coastrider: Winter is what you make of it...

Sunday, 22 January 2012

Winter is what you make of it...

Sunday we had a ride organised to go down to Seacliff and then ride east to Tyninghame. a 30km loop from my house with everything to offer, from nice all weather trails on the John Muir Way, to the scenic Seacliff Harbour and views across to Tantallon Castle and the Bass Rock, technical rocky riding and sand dunes to play on, woodland single track then a village cafe.
Riding today were friends Dave and Jason on there pugsleys and Andy on his new Salsa Mukluk, and again another new bike on the coast here!,
friend Colin from Edinburgh on his lovely 9zero7 fat bike,
Again another sunny Sunday dawned with clear skies and a cool air, but a fantastic light.

Winter is what you make of it, we did today, and many people out walking on the coast we met around at Tyninghame were doing the same, they were out enjoying the day too, mud free on the coast for them and there kids and dogs, enjoying the fantastic coastal scenery, the clean fresh air, like them and my friends this is my ideal winter day...
There is something amazing about the coast on a day like today, the blue of the sky and glow of the red rocks in the low winter sun, we met a lot of people who showed interest in our bikes, including family members of the beach and estate at Seacliff, who wee impressed at these bikes and where they can go,
I love the interest in fat bikes from people i meet, we get nothing but positive vibes, esp when we point out there minimum footprint, and what we all ses in a days ride with the distance we can travel,
Again at a cafe stop at Tyninghame people smiled and looked at the bikes, and a lady had a go, coming back with the usual big grin!, it is all good...
I took loads of pics today being amazing light, its a £60 compact Canon camera, so there not great but capture the day....

Baby Lady birds...

The death of Jason's Alfine hub, it has been rough since a ducking in the sea in Northumberland in September, it locked up - Kaput!, so he swapped the wheels and single speeded the rest of the day, now you know why pugsleys have reversible wheels...