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Last Thursday I braved a bitterly cold 30mph easterly wind and although I had a great 50 mile ride I lost my front light at some point and got a rear wheel puncture 2 miles from home, throw in some rain showers also and you get the picture... Fast forward to today and we have the same 30 mph...

60F in winter, we are lucky to get that in summer... 😂 What a beautiful place to ride your bike, even with grey skies!

Some pics from a windy 54 mile ride today!

A chilly day with frost lingering well into the afternoon so I decided to stick to the main roads as much as possible, we had a chilly SE wind but at least it was only around 10mph! After some climbs I had this awesome descent down into Harthill, I usually hit over 40mph down it when we have a...

Thanks Chaz, the build started in June 2011 and wasn't completed until August 2017! The original Forth Road Bridge (the one you can walk and cycle over) couldn't handle the amount of traffic and it was taking a pounding, it was always closed due to winds and really bad for the economy! I did...

No prizes for guessing where I would pick... ;) I picked the right day yesterday, woke to some snow this morning!

My 3rd ride in 4 days, after a slow start to the year things have got going nicely! 192 miles with over 12k ft of climbing already, my 60 miler on Monday had more elevation gain than today but only just! The elevation map tells the story of today's ride... It was 4C when I set off at 9am with...

I will give the weather forecasters their due, they got it right today! It rained all morning and it didn't look like it would stop, just after midday the sky started to clear and within 20 minutes the sun broke through! I grabbed my chance and set off at 12.40pm with blue skies and sunshine...

I finally got 2026 underway after 2 weeks of truly awful weather, we finally got a milder SW wind that brought heavy rain yesterday and melted most of the ice! It was a pretty gusty wind around 30mph so I decided to enjoy a tailwind to start my ride as I headed NE towards Shieldhill, where I...

Still no cycling here, we are experiencing the same cold snap as last January when my first ride wasn't until January 14th! The weather has been lovely though and I have been enjoying some nice walks, this morning I drove to Falkirk and visited Callendar Park in the centre of town! I treated...

Big props to you Bob for getting the miles in with all this going on, best wishes to you and your wife!

The snow is further north, only ice here...

Living in Scotland we have to put with a lot of rain and strong winds but we are lucky to be able to ride through Winter, on the good days I make the most of it! Having retired a few years ago all of my rides are for leisure, cycling is my passion so I try to get out as much as possible! Only 96...

Many years ago former forum legend and all round nice guy David Berry came up with the idea for this amazing thread! The last few years another legend and genuine nice guy Saratoga Dave took over the reins, sadly Dave hasn't been seen here since the end of September and we can only hope he is...

I mentioned in a recent post that Dave hasn't been seen on the forums since late September, I really hope he is ok! I will give it a go this time...