Pedal for Scotland 2009

[magnatom]

Update on the injuries, woke up today and could'nt move, felt as though i'd been hit by a truck, right elbow has a big lump, neck seems to be suffering from whiplash from my head hitting the ground, went out on the bike today, had to chuck it after 4mls, as the vibrations were too much, i think i'll stick to the smaller CC rides from now on, and on routes with no cones please

Uuugh! I feel really guilty about that cone.

Did you manage to get rid of the creak on the bike?

 

[Theseus]

Incidentally, just to clarify. When I congratulated everyone who completed the event I did not mean the guy who was riding with bare feet. You're an idiot mate! ;0)

If it is the chap I think it could be he always rides with bare feet. He did the Edinburgh to St Andrews this year and when I worked in the center of town (Edinburgh) I would often see him commuting bare feet in all weathers, snow included.

 

[goo_mason]

Update on the injuries, woke up today and could'nt move, felt as though i'd been hit by a truck, right elbow has a big lump, neck seems to be suffering from whiplash from my head hitting the ground, went out on the bike today, had to chuck it after 4mls, as the vibrations were too much, i think i'll stick to the smaller CC rides from now on, and on routes with no cones please

I hope you've been on to Claims Direct about suing that Magnatom chappie. He's more dangerous than James Martin & his Tesla...

Hope things feel better soon, BhoyJim - and hope there's some progress on the knee too.

 

[andi]

Hi there! Thought I'd join since this was the first place I found talking about PfS, and I'd seen some CC-shirts.

Enjoyed the ride very much, but I might be guilty of going past others too fast myself. Was just too much fun speeding down some of the hills.

It seemed a bit too big / anonymous, by chance I had ended up in the Highland 100s the day before, which looked like a family get-together in comparison.

btw, I was riding the recumbent with too much luggage.

Cheers,
Andi

 

[goo_mason]

Hi there! Thought I'd join since this was the first place I found talking about PfS, and I'd seen some CC-shirts.

Enjoyed the ride very much, but I might be guilty of going past others too fast myself. Was just too much fun speeding down some of the hills.

It seemed a bit too big / anonymous, by chance I had ended up in the Highland 100s the day before, which looked like a family get-together in comparison.

btw, I was riding the recumbent with too much luggage.

Cheers,
Andi

Welcome, Andi!

Did you arrive and then attach the pole & flag to your 'bent near the start area just beside where we were all standing around in our shirts?

 

[Ranger]

I hope you've been on to Claims Direct about suing that Magnatom chappie. He's more dangerous than James Martin & his Tesla...

I reckon he needs to read CycleCraft

 

[magnatom]

I reckon he needs to read CycleCraft

Nah. I need to read

'Slalom Techniques for Bikes: How to weave in and out on very narrow road coned roads when surrounded by thousands of cyclists'

I'm just starting the section on the avoidance of toe poking cones....

 

[Mr Pig]

If it is the chap I think it could be he always rides with bare feet. I would often see him commuting bare feet in all weathers, snow included.

Man must be defective.

 

[Scoosh]

Update on the injuries, woke up today and could'nt move, felt as though i'd been hit by a truck, right elbow has a big lump, neck seems to be suffering from whiplash from my head hitting the ground, went out on the bike today, had to chuck it after 4mls, as the vibrations were too much, i think i'll stick to the smaller CC rides from now on, and on routes with no cones please

Emough of the Glasgow Hard Man stuff - get to the medics and get checked out properly . Don't mess up many more years by trying to do stuff when you are not fit and able

 

[Scoosh]

Uuugh! I feel really guilty about that cone.

Did you manage to get rid of the creak on the bike?

Yes - he got off and went to bed

 

[Scoosh]

Man must be defective.

Not necessarily. There is a guy Mrs Scoosh knows who is going barefoot as a protest against the Chinese presence in Tibet (or some such thing), so it is a matter of conscience/activism for him.


Bet the Chinese are quaking in their boots

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.

Actually, you're probably right

 

[Scoosh]

Andi and to CC !

Don't have manyany 'bents on our CC Scotland Forum rides - yet . Would love to try itsee it next time we're out ..... which should be reasonably soon .... if mags can get (it) organised

Hi there! Thought I'd join since this was the first place I found talking about PfS, and I'd seen some CC-shirts.

Enjoyed the ride very much, but I might be guilty of going past others too fast myself. Was just too much fun speeding down some of the hills.

It seemed a bit too big / anonymous, by chance I had ended up in the Highland 100s the day before, which looked like a family get-together in comparison.

btw, I was riding the recumbent with too much luggage.

Cheers,
Andi

 

[Hobgoblin]

Hi everyone,

I just found your forum a few days ago as we were preparing for PfS. I did the ride for the first time, with my 13yr old daughter (who also did the St Andrews run with me this year).

From the previous posts, I think we made the right decision to set off early. Mrs H drove us to Glasgow (very scary for her as she does not like driving in big cities or motorways for that matter!) as the mist was still lingering over the fields.

We started about 7:30am and finished about 1:30pm. There was not too much traffic to start with, but we did see a LOT of bad tempered motorists. I was nearly knocked off my bike going through Kirkliston. A car drove up alongside me and then moved across for the traffic island. I tapped on his window which was rapidly approaching me, and got an angry scowl from the backseat passenger. Then there were those overtaking over the solid white lines on blind bends...

There were plenty of irresponsible cyclists too. The police or marshalls should have been at the traffic lights to catch those ignoring the red lights.

We didn't like the coned off section either. It seemed like a total waste of time and made the road narrower than it needed to be. If it was closed to traffic then that would have been enough.

However, the cakes at Avonbridge were great and finishing to a round of applause as we emerged from under the bridge was a pleasant surprise.

Neil

 

[HJ]

Hi there! Thought I'd join since this was the first place I found talking about PfS, and I'd seen some CC-shirts.

Hallo Andi and welcome to the mad house, come and join us on a Central Scotland social ride...

 

[HJ]

Hallo and welcome Hobgoblin, you are also here by invited to come and join us on our social rides...