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I managed to get another ride done last Wednesday but had no internet to post about it, it wasn't the nicest day but I decided to set off into freezing fog and hope it would clear up! Luckily the fog lifted after only 8 miles but soon after the mist rolled in and it was bitterly cold! For a...

I think I got off lightly, one roof tile is embedded in my garden but I won't know the extent of the damage until first light tomorrow! Winds are still around 60mph which seems like a light breeze after the 90mph gusts... 😂

I've had major internet problems recently, today its the least of my problems with 90mph gusts battering us...

6 days ago I had zero miles for 2025, 3 rides in and I'm now on 236 miles! Quite a turnaround after a dismal start to the year, thanks to the milder weather! I set off at midday today under leaden skies and fully expected to get wet, temp was around 7C and for once we had light winds! My plan...

Cheers Dave, I should have known better at this time of year to charge all the batteries fully! Lesson learned, my legs are like lead today... 😂

With the decent weather holding out I just had to make the most of it before it goes downhill again! I took my 3 batteries for this one, 2 fully charged and 1 charged to 80% which in hindsight was a mistake as you will find out if you read on... I set off at first light just after 8am with a...

I finally got 2025 underway after 18 days of dangerous conditions, yesterday it was very wet and very windy and 10C so it did a good job of clearing most of the ice! One of my back roads still had ice about 3" thick but thankfully it wasn't right across the road so it was safe to continue! After...

Well done on passing 3000 miles Dave, nicely done sir! 👍 Snowy day here so no chance of any cycling, Happy New Year everyone!

The next few days are looking truly awful so 2024 has come to a close, my final stats for the year! 6561 miles covered from only 87 rides, in what was our worst year of weather ever! Average distance 75.4miles Elevation gain 423,098ft (438,557ft in 2020 so not my best but that was from 151...

Back on my local roads today for a very hilly ride, thankfully much lighter winds this time! It was very mild for the time of year, around 9C and pretty murky and overcast with a low cloud ceiling! The wind was from the SW and around 15-20mph so I headed east to Armadale where I took the back...

Thanks Dave, Merry Christmas everyone!

Thank you, I would say 90% bike... ;)

My bike made it past 36000 miles and my yearly mileage surpassed 6500 miles today! I have been waiting for 10 days to get back out on the bike to make it to 36000 miles overall and reach 6500 miles for the year on the same ride, the weather at home was truly awful but I saw an opportunity to...

A rare Saturday ride, with 50mph gusts coming tomorrow and Monday I just had to get out today while it was rideable! The weather during the week was truly awful with 3 days of freezing fog! This morning there was black ice everywhere but by midday the temp had reached 5C so I deemed it safe and...

Another nice day for a bike ride, only 4C with a chilly but light northerly wind! Yet another big climbing day which is the best way to keep warm at this time of year, I waited until 11.45am to head out as the morning was better for walking with a risk of ice around! I made my way out to...

It wasn't really Stefan, only 16.7mph average while my last ride was 17.4mph average! ;)

We have more nasty weather approaching but it was ok this morning so I didn't hesitate and set off just after 9am with a SSE wind around 20mph, I decided to head into the wind which was around 22 miles down to Lesmahagow! It was another day of big climbs and big descents which suits me just...

A trouble free ride today, my new tyre is due to arrive tomorrow and with this afternoon being so nice I had to get out! I actually found a small hole in my damaged tyre which I'm sure had a thorn in it, so I used a tyre boot to be safe and did a few circuits around town before chancing a longer...

6500 should be easily achievable but of course the weather could play a part! I hope I get many more years of use Dave, I'm approaching 36000 and would love to take it to 50000 at least! I pulled my tyre off today and for the life of me I can't find anything that would have caused the punctures...

A challenging but record breaking ride! I finally had a decent morning for cycling with no danger of ice, 6C with a blustery 25mph southerly wind! It was a very dull overcast day but it was dry, my plan was to do 50-60 miles which would leave me with only 20 or so miles to break my record of...