Hi Doug, thanks for the message, Im just getting to grips with this forum .I thought it would send me an email telling me if I got a reply , it didnt , so sorry aboutt he reply.
Im trying to build up fitness and lose weight , Im trying to do 90 minutes a day on the bike. . As Im on fixie , Im not reeally going for speed just interesting routes.
Have you got any routes youve got your eye on ?
I just go where ever I fancy going to, I never go out with a specific route in my head (well, ok, I do have a rough idea of where I want to go, but I don't plan things exactly).
If there is anywhere you are thinking of, let me know, as Barrhead, etc does sound interesting, seeing as I've never cycled over in those parts before, and I am still very much in explorer mode at the moment.
its been a bit hit and miss I did a bit of run last night and headed out to barrhead but then got hit by some serious climbing ....managed to get to dalry though.(25 miles.) I tend to go somewhere till im tiresd and then get train back.
I ventured into the South Side for the first time on Monday morning, but ended up just faffing around (exploring roads which I had only ever seen from the M8 and the train) in Erskine, Renfrew, Paisely and Bishopton. Nothing amazing, although I had come along the A82 and over the Erskine Bridge and I would have gone back over that way but for a puncture.
Glasgow to edinburgh via the canal was a challenge though !! 63 miles.. 6 hours in the saddle ha ..real great sense of achievement and great trip.
I've done that a few times in the past, but not within the last few years. Wouldn't mind giving it a bash in the .....oh crap, I have just remembered, my darling Dad, for some reason best known to himself, entered me into the Pedal For Scotland event, so yes, I WILL be doing Glasgow - Edinburgh in September, Gah!!
He also entered me into the Sky Ride ...again, without asking me ...so if you and any other forum members are doing that, then why not meet up??
Anyway, yes, I will really have to get along to one of these Ecosse rides, and the distances don't look too bad either.