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Post by Chris on Feb 6, 2020 20:40:12 GMT
 Got this built up and have been enjoying getting back to it! Wholeheartedly recommend cycling to help with fitness and sanity! |
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 6, 2020 21:34:38 GMT
Takes a lot to beat cycling
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Post by MartinT on Feb 7, 2020 8:12:54 GMT
I keep thinking I must clean mine up and service it.
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 7, 2020 10:27:35 GMT
Might be ok with a quick wipe and then you have a lower barrier to going up and down the road
Look out though it becomes addictive
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Post by Chris on Feb 7, 2020 18:26:30 GMT
I keep thinking I must clean mine up and service it. Take it to a repair shop and blow£50 getting it done right mate. New cables etc etc...Having a nicely running bike makes it all so much easier. Unless of course you break a pedal and leave yourself with a hoof. |
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 8, 2020 0:57:02 GMT
So where do you go for your bike rides Chris, do you have to go far out of Edinburgh for some stunning countryside?
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Post by Chris on Feb 8, 2020 8:52:53 GMT
We're very lucky here Julesd68 - the cycling is superb. I can leave the house and cycle off across the Forth Bridge and into North Queensferry and barely touch a road! Great cycle that. Or off into the Pentlands with a multitude of routes depending on what I can be bothered doing. I like it up there too,wild,scenic and interesting. Glentress and Innerleithen are about 30/40 mins from me so that's two superb trail centres nearby as well. Inners offers an uplift service too so I use that to keep my downhill riding skills in. Read that as scare myself witless.
Also,right outside the house we have Corstorphine hill which is great for riding and I also build trails up there(responsibly) and that's good too. Goes by the back of the zoo so I usually stop and have a bit lunch beside the zebras! Very surreal.
Yeah,lots of good riding around here Sir.
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Post by Chris on Feb 8, 2020 8:55:07 GMT
 On the Fife Coastal Path the other day |
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 8, 2020 10:09:39 GMT
I was worried you might say something like that Chris! I'm proper jealous and reminds me I need to get out of London before too long. All sounds totally awesome.
Great photo - love to see more ...
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 8, 2020 10:47:40 GMT
I prefer roads, but love the quiet country roads.
Maybe sort out the dirt bike and trundle around Chobham common this summer....
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Post by MartinT on Feb 8, 2020 11:22:38 GMT
I can leave the house and cycle off across the Forth Bridge That in itself must be magnificent. |
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Post by Chris on Feb 8, 2020 13:42:46 GMT
It's very good Martin T. Leave the house,ride through the Dalmeny estate(traffic free) stop in at the Hawes Inn for a quick pint,head across the old road bridge(traffic free) and take in the views. Drop down into N Queensferry and you then join the Fife Coastal Path but you're right under the bridges!
Head along the FCP,enjoy more spectacular views and there's a lovely wee bit beach which is great for lunch.
Fantastic ride,really good.
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Post by Chris on Feb 8, 2020 13:46:17 GMT
Up in the Pentlands here  |
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Post by Chris on Feb 8, 2020 13:50:27 GMT
From the Road Bridge  |
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Post by Chris on Feb 8, 2020 13:52:41 GMT
That last ride we did also took in a chain walk! Good fun that!  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 8, 2020 15:17:51 GMT
Wonderful big sky.
Did about 20 miles today on the roads.
Too many bloody cars on a Saturday
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Post by petea on Feb 8, 2020 17:10:46 GMT
That last ride we did also took in a chain walk! Good fun that! What? You didn't use the bike. You wimp!  |
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 8, 2020 18:22:17 GMT
It's even got steps in the rock!  |
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Post by Chris on Feb 9, 2020 0:16:54 GMT
Gonna ride that next time now
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Post by MartinT on Feb 9, 2020 9:52:22 GMT
Gonna ride that next time now Please don't! We like you here... |
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