My ride was just around the Leven/Silverburn area, and I was running on old 2.10 FireXCpros with the PSI set a bit lower than I usually run as there was a lot of crisp snow and patchy ice :facepalm:
For 24 hours in powder snow on singlespeeds with the temperature range of -1 to -16. There's some sketchy ice patches at 5.30am in the dark screaming down off the mountain.
Life could be worse, but then again if you asked me at 4am I would tell you it could be a damn sight better as well
Went for a bimble this afternoon and on the return loop approx 300 yards from home ventured on some ice in the half light. Ice dutfully did it's thing an I was sent sliding on my side for a good few yards. Right knee, hip and elbow took the hit an am on the anti-inflammatories the noo, for all the good they'll do. Doesn't seem to be any major damage though - just hobbling about a bit
Doesn't sound good Mr P! Hopefully it will just be a bit of a knock and be settled down tomorrow.
I had one my self on some icey trail this morning about 7.30 when I put a bit more effort in on the flat and the back end came right round on me and lowsided me onto my right side. Just polished ice under a sort of sugar snow. Woke me up that's for sure No damage though, so all good.
Rob Mac, it was of course the Strathpuffer 24h race, Sat 10am to Sunday 10am, 18 hours of darkness or some such. I had some motivational issues so sat out a few hours in the midnight zone but got back out for 5.30.
Raced with the Fatty Owl team which, while a Fatbike based team does include a couple of retrobikers, Brian, Jason Liddell, GilM and myself along with a couple of Yorkshire lads. It was a good time as usual though bloody hard with everyone having their own stories and tribulations. Brian, Jason and I were solo while the others were quads. Brian and I were singlespeeds as usual but I think there were 13 singlespeeders all up.
The aim is to race round Ben Wyvis for 24 hours on fire road and singletrack with a lot longer track this year, I think it was around 12 kilometres or something with quite a bit of technical stuff. And if it wasn't technical before, it certainly was once frozen or covered in a foot of fine dry powder snow. The weather was very cold but crystal clear skies, very beautiful. Brakes freezing, beards freezing, water bottles freezing, derailleurs freezing, feet and people freezing. We were good though as we all had good gear with us. hard going but all good fun.
No damage though, so all good. 
A wee ride aye for 24 hours
