Scotland : Edinburgh & Lothians CC Ecosse RV ride - Sat 15th February

[Halfmanhalfbike]

I'll def be there ....but no-one put any hammers down y'all OK? :-)

 

[Fubar]

I'll def be there ....but no-one put any hammers down y'all OK? :-)

S'ok, Maxwell isn't coming...

 

[Telemark]

@HonestMan1910 , long time no see!
Really looking forward to the ride ... oops RV ... and meeting old and new (as opposed to young ) friends.

EDIT: should have read to the end of the thread before replying
LOTS more blasts from the past , hello @Jane Smart and @Halfmanhalfbike !

T

 

[HonestMan1910]

@HonestMan1910 , long time no see!
Really looking forward to the ride ... oops RV ... and meeting old and new (as opposed to young ) friends.

T

it would be rude not to turn up when it is almost on my doorstep

 

[Telemark]

We'll need a massive cafe if everybody turns up , and/or a race for the cake before it's all gone ...

T

 

[Halfmanhalfbike]

it would be rude not to turn up when it is almost on my doorstep

My thoughts exactly!

 

[Col5632]

Well sadly my sunday plans now extend to saturday aswell so regardless of day i can't make it, must say i'm gutted

Now I'm going to have to make up for the 'missing' miles at night

 

[Fubar]

Well sadly my sunday plans now extend to saturday aswell so regardless of day i can't make it, must say i'm gutted

Now I'm going to have to make up for the 'missing' miles at night

That's a shame, I now need to figure out the route! How are the Edinburgers (@Telemark @Scoosh) getting there? Wondering if there is scope to meet at the FRB/Craithies and chaingang it from there??

 

[Scoosh]

Seeings how this might be my first ride of over ... errr ... about 5km this year, if I am coming, I will probably need to leave about 0930 and make a very s-l-o-w way along the straightest, most directest route to Liligow, pausing at frequent intervals to and before rolling down the hill into the busy metropolis of downtown Liligow and collapsing in a heap at the station ticket office, waving a credit card and muttering incoherently - '... but how am I going to get home from Haymarket ?'

Alternatively, I will have a spring in my pedals and leave 1030-1100-ish, going the straight route through K'liston, Winchburgh etc etc.

ME ?? "Chaingang " ?

 

[Fubar]

Seeings how this might be my first ride of over ... errr ... about 5km this year, if I am coming, I will probably need to leave about 0930 and make a very s-l-o-w way along the straightest, most directest route to Liligow, pausing at frequent intervals to and before rolling down the hill into the busy metropolis of downtown Liligow and collapsing in a heap at the station ticket office, waving a credit card and muttering incoherently - '... but how am I going to get home from Haymarket ?'

Alternatively, I will have a spring in my pedals and leave 1030-1100-ish, going the straight route through K'liston, Winchburgh etc etc.

ME ?? "Chaingang " ?

I mean chaingang in the loosest possible sense, i.e. a gang on bikes one after the other - sort of like a chain...

How about meeting up at Craigies (not Crathies as stated above!) around 10:30ish, give you an opportunity for coffee and cake Part 1 before taking on the West Lothian Alps for coffee and cake Part 2??

 

[GlasgowFinn]

Still hoping to make it on Saturday but things are a tad hectic at the moment!

@Rasmus are you still heading along the Greengairs road? I could meet you along the road.

S

 

[Harry_Palmer79]

@GlasgowFinn I was planning on cycling through from Glasgow too... so hopefully see you there!

I was playing about with my route from the Edinburgh RV at lunchtime and it goes by there too... though I know @Rasmus route goes that way anyway, so I'm happy to go with the flow!

Edit: linked to the wrong route, d'oh!

 

[Rasmus]

Still hoping to make it on Saturday but things are a tad hectic at the moment!

@Rasmus are you still heading along the Greengairs road? I could meet you along the road.

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Yep, should be no problem meeting at the Hulks Rd junction. Anyone else (other than @Harry_Palmer79 ) planning on riding through from the Glasgow area?

Current forecast says dry on both Sat and Sun

 

[Pat "5mph"]

If it's decided to do it on the Sunday, @Ellebells and I will come.
Don't bother trying to catch us up, we will be too fast for you
Only kidding: if we come, we shall take our time, and take pictures along the way, so see you at the meeting point.

 

[Rasmus]

If the forecast holds, there's no reason not to do Saturday _and_ Sunday. I might only be able to do one, but seems there is enough interested people to have a decent gathering both days.