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Ride to the Hills - 5-10-13
Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 5:46 pm
by Steve T
Tomorrow I tink I'll wander over the Pass of the Cattle, going via Loch Ness, Invermorriston, A87, Strathcarron & Lochcarron.
Return route to be decided.
Here's hoping the weather Gods are with me
Steve T
B)
Re: Ride to the Hills - 5-10-13
Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 6:09 pm
by Heff
Lucky ol' you
I just love riding around Scotland :woohoo:
Back a few weeks now since my last visit
Re: Ride to the Hills - 5-10-13
Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 6:18 pm
by Paul-S
Enjoy yourself Steve
I shall be shopping, feeding the machines (washing , drying, dishwasher etc)
Got to get me some brownie points
Re: Ride to the Hills - 5-10-13
Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:23 pm
by LargeWayRound
Looks like nice route steve
I will be still recovering from weekend , and generating brownie points .
Have a good one .
Re: Ride to the Hills - 5-10-13
Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 8:18 pm
by africajim
Sorry mate, I'm covering on call for Gleaner oil & gas Ltd. I'm off Sunday and Fiona's working so might manage a few miles on Sunday?
Most of us are tripped out following Ullapool from last weekend!
I'm not, just covering for my Inverness engineers on call. See you soon mate.
Re: Ride to the Hills - 5-10-13
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:46 am
by wianbiggar
Enjoy Steve - we did!!
Ian
Re: Ride to the Hills - 5-10-13
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 11:07 am
by raymo
Nice day for it Steve
Out to posh ball tonight
Then off tomorrow night to Norway(work)
Re: Ride to the Hills - 5-10-13
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 7:59 pm
by wianbiggar
Looking fwd to ra phataes Stevie!!
Ian
Re: Ride to the Hills - 5-10-13
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 11:17 am
by Steve T
Followed the route I mention in the first post and only took a few photos . . .
Obligatory stop next to nice little castle . . . .
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Same castle from different view point . . . .
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Another obligatory shot - note ABR sticker :whistle:
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Then up the hill . . . . picture taken at cloudbase. Didn't go any higher - I've ridden this road with near zero vis and it's fecking scary :S
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290 miles on latest set of wheels in varying weather and changing road conditions. Never had anything with this riding position before and whilst the power / ride is fantastic, the riding position will either become a non starter or I'll grow to endure it - spent too long riding large traillies methinks
Steve T
B)
Re: Ride to the Hills - 5-10-13
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 11:37 am
by Paul-S
You just need to get your bum off the seat, drop your elbows to the tank, tuck in behind the screen, get your knee down and you'll be fine
1 week, 3500 miles doing a lap of Spain and two full runs along the Pyrenees from Bilbau to Andorra and back on an SP1 and no aches