[Closed] Pentlands "socially awkward" ride saturday 6/4/19

Slow and socially awkward? Sounds just my sort of ride. Unfortunately I'm away next weekend so will miss out 🙁

Perfect.
Apart from were booked to do something else.

I'm away elsewhere.

🙂

Excuses excuses!

I'd imagine being in Edinburgh would make you socially awkward as a given... 😋

Oooh - it burns arrggghhh

I grew up in Weegieville if that helps

No, Edinburgh is fine so long as you don't make eye contact or try to talk to anybody.

I will do the usual of saying I'll try and make it along but then forgetting/sleeping in/being too socially awkward.

Edinburgh isn't bad for social contact, then again most of the folk I knew there weren't actually from Edinburgh (eh) 😉

Wait a minute. TJ posted this today, April 1st - is this some sort of trick where people are going to turn out to be sociable?!

No trick! come on commit to it then you have to turn up!
should I give some really precise timings and places using 10 figure grid refs? Or would lat and long be better?

I'm in

Cheers tj for organising this, I'm really looking forward to it and meeting you all

should I give some really precise timings and places using 10 figure grid refs? Or would lat and long be better?

*orders GPS scrambler*

I'd be keen, especially since I haven't caught up with you since I moved back, but already have plans for Saturday morning. Will it become a semi regular thing do you think?

This on or off road

I'd be up (well, down) for that if I wasn't running at Glenlivet on Sunday.

Poah - Offroad but nice and easy as I am old and slow - but persistent 😉
Monrobiker - hopefully more than a one off. I need to get out more than I have done the last year or two

Quite fancy doing the 5 peaks at the pentlands. Have you got a route sorted out?

5 peaks? Too much for this spin I think ( and are we not asked to stay off the main summits?). I have routes with options in mind. I am thinking loops off harlaw . Got 3 loops in mind but we can make it up as we go along. Start at Harlaw to avoid either puke hill or dreghorn as the initial climb as I want it to be doable for everyone and to have options at any point. You can just do the climbs twice if you are that fit!

Never seen anything about staying off the peaks. Link strava or Trailforks for the trails you’re thinking about. Only know the 5 peaks

I seem to remember a sign with paths marked on it that asked us to be careful and / or to keep off the main peaks due to erosion issues but that was years ago. Its only a request from the rangers anyway. I have no strava or trailforks 🙂 Just come along and join us. I am thinking of the various passes / trails on the west side of the hills perhaps adding in some on the north side. Probably warm up with round Harlaw resovoir then Maidens, harbour hill, scalextrix, clubbidean, for one loop. Then see how much legs folk have left before picking other routes? Maybe beech hill, green cleuch, black hill for another loop? Open to suggestions but must be suitable for those of us who are approaching middle aged 😉
I will be riding out from leith probably so will want to do one of the descents off the north side to get towards home. Sherie knowe is a fave of mine but the end of it is a long way from Harlaw but I'd like to get it included. You can get back round to harlaw from there via clubbiedean and east kinleith

There is something like 100 miles of possible routes in the pentlands

but must be suitable for those of us who are approaching middle aged

That’s me as well lol

I am actually 58!

smiles fondly for the days when puke hill and scaletrix were our stamping ground (and named also..) on a big day it might be Doanld's Hill and the rifle ranges. and beer.

I'd love to except I hate all human beings

(OK, that's not totally true, I'm just doublebooked with trailbuilding, but good idea! And on another day I would be up for it. Also I quite like my mum)

I grew up in Weegieville

Explains a lot. 🙂

Least he isn’t from the east coast

I'm a maybe.

If i come i'll be young* rigid and single possibly with a bike.

It will be my training for dirty reiver

rigid and single - sounds like my sort of chap.
*rubs thighs*

Ok
All sillyness aside any more for this? Please come along. It will be a nice bimble.

I'm in. Bamboo gravelly bike or unfashionable 26er?

26er
I will be on a fat bike.

Sounds like a lot of fun but I'm away (anyway, a bit TOO social for this maybe...in a Harvey Weinstein kind of way...always first to help apply the chammy butter...)

26er
I will be on a fat bike.

Cool, best check it still works then.

How far you planning and when about? I'm back in Edinburgh for the day decorating my flat but could spare 2 or 3 hrs for a spin.

tp - Don't know really but in the pentlands you can bail out at any time. Depends really on how the climbing goes but I was thinking of doing a number of smallish loops rather than one big out and back

Gecko - nothing very difficult so the gravel bike would be OK but I think an MTB better.

