Irn-Bru? Scottish Blethering Thread

[GlasgowFinn]

Night ride this week - looking forward to it!

Who's all in?

 

[Slick]

Night ride this week - looking forward to it!

Who's all in?

I really fancied it, but I couldn't convince my brother who was put off by the 12mph speed thing. Shame, but I think we're going to do our own in the next couple of weeks.

 

[Harry_Palmer79]

For those not on the book of face, I was hoping to ditch my avatar but unfortunately it is still appropriate! I was planning on doing the Night Ride but because of a fecking idiot cycling in the opposite direction on the pavement who wobbled onto the road in front of me I'm not going to make it. It seems he didn't see the bus stop in front of him and thought swerving into oncoming traffic was preferable to crashing into it! I didn't have time to avoid him, so colllided head on at about 20-25mph. Five stitches in my chin, assorted cuts and bruises and a f@$cked front wheel is the extent of the damage... oh and my helmet is gubbed too! Might be time to reconsider taking up crochet.
Didn't sleep well last night replaying it in my head, might take a while to get back on the horse again

@Telemark @Scoosh

 

[Telemark]

For those not on the book of face, I was hoping to ditch my avatar but unfortunately it is still appropriate! I was planning on doing the Night Ride but because of a fecking idiot cycling in the opposite direction on the pavement who wobbled onto the road in front of me I'm not going to make it. It seems he didn't see the bus stop in front of him and thought swerving into oncoming traffic was preferable to crashing into it! I didn't have time to avoid him, so colllided head on at about 20-25mph. Five stitches in my chin, assorted cuts and bruises and a f@$cked front wheel is the extent of the damage... oh and my helmet is gubbed too! Might be time to reconsider taking up crochet.
Didn't sleep well last night replaying it in my head, might take a while to get back on the horse again

@Telemark @Scoosh

Ouch, get well soon! How unlucky was that...
Thanks for the separate e-mail, I've not been on here for a wee while, too busy with EdFoC & night ride organising...but am aiming to return once recovered

 

[Harry_Palmer79]

Ouch, get well soon! How unlucky was that...
Thanks for the separate e-mail, I've not been on here for a wee while, too busy with EdFoC & night ride organising...but am aiming to return once recovered

Thanks Ulli, I thought you would probably be busy at the moment... very unlucky I'd say! I'll make it through to EdFoC one of these days!

 

[Edwardoka]

Ouch, get well soon! How unlucky was that...
Thanks for the separate e-mail, I've not been on here for a wee while, too busy with EdFoC & night ride organising...but am aiming to return once recovered

Thanks for reminding me - sorry I didn't get in touch earlier, I've just pinged you guys an email.
Team CC Ecosse is going to be a bit more underrepresented than it has any right to be

Anyway, I hope tonight goes really well!

 

[Col5632]

Have fun tonight to everybody doing the night ride

 

[Telemark]

Thanks for reminding me - sorry I didn't get in touch earlier, I've just pinged you guys an email.
Team CC Ecosse is going to be a bit more underrepresented than it has any right to be

Anyway, I hope tonight goes really well!

Ah, so that WAS you, I wasn't sure as I didn't know your surname, and the e-mail was't written in a way that I could tell whether it was you... put 2+2 together and wondered if I had come up with 4 or 5 as the answer ...

Superb weather, big gaps in the clounds, moon, sunrise (from behind a small cloud bank rather than horizon, so about 10 minute delay), excellent food stops (Loft Cafe & Bakery in Haddington is open Mon-Sat, the breakfast stop only available to our riders once a year), brilliant ride leaders and other helpers - CC Ecosse (& families) well represented on that aspect, as were the Edinburgh Belles on Bikes

 

[GlasgowFinn]

What a great event the night ride was once again. My thanks to the leaders and helpers that make it possible. The Loft was a fantastic venue and the breakfast was fab. Thanks!

 

[Col5632]

I'm definitely going to do a night ride next year, not sure which one yet

 

[Scoosh]

I'm definitely going to do a night ride next year, not sure which one yet

There's only one really worth doing, you know that ..... and, if you're having difficulty remembering which one ...

 

[Harry_Palmer79]

Well, my face appears to be healing up pretty well... if anything I think it's an improvement!

The bike is in Dales for a check-up and replacement wheel, so I'll need to ride one of my other bikes in the meantime until I get it back... I'm due to go to Cumbrae on Saturday for a few laps, not too much risk there *fingers crossed*, so hopefully I'll be fit to ride in the next day or two

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I'm back from my tour: can hardly move a muscle, @Slick what did you say about the difficulty of the route?
Pictures and report will follow in a bit

 

[Slick]

I'm back from my tour: can hardly move a muscle, @Slick what did you say about the difficulty of the route?
Pictures and report will follow in a bit

Well done, that's one tough cycle.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Well done, that's one tough cycle.

Not well done to me, I walked most of the return leg to Dunoon.
Well done to @flyingfifi and to our pal Anne (61 and on a heavy hybrid), they did all the hills.