[Closed] 13thfloor, CX frenzy - it's the Edinburgh Wednesday Night lycra fun plan

Urban singletrack? Needs a few folk to sort out the bits they know. Dreghorn / braid hill / etc

Pencaitland railway walk / butterdean woods and return CXable route? ( maybe a bit far - 38 miles or so)

Needen't be CX, I un-clagged the brakes on the MTB...

TJ, I've not had a chance to look at your route from last week, how long was that?

I can lead a good route starting at Blackford hill, skirting the Hermitage, landrover track round the back of the Braids golf course, tasty wee cheeky descent to Braid Road, lots of mini-loops forming a sort of cloverleaf uber-loop in Mortonhall, which then leaves us but a skip and a jump from Dreghorn. We could even return via Craiglockhart hill for one final cheeky descent into Morningside.

Last weeks was around 32 miles for me - leith back to leith

The issue with going east is that it leaves people on the wrong side of town - that route is 38 miles from and back to leith going east.

13thfm, that route sounds amazing. you'll have to show it to me some time, won't be out tomorrow night though.

Weekend Paul?

Doubt it. Got builders in my flat right now, when they finish during the day, i'm in at night doing bits and pieces. They should be finished by Friday so the weekend will be spent reinstalling my kitchen and bathroom. Another time though, definately!

druidh says:

Personally, I'd be happy to do last weeks ride again. Equally happy to follow 13fm if we can make it into a sensible distance from the shop.

Will try to memory map it tonight and work out a distance.

We have extra loan/demo lights now cause Ran at 2pure rocks. Got some Minewt 250 Cordless and some shinier ones available.

Give me a holler if you want me to charge up for you.

I make the 'urban' loop about 35km give or take from the Shop back to Bruntsfield.

Give or take for extra loops of the good bits, and potential doubling back on Arthur's seat to get that extra cheeky bit thats always worth a go.

Sounds good.

Teh other day I found a offroad route from swanston to morningside

No! The fabled 'Morningside Passage'?!

I've just looked on the map and I think I see it, some of it goes through Greenbank park?

Yup

Not particularly interesting but its better than road

Count me in.

Lights please TBC

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Count me out.

Proplus please pharmacist!

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Sharki - nae worries
Kit - not good enough

So... What are we doing again?

Well don't ask me.

Argh!! Just tell me what bike to bring.

I take it that we are starting from the shoppe?

Cayo.

Aye.

I thought we are following 13th floor monk around - him in his black lycra
Knobblies for urban singletrack. Black lycra for stealth when the busies come after us

That's what i said.

Make it interesting and explore the woods in the Craigmiller/Niddrie area. Also the descent from Craigmiller Castle to the NRI. Won't be out tomorrow, mother in law is arriving on the witches express and my SO is doing a dress rehearsal for the play of the year (in Newtongrange) BAFTA surely to follow 🙄
Wee reminder, I'll guide a ride out here next Wednesday for any that are interested.

steven - you got any details of those bits?

The descent to the NRI is just the walkway that runs from the crossing near the entrance to the Castle, but it does have some nicely jumpable steps on it and is a good blast. It's been a while since I rode there, used to live near Danderhall. Try the woods round Hunters Hall Public Park(?) near the Jack Kane centre. Also the woods between Craigmillar Castle and Bridge End allotments. The loop I used to do was spoilt a bit when they put the big fence up round the area opposite the NRI. Might be best to explore in the daylight, Sunday morning perhaps?

I'll not be out but If you are near the Jack Kane head for the Fort Kinnaird ,cycle on the road between the shopping centre and VW garage and you enter the old bing area . Ive walked my dog round there and there are plenty wee jumpy bits. Also maybe not for tommorow but If you head up the road from the shopping centre past the Porsche /ferrari garage carry on past the right hand turn towards the wisp ,pass the private road sign (rhs) then before the road forks to the left you can enter over a wee mound into the old Monktonhall colliery site where there are loads of wee tracks usually used by scramblers. Worh a look .

Watch out for folks shooting rabbits in there tho'.

Cheers guys

Steven the speed of some of these 'race snakes' the poachers would have no chance. On the other hand If I was out I'd be a sitting duck to the Niddroid snipers.

Kit - not good enough

Foistly, I has no bikey (in for repair)
Secondly, I have exams to revise for (joy... welfare economics, anyone?)