10.30 at the ranger station at Harlaw. http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=318100&Y=665260&A=Y&Z=120

Hoping to make it along, will be riding in from West Linton way so will need to try and get my star time right!

Would love to come along and put some faces to names but we’re down in England this weekend. If there’s another though, and with maybe a tad longer notice.

Anyone wanting my phone number in case of delays please PM me.
If we know you are going to be there we will wait honeybadger. I am riding out from leith and am struggling to remember how long it takes to get to Harlaw as its been a while

With regards to peaks, pretty much all the decent Pentlands routes don’t go near any of the actual peaks. And they almost all need pushing to get to the actual summits anyway.

Shit, this is happening 😳 I hope you all have your excuses ready; flat tyres, kid commitments and the kitchen spider just died are all acceptable. I'll be there, I'm looking forward to meeting you all 😊

just a bump for the day shift

Kenny - hopefully we will d this again / regularly

I'll drive over from Prestwick for an evening ride at some point, probably in May after exams are done. It's only just over an hour when the M77/M8 is quiet, but only if TJ, Northy, Jimmy, 13thfloormonk and Tenacious Doug turn up.

I ain't doing 140 miles for no #bighitters.

🙂

but only if TJ, Northy, Jimmy, 13thfloormonk and Tenacious Doug turn up.

I ain’t doing 140 miles for no #bighitters.

Stop it! #blushing

I might make it tomorrow morning. House viewings might get in the way, though if child distraction is needed.

There's a chance i'll make this...no promises though!

Mind if I come along (peak STW of 10 years ago - 26er Ragley Mmmbop)?

My plans have changed but I'm sulking at not being included in the big hitters list. Nobeer is dead to me now.

I’m sulking at not being included in the big hitters list

How do you think I feel? 😮

There's only 1 Big Hitter in that list anyway

what are the trails like we are going to be doing? deciding what bike to bring.

A pre-meet meet at Canal basin at 9.15?

Have fun, would've liked to come but I appear to have signed to a course to teach me how to be enduro.

Forgot it was someone in the office's leaving drinks tonight, so writing this whilst I still can... will be along depending upon my state in the morning. TJ - will PM you my mobile, will text when/if I head off, if you hear nothing assume I'm worse for wear... Now, back to the bar..

Any idea about intended route? I need to stay in until about 10:45 but can be in the Pentlands about ten minutes later.

FYI - the Nail Trail is pretty sloppy at the moment, best avoided.

Hope it's a good ride chaps.

Poah - easyish trails I think - social ride No DH bike needed. Dunno how we will get on. I am old unfit and will be on a fatbike
Alisdair - PM me for a number to text when you are free. - sort of planning to warm up around the reservoirs then up maidens then see how we are doing - aiming to do short loops based around maidens, phantoms, green cleuch black hill scalextrix clubbidean - not in that order obviously but staying maininly on the east side. If legs go well then over to sherie knowe and the singletrack over that way then back over

All good. Don't know Sherie Knowe per se but looking forward to it. Will be on 35mm tyres as that's what gets there and back quickest.

west side not east side doh!

Changing of the guard Cynic_Al! Time for a feisty new breed of big hitter who posts predominantly about squeeky disc brakes... 😉

Would love to get out for an evening or morning ride, just need about two month's notice... June anyone?

~Well that was fun! More than a bit dreich out there but highly entertaining.
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We must do it again - more notice if we can obviously but its like herding cats around here!

13th - I am busy for june!

I'm the big hitter.

I'll maybe come out sometime. Got a Friday morning plan next week that might involve some pentlands bits on a loop from Colinton, Balerno, Greens, Flotters, Bush, Roslin, and back round in a circle.

Today wasn't possible. Kids innit.

That was ace. Thanks TJ for organising.

(Glad my brakes lasted as long as they did. The back one went too on the way home necessitating a controlled dismount by way of a bush.)

I loved it, it was a well chosen route with great people 😊 Cheers tj for organising it, I'm definitely up for another one

Good job tj!

There’s only 1 Big Hitter in that list anyway

🤔

Next time I’m up at the outlaws' (Roslin), I hope it coincides with a ride. Smashing

Good work TJ, glad you all enjoyed the scenery and some the bushes 🙂