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Another lovely day for a bike ride so I made the most of it, it was a bit chilly but ok for the end of December with a temp of 6C! A chilly NE wind made it feel much colder though but it was only around 15mph, I decided to head SE for Biggar as I hadn't been down there for a while! I made the...

After heavy overnight rain our roads were saturated this morning and with mist and patchy fog added to the mix it certainly wasn't a morning for cycling! The forecast was looking more promising late morning and throughout the afternoon but I had my doubts and was considering waiting until...

I probably should have taken it easy today but just 8 miles in I had already climbed 1000ft...😂 It was way colder than yesterday despite the forecast showing 6C like yesterday, I even had sunshine for most of my ride but it didn't seem to make any difference to the temp! Just 2 miles into my...

Its hard to coast for almost 454,000 ft... 😂 Yes I am very fortunate to be able to ride all year round, I feel for you guys that have to sit it out for months!

The answer is yes and I still have a couple of weeks to add to my 7018 miles, when Dave posted this at the start of the year I wasn't so sure if I could get there as I had a lot going on but losing my brother in April just inspired me to get out and enjoy myself as much as possible! Life is too...

A beautiful day for a bike ride which made a nice change so I made the most of it and had an absolute blast on amazing roads! The wind wasn't howling also which was also very welcome, it was a direct sourtherly around 20mph so I made my way south down into the Clyde Valley at Crossford! I...

I had a very hilly and very wet ride last Friday, I think my bike was the filthiest it has ever been after the ride but I had a blast! :D Today was another wet one and very windy also but very mild at 8C so I wasn't bothered about getting a little wet when it was very mild, thankfully the...

I use the Sealskinz heated gloves, had them for years now but they don't heat the thumbs very well I'm afraid! Yesterday with the 6C temp I used a normal thin pair of gloves under a pair of Castelli Corsa winter gloves and they work very well in temps just above freezing!

Another nice day after a very wet Monday, with a temp of 6C when I set off at 11.40am there was no danger of ice this time! So I was on the back roads again and although they were very wet with some flooding I was happy to be off the main roads! It was pretty windy, a southerly around 25mph so I...

The last day of the month and November had been my worst of the year with only 379 miles covered, thankfully today was glorious but bitterly cold! I waited until almost midday to let the sun do its magic and melt the ice, I had to choose my route very carefully to avoid the very slippy back...

Been following Itchy Boots on Youtube for years, she is fearless!

Ask a meteorologist... ;)

After a week off the bike due to weather I finally caught a break today, no frost this time so I could use my back roads again! The temp was around 5C with a bitterly cold 20-25mph northerly wind blowing so I decided to make my way out to Avonbridge and head south for around 30 miles to...

Your health is much more important than any miles, Stefan! I'm glad your meds are working and I hope that continues!

Getting the thread back on topic... Today was record breaking day, I only needed 20 miles to equal last years total of 6561 miles! If the weather plays ball I may get to 7000 miles this year, today was a cold one but at least we had light winds this time! The back roads were ruled out today due...