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A bit of a bonus ride today as I wasn't expecting to get out due to a very dodgy looking forecast, with possible thunderstorms! When I got up the sky looked like it might be ok for a ride so I decided to chance it and set off just before 9am into the murk! It was pretty much windless and a bit...

Thanks guys, I'm sure a massive company like Giant don't give a hoot about an old guy riding one of their bikes past 40000 miles...🤣

40000 miles of pure pleasure! After 8 days off the bike I was itching to get out again and thankfully I had more time on my hands today so a longer ride was in order! I set off at 8.15am and immediately had issues with closed roads and it was my back roads so I was forced to use the main roads...

I'm glad the saddle did the trick for you, I love it also! 👍

I hope they weren't called Rab H....it may have circumnavigated the planet twice already!;) Congrats on the new steed, remember its carbon so no river crossings or it might melt...😂

I'm on carer duties for a few weeks as I'm looking after my sister after a recent operation but I managed to get a ride in this morning, a local hilly one so I got a good workout! It was a blustery but mild morning, with a westerly wind around 25mph so I took advantage of the wind on the way out...

Our weather has been awful for days and the forecast for today wasn't looking the best either, imagine my surprise when I got up for the toilet at 5.45am and it was lovely outside and the roads were bone dry! Another look at the forecast and it was showing a 50% chance of rain from 8am and...

Actually you are correct, it must be the Sunbeam Imp Sport as the Stiletto is a fastback! I had 2 standard Hillman Imps, the Husky van, a Singer Chamois and the Imp Sport which had servo brakes and I almost went through the windscreen when I pressed them... 🤣 Essentially they are all the same...

I didn't see any signs of a festival, just the cycling festival I was enjoying! :D I did see signs of a classic car show in the area, managed to catch this 1972 Sunbeam Stiletto passing! I had 5 versions of these in my younger days, my first one was a Hillman Husky van which never made it to the...

With a really nice forecast today I had a rare Sunday ride and what a ride it was, certainly one of my best ever! 😁 It was one of those rare days when everything just clicked, it will live long in my memory and I should say a thank you to @Chargeride for his recent post regarding the beautiful...

I'm very blessed to have these wonderful landscapes virtually on my doorstep and yes, the pictures don't do it full justice! You can see why Peebles is one of my regular destinations and its only 45 miles from my front door, it really is a great place to visit even without a bike and as you say...

Our weather has been abysmal recently and today was no different but I noticed a chance of getting out this evening with an improving forecast and the winds were expected to finally decrease! After my lunch I had a look out the window to the west where the rain was coming from and spotted a...

Time in the saddle was actually 9 hrs 47 minutes, my butt is tough but over 12 hours would hurt... 😂

I have been doing this ride every year since 2022 to remember my dad who passed away in 2022, I had my older brother in my thoughts also as he passed in April this year! St Andrews is a special place for our family, we holidayed there for many years and it was my dad's favourite place to relax...

When I went over the handlebars a couple of years ago my head also hit the pavement, my helmet saved me from serious injury for sure and I just got back on the bike and continued riding! I see a lot of cyclists riding without helmets here, its up to them obviously but they need to think of their...

No need to wash your feet crossing the border then... ;)

As far as I know its the only one in existence!

I spotted an opportunity to get a long ride in today but it would need to be an early start as the rain was set to hit around 3pm! The easterly winds had returned so I decided to head up the east coast and enjoy a nice tailwind on the way back! I thought about going over the Forth bridge but the...

Another hilly and very windy 60 miler out to West Calder and back, I don't have time to type a story up( a few of you will be happy about that I think 😂 ) so I will just post a selection of photos from a brilliant ride in lovely sunshine!

Our unsettled weather continues, I was in 2 minds about going out as there were squalls pretty much everywhere despite the forecast showing just light showers!:rolleyes: I eventually decided to go for it around 11.30am, the temp was a pleasant 12C and there was a 20-25mph westerly wind blowing...