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I didn't get to cycle to Knockhill on Sunday but I sure made up for it yesterday! With an awful forecast for the remainder of the week I made the most of the last nice day, I had things to do in the morning (including a lovely morning walk at the park) so didn't get out until midday! It was a...

When you get as much rain as us you can expect green pastures... ;) I am blessed with some of the best cycling roads in the world and I love cycling so long rides have been my thing for many years, I just can't get enough when the weather allows me!☺️

I took advantage of the nice weather today with imperial century #7 for the year! The wind was a direct northerly and around 20mph so I planned a route to take advantage of it! It was a little chilly when I set off just after 6am but not too bad considering I was heading into the wind! I made my...

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After a full week off the bike due to the weather I spotted a chance to get a decent ride in today, if I left around 6am and with the rain due to arrive between 10-11am! I decided to head for the Campsie Hills and get a good workout, my plan was to head for Lennoxtown and climb Crow road from...

Our good weather was due to end after today and with a free afternoon I wasn't going to miss the opportunity to get out there! After my big ride 2 days ago I intended to go for a much easier one! Once again the temp was just ideal, around 16C but with a chilly ENE wind this time which was around...

Another perfect cycling day with no wind and a temp of 12C at 7.30am, I got out early when it was much cooler but it was very misty! My plan was to head for Biggar and being a Sunday I decided to use the main roads for a change with very little traffic around! So I used the A73 down to Carluke...

I'm just across the water and never been... 😂 We have 1000's of miles of narrow back roads, hedges and stone walls everywhere and I'm sure Ireland has also!

Amazing day on the bike with some gravel and off road riding thrown in... I have been waiting for the right conditions to do one of my favourite rides from Loch Lubnaig up over Ben Lawers! I put the bike in the car and set off for Loch Lubnaig just before 5am, arriving just before 6am! I always...

Back on my local roads today on a perfect day for cycling with a temp of 18C and a SSE wind no more than 20mph! I took the back roads down to Allanton and headed over to Yieldshields to enjoy the new tarmac that was laid recently, all directly into the wind which was keeping me nice and cool! I...

As Stefan mentioned I had bearings replaced at 14000 miles, I had noticed a roughness at the crank which wasn't noisy but I knew something wasn't right! I sent the motor to a specialist and asked them to do a full overhaul but on inspecting it there were only 2 bearings that were actually worn...

Well a couple of things, I have no interest in racing or gravel riding and I'm from Scotland...😂 I haven't really thought about it to be honest, I know that day will come but I will just enjoy this awesome bike for as long as is humanly possible!

Back in March I drove down to Peebles and cycled from there to Moffat and back! So today I drove to Moffat and cycled to Peebles and back, a very different route from March though and what a ride it was! :D I parked the car in Moffat and had a 1000ft 6.5 mile climb up the Devils Beeftub to...

A windproof jacket makes all the difference, I don't feel it at all!

I'm very lucky to live in a temperate climate so riding all year round is a given here, winters are getting milder and wilder though but I just grab the good days when they come along! Being retired means I can pick my days and most of my rides are long ones these days due to the crazy winds we...

Not cold in the slightest, Stefan! 15C is very hot for here... 😂

E bike ride number 600! I had an epic ride planned for my 600th ride and it was supposed to be today, but the forecast completely changed with heavy rain replacing the clouds that were predicted! Yesterday it was pretty wet in the morning but it cleared up a little just before midday so I...

So sorry to hear about Jerzy passing, Stefan!:(I loved reading about your rides with him, he was very inspiring! R.I.P. Jerzy

Our bitterly cold NE winds have finally gone to be replaced by 30mph SE winds, at least its so much warmer! There was some rain hanging around this morning and the forecast for the afternoon was looking more promising, so I headed to Callander Park in the car for a morning walk and managed to...

I gave my legs a break for a couple of days after Mondays epic ride, amazingly our weather has been good all week! I stayed local and tried to keep the climbing to a minimum, not easy here... ;) We had a NE wind once again, a bit stronger today though (15-20mph) so I headed SE on the back roads...