The Whang was a more cruel mother this morning. Head wind of ~14mph, ice, farmers' muck, farmers' fires, snow flurries, hit by a stone chucked up by a speeding lorry. Approx 11.5 mph out to the ruined house at the S Lanarkshire sign. Tried a buff I was given last xmas that my son appropriated [he likes to wear it as a balaclava without eye holes and then puts a pair of mirrored sunglasses on to complete the Zapatista look]. Worked against the windchill for a little while but became very damp. I didn't bother pulling it back up after I turned. But what a turn. Made me feel good just to be alive. Slightly over then 30 mins to get home [22mph ish] Big Cog Candy mountain nearly all the way [cf. granny-ing most of way out]. Superb views of snowy pentlands, and ochils and not snowy Arthur's Seat. The sun is out now it would have been better to wait. Cycling in to the wind worked up a lather that high wicking techno fabrics cannot deal with. Off to take the hair dryer to the bike.
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More snow(?)
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Posted 13 years ago #
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Coast road was lovely this pm. Not too cold either and the wind was down. Forecast for Wednesday looks positively roasting from the beeb
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Weather looking wet and warmer. Good stuff, hopefully wash all the snow away and the grit and general filth off the roads. Fingers crossed for next weekend.
Posted 13 years ago #
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