Into October now so better do some pre winter checks on the Jeep, main one is check the strength of the Radiator Coolant which was actually ok, I mix it up at Two Measures Coolant to One ratio water, and with the replacement radiator during Summer the radiator does not need topped up now - result!
The other thing I was going to do was if needed was to apply another coat of Lanoguard but underneath the Jeep still has a healthy coating of what has proved to be a brilliant product having also treated my beach bikes and shopping bike and all are rust free now...
I will do another film on the Lanoguard treatment soon as its nearly a year since applying it to the underside of the Jeep...
Off out a wee drive and across to North Berwick Town on back roads , then return around the coast road where I gave the Jeep full gas for a few seconds...
Was a lovely day with high pressure and not too cold...
And as good as 60 mph on the speedo!, not recommended to do that very often on an old Jeep!...
Back in the garage...
Wee film with no music - just the wind and the jeep...
Friday is usually a day at the beach cycling , weather permitting now as we get into the winter months. Today I was back out with the FAT BOB trailer!, its been a while since I used the trailer as no longer need to haul firewood home for a stove now and just used it a few times to haul wood off the coast for the garden burner, but it is a fun thing to use and a cool accessory for a Surly Pugsley...
Simply this is an older generation Beast Of Burden (BOB) YAK trailer that I have the wheel mounts off and had welder an inch wider each side to allow a 4" tyre Kite Buggy wheel to fit. That wheel has sealed bearings with 20mm internal diameter which I then used Hope Components 20mm to 6mm QR convertors to secure and job done...
A 29er yolk was bought as standard this was 26" wheel yolk from back in the day...
Spacers provided on the 135mm QR BOB axle were swapped around for the 17mm offset of the Surly Pugsley and all sorted and it has seen loads of days out hauling several tons of logs off the coast previously for my old house that had a stove, now it just sees a yearly outing for garden fire box wood...
Today it was back out to transport a Bendy Bucket and Army Shovel to go clear a WW2 Machine gun pill box. The Book below is a must have for anyone with an interest in finding and exploring coastal defences of WW2 that were built in 1940 when Btirain looked like it would be invaded after the fall of Europe to the German War Machine...
It is a fascinating read full of information and a real eye opener to what efforts were actually done to defend this Island Nation...
Out in JMCP is a spite of land that was a tidal island in 1940 and in it is a machine gun pill box most visitors are unaware of... it is now on a spit of land which was an island in 1940 and locally known as Duck Island...
To find this pill box you must first find the Wreck of a Matilda Tank - reportable one of 3 parked here to uses for live fire practice possibly post WW2, and scrapped after little remains...
Anyway look NW from the wreck into the dunes and a path on a NE direction will within 50 yards take you to the pill box...
Turned out to not need to much digging out for interested folks to access and after 6 bucket loads and the two gun slits dug out from outside the light inside it was better...
Wee film, song is `The Black Mill Video Tape` by Aye Corner Audio
Saturday and we were out again at JMCP for the usual couple of hours to stretch the legs, it was milder than late and now were into October Autumn is truly here as leaves start to drop from trees and nights and early morning the temperatures are on the decrease...
I love Autumn and Winter for beachriding as I love getting wrapped up and getting out in the colder temperatures of Winter on Fatbikes where the coast is often quieter and certainly more devoid of people who seem to not wander far from their cars in the coastal car parks...
We had a fun cycle and happy we were soon heading home with another easy 7 miles just out cruising not sweating but keeping the legs spinning...
As usual here is a wee film, song is `Wide Open` by The Crystal Method
After the previous ride I filmed to Whiteadder I returned across to Moneynut and I was grinning away the whole time as I absolutely love riding this bike. it is ideal on these narrow country roads, bumbling along in 3rd and 4th gear mostly...
Storm Arwen damage...
Parked up it was chilly as I soaked up the views out to sea...
A fun wee ride and as so often you never see anyone up here...
I live in East Lothian, S.E. Scotland.
I fill my time with my hobbies, interests and passions. Often cycling along the coast here. I ride steel bikes with big wheels, I like to enjoy all interests of the coast, Its scenery, wildlife, local history, with my other interests in art and music when out and about...
I was diagnosed with Relapsing remitting Multiple Sclerosis in August 2018, it`s early days but i plan to continue to live my life as i have and show that having a medical condition like MS does not mean you need to stop enjoying your life,
Please excuse the bad grammar, i am working on it!
