Central Scotland Forum August ride

[scook94]

I meant riding through

I'll check to see if we need to be booked on and let you know.

We could set off on Saturday and get a B&B in Portobello? Cycle into Embra on Saturday night and hit showbars...

On second thoughts, maybe not. Let's get the train on Sunday morning...

 

[MrRidley]

Thanks for your support guys, i'm planning to finish off this month as usual albeit lightly, i'm going to buy a good knee support to see me through to the end of the month, then that will be it for me, commute only from then on (only 6 miles), once again thanks for your support and i'll do my best to make the run, hope to see you all there, (if we can agree start time and meet point)

 

[magnatom]

What is the doc suggesting is wrong with your knee? I have a bit of experience with knees (had three ops) and MRI scanners.

 

[MajorMantra]

I haven't really been paying attention but barring bad things I should be up for this too.

For those riding from Edinburgh - want to meet up in the city first? I live on Dalkeith Rd and when I'm heading East I usually head around the Park and down to Portobello first. That would work quite well for the people coming from Waverley - we could meet in front of Meadowbank stadium or something. Or is that unnecessarily complicated?

Matthew

 

[scook94]

I haven't really been paying attention but barring bad things I should be up for this too.

For those riding from Edinburgh - want to meet up in the city first? I live on Dalkeith Rd and when I'm heading East I usually head around the Park and down to Portobello first. That would work quite well for the people coming from Waverley - we could meet in front of Meadowbank stadium or something. Or is that unnecessarily complicated?

Matthew

I guess the local knowledge would come in handy. I had been planning on heading down Dalkeith Rd and out through Craigmillar, if you think going out London Rd is preferable/safer that's fine by me.

 

[eldudino]

I guess the local knowledge would come in handy. I had been planning on heading down Dalkeith Rd and out through Craigmillar, if you think going out London Rd is preferable/safer that's fine by me.

What about going through Arthur's seat and using the Innocent cycleway to get to Craigmillar then our past Fort Kinnaird (watching out for low-flying aircraft) then to Longniddry?

 

[MajorMantra]

What about going through Arthur's seat and using the Innocent cycleway to get to Craigmillar then our past Fort Kinnaird (watching out for low-flying aircraft) then to Longniddry?

Could do. The old tunnel under the park is quite fun. The reason I tend not go that way is that Craigmillar/Niddry Mains is a pretty scummy area and the cyclepath is the one where a CCer was set upon by feral kids. It was also covered in broken glass last time I was there though that was months ago so it could be fine by now.

That said we'd be fine in a group.B)

Another option would be to go the anti-clockwise way in Holyrood Park that goes down by Duddingston Loch which is quite pretty, and then on the A1 down to Musselburgh - I'm not that bothered really.

Matthew

 

[scook94]

Let's give Craigmillar a wiiiiiiiide berth then!

 

[Ranger]

But is there a huge hill at the beginning

I'll hopefully be there

 

[eldudino]

Not at 9.30am on a Sunday morning? Or are the bams getting up early to terrorise the public nowadays. Maybe best to go past Duddingston loch. It's a nice route out that way too. First train from Stirling it 9.05am, getting in at 10.04am.

 

[HLaB]

It the cr@p they've left ofer the path from Saturday night thats a bit worrying.

 

[Scoosh]

For those who are cycling from Embra, how about a rendez-nous at Fisherrow Harbour, on the west side of Musselburgh (The Honest Toun - aye, right ? Call it 15km from there to Longniddry station (it's actually a bit LESS ), so a meet there at 1000-1015 would give us an easy, social ride to the 'official' start. If anyone is going to be late there - we can leave HLaB to speed you (= make you sweat) to Longniddry

How does that work for the train guys 'n' gals ? Those driving through could meet there too, if they fancied a few bonus kms .

 

[eldudino]

Looks like I'll be taking the car rather than getting the train through then, I don't think I'd make it there from Waverley by 10.15 if the train gets in at 10.05. I might park at Fork Kinnaird and meet at the harbour from there.

 

[scook94]

That sort of timeframe might not suit lazyfatgit either. Isn't he getting to Waverley at 10:30ish?

What is the "official" start time at Longniddry?

 

[Scoosh]

Looks like I'll be taking the car rather than getting the train through then, I don't think I'd make it there from Waverley by 10.15 if the train gets in at 10.05. I might park at Fork Kinnaird and meet at the harbour from there.

You'd be just as well parking/meeting at Fisherrow, TBH.

That sort of timeframe might not suit lazyfatgit either. Isn't he getting to Waverley at 10:30ish?

What is the "official" start time at Longniddry?

Think it's 1100 but can be changed to suit trains, cars etc ...

What start time would suit most folk ?
1100, 1130, 30 mins after the pubs open .....