Show us what you did today, thread

[Jamiedyer]

At least you got a ride in Velo, well done. It was a glorious day up here today as well.
Will be interested to see this trailer What's your plans for it?

Jamie

 

[dyna-ti]

I found this V.
https://www.bicycles.net.au/forums/view ... hp?t=90945

A reference in it to single wheel trailers, apparently a range of prices some quite expensive. Seems theres cheap too, so you could have got lucky here. Either way these trailers are way more than £15 and always handy.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Skiiddi ... 63&bih=557

 

[epicyclo]

A very short ride.

I shipped my Australian bike over and it arrived today. Giant Bowery, nothing special about it except it always felt like it climbed like a goat. So now to find out.

Rode up Kinnairdie Brae to the top of Mt Gerald, enough of a climb to know you've done one, but not a monster. Bike whizzed up it even though I'm feeling a bit sluggish from my cake therapy.



Jamie knows what's coming next, the reason I brought it over. I want to try Bealach na Bah on it. A few more weeks to let my ribs settle down for sure, and the first decent weather at the weekend, and I'll give it a go.

Naturally if anyone wants to join us, they're welcome. Singlespeed of course, but we're only doing the climb and then turning right around for the cake shop at the bottom. (Unless I find an interesting off road excursion...)

It will be very short notice though. We want to get it done before the NC500 season kicks off.

 

[Mr Panda]

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Ah the cake shop at the bottom - approx 10 years ago four of us did the BNB in torrential rain, having intended to do an interesting loop starting from Lochcarron, however turned back at the top as we were utterly saturated and there was no sign of a let up.
Stopped at the cake shop at the bottom, ordered tea and cakes, then they told us to sit outside on the verandah as we were dripping everywhere............so we went to the LC Hotel and got wellied. Happy Days

The wee campsite behind the hotel is a fine place too.

 

[epicyclo]

Re: Re:

Ah the cake shop at the bottom - approx 10 years ago four of us did the BNB in torrential rain, having intended to do an interesting loop starting from Lochcarron, however turned back at the top as we were utterly saturated and there was no sign of a let up.
Stopped at the cake shop at the bottom, ordered tea and cakes, then they told us to sit outside on the verandah as we were dripping everywhere....

Yes, not a bicycle friendly spot.

But they have cake...

 

[jimo746]

Naturally if anyone wants to join us, they're welcome. Singlespeed of course, but we're only doing the climb and then turning right around for the cake shop at the bottom. (Unless I find an interesting off road excursion...)

It will be very short notice though. We want to get it done before the NC500 season kicks off.

Keep us informed Brian, if I can, I will.

I thought the Giant had gears for a moment, so I zoomed in on the photo.... No (nasty) surprises there looks pretty lightweight though.

 

[epicyclo]

Went for a gentle pootle on the fatbike in the hope the weather would clean the 'Puffer mud off it for me.



There was a fair bit of this sort of stuff



Got a bit over ambitious trying to find an interesting line

 

[RobMac]

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Brian is that a Salsa?

 

[epicyclo]

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Brian is that a Salsa?

No it's an original 907 from before when they introduced the model where some fat bastard sat on the toptubes.

It doesn't have modern trail geometry so it's really good in its intended conditions and on climbs. As fatbikes go, it's retro.

 

[keithyr]

Lol, I had the next gen 907 when I was a fat basturd!

Enjoyed it for the time I had it but much prefer 27.5+ for what I ride