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A nice bonus ride today in very blustery and grey conditions, no photos this time! Only 500ft less elevation gain than my big ride on Sunday and 40 less miles, good to be back on my hilly terrain... 😂 The forecast was looking dismal but they got it wrong thankfully, the highlight was my 46.9mph...

With rain forecast pretty much all next week and today looking very nice I just had to make the most of it, I noticed St Andrews was looking really inviting so it was time for my first foray to the NE this year! I travelled 50 miles in the car and parked in a layby between Crook of Devon and...

I'm usually the same but I didn't want to push my luck yesterday and get mowed down by some moron in a rush to get home... I found my perfect bike almost 8 years ago, I really don't know what I will do when it finally packs in! I will keep enjoying it until that day comes though, I still...

Road cycling at its glorious best! Today I had no route planned, my only plan was to cycle the best roads I could think of in my locale and I came up with a near perfect route! It was super hazy so I made the decision to keep my phone in my bag and just ride my bike with zero distractions! Just...

This morning it was very wet and very windy but the forecast was showing it clearing up as the morning progressed, thankfully they got it right apart from the wind! The upside of the wind was it dried the roads very quickly indeed and I actually got home with a clean bike for a change! The wind...

A much nicer day today with a less than 5% chance of rain for a nice change, winds were showing as westerly and around 18mph which was way off the mark! The wind was easily 25-30mph at times but it was a lovely sunny day so I made the most of it, I was intending to head over the Campsie hills...

Not the day I had planned but what a day it turned out to be! This morning I had planned to take my sister to Callander Park in Falkirk for a morning walk and I would have the afternoon free for cycling, unfortunately my sister had developed a nasty cough overnight and had very little sleep...

1000 miles in the bag for 2026! I had a big ride planned for last Thursday but the weather forecast was way off so I had to be content with a 54 mile ride, it was a very windy and murky day so I didn't take any photos! Today the forecast was showing light rain around 8-9am with a 40% chance of...

They stop screening here when you are 74, I have 6 years more to suffer... 😂 3 more screenings as its every 2 years!

I was just about to set off when the postie arrived with my NHS letter containing my bowel screening results, my first thought was its colonoscopy time again! Imagine my delight when I was given the all clear for the first time in 6 years! That set the mood for an awesome bike ride in beautiful...

After 6 days of truly awful weather it was good to get back in the saddle today, we did have an ice warning until 10am so I waited until after 11 to be safe! The afternoon temp was 5C but light rain was due around 3pm and sleet/heavy rain was due to arrive around 4pm! Amazingly they got the...

Another rainy day but I spotted an opportunity to get out when the rain stopped late in the morning, the forecast wasn't looking good but I decided to just go for it! The easterly wind was back and around 25mph, although it didn't feel as cold as it did recently! I had a rough route planned in...

The forecast was showing rain all day today and pretty much the same all next week, but when I woke this morning it wasn't raining so I made the decision to chance it! I managed 25 miles before I saw any rain so I think I made a wise choice! I needed 46 miles to reach 44000 miles on my awesome...

I wasn't holding out any hope of getting out again this week but I spotted a weather window this morning, when I say a window it was one of those tiny ones... 😂 A 40mph ENE wind and a 30% chance of rain, what the heck its only wind and some possible rain! ;) My thought process was if it did rain...

I'm sure you would love it, depending on the weather... 😂

I forgot to mention in my last post about my 100 mile ride, my heated gloves lasted for the whole ride at the lowest setting and I actually had 4 bars left on one (they only have 4) and 3 on the other which is very impressive! Today they got a test in the wet and passed with flying colours, I...

The Whitelee wind farm has 215 turbines supplying over 350,000 homes around Glasgow and the surrounding area, it spans across 3 counties!

Its a ride I've done many times in all seasons and it always looks amazing, of course its more fun when its warmer.. ;) Yes its massive, I can actually see it from home on a clear day and its a good 30 miles away! Mudguards all year round!;) I just wash it thoroughly!

I needed 75 miles to make 500 miles for January so I had a ride planned in my head for today, I was going to head down to Lanark and enjoy the A70 all the way to Muirkirk! When I woke this morning I had a change of mind and decided a 100 miler was a possibility, it was around 4C with a feels...

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...