I had a great day out on previously unknown roads/paths - could have done with a machete at one point to beat back the undergrowth. Scoosh navigated us brilliantly when the NCN signs vanished sporadically - as they do.
This would be a ride worth repeating as the roads were very quiet apart from Linlithgow and a strange NCN crossing of a dual carriageway in Grangemouth.
We had an exhaustive tour of Grangemouth - from the view across the industrial landscape from the top of the Boness hill - there was a good long hill out of Linlithgow and then a short chevron rated hill (that i had to climb twice due to a blocked path) - to the shopping centre where we discovered Greggs bakery and Heathers' flat tyre.
On the other side of the Forth the ride along was very nice with open views across to where we had been and the wind behind. Nice fudge for sale in the PO at Culross.
Skinny tyres are unwise for the last section to Limekilns - suspension might be in order. Definitely an adventurous ride. I'm sure the sign pointed left up the grassy track that rapidly became jungle. A wrong turn is part of the fun.
I thought it was a requirement of every CC ride.
Well done to the Hobgoblin crew - a great effort on the MTB's. Time for road bikes?
Two new firsts for me in one day - never been across the FRB or Kincardine BR on a bike until now.
How about the Tay Bridge next time? You get to go up/down in a lift!
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