KnittyNorah
Über Member
- Location
- The Frozen North (of England)
That's what this brief video shows anyway!
View: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-64354089
View: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-64354089
Good maintenance and infrastructure enables 'regular wimps' to cycle all year round near Arctic Circle
- Thread starter KnittyNorah
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All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
Pah! Who needs the Arctic circle 
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The Brisbane Glen, a single track road from Costa Clyde towards Greenock (sadly we don't get these conditions as often as Finland). Bike is shod with Schwalbe Winter spikes.
.The Brisbane Glen, a single track road from Costa Clyde towards Greenock (sadly we don't get these conditions as often as Finland). Bike is shod with Schwalbe Winter spikes.
Why single out Argyll & Bute .Consider these facts 2nd largest council area and a population density of 32 per square mile. Thats going to be a hell of a lot council tax required to put in and maintain a useable cycle infrastructure. At least they have a joined up cycle path from Ballachulish to Oban and the other national cycle routes. Just waiting to do the upgraded tracks along the power lines from Inveraray to Lochgilphead .
matticus
Guru
"We are just regular vimps" says 190kg viking pretending to be an every-day cycling advocate.
mustang1
Guru
- Location
- London, UK
Cycle paths are maintained as a matter of top priority, wow, will someone please inform Argyll and Bute Council of this development.
Give them some time - haven't they just discovered fire?
Slick
Guru
Slick
Guru
They were working on the pylons last year, upgrading the windfarms connection to the grid. Thats not anything to do with the cycling infrastructure, but it will keep the gravel riders happy with only the odd timber lorry on the forestry/ pylon tracks and away from normal traffic 😁Just waiting, are they aye?
Slick
Guru
I was on almost every windfarm job all over Argyll, do you know how many timber trucks use the one from Carradale to Tayinloan for example?
Slick
Guru
I've done a few of the routes between Inveraray and Lochgilphead, especially as its used as an alternative route because some poor soul has made a common error and the road is shut again. Its such a common route for timber trucks that the drivers refer to it as the F1 route. Another common shortcut is directly opposite Auchindrain that I used often enough in a truck that comes out at Ford. As I said, I've been on most of the windfarm jobs in that area and know the routes very well.
That's good, now all we all need to know where the access tracks are above Inveraray for these alternative routes Saves being stressed out cycling up the climbs The A 83 can then be avoided by going through the forest to Lochgilphead. This would also saves going over the hill and down the singletrack along loch Awe .The A 83 can be a race track especially when the rest is down to one lane at the landslide section or worse still its a convoy system on the old road . Ferry traffic times are interesting 😲I've done a few of the routes between Inveraray and Lochgilphead, especially as its used as an alternative route because some poor soul has made a common error and the road is shut again. Its such a common route for timber trucks that the drivers refer to it as the F1 route. Another common shortcut is directly opposite Auchindrain that I used often enough in a truck that comes out at Ford. As I said, I've been on most of the windfarm jobs in that area and know the routes very well.
