Back on the coast...

Been mostly riding trails and harvested fields the last month on my 29+ wheels. So it was nice to refit the fatbike wheels to the old Puglsey and head to the coast. Refitting the smooth Surly Larry tyres after the chunky but draggy Surly Nate tyres as the Pug is my only 4" Fatbike until and the new bike arrives, and the bike rolled real nice on the smoother tyres as i rode from North Berwick out to Gullane via the John Muir Way (JMW) trail trying to keep out the gale force westerly and avoid the 11am high tide. A visit to see friend Davie at his work and  some detours on trails would i hoped see the turning tide expose the WW2 midget sub wrecks out in Aberlady Bay.  But the stong on shore wind would slow the tide retreating and an advancing  storm not for casted to arrive here until 6pm seen me ride flat out tail wind assisted back to the car in NB just as the heavens opened!.  Still great to be out on the old Pug again midweek on the coast on mostly deserted beaches.  Nice way to spend a few days holidays away from work...

North Berwick...

JMW   shadowman...

When i see this...

I always think of this ace film...

Gullane...

The Roundal...

Gullane Point

New spit forming at Gullane point...

Ship ahoy...

Murder Hill...

Deserted Gullane sands...

Shadowman...

Storm coming...

Freshwaterhaven...

Another beachbike...

Broadsands...

Wind, sand, rain...

Deserted west beach NB...

Home and stove on and wine poured, nice to be on holiday and at home...

More soon...

Angus Cycling Festival; Fatbike Ride!

I met Dave B when he drove down to Gullane to buy some Jones handlebars i was selling, was impressed at the coast and returned along with Jamie to Forth Fat. He mentioned he was going to organise something for fatbikes back home and invited me up. I was the only rider from EL who made it and enjoyed the scenic 100 mile drive north over the Forth Bridge with the old Pugsley on the back into the heart of the highlands to Glamis on Sunday morning to attend the first highland Fatbike Gathering that was organised by Dave B and friends, Frank drove up from Ayrshire, and Ben from Edinburgh to meet Dave`s friends.

The Fatbike ride was part of the Angus Cycling Festival,  a week of celebrating all things cycling related,

East Lothian;  Why can our great wee county not organise something like this?, all types of cycling took place for all ages and abilities around Angus, and we have superb cycling for everyone on all types of bikes here.

Back to the Angus Fatbike day,
There was some Genesis demo bikes from sponsors`s Progression Bikes  and free Squirt Dry chain lube sent up by Carl at Squirt UK .

13 happy riders turned up, a good turn out,
pic by Dave B...

We got a 20km guided tour of fine woodland trails through Glamis estate finishing under huge trees in the estate imported from all round the globe outside the impressive Glamis Castle...

I never got many pics in the woods of the trails as too busy riding, so here are some pics at re group stops and on tracks, old railway lines etc...

Lovely mix of agricultural scenery and heather hills...

Free bike wash...

pic by Dave B...

Some film shot on the handlebar mounted Go Pro,
Song is `Simplon` by my big bro on Stormcloud, link;  Scottishnatureboy


Angus Cycling festival; Fatbike ride! from coastkid71 on Vimeo.

YouTube upload is not as good quality but some folks mobile devices have been struggling with vimeo,




Great day out...

More soon...