Irn-Bru? Scottish Blethering Thread

[Telemark]

Just back from what was probably my first ever 'training' ride (I normally just go riding, either to get places or to enjoy myself) ... Edinburgh Belles Sunday morning loops round Arthur's Seat, do as many loops as you fancy in approx. 1 hour, then meet at the Commie Pool cafe for cake & chat ...
Got chatting with a fellow Belle at a very similar pace, we were gasp-talking our way up the hill each time and recovering again on the way down ... that's the hardest I've worked on the bike for a very long time, very pleased (insert smug smiley here ) ...

T
(now contemplating a more leisurely recovery ride for the afternoon, possibly to plant the garlic out at the allotment )

 

[Brandane]

Got chatting with a fellow Belle at a very similar pace,

I didn't know Lindsey Wagner was one of your Belles!
For those under a certain age, this is Lindsey Wagner:

 

[Telemark]

I assume this was a TV series at some point in the medium/distant past? (I grew up without much TV, am probably over the 'certain age' though rather than under)

Should get outside again ... too nice an afternoon to sit in front of the computer, I do enough of that during the week ...


T

 

[Brandane]

I assume this was a TV series at some point in the medium/distant past?

Yes it was a TV series in the mid 70's. A spin off from the "Six million dollar man" IIRC..
Basically it was to do with re-building humans with electronic parts which gave them super strength and performance!

 

[Telemark]

Eeek ... poor humans! I was quite young then, so it would probably have passed me by even if we had had a TV at the time ...

 

[tug benson]

Snapped chain on my winter bike...Every cloud and all that...Gave the TCR a wee run around Stirling.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Great weather here today, enjoyed a very pleasant little stroll into the Pentlands near Carlops. Saw a ladybird

 

[Edwardoka]

Crossposted from fictional website hiking chat

"Climb goatfell", he said. "It will be fun", he said.

My legs were in poor shape at the bottom of the trail after yesterday's imperial value misadventure.

Fortunately they loosened up pretty well on the climb from Corrie, where I was briefly joined by an outdoorsman/trail maintainer who lives right by the path and warned that conditions were likely to be bad. He was a nice, grizzled, if slightly eccentric man who I suspect tells the same story about getting chopperlifted off the mountain to everyone he sees while showing his missing fingertip.

As it transpired, an ice axe and crampons would genuinely have been more appropriate near the summit than trail running shoes and shorts.
(Fortunately I had a pair of thermal hiking trousers in my backpack and my legs were duly covered on reaching the top of the first ridge where the wind had full access to me.)

Eventually I summited, had zero view, did the very long walk back to civilisation, and on to the ferry terminal. I got a taxi to my hotel, inquired about my hi vis jacket "we've not seen it but will give you a call if it turns up" switched shoes and grabbed the bike.

With 17 minutes to catch the ferry, in Lamlash, dressed for trail running, with knackered legs and ankles and with the big climb out of Lamlash between me and boatery goodness; there was no way I was going to catch it

 

[Edwardoka]

... yet somehow I did. Screaming legs on the climb but bore down and fought on. I daren't think about the risks I took on the descent...

I was literally the last person onto the ferry, and even then only because the ticket guy let me on when I couldn't find my ticket.

On finding a seat I checked my phone - a voicemail from the hotel sent two minutes after I'd left

So: free hi-vis jacket to the next person on here to visit the island...

 

[GBC]

Crossposted from fictional website hiking chat

"Climb goatfell", he said. "It will be fun", he said.

Where better to be marooned...

 

[Pat "5mph"]

@Edwardoka was that a mountain on Arran you climbed on foot?? Why, no road for the bike? I feel for you!
@Telemark, how many times did you do the seat in an hour then?
Btw, if you don't remember the bionic woman (American rubbish tv) then you're in the blossom of your youth

 

[Edwardoka]

@Edwardoka was that a mountain on Arran you climbed on foot?? Why, no road for the bike? I feel for you!

I feel that it would spoil Goatfell somewhat adding a road to the top.

At a smidgeon under 3000ft and with upper ridges where the less steep bits involve clambering on all fours it would certainly make for an interesting project and ride

 

[Louch]

Did I see @heather68 jus after bannockburn high today?

 

[Telemark]

@Telemark, how many times did you do the seat in an hour then?
Btw, if you don't remember the bionic woman (American rubbish tv) then you're in the blossom of your youth

So not watching much TV keeps you young (suppose that's true really if you play outside rather than sit on your backside )

4 times in an hour and a bit, I only know approx. start/end time and don't have a bike computer on the tank I am afraid. I'm tempted to take the other bike next time, just to have a look-see, or at least take a phone along as a clock (my phone is just a phone, doesn't do strava etc )

T

 

[Fubar]

Nice paced 100k today, with almost sun on our backs! Then went out after for a wee 5 miler with Junior Fu developing her "road craft". Only downside is the crud the farmers are dragging onto the road at the moment that needs cleaned.