Woods Single track riding with friends...

Last Thursday i met up with friends for a ride around the excellent trails at Pencaitland
I took the Surly KramPug as i cannot get in enough riding on this bike, absolutely loving it!

Great riding with guys that are fit and handy on there bikes, makes for a good buzz out on the trails and as always we have a good laugh.

Guys who don`t waste there time on Internet forums talking cycling (some are banned from some forums anyway!), and couldn't care about the latest must have bikes or tyres,
They are out there riding when they have any spare time, and it shows when you ride with them as their smooth and quick riders.

A whole range of bikes too, fatbike, 29+, Cross bike, 6" full suss, 4" full suss, and a tiny hardtail all having a hoot on the trails with friends.
Laughing at jokes when your gasping for breath shooting between trees through single track is a blast, and i was buzzing the next morning at work after an ace evening out...

And a pint in the Winton afterwards...

I shot some chest cam film with the Go Pro, it got too dark by the time we reached the Kinchie trail, but there is always another ride for that...

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3 Songs are by Lester;  `Dance Wif Me` `Moonshine`  and `Sweethand`

Midweek Cycle; Horses and Combines... Pt 2 of 2

Near from home the sky cleared as a golden light burst through from an overcast evening sky.
It was only 20 minutes to sunset as i cranked on past my house towards the drone of a combine at work...

Near Athelstaneford a huge tracked CLAAS with a 30 feet cutting header was at work...

Got some good film footage for a Harvest cycle film next month. What an amazing  evening.
I love living here in East Lothian, esp at harvest time, still got all September in this endless summer, and be a few more evenings like this to come...

Midweek Cycle; Horses and Combines... Pt 1 of 2

I was off out in search of combines after work on the Surly KramPug, turned out an amazing evening as the grey skies cleared and finally i got those harvest golden light sunset pics, more of that in Pt 2 of this ride...

Parked up from a days cutting...

I rode up to a hill i have not been up for a while...

Traprain Law...

From the river Tyne, a climb up an ancient old road...

Traprain Law is steeped in history...

Exmoor Ponies released on the Law to keep grass down and reduce the chance of fires which used to often occur on this ancient hill...

Cool clouds with a clearing sky to the west...

The view across to my work at Whitekirk Hill, I often post pics of  Traprain from there...

Inland to the south, the Hill foots and beyond the Lammermuirs...

Wrong way down...

Fantastic light over Edinburgh...

Down we go...

The Pony's turned up inquisitive and friendly...

Mobile phones it seems do not show Flickr films (which can be uploaded up to a minute long) but if your on a PC then you can watch this wee film of the ponies....

Hello! -:)

They came over to check out and have a sniff at my bike...

"Hey check out those wheels guys"
"Its one of those Surlys"
"Yeah its a 29+ fatbike"
"yeah, cool..."

-:)

Time to go look for some combines at work to get some film...

First some singletrack along the river Tyne...

Some sunset harvest pics in Pt 2...