done Smudge, I was in Scapa diving and drove back on Sat 4th June so we may have driven past you on our return. I recall Saturday was a lovely day with sun all the way home. Tere seamed to be huindreds of cyclist heading south from Scrabster on our drive south and I did see some riders who were raising money for some Solders charity.</p> <p>We spotted the A9 cycle route on the drive north. I commented I'd love to do this cycle route. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-33058 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:38:28 +0000 Smudge 33058@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The route was ok at the pass, being a hard pack/fine gravel surface (from memory!) it would be a bit annoying on skinny tyres, but on the specialized armadillos it was fine, a pal on a specialized tricross had no problems with it.<br /> The closed section was annoying, we chose to ride the A9 at that point rather than "cheat" and phone for a lift but tbh I wouldn't reccommend it, not nice with the traffic and all.<br /> The rest of it was very nice cycling however, once the cyclepath is reinstated it should be a glorious route :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-33054 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:01:17 +0000 LaidBack 33054@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well done. </p> <p>How was surface of route at pass?</p> <p>I know route near Carrbridge and Aviemore down to Kingussie and there it's all small roads so nice cycling I think? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-33051 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:13:52 +0000 Smudge 33051@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2557/5817776974_790e325729_t.jpg">In the end we decided to come down the A9 cycle route rather than the Great Glen due to weather and the groups fitness/experience(!).<br /> A good weeks cycling though, and my legs know it today lol<br /> Managing Drumochter Pass with 25Kg+ loaded onto a touring bike was probably my personal achievement moment of the trip though! :-o</p> <p>Keep it in mind chaps and chapesses, £14.20 for a rail ticket for you and your bike from Edinburgh to Thurso... bargain!!</p> <p>edited to add, the full size pic is in the citycycling edinburgh Flickr group ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-32711 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:50:48 +0000 Nelly 32711@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Have a great time - well done on the weather timing too !!</p> <p>We chose last weekend for our lads jaunt round the trossachs / perthshire - and the weather was truly honking much of the time.</p> <p>I was particularly taken with the horizontal sleet / hailstones we encountered at the top of Ben Lawers.</p> <p>On the plus front, it proved that the carradice saddlebag is in fact waterproof ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-32698 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:35:02 +0000 cb 32698@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"looks like you'll have a tail-wind tomorrow"</p> <p><a href="http://www.mwis.org.uk/nw.php?fdate=110605">And Sunday</a>. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-32697 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:25:11 +0000 Smudge 32697@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks chaps and chapesses, luggage now 99.9% packed (and boy this bike will be heavy! lol). A tailwind would be a novelty, hope it lasts!!<br /> Just got to nick the pedals from my other bike (I appear to have knackered the bearings on <strong>another</strong> set of pedals... sigh), adjust the clips on my front panniers and it's shower change and go time B-)</p> <p>I think today may be warm...!</p> <p>(thinks) wonder if I can squeeze a couple of tins of beer in the bags...hmmmmm :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-32694 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:16:02 +0000 Cyclingmollie 32694@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Good luck. It looks like you'll have a tail-wind tomorrow. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-32691 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:12:46 +0000 amir 32691@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Lovely! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-32686 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:53:53 +0000 crowriver 32686@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Good luck, and hope the weather holds! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-32681 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:24:49 +0000 Min 32681@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cool, have a great time Smudge! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-32678 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:06:38 +0000 steveo 32678@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Fair seas and a following wind. I'm quite jealous </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-32675 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:15:51 +0000 kaputnik 32675@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bon voyage! Remember you're heading "down" the map, so that makes it downhill all the way! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3090#post-32674 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:02:41 +0000 Smudge 32674@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Tomorrow I shall be loading far to much luggage onto the LHT, meeting a couple of pals at Waverly for a bit of lunch then letting the train take the strain up to Thurso, after which we'll be taking a scenic run back down, camping where we feel like it and hopefully enjoying dry weather and light/no winds.... hopefully!<br /> If you see us say hello :-) otherwise, speak to you all in a week or so! </p>