- Location
- Glasgow
A hill and a half, prepare yourself!
The road is narrow too, but there are lots of passing places to slow you down
Tobermory is lovely.
When is it going to stop... Raining
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The road is narrow too, but there are lots of passing places to slow you down
Tobermory is lovely.
- Location
- Glasgow
Meanwhile, here in Glasgow it still hasn't stopped raining.
Rain plus sunny spells during the day, rain plus a chilly wind from late afternoon.
May I recommend Aldi's waterproof over trousers, effective and not boil in the bag if you pick a size up.
I've used them more this summer than in the whole of last winter
Rain plus sunny spells during the day, rain plus a chilly wind from late afternoon.
May I recommend Aldi's waterproof over trousers, effective and not boil in the bag if you pick a size up.
I've used them more this summer than in the whole of last winter
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
I was lucky and got two goodish days cycling from my son’s house just 6 miles out of Oban about a month ago. First time for ages when I visited them I got any triking.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
I'm sure you will be fine.
I'll be interested in hearing what routes you choose, as there must be lots to pick from around there. Enjoy
Glen Lonan over to Taynuilt is nice and then cut down the side of Loch Awe.
classic33
Leg End Member
I'm sure a wetsuit for someone 6' would stretch that extra 1", without too much trouble.Not since I was about 14 years old!
How young do you think I am!
Nearly as old as you feel!
They're just four of the top of my head.
You not around these parts in '95, when they were bringing the water in by tankers.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Oh, yes - I moved here after finishing university in 1986. (Yes, I was a 'mature' student!)
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I did that years ago. Very nice!
The 'southern loop' I mentioned on Mull was Glen More, west coast, and cut across to Salen. I never made it further north than that. I do fancy doing the rest of Mull but maybe not at that time of year, and definitely not in bad weather!
I will probably ride Gleann Salach, Loch Etive again.
I liked the dead-end road from Connel up to Musdale.
I hope to loop around the end of Loch Creran and Appin again too.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
S.E Lakes - nice enough today but humungous rain overnight.
The river by the house (150' away and 70' down in a rocky ravine) is well and truly in spate.
Was warm but breezy in Manchester yesterday:
The river by the house (150' away and 70' down in a rocky ravine) is well and truly in spate.
Was warm but breezy in Manchester yesterday:
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I'm about to take my shiny new (to me anyway, but it's not far off as-new) bike out for a spin.
It's raining.
It's raining.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I'm back. I'm filthy. Job #1 for bike: Fit mudguards.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I have been tracking down historical weather data... It looks like my glorious summer in Argyll was probably 1968. Southern England had a bad one but Argyll had it very good for a change.
It is quite interesting so I will see if I can find more detailed and localised data.
It is quite interesting so I will see if I can find more detailed and localised data.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
And, just for a change, it is bucketing down here in the S.E Lakes. With high winds too, making it a tad miserable out there.
I feel sorry for the holiday makers.
I hope they keep off of the Fells too - 3 more idiots needed rescuing from Scafell Pike by the local MRT. They ignored severe weather warnings during storm 'Lilian' - utter fools.
I feel sorry for the holiday makers.
I hope they keep off of the Fells too - 3 more idiots needed rescuing from Scafell Pike by the local MRT. They ignored severe weather warnings during storm 'Lilian' - utter fools.
Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
If you are feeling particularly masochistic, take a look at the forecast for London and the SE for the next 2 weeks. Warm and sunny. But take comfort in the fact that here on the Costa Clyde it is also wet, windy, and COLD, as it has been pretty much all summer. Unbelievable just how consistently bad it has been. Every weekend is a 3 day weekend for me (part time hours at work) and even at that there has not been a single weekend this year where I have been able to get a few days away on the pedal bike or motorbike, due to the forecast of persistent rain for at least one day of every weekend. Completely fed up with it now. And as for roof repairs I need done - all local roofers are months behind due to the weather. So who knows what chaos the winter storms will cause this year on the ill prepared roofs.
