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Another very mild day with a 20mph southerly wind once again, like a repeat of Tuesday! This time I chose to ride into the wind so I headed south on the back roads to Allanton and continued on the back roads to Carluke! We had heavy rain yesterday and it continued this morning although it was...

I had one of those rare almost perfect days on the bike, everything just clicked and I had a blast from start to finish! :D After a really cold spell our weather has changed to mild and wild, thankfully today was just mild with a 20mph southerly breeze blowing! My plan was to head north and...

After a full week off the bike due to weather and a niggling back injury I was itching to get out again, I had a 5 hour weather window to make the most of it! I left at 9am after the frost cleared into a chilly 20mph SE wind with the intention of enjoying the wind at my back on the way home! My...

I wanted to get another 100 miler done before the clocks change this weekend and yesterday was looking good weather wise, I was a little worried when I woke to fog though! Thankfully just a few miles in it cleared up and I even saw some blue sky! The mist was hanging around but it added to the...

A nice day for a recovery ride after last Thurday's epic, back to fingerless gloves with a temp of 14C and light winds! It was very damp and misty in the morning so I waited until 11.30am before setting off on drier roads in cloudy conditions! I made my way down to Garrion Bridge in the Clyde...

That's good to hear, I'm glad he enjoyed them!

I set off on the bike yesterday needing 83 miles to pass 6000 for the year and just 30 miles to pass 42000 on my bike, I had a rough route in my head involving Knockhill Racing Circuit as I haven't cycled there for quite a while!I took all 3 batteries, 2 fully charged and 1 around 80% with a 100...

Total deflation to total elation! Yesterday I was planning to ride to the final round of the Scottish Championship Car race meeting at Knockhill Racing Circuit but the weather had other ideas, despite a nice forecast with very light winds! It was very wet and very misty when I woke so I decided...

I had to have 2 new bearings fitted to the motor at 14000 miles, the repairers said the rest of the motor was in perfect condition! I put it down to my winter riding and have been more careful since then, another 28000 miles and the motor still runs like a dream! Not long after I bought the bike...

Another blustery day but not as bad as Sunday, westerly winds once again around 25-30mph! Rain was forecast once again but I wasn't letting it stop me, I actually did a very good job of avoiding it! All I could see was darkness to the south so I headed north... I didn't really have a plan...

My late brother had the standard Minor, he was approaching a roundabout in the centre of town and the front suspension collapsed blocking the roundabout at rush hour! 🤣 It was a common fault...

Storm Amy passed through on Friday and Saturday with 70mph gusts in my area, today it was showing gusts around 35mph so I just had to get out! It was a really nice morrning but a bit chilly, 4 layers for the first time in a while! The wind was a direct westerly so I just had to head east to...

Great work buddy, new saddle working well then! In Scottish folklore, a kelpie is a dangerous shape-shifting water creature that can appear on land as a horse. The kelpie appears to their human victims as a grey or white horse, entices them to ride on their back, then carries them down to a...

It was a nice morning today but I had things to do that couldn't wait so didn't get out until 10.45am, with rain forecast around 2pm I had to decide whether to make it a shorter ride or just go with a long one and get wet! I chose the latter and got wet... 😂 Thankfully it was only light rain...

Some very clever people were involved in this incredible piece of engineering! 👍

Thanks Bob, I'm glad you enjoy my write ups! 😊

A chilly start to a beautiful day, I was going to set off at first light around 7am but it was a bit frosty so I waited until 8.15am when the temp was around 5C! The wind was from the SE and only around 10mph so just perfect for cycling, I had planned a route just over 100 miles out to Kinross...

I was hoping to get out yesterday but I woke with a very annoying head cold, my nose was running like a leaky tap! When I woke this morning I was feeling way better, close to 100% so I had to get out! We have already had our first frost which is unusal for September, this morning I went for a...

Our weather has been awful all week until yesterday when the sun made a welcome appearance, although the gusty winds nudging 50mph made it an easy decision to stay indoors! This morning it was very wet and of course the winds were much lighter, the forecast was showing rain right through the...

I had a ride planned in my head today, around 70-80 miles but I was loving it so much I extended it and it was one of my best of the year so far! Out the door at 6.40am and it was misty and a pretty chilly 7C so it was time for 3 layers for the first time in a while, thankfully the mist cleared...