Northern are sending some of the units they're withdrawing down here, up there.Scotrail has been getting a lot of flak in the past year, it is good to hear of improvement in the past month, we hope it can be maintained.
I wait in vain for dualling the single track north from Perth as no great improvement in journey time can occur before then.
..The road from the Hurlet to Barrhead isn't exactly smooth.It's a bit ropey on a Saturday night.
Saying that, the train ain't much better.
Brave boy riding that during rush hour. Very much in my neck of the woods - the volume of traffic at rush hour is hideous.
Anyone on here been stress relieving a wheel build recently?
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I'm actually a bit further out than Barrhead, I'm in between Neilston and Dunlop but I do commute through Barrhead past Dykebar and out on the dual just before the Hurlet. I'm then down Hawkhead road past the most dangerous junction in Britain for cyclists (apparently) which takes me into Renfrew and on to Inchinnan. None of it is exactly smooth and my policeman brother tells me there was a cyclist down in Bannockburn after hitting a pothole and sustained a serious head injury 9n Friday. Stay safe.
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I liked your post, then I remembered when I took a couple of us more mature ladies
to Neilston.
Interesting to hear that you feel like that Pat. I've felt the same loads of times on those roads but always questioned myself in case I was being dramatic.I liked your post, then I remembered when I took a couple of us more mature ladies
The ladies really wanted to go on a certain day, I did not have time for a reccie.
The best route I could find - it looked not too bad walking it on Google maps - was Pollock park, up Kennishead road, turn right then left at the new Persimmon homes, then on a main road a short bit (Barrhead road, I think), through a park with a church.
Cross at pedestrian crossing avoiding the scary roundabout into another park with a stream running through it, then up to Neilston following the cycle route.
Bloody hell!
They tried to run us over on Kennishead road.
The mile or so we did on Barrhead road was scary, I could see it becoming scarier after the roundabout that we avoided by going through the park.
On the way back we used the pavement to the Persimmon homes.
Then we turned left into another very busy street leading to Paisley.
That area (around the new Persimmon homes) whatever it's called, is not safe for cycling if you're not fast and nimble.
Shame, because it borders the Dams of Darnley country park.
It's a nice cycle up there, but to get to the path you take your life in your hands.
Dramatic?
I think that you may be right about instinct, I was also considering contacting either the police or local authority to recommend a speed trap early one morning in that area. It would be like shooting ducks in a barrel.
Tried to climb up to Neilston a couple of times on the pavement past the cycling friendly sign
due to being a bit slow but between the glass and disintegrating tar I just either take the road or stay on the low Irvine road. There's a number of cyclists up there so it would be nice to get some infrastructure especially.
