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Keith neebs, yer no gonnae sell as much tae Jim as ye did tae Rob, well, no unless Jim is getting Disability Allowance noo for his bad leg. :shock:
Keith neebs, yer no gonnae sell as much tae Jim as ye did tae Rob, well, no unless Jim is getting Disability Allowance noo for his bad leg. :shock:
Out on Saturday with Brian riding our Pugsleys for Global fat Bike Day. (Not that we ever need an excuse) 
Plan was to leave from Strathpeffer and ride some of the Puffer trails, past, though on the other side of the river from, Rogie falls, round Loch Garve and make our way to Garve itself to meet anyone else at the official meeting place at the food van.
As it was it ended up just being Brian and myself. We started the morning in much milder conditions than the last few days, still very cold but not quite freezing, snow on the high ground was melting away as we watched, due to higher temp but also due to the almost constant rain. It was certainly wet throughout, mostly just that lightish but constant drizzle, with the ground being well muddy, slushy and boggy depending on surface.
A good bit of climbing for the first part before we followed the river before crossing over the trails to Loch Garve. As we were descending to loch level there is a section of trail that a stream runs across, there's a waterfall just upstream that is normally a trickle, well, with the snowmelt and all the rain it was a thundering torrent of water, only now as it was squeezing across the road, funnelling a fair bit of force. This was despite it spreading along the trail. Brian walked through to be safe as we know it is paved with large rocks, whilst I rode through but had to dab just near the end. Thanks fully it was quick as it was up to my shins but thankfully no real water got in my boots, so all good. Brian unfortunately had to wring his woollen socks out before we went any further. Far too cold to ignore wet feet.
It took a couple of hours I think to get to the meeting place where we waited in the rain, eating a healthy lunch of bacon rolls and chips washed down with hot coffee. It was more about getting hot into us rather than sustenance. We waited a while but on this side of the range it was pretty dreach (?) It was constant rain, even while we sat at a picnic bench eating lunch, and the wind was really whipping up. We decided we would head back over the first lot of hills back past the loch and hopefully it would be less exposed once over the first lot of hills. This meant back past the flooded section of trail. We were surprised with how much more of the trail was flooded since we were here before, which was only a couple of hours at most. Brian rolled up his trousers and picked the Pugs up and walked across, I decided that rather than ride through, as it was so forceful now and there was the matter of a drop of the other edge if I was washed down it, to climb my way across on the debris catching timber whilst holding onto the deer fence. Sounds like a plan but was actually not one of my better ideas, especially when trying to fight the water so I could drag my Pugs along behind me, with my feet getting stuck in the timber, the deer fence slackening and then to find the last 3 feet was a separate loose bit of timber. I didn't fall in so it was comedic, which it would have also been for Brian if I had fallen in I suppose
We then powered up the climb from the loch, must have been the chips and zig zagged our way on the various trails and tracks back to the start. Once back in the forest and climbing up the mountain I began getting pretty hot, went to unzip my jacket a bit, only to have my zip fall apart in my hand and my jacket flapping about, thankfully it was only about 1/2 mile before the end, so glass half full and all that
Thanks Brian for another grand day out, it might have been wet and cold but we were prepared and we were riding our Pugsleys so it couldn't be anything but good.
Hope everyone else gets a decent ride out this weekend, wrap up warm and enjoy.
Jamie
24273815_1352050604923680_7602213428572500817_o by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
24254644_1352050634923677_3424018182728115704_o by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
24296826_1352050468257027_6672477844226405102_n by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
24173628_1352050811590326_6239183928681701340_o by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
DSCN4510 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
Well at least it can't get any worse........
24210300_1352051148256959_2614589982606171697_o by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
1 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
24210167_1352051384923602_2436540539234543936_o by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
Once more into the breach....
24177120_1352051608256913_1945180709773874096_n by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
23795332_1352052141590193_6527447092609611259_n by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
24174568_1352051824923558_6014623761877505502_n by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
24058943_1352052321590175_8640834283511227561_n by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
24255120_1352052564923484_5296320715819088334_o by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
24059687_1352052961590111_5132810171450546447_o by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
24174717_1352052818256792_5150548647262539757_n by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
Pugsley, singlespeed What could be better? .........2 singlespeed Pugsleys
24273443_1352053048256769_4321429145696683538_o by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
Plan was to leave from Strathpeffer and ride some of the Puffer trails, past, though on the other side of the river from, Rogie falls, round Loch Garve and make our way to Garve itself to meet anyone else at the official meeting place at the food van.