I'm happy to give the Niddrie/Fort Kinnaird area a wide berth.

I'll be packing the hybrid again, so hoping for a nice, mud-free ride.

Kit - Member

Foistly, I has no bikey (in for repair)

I didn't see it in the workshop 😉

Secondly, I have exams to revise for (joy... welfare economics, anyone?

Can I just be the first to say
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GROW UP AND GET YOURSELF A JOB!!!

I'd be happy to go one Sunday morning, early likes before the bandits are oot their scratchers, ken.

About time I made it out for a Wed night ride. Sounds like one for the MTB rather than the SS CX bike, oui?

TBC - Can I borrow a light please? I promise I'll be well behaved and try not to pile into any trees whilst it is on my bars.

where is your sense of adventure Druidh? Keeps you young and all that

TJ - it's knowing where (not) to be that's kept me alive long enough to be old!

🙂

Graeme - aye. No probs.

Hmm so is it Mojo tomorrow then or CX again?

You will be fine all the Schemie's will either be inside watching Rangers v Man U on there Sky Hd boxes or at a dog fight In the Duddingston Mill pub.

I didn't see it in the workshop

Darn tootin' ye didn't!

GROW UP AND GET YOURSELF A JOB!!!

So I can pay your pension? Nae chance 😉

I think I should count myself out, the biking gods aren't smiling on me- just took my rigid out for a spin around the block to make sure the chain device is fitted right, and rolled the front tyre right off the rim literally 2 feet after I got off the driveway and landed in the middle of the road Ow. Still, if you're going to hurt yourself you should make it funny I reckon.

Pics or it didn't happen!!

Cheers TBC

Hmm so is it Mojo tomorrow then or CX again?

Tis indeed the question on everyone's lips. Although more accurately the question on my lips is Anthem or CX-ified Inbred. Can a SS Inbred outrun Edimbra's finest characters? Decisions, decisions.

I didn't have the video camera on, doh! I landed about 10 feet from where I broke my hip, that driveway be cursed, CURSED!1!!

Mojo!

Hoping to make it if my audit is done on time, just gotta get home and swap bikes. I'm feeling the need to get out on the bouncy bike.

6 or half past then, eh?

Bouncy it is then. even if it's mincecoretothemax. Makes for good resistance training. Me n Mustard will show you noobs how much heat we are packin'.

Knobbly tyres then?

Lycra longs, no backpack and gearless coming at ya...
Pretty fly for a white guy,.

Never mind all that.
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which pub?

Pub? With all the lycra is must be CC Blooms

Canny Mann - I'm sure they'd love a bunch of bikers in there, being so welcoming an all!

On a more serious note; Cloisters is a good bet for an ale if we're ending up Bruntsfieldish or the Caley Sample Rooms 'cos it's my local 😀

God I miss Edinburgh.

Sorry guys, was out defining terms on my current 'relationship' last night. 😕

There are many roots and little jumpy bits, plus some mud, along the way, so I'd recommend an MTB to be honest. I'm taking mine.

6.30pm at the shop again?

uh huh. thats the ticket.

I'll try and join ye tonight if that's OK. I work at KB, so I'll just look for you on the trails I think.

Where do you envisage the initial penetration of the tail system? Bottom of Blackford Hill by the lake from the sound of Iain's description? If I miss you then nae bother.

initial penetration of the tail system

😯

You meant "trail system" right?

...still not much better really!

But yes, initial penetration shall be by the duck pond, with the gradual steppy climb alongside the wall to the observatory, then the grassy climb to the summit. When will you be there GL?

Just before 7 I guess, if you're coming direct across toon from the Bike Chain. Be about 25 mins for ye?

Had planned a diversionary lap around Arthur's Seat, through Hunter's Bog, down to the Pollock Roundabouts, and then back around on some cheeky singletrack at the edge of the park. Can you do 7:30?

Yes, no problem.

13thfloormonk - Member

There are many roots and little jumpy bits, plus some mud, along the way, so I'd recommend an MTB to be honest. I'm taking mine.

Hey well, with the Marathons on the Onion it looks like I'll be taking an early bath 😉

Enjoy!

It looks like I'll be able to make this one 🙂 See you at TBC for 6:30.

Ron

Yo.

Whose Blackburn pump did I end up with in my rucsac, Sharki's?

Yes Ian. Mine 🙂
Pop it the tbc if your passing.

Will do!