I have been tidying up the garage and have an assemblage of various pieces of surplus kit, tyres etc, which I’d be happy to move on , but too bulky or low value to post. I was wondering whether there are any such ‘car boot sales’ about, or whether we should have one ?
Cheers
smallest turn out for Tuesday ride.
went along tonight ….Neily nae pals….ended up on my lonesome just battering along Alander walk