Saturday 29+ coastal cycling with Sanny

After Friday`s rain i changed route for Saturdays ride with friend Sanny who had been bending my ear to go for a cycle on 29+ wheels now he has a pair for his Surly Ice Cream Truck Fatbike...
I had a choice of 3 but did not fancy the singlespeed so settled for old faith full-the Pumpkin Pugsley `KramPug` which would be better on wet trails away from the coast being shod with Maxxis Chronicles...

Lama`s, Landing Gear, and Lung Capacity check...
Most pics taken by Sanny, though quite a few by myself....

Sanny`s Surly ICT was sporting a pair of pre production 29+ wheels, cannot say what company, though the Dirt Wizards tyres looked a good choice for today's saturated ground...

Up the Ridge Road to Barney Hill into a strong wind, ideal though as shaking all the long growth dry!...

First 29+ DW treads up here away from the coast...

Descending Barney Hill we rode down the ace singletrack through the Plantains woods to Haddington and the old railwayline walk to Longniddry...

I had a go of the ICT and in 29+ mode it is real nice, steering is spot on, not to slow, not to twitchy...

Back to back. well face to face!, the Chronicle is wider than the Dirt Wizard, but the DW is a lot more chunky tread, it will be a great winter tyre...

From Seaton Hill it was down into Longniddry and we headed to Dean Woods, then Seaton Sands...

Cockenzie...

Today's plan was to ride to see the remains of Cockenzie Powerstation, closed 2 years ago and scheduled for demolition with the big 149 meter chimneys set to be demolished in 5 weeks on Saturday 26th of September

lol :)

Time for chips at No 44...

From Cockenzie we headed east for Aberlady, around Gosford Bay on the beach, and on the John Muir Way trail...

It`s been 28 years since i sat on this stone waiting for the High School bus. Craigielaw is where i grew up...

And the farm road is where i learned to wheelie my first BMX...

"All this was fields when i was a lad..."

The Mathiesons house from 1972 to 1990,  nearest window was my Bedrooom...

From Aberlady we rode out across the bridge onto Aberlady Nature Reserve, and met Rob, another Capital Trail rider, who we chatted with for a while...

Along to Gullane for ice cream at Cool`s...

I used to cut grass here :)...

Down to the Hummel Rocks at Gullane beach and east to Freshwater Haven and the Scorpion trail...

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Scorpion Trail on 29+ no probs...

With the high tide we headed alng the trail beside the West Links...

BBQ at workmate Iain`s with his stone BBQ oven...

Then as we headed back to HQ around 7,30 it was that magic hour of evening sunshine...

And that`s a wrap...

More soon...