CC Ecosse RV cycle ( # 2)

[ACS]

Sorry my obscure sense of humour, a clue for her! Very, very bad play on words

OK I’ll get my coat. Feck it raining Bah!

 

[Telemark]

Sorry my obscure sense of humour, a clue for her! Very, very bad play on words

OK I’ll get my coat. Feck it raining Bah!

No need for any coats (waterproof or otherwise)... I wasn't 100% sure if it was intentional or not, but it made perfect sense to me ... and made me laugh out loud.

Anything to keep bumping this thread to the top of the pile

T

 

[marooncat]

Depending on when this is I will try and get there... Stirling or Linlithgow would be fine..

 

[Scoosh]

Depending on when this is I will try and get there... Stirling or Linlithgow would be fine..

...but it might be on a Saturday - in the AFTERNOON









ie f***b**l time

 

[scook94]

Weather for this Saturday is looking wet and windy, slightly better on Sunday.

 

[Scoosh]

I'm quite keen to do a ride this Saturday, 21 Nov - weather dependent. I've had enough of soaking rides for this year, thanks

Given that it gets dark (and scary ) fairly early (around 1530), it might be a good move to meet earlier too, say 1130-1200. I appreciate that this could mean less of a lie-in for most of us but hey, we're - and CCers too

Linlithgow is not too far from Embra (<30km each way), easy road, easy there-and-back
Stirling is more challenging and might even require a train return
Falkland would be good too but maybe more difficult to train return

So I don't vote - I'm so decisive

 

[Jane Smart]

Linlithgow is good for me, not sure of a route by bike to get there, as I have only been in the car so far

This Saturday is good too

 

[eldudino]

Can't do this Saturday, it's my little girl's first birthday. I've already had grief because I'm going out on my usual Saturday morning ride from 7.30 to 9.30am!

 

[marooncat]

..

ie f***b**l time

But quite often games are postponned due to a waterlogged pitch so a Saturday afternoon might be an option (as long as the downpour leading to the waterlogged pitch has stopped )

 

[Telemark]

hmmm, the Metoffice seems to think that Saturday might not be too bad and doesn't do Sunday yet, whereas Metcheck predicts a wet & windy Saturday and better but a bit on Sunday.

In my books this means there is a good chance for one of the days to be OK for a ride , but it's to early to say yet.

As everybody has voted for Stirling so far, I thought I'd go with Linlithgow, just to be different .

Fingers crossed for a bit of , otherwise we are doomed to painting/ fillering/ sanding etc again (not necessarily in that order)...

T

 

[Telemark]

Given that it gets dark (and scary ) fairly early (around 1530), it might be a good move to meet earlier too, say 1130-1200. I appreciate that this could mean less of a lie-in for most of us but hey, we're - and CCers too

Sunday was OK still to go out to the shops with just a rear light (to be seen) at 4pm, but returning at 4:45pm needed the full Christmas tree set-up. And it'll be dark even earlier next weekend... 20+ minutes less daylight or nearly 4 min/day

As long as the meeting place is open and serving hot drinks & soup or similar by 11:30-12:00, I don't have a problem with getting up a wee bit earlier .

Is the "Round the Forth" route towards Stirling any good? I've heard stuff about really bad road surfaces and big mudbaths in places, but that was a year or 2 ago ... I fancy exploring some new roads

T

 

[SilentSoulDragon]

Sorry guys won't be able to make one until next year. First lot of exams start next week only problem with the first one is it's an essay to be done in exam conditions and I've got bad handwriting and dyslexia. I excel a practical stuff just the whole reading and writing is bad.

Any way hope you have fun.

 

[Scoosh]

Can't do this Saturday, it's my little girl's first birthday. I've already had grief because I'm going out on my usual Saturday morning ride from 7.30 to 9.30am!

So suggesting she comes with her Daddy wouldn't go down too well, then ?



Hope she - and you all - have a VERY HAPPY

 

[eldudino]

So suggesting she comes with her Daddy wouldn't go down too well, then ?



Hope she - and you all - have a VERY HAPPY

Cheers Scoosh. Suggestions of a trailer/seat haven't been too well received, I'm determined to get something sorted for the coming summer though. I've really had to 'discuss' hard to get permission to go out on Saturday morning already, even forgoing my usual tea-stop at the Allanwater Cafe (not far from Corrieri's). I hope people can't do it this weekend, I'd have been straight down there - any excuse for one of their calzone pizza's! Having said that, someone's going on to pastures new from our office so we're going to lunch there on Friday and I think one trip per week is sufficient.

 

[Scoosh]

Sunday was OK still to go out to the shops with just a rear light (to be seen) at 4pm, but returning at 4:45pm needed the full Christmas tree set-up. And it'll be dark even earlier next weekend... 20+ minutes less daylight or nearly 4 min/day

As long as the meeting place is open and serving hot drinks & soup or similar by 11:30-12:00, I don't have a problem with getting up a wee bit earlier .

Is the "Round the Forth" route towards Stirling any good? I've heard stuff about really bad road surfaces and big mudbaths in places, but that was a year or 2 ago ... I fancy exploring some new roads

T

I guess that, as long as we have a reasonably bright day, there should be enough light to see to get back by about 1600.

"Round the Forth Route" (as done by Seamab, Scoosh, Hobgoblin and young Heather Hobgoblin in Aug/Sep ??) is fine and a nice enough route - if you can find it . We 'explored alternative routes' a couple of times, some of which I have resolved but still got 'lost' going to Linlithgow . Personally, I reckon it is better to keep to the road to Liligow and pick up the NCN 75 after that. The route only goes as far as the Kincardine Bridge before turniing back to the FRB, so not all the way to Stirling. However, it's not much further to Stirling and, if it's getting a bit dark - well, just 'put the hammer down' .

I'm happy to do Stirling or Linlithgow - where I would well recommend the Park Bistro, about 1km East of Linlithgow just off the B9080, well signposted from all directions too. Bike friendly (about 8 bike stands), good cake, coffee etc and I'm pretty sure they'll do soup'n'aroll too. Can get busy though, so need to be there before the lunchtime rush .