New on Here from Greenloaning Dunblane Perthshire Scotland

[Richard McGlashan]

Hi all ,,,just dropping by to say hello..I am a keen mountain biker.. I like doing things like the West Highland Way, The Great Glen Way and also The East Highland Way..

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Hi Richard, welcome to Cchat!

 

[Richard McGlashan]

Cheers Pat

 

[ThePirate]

Im almost as new

 

[ACS]

fer the Kingdom

 

[Scoosh]

Richard McGlashan and to CycleChat !

You'll have noticed that there are quite a few CC folk from the right side of the border - though most that I know are more road- than mountain- oriented. Having said that, some of the 'roadies' have a habit of going up some fairly big mountains - but on the roads !

We've had a couple of CC Ecosse Forum rides round your way over the years, so keep an eye on this section and, should someone organise a ride near you, we'd love to meet you.

[There are 3 very important CC Ecosse 'rules' for all rides:

1. No one gets left behind
2. Any bike will do
3. There will be CAKE !]

 

[Richard McGlashan]

thanks for the welcomes.. Scoosh that sounds good.... how far would you like to go on one of these rides ?

 

[HLaB]

Hiya Rich from a Fifer in exile

 

[Richard McGlashan]

lol.. thanks

 

[Col5632]

to the site from Dunfermline

I'd say about 40-60 miles is the usual CC ride

 

[Richard McGlashan]

cheers..don't own a road bike..hard work on a MTB doing that mileage... though I do over 40 miles a day off road when doing West Highland Way..

 

[Col5632]

cheers..don't own a road bike..hard work on a MTB doing that mileage... though I do over 40 miles a day off road when doing West Highland Way..

I can imagine, i've got a hybrid and it can be tuff keeping up with the lighter road bikes but nobody gets left behind on a forum ride and they are good fun also

 

[User269]

Welcome! If you ever fancy some decent weather, there are miles of bridleways and hills round here for some amazing off road rides. Last week I did 23 miles off road from my back door without so much as seeing any tarmac, and as the trails are very dry this year despite all the rain it's a bit like cycling in France

 

[Scoosh]

I'd say about 40-60 miles is the usual CC ride

I'd say that is an over-estimate .

The ordinary CC Ecosse Forum Ride is probably <50km (with CAKE ) - it's just that, when Col (and Fubar) have done one, they have been a bit more 'specific', with fewer participants and more geared to what those actually riding wanted to do (RtForth, Kinross Sportive preview ... )

IF we get round to organising a CC Ecosse Forum ride this year (and the weather looks like it might be decent reasonable neither pouring nor windy ), it will not be 40-60 miles. (I can't do that far !!! )

 

[Col5632]

I'd say that is an over-estimate .

The ordinary CC Ecosse Forum Ride is probably <50km (with CAKE ) - it's just that, when Col (and Fubar) have done one, they have been a bit more 'specific', with fewer participants and more geared to what those actually riding wanted to do (RtForth, Kinross Sportive preview ... )

IF we get round to organising a CC Ecosse Forum ride this year (and the weather looks like it might be decent reasonable neither pouring nor windy ), it will not be 40-60 miles. (I can't do that far !!! )

I was only judging on what we had done so far 40 isnt too bad, anymore than that for me and i begin to struggle