As it was it ended up just being Brian and myself. We started the morning in much milder conditions than the last few days, still very cold but not quite freezing, snow on the high ground was melting away as we watched, due to higher temp but also due to the almost constant rain. It was certainly wet throughout, mostly just that lightish but constant drizzle, with the ground being well muddy, slushy and boggy depending on surface.
A good bit of climbing for the first part before we followed the river before crossing over the trails to Loch Garve. As we were descending to loch level there is a section of trail that a stream runs across, there's a waterfall just upstream that is normally a trickle, well, with the snowmelt and all the rain it was a thundering torrent of water, only now as it was squeezing across the road, funnelling a fair bit of force. This was despite it spreading along the trail. Brian walked through to be safe as we know it is paved with large rocks, whilst I rode through but had to dab just near the end. Thanks fully it was quick as it was up to my shins but thankfully no real water got in my boots, so all good. Brian unfortunately had to wring his woollen socks out before we went any further. Far too cold to ignore wet feet.
It took a couple of hours I think to get to the meeting place where we waited in the rain, eating a healthy lunch of bacon rolls and chips washed down with hot coffee. It was more about getting hot into us rather than sustenance. We waited a while but on this side of the range it was pretty dreach (?) It was constant rain, even while we sat at a picnic bench eating lunch, and the wind was really whipping up. We decided we would head back over the first lot of hills back past the loch and hopefully it would be less exposed once over the first lot of hills. This meant back past the flooded section of trail. We were surprised with how much more of the trail was flooded since we were here before, which was only a couple of hours at most. Brian rolled up his trousers and picked the Pugs up and walked across, I decided that rather than ride through, as it was so forceful now and there was the matter of a drop of the other edge if I was washed down it, to climb my way across on the debris catching timber whilst holding onto the deer fence. Sounds like a plan but was actually not one of my better ideas, especially when trying to fight the water so I could drag my Pugs along behind me, with my feet getting stuck in the timber, the deer fence slackening and then to find the last 3 feet was a separate loose bit of timber. I didn't fall in so it was comedic, which it would have also been for Brian if I had fallen in I suppose
We then powered up the climb from the loch, must have been the chips
and zig zagged our way on the various trails and tracks back to the start. Once back in the forest and climbing up the mountain I began getting pretty hot, went to unzip my jacket a bit, only to have my zip fall apart in my hand and my jacket flapping about, thankfully it was only about 1/2 mile before the end, so glass half full and all that Thanks Brian for another grand day out, it might have been wet and cold but we were prepared and we were riding our Pugsleys so it couldn't be anything but good.
Hope everyone else gets a decent ride out this weekend, wrap up warm and enjoy.
Jamie
24273815_1352050604923680_7602213428572500817_o by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr24254644_1352050634923677_3424018182728115704_o by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr24296826_1352050468257027_6672477844226405102_n by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr24173628_1352050811590326_6239183928681701340_o by Jamie Dyer, on FlickrDSCN4510 by Jamie Dyer, on FlickrWell at least it can't get any worse........
24210300_1352051148256959_2614589982606171697_o by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr1 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr24210167_1352051384923602_2436540539234543936_o by Jamie Dyer, on FlickrOnce more into the breach....
24177120_1352051608256913_1945180709773874096_n by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr23795332_1352052141590193_6527447092609611259_n by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr24174568_1352051824923558_6014623761877505502_n by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr24058943_1352052321590175_8640834283511227561_n by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr24255120_1352052564923484_5296320715819088334_o by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr24059687_1352052961590111_5132810171450546447_o by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr24174717_1352052818256792_5150548647262539757_n by Jamie Dyer, on FlickrPugsley, singlespeed What could be better? .........2 singlespeed Pugsleys
24273443_1352053048256769_4321429145696683538_o by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
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Blimey, that wee streams got a bit fierce since last I rode with you guys to the chip van !!!
I wish your neck of the wids wusnae so far away
Blimey, that wee streams got a bit fierce since last I rode with you guys to the chip van !!!
I wish your neck of the wids wusnae so far away
Got down to the old workshop where I finally have my own bit of it.
They said its a fair size but my own memories of this workshop are clutter everywhere.
This is the space ill be renting, its a cathedral :shock: approx 400 sq ft, with another 200 to use as required. more than twice the space i could previously afford without the use of that extra.
I'll have to actually find something to do now :shock:
They said its a fair size but my own memories of this workshop are clutter everywhere.
This is the space ill be renting, its a cathedral :shock: approx 400 sq ft, with another 200 to use as required. more than twice the space i could previously afford without the use of that extra.
I'll have to actually find something to do now :shock:
