I spotted this one today - it's on the A68, just north of the road going up to Soutra Aisle. Anyone want to go to try it sometime?
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new cafe near Soutra
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Posted 11 years ago #
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Amir I've been wanting to visit Soutra Aisle ever since I read about it but never made it. I'd be in, so long as we were avoiding as much of ther A68 as possible.
Posted 11 years ago # -
Soutra via the Granites is a good ride - a brief daliance with the A7 between Heriot and the turn-off to Soutra straight up a 10% climb, but it's pretty, and pretty hilly, all the way to the A68. In the past I have turned left down the A68, which is okay as it's downhill and you can bomb along quite happily.
I drove over the A68 last Saturday and realised that heading south there are two lanes up that climb, so it's possibly not quite as hairy a climb south from the Soutra Aisle junction as I thought. Certainly there were a couple of guys cycling up there in the left hand lane and overtakes were being made safely via the second lane.
I can't picture where the cafe is, amir?
Posted 11 years ago # -
The cafe is at the spot where the B6368 crosses the A68 at the bottom of Soutra you can get there via Gilston or Humbie and only have to cycle a few yards on the A68.
Posted 11 years ago # -
Yep, I often do a granites, soutra, Humbie loop with only a short downhill stretch of A68. I'm now on holiday though - could do when I get back? (just bought a steel frame from Spa cycles!)
Posted 11 years ago # -
[shock]Steel[/shock] !?!?! Not Titanium??
Posted 11 years ago # -
And not placky either.
Posted 11 years ago # -
amir: "just bought a steel frame"
That's a surprise. When do you hope to get it built up?
We should try to get out to the Soutra cafe though this weekend is out for me.
Posted 11 years ago # -
Hopefully mid October. It's due on 8th.
Posted 11 years ago # -
It's a gollygoshdarn handsome frame, but then I would say that since it's a lot like my Croix.
Yep, I'm game for a jaunt to them there parts.
Posted 11 years ago # -
I am going to have to source some gold accessories for it: cable routers, bar tape, medallion ....
Posted 11 years ago # -
Having heard about this cafe I popped in while passing a couple of weeks ago. It's a new building, quite smart, and the coffee and scone was okay.
However the alleged music with which I was assailed by means of a not quite on station radio was completely out of kilter with the demographic (typical of the type of clientele for such an establishment) present and put me off a bit.
Yours
CR Mudgeon
Posted 11 years ago # -
Anyone want to go for a ride up to this cafe this weekend?
Posted 10 years ago # -
Weekends are a bit chaotic with three teenage girls but I got out to North Berwick and back before dark. I need a plan so that others can organise themselves around me :)
Posted 10 years ago #
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