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- Tue Dec 24, 2019 1:50 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Glasgow bikepacking shops?
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Re: Glasgow bikepacking shops?
I have picked up a couple of Apidura bike bags from Bilslands down in the Saltmarket. Good shop run by great people.
- Fri Dec 13, 2019 1:51 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Winter bivvy, Scotland
- Replies: 97
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Re: Winter bivvy, Scotland
Unfortunately Fraser and I will miss out this weekend. Struck down by the lurgy. Have a great trip for those who go.
- Sun Dec 08, 2019 6:59 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What you doing next year?
- Replies: 69
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Re: What you doing next year?
Fraser and I have unfinished business with BaMs. Got 9/12 this year for a 1st attempt so we'll make a push for 12/12.
As we live in Glasgow, we're at the start of An Turas Mor and 2nd City Divide. Planning to make a start on both routes breaking it down to 1 or 2 day chunks at a time.
As we live in Glasgow, we're at the start of An Turas Mor and 2nd City Divide. Planning to make a start on both routes breaking it down to 1 or 2 day chunks at a time.
- Wed Nov 27, 2019 1:59 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Winter bivvy, Scotland
- Replies: 97
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Re: Winter bivvy, Scotland
There is a carpark just to the south of Samye Ling, but that is for the temple only - you can't park there. About a quarter of a mile south of that is a small carpark (ten cars maybe) opposite the tea rooms that is free and you can park there overnight. Sounds like the same place I'm talking about. .
- Wed Nov 27, 2019 1:42 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Winter bivvy, Scotland
- Replies: 97
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Re: Winter bivvy, Scotland
When we went to Greensykes in January, we parked in Eskdalemuir. There is a small car park opposite a modern cafe/visitor centre. The folks that run the place were happy for us to park there. The cafe did a good Sunday lunch.
- Mon Nov 25, 2019 3:42 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Winter bivvy, Scotland
- Replies: 97
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Re: Winter bivvy, Scotland
We're planning to ride in from Eskdalemuir following Borderers route. We'd be planning to ride in during daylight.thenorthwind wrote: ↑Mon Nov 25, 2019 12:19 pm Thanks for the link Borderer - are people planning to meet in Eskdalemuir and ride in together?
I know Bob - hoping the Scottish lot might turn up though ;-P
- Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:49 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Winter bivvy, Scotland
- Replies: 97
- Views: 23821
Re: Winter bivvy, Scotland
Fraser and I planning to be there.Ray Young wrote: ↑Mon Nov 25, 2019 9:57 amYes. Dryfehead it is.AlasdairMc wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:23 amCool, I’ll be along if I can. Dryfehead still the planned venue?
Who's definitely planning on coming?
Me, Alasdair Mc, htrider, borderer.
- Fri Oct 25, 2019 10:14 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
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Re: Bivvy a month 2019
Unfortunately Fraser and I are out of the running. October has been a busy month and tonight was to be our BaM no10 for 2019. Had to keep Fraser off school today through illness. A pity as we've got close to our 12 BaMs. These things happen. We've agreed we'll be back for 2020. We've had some great ...
- Wed Oct 09, 2019 1:37 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Winter bivvy, Scotland
- Replies: 97
- Views: 23821
Re: Winter bivvy, Scotland
Haven't been to Dryfehead before. Is there much space for camping outside if need be?
- Mon Oct 07, 2019 2:17 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Winter bivvy, Scotland
- Replies: 97
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Re: Winter bivvy, Scotland
Fraser and I should be up for winter bivvy trip.
Could be a gathering of the young team if Fraser and Joe make it.
Could be a gathering of the young team if Fraser and Joe make it.
- Thu Sep 26, 2019 5:02 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
- Replies: 1141
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Re: Bivvy a month 2019
Yes I saw that and thought how funny it would have been if we had bumped into each other :lol: We had an arrangement to visit friends in Dalgety Bay on Saturday evening which was why I thought of the Fife Coastal path. I know Blair from here has ridden some of it, but I couldn't find an account of ...
- Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:16 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
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Re: Bivvy a month 2019
Friday and Saturday were rare September days of stunning weather here. Friday it was 22C and the sun was blazing, so you can imagine how thrilled I was that we wasted THE WHOLE DAY searching for my debit card which the boy had mislaid. :roll: I had planned a trip to try some of the Fife Coastal pat...
- Sun Sep 22, 2019 11:28 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
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9/9 for Fraser and I. We were joined by my other son Lewis on his 1st wild camp trip. Fraser had an MTB race in Dundee today. We grabbed a trip to Tentsmuir Forest in Fife. Found a great sheltered spot amongst the dunes not far from the shore.
- Sun Sep 01, 2019 11:17 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
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8/8 for Fraser and I. My youngest son Lewis (9) decided he wanted to join us on our bothy trip. Lewis doesn't ride a bike but prefers to walk. Looked at Gameshope and Abyssinia but didn't fancy the burn crossing with 2 kids. Instead we went back to our wee shelters at Whitelee forest for a quick hit...
- Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:11 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Tour Divide 2019
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Re: Tour Divide 2019
Well done Rich and Tom. I know my 11 year old son is inspired by Tom's adventures.
- Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:07 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
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Re: Bivvy a month 2019
Thanks for posting. That's another location added to Fraser's list. :lol: It would be a good one for little legs alright. About 40km round trip. Samye ling is also a fantastic place for young minds. There is more about it on our website on the greensykes trip page. We went there after our Greensyke...
- Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:06 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
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Re: Bivvy a month 2019
- Thu Aug 22, 2019 9:41 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
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- Tue Aug 20, 2019 9:22 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Glasgow based route ideas
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- Views: 1887
Re: Glasgow based route ideas
You could try the first part of Markus Stitz's Wild About Argyll. Train or ride from Glasgow to start in Helensburgh. Ride as far as Dunoon then ferry over the Clyde then ride or train back to city. Alternatively the start of 2nd City Divide from city centre as far as Lanark then train back. Don't f...
- Thu Aug 01, 2019 11:48 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
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Re: Bivvy a month 2019
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1sYoo8WHYB15wgAduzFns4FoTv4XxOp5Wd0gsFtQaDXL6_zZddKRNetyQw4iJ1TZ10vIljfXDFeebyMIXTF_hCZFhdwkkFe_5CLQAy_MSbw1rvikvLLM8leKFXVAlryaEjFtmq6GBg=w1920-h1080 Most bothies I've been have been damp and dark. That one looks positively inviting!! It's a really great little bo...
- Sat Jul 27, 2019 12:10 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
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Re: Bivvy a month 2019
July completed. 7/7 for Fraser and I in 2019. A quick trip to Kettleton Byre bothy. A great wee bothy in a part of the world I haven't visited often. Woke up to rain this morning so headed back to car.
- Sun Jun 23, 2019 12:50 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
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6/6 for Fraser and I. Went up to Whitelee Windfarm and bivvied at the shelters at the MTB trail. My youngest son Lewis (8) joined us for his 1st trip away. Lewis got picked up by Mum and Fraser and I rode home the long way through the windfarm picking up some tiles.
- Fri Jun 07, 2019 9:34 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
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If I can find a wild camp spot then June BAM is under way on Lismore. It's a small island with surprisingly few wild camp options. Currently letting the Hebridean Beef and Haggis Burger digest before moving on. Looking forward to hearing about Lismore. One of the western islands on the still-to-do ...
- Tue May 21, 2019 7:26 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
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5/5 for Fraser and I. Fraser had entered the Galloway Hillbillies Off-Road Duathlon at Kirroughtree near Newton Stewart. The race is a combination of trail running and mtb-ing. We decided to make a weekend of it combining the race with a bothy trip. https://i.imgur.com/BgvX1Zg.jpg?3 https://i.imgur....
- Fri Apr 19, 2019 9:54 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
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Re: Bivvy a month 2019
Successfully completed 4/4. Drove up late to Whitelee Forest for our April bivvy. Fraser wanted to try an al fresco bivvy for the first time so we pedalled the short distance to the hobbit huts at the MTB tracks. Whitelee is the biggest wind turbine development in Scotland. Had a decent nights and w...