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[Closed] What have the pentlands been like today (tue), and will they be rideable tomora?

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thinking about a ride up there tomorrow (wednesday). would anyone advise against this? maybe you could suggest somewhere else? it'll be my first opportunity to ride in a while so i'm quite looking forward to it!

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Posted : 01/12/2010 12:37 am
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Have a search - a couple of threads today suggest its snow up to yer oxters Which is a shame as I was hoping to go for a spin.


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 12:39 am
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Going by the amount of snow in my street and garden (Balerno) it would be pointless trying to ride a bike up there.


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 12:47 am
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I predict they will be buried. Only chance you've got is if there's been a lot of walkers squashing a path, but things were pretty tricky on sunday and there was only about half as much snow then at most. I'm considering making a heroic hike-a-bike to the top of maidens and back tomorrow but on balance, I probably won't :mrgreen:

Oh and it's snowing again! Very pretty looking up towards Maidens earlier though.


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 12:53 am
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hmm, thanks all. i did look back a few pages to see if there was any pentlands chat - but clearly didn't try hard enough! so failing pentlands, where would people suggest from edinburgh?


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 12:54 am
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I had thought about a pentlands jaunt and was advised heavily against it. Thinking about it tomorrow during the day instead and if I do will post up and tell you how I get on but think I will probably just follow the cycle paths into Edinburgh instead


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 4:40 am
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I just used the cycle paths, even they were pretty hard work and had to walk over uber snow drift bits twice - great fun though


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 2:24 pm
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I'm in Bonaly and I've got almost 2 feet of snow in my garden so I don't fancy your chances


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 2:26 pm
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I was surprised to see a pentlands route special in WMB this month, was quite nice to see them featured. As long as the plebs stay orrfff moi laaaaandddddddd


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 3:18 pm
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What was the route?


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 3:24 pm
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14" of snow in morningside, you'll be up to your nads in the pentlands.
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Front garden earlier today...snowed more since.


 
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"I was surprised to see a pentlands route special in WMB this month, was quite nice to see them featured. As long as the plebs stay orrfff moi laaaaandddddddd"

****ing idiots included black hill, no fair-weather warning, and the article says "The pentlands are great in all conditions". Nice one.


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 6:28 pm
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Northwind - they need to be told to correct it then.

MrK mkII

A couple of us are going to head out to the pentlands tomorrow to see what can be done if you want to join i#n. email me


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 6:33 pm
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They have been told... But it's in print now. Photos are all of a lovely summer's day so I guess they did the ride in good conditions.


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 7:16 pm
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I live in Bonaly and there's tons of snow here, so I don't fancy your chances much. Saying that though, if you stick to the fringes ie Torduff, Clubbiedean, Easter Kinleith, Harlaw etc you might find that walkers have trodden it down enough to be rideable. That's what happened last year.


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 7:23 pm

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