3 Pistes Cycle Scottish Highands

[Pedrosanchezo]

Real men would cycle back to the start

and it would then be free!

I'll think about it....................

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Thought about it.......

Nah.

 

[tug benson]

Was up Sheriffmuir this afternoon, jesus christ my climbing legs have went missing...i hope we don`t get a long winter like we had at the start of this year, my fitness on the hills is shocking and am nowhere near ready for a ride like this

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Was up Sheriffmuir this afternoon, jesus christ my climbing legs have went missing...i hope we don`t get a long winter like we had at the start of this year, my fitness on the hills is shocking and am nowhere near ready for a ride like this

It's the off season though!

I've gone back to intense turbo sessions and i am currently getting my ass kicked!! The sessions are so in your face that you end up a dribbling mess by the end. Still, you gotta break a few eggs to make an omelette.

It will come good. We will be dancing up those hills come spring............faster than ever!

 

[tug benson]

Here is the strava for this route, it`s from one of the guys who is doing this sportive

http://www.strava.com/activities/4772977#

 

[eck]

Pah! Easy peasy, not much more than half the distance and half the climbing of the Snow Roads Audax (which takes place six days later).
I wonder if anyone has entered both?
Seriously, it looks a great event, and it does the Snow Roads climbs the stupid hard way so it will indeed be tough. For the benefit of those of you not familiar with the Snow Roads, the two climbs between Braemar and Cockbridge are now officially called Bastard 1 and Bastard 2.
Good luck to everyone riding.

 

[Angus444]

Sandwiched between Deeside Loop on 4th May and Cairngorm 100 on 14th June....great! Fantastic part of the country for riding......Was up the Lecht in Sept. Challenging, but the scenery and the descent was well worth it....

 

[mcshroom]

Can't be that hard - I've cycled up them with full camping gear*

Looks like a good route. It's a shame they've had to go for a single direction ride and buses, but that area is stunning to ride through. Enjoy the 9 mile decent from Glenshee to Braemar

I'll also vouch for the Deeside Loop on the 4th May. It's a very nice 200km ride from Forfar which takes in the Cairn O Mount and Cairnwell passes
http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/14-218/



*The other way and over two days

 

[format]

Signed up, along with a few cycling pals. Should be great fun.

 

[tug benson]

Signed up, along with a few cycling pals. Should be great fun.

Aye should be a good day, a painful day but still a good day

 

[sazzaa]

Beautiful route. Does it go up the mental hill for the Lecht? I struggle in a car for that one!

 

[Martin McNeely]

I'm hoping to do this one, think 'd struggle on my own tho.waiting on a few club mates signing up(plus my monthly wage lol).

 

[mcshroom]

Beautiful route. Does it go up the mental hill for the Lecht? I struggle in a car for that one!

Yep it goes up the 20% (IIRC) climb up the South side to the Lecht. I wonder how many will stop for the tourists' favourite picture just before the climb

 

[sazzaa]

Yep it goes up the 20% (IIRC) climb up the South side to the Lecht. I wonder how many will stop for the tourists' favourite picture just before the climb

Christ that hill seems huge to me.
You're doing it wrong unless you stand in front of the "bridge" part!

 

[mcshroom]

Difficult to do when you are solo touring and without a tripod though

(For the avoidance of doubt, I was heading South and came down that way rather than riding up it)