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aran20

aran20

Well-Known Member
Location
Fareham
See you ride up near Cleish. I used to ride up that way when I was in the Royal Navy, based in Rosyth. Got that great hill me and my mate called "chain breaker hill" eventually riding on past Knockhill race cct down into Dumfermline and back to Rosyth. Then we'd ruin all the hard training with an all you can eat curry in Dumfermline. Did quite a few 10 mile TTs near CLeish, it was a course with the dead turn in the road. First time I did it I was on fixed, so it was a shock when I saw the turn marshal in the road telling me it was the turn, think I had something like 119 inch gear, so it was a right bugger to get going again!
 
jayonabike

jayonabike

Powered by caffeine & whisky
Location
Hertfordshire
500 miles so far for January for me and thats with 2 weeks off the bike. I should be able to get out a couple of times before February as well.
 
HLaB

HLaB

Marie Attoinette Fan
Location
That little part of Scotland known as Peterborough
aran20 said:
See you ride up near Cleish. I used to ride up that way when I was in the Royal Navy, based in Rosyth. Got that great hill me and my mate called "chain breaker hill" eventually riding on past Knockhill race cct down into Dumfermline and back to Rosyth. Then we'd ruin all the hard training with an all you can eat curry in Dumfermline. Did quite a few 10 mile TTs near CLeish, it was a course with the dead turn in the road. First time I did it I was on fixed, so it was a shock when I saw the turn marshal in the road telling me it was the turn, think I had something like 119 inch gear, so it was a right bugger to get going again!
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I live in the toon (Dunfie) so I'm in that area a lot, it was a bit slushy white yesterday so I just crawled down it. The only time I've done the Cleish TT, I didn't actually do it, lol :-). It started to snow whilst I was watching the start and when I headed on the Old Sirrus, no number a marshall tried to tell me to turn too but I wanted to go straight to Dunfermline. The only TT's I've done are the Cleish Hill its self and Purin Hill (near Falkland).
 
aran20

aran20

Well-Known Member
Location
Fareham
HLaB said:
I live in the toon (Dunfie) so I'm in that area a lot, it was a bit slushy white yesterday so I just crawled down it. The only time I've done the Cleish TT, I didn't actually do it, lol :-). It started to snow whilst I was watching the start and when I headed on the Old Sirrus, no number a marshall tried to tell me to turn too but I wanted to go straight to Dunfermline. The only TT's I've done are the Cleish Hill its self and Purin Hill (near Falkland).
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Do you know Joe Wilson? If so does he still ride/race for Dumfirmline CC?
I remeber one ride up there. I left Rosyth riding to Kincardine, it was raining and quite cold , then climbed up to Powmill, started snowing. Got to the descent passed Knockhill to Dumfers, by this time it was blizzard conditions and I had slow right down cause I couldn't see and was worried if I punctured they'd be nothing I could do because I was so cold. When I got back on board my ship I just binned the bike and got into the shower fully clothed and was in agony as I started to warm up, you all know that pain! Ahhh great rides eh. I seem to remember the weather being very good usually though, A lot better than the West coast. My mate and I used to ride circuit races at Ingleston, (I think thats how you spell it), think its a cattle market near the airport and the weather was always brilliant. Also did lots of TTing up at Blair Drummond (10's and 25's), one event a certain Mr Obree pitched up... He won of course. Great cycling country with lots of quite roads.
 
HLaB

HLaB

Marie Attoinette Fan
Location
That little part of Scotland known as Peterborough
aran20 said:
Do you know Joe Wilson? If so does he still ride/race for Dumfirmline CC?
I remeber one ride up there. I left Rosyth riding to Kincardine, it was raining and quite cold , then climbed up to Powmill, started snowing. Got to the descent passed Knockhill to Dumfers, by this time it was blizzard conditions and I had slow right down cause I couldn't see and was worried if I punctured they'd be nothing I could do because I was so cold. When I got back on board my ship I just binned the bike and got into the shower fully clothed and was in agony as I started to warm up, you all know that pain! Ahhh great rides eh. I seem to remember the weather being very good usually though, A lot better than the West coast. My mate and I used to ride circuit races at Ingleston, (I think thats how you spell it), think its a cattle market near the airport and the weather was always brilliant. Also did lots of TTing up at Blair Drummond (10's and 25's), one event a certain Mr Obree pitched up... He won of course. Great cycling country with lots of quite roads.
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He's not one of the regulars in the DCC, but a quick search it seems like he's down the road at Inverkeithing with Sandy Wallace and still active. That sounds typical round here weatherwise it can change so fast, compared to the west though it is relatively drier and compared to last year too its relatively mild too and it is generally predictable like that (milder on the coast but freezing just a few miles up the road in the Ochils) with a westrardly (although its a southerly today!). I did a training session at Ingleston once when I was a member of the Edinburgh RC, its where they have the Highland Show but I've not been in Blair Drummond since I was a kid. The roads in Central Scotland are generally great when you want to get of the beaten track, there a bit potholed just now but you cant have everything.
 

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fenlandpsychocyclist

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Last year my spare time was polluted heavily by things called "work", "house diy", "family", "cars"
I managed to scrape 1920 miles in though.

This year ... as you can see below ... on on a mission, helped by my new years resolution "if it ain't real, don't watch it".
So anything like eastenders/coronation street/towie = i'm out on the bike. :thumbsup:
 
aran20

aran20

Well-Known Member
Location
Fareham
Well my first 1000 cracked, but a day I want to forget. The ride in this morning was very wet and dark, but things got a whole let wetter and painful. I was within about a mile from work riding along the darkest part of my commute to work, (I have a cateye triple shot light on my bike and a helmet light so I was lit up like a christmas tree). Some idiot decided it would be funny to drive at me with their full beams on, forcing me off the road and into a deep ditch full of stinking stagnant water. Luckily I was on 'The Tank', so there was minimal damage, broken handlebars and a buckled front wheel, nothing I cant repair. However my brand new iphone 4 is tits up, thats why I couldn't log my morning commute to work miles. The ride home was incredibly painful, (very very sore neck, right shoulder and wrist, but I count my blessings I'm alive). Obviously due to the conditions I couldn't get any details and the driver didn't stop. Think I'll be on the turbo now for a few days until my injuries ease off, don't worry fellow Cyclechatters I won't log those miles! Don't worry, my spirits and chin is still truely up and it hasn't put me off cycling, I've had far worse spills. Please all, just be careful out there on those dark roads.
 
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