Every Valley; New Album by Public Service Broadcast...

Probably one of the best British bands at the moment is PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING and they have another album which has been available on pre order and is due this week on the 7th July...

I like a new Album for Summer, and no doubt this will be a cracker and more good tunes to cycle to and make some good tracks for cycling films...




Update ; 
New album arrived from Amazon yesterday 6th July!, and it is ace!

More soon...

New Album by Public Service Broadcasting...

I like listening  to music sometimes when cycling, esp when out on the coast away from everyone,
A band i really like are PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING
Good upbeat music combined with audio and film in their videos of important moments recorded in our history...

Click here for previous PSB posts of their music and films,

And PSB have just released another album!;  `The Race For Space`
I got it ordered!

Here is the track Go! from the new album released on youtube this week...
I wish PSB used Vimeo, no stupid pop up adds like here on youtube!




More soon...

Public Service Broadcasting- Full Preformance (Live on KEXP)

A favourite new band on mine is Public Service Broadcasting  (PSB)
I came across them 2 years ago when they released a mini EP  `The War Room`

I have already posted these videos of some of the tracks from the EP

Spitfire;


And London can take it;



I then bought all their other releases, here are Three great tracks which combine their music with dialoge and film which brings together a unique combination...








Fatbike Friend John gave me a heads up on this link posted on youtube,  crank up the volume!

Spitfires...

The Clear July skies of July, mid summer and these days the skies and country side is peace full...
In July 1940 things were very different as young men of 18-20 years old fought for their lives and our country in RAF single seater fighters for the future of Britain as we know it today....

Never been available to buy as a DVD this series of the Battle of Britain, and those who flew in it can be watched on youtube, a great series of an amazing plane, it`s young pilot`s, some who made it and became known as `The Few` and their experiences and what they achieved in the  Battle of Britain...
1 in 6 of those who flew  in the summer of 1940 would be dead by the end of the 4 month ordeal-which is Russian roulette stats... but they did it, against the odds, but at a terrible price... mass respect to them all...



And this plane has been celebrated ever since...

A stones throw across a WW2  airfield  Peri track from my house sits the lowest flying hours Supermarine Spitfire... reputed to be less than 80 hours on the clock...

An amazing aircraft and iconic symbol of the Battle of Britain during the summer of 1940...
They were flying here in the mid summer skies of East Lothian this time in 1940...

They flew from RAF Drem, here in East Lothian in those dark days of WW2...

A wee film i made a few years back about RAF Drem...



And another about Spitfires...



Wonder how long they will remain in flying condition?,  and fly over our county of East Lothian every July at the Airshow filling the sky with the rumble of the Melin engine as a tribute to the few...

Easy on a Sunday morning...

After the glorious weather on Friday the Saturday has been as fore casted a complete wash out!

Sunday dawned with mist and low visibility. I like cycling in this weather even though there are no views and the light is no good for pics. Went out for a couple of hours riding on the SURLY Pugsley around the local woods.
Nice and early and no one about...

I took the old Tachyon XC camera out today. It films in SD so picture quality is not as good as HD but  i still like it as it is real easy to use;  power on then easy to operate on/off with a loud beep so unlike the Go Pro you dont have to keep checking it to make sure your filming. With the 3M snap velcro still on it and my helmet you just push it on or pull it off to film. It uploads real quick and SD films publish and upload to youtube in minutes...
I also like the Halo effect it does in the sunshine. would not have that today!...

Despite the lower quality  i am going to start using this camera more often as it just takes so less time to edit (On Windows Movie Maker) and upload.
I am also cutting down time spent in front of the PC,  still doing the blog but moving away from posting all the same stuff again on the fatbike forums and facebook etc...

Keep things simple... -:)

Was a `Dreich` day as we say here in Scotland! -:)

Here is why i have a pair of Nates all year round on my Pugsley, the local woods are often wet, after Saturdays deluge it was a swamp in places, Pugsley just rolled through...

These woods will be ideal for my Grey Pugsley running single speed with the offset Krampus wheels soon, not as much grip with the 3" Knards in the muddy bits but is is going to be a light Pugsley and will be fun on the twisty trails!

Purple Pugsley will be staying as it is here, though i will have options to swap wheels etc...

Quick wee film, done on the wing...

Song is `Dead Slumber` by PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE

An Everest of Allermuirs Pt2

Well done Ian Campbell, of the WORLD FAMOUS HUNTERS BOG TROTTERS   HBT
Over the weekend Ian ran and climbed to the summit of Allermuir Hill in the Pentlands 29 times...
Ian ran over 73 miles in 3 days and climbed over 32,000 fwwt - The equivalent height of climbing Everest...
Family and friends came to support and many ran along side Ian each day...
A great bunch of folk i met over the weekend...
Over £3248.50 inc Gift Aid has been raised for Prostate Cancer UK,
Ian`s dad passed on with cancer last year...

Was a great weekend spent on the hills, walking and cycling, giving support to Ian and his running friends, 3 summits on the bike yest, and the legs feel it today!

Saturday Evening and Base Camp height reached and past the height of Kilimanjaro...

Sunday; Summit Day...
Friends would sherpa Ian on his final 6 runs to the summit...

Ascent 29... on top of the world...

A proud Family... well done Ian!

Some film...
Song is `Everest`(extended) by PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE
click on the cog icon to view in HD