OP
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105% knowledge on 105
- Location
- Kingdom of Kinnard
Arran was mighty fine today. When we going back?
Irn-Bru? Scottish Blethering Thread
- Thread starter Louch
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- Location
- Glasgow
Will be nice to see you again.I'm planning a trip down south, anyone know of any cycle related activities in The Capital next Saturday?
This time I will look less bedraggled, more like a proper Belle on a bike
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
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We've got a bike for you to use, as agreed a few weeks ago. We just need to arrange a pick-up time!
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OP
OP
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105% knowledge on 105
- Location
- Kingdom of Kinnard
Punctured at 50kmh descending shiel brae. Now understand why bib shorts are mostly black, scariest moment on the bike since I noticed the hole in @Edwardoka s bib shorts near the start of a 100 mile day
Leave my hindparts out of your self-pooping anecdotes!
If it makes you feel any better I fell over in quite a comic fashion on that big climb I told you about.
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User6179
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Shielbrae is dangerous !! I have crashed twice on it , two mates crashed into each other on it because of the gravel in middle of the road and got took to the hospital in a lorry
, other mate hit pothole and went over the handlebars and when descending north side I came face to face with a council tar lorry at 30mph 
and just managed to stop a foot fae the lorry .I nearly forgot , there is a spar missing from one of the cattle grids as well , anyway glad your Ok
OP
OP
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105% knowledge on 105
- Location
- Kingdom of Kinnard
Yeah don't think I will be going down it anytime soon, didn't like the old at all, had only done it climbing before
tug benson
Survived the Tour O the borders 2013
- Location
- Alloa
its a shame they don't keep it in better condition, its a good climb through a good area for cycling, they also need to fix the Carron valley road....I know they've fixed the Tak as i went up it last week i just hope they have plans to fix all roads up that areaShielbrae is dangerous !! I have crashed twice on it , two mates crashed into each other on it because of the gravel in middle of the road and got took to the hospital in a lorry
I nearly forgot , there is a spar missing from one of the cattle grids as well , anyway glad your Ok
Yeah a bunch of guys from thereabouts (RKCC?) who were staying in the hostel said that it had been fixed, will need to swing by at some point.
Col5632
Guru
- Location
- Cowdenbeath
If i ever see the Tak again it will be too soon lol
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User6179
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I started doing Shielbrae over 20 years ago and apart from one bit at top it is the same old surface , wasn't the best back then but is shocking now ,I stopped doing it from the north as the gravel on the south side makes for a challenging decent , Don't know if it is Stirling Council responsible for the whole road , Carronbridge is where North Lanarkshire , Falkirk and Stirling Councils boundaries all meet .
Carron valley road to Fintry is a bone rattler , they did fix the bit at the picnic area but the descent to near the Crow is murder .
Fubar
Guru
Just had this event flagged up to me by a mate who works in the roads dept in Perth:
http://ironride.co.uk/
Looks like some pretty challenging routes, though I can't see prices from work pc (and I've no stake in it, just said I would highlight it) - @Edwardoka @Pedrosanchezo local to you guys...
http://ironride.co.uk/
Looks like some pretty challenging routes, though I can't see prices from work pc (and I've no stake in it, just said I would highlight it) - @Edwardoka @Pedrosanchezo local to you guys...
That must have been the section on Saturday I thought I was going to wreck my bike and/or my other valuables!
Col5632
Guru
- Location
- Cowdenbeath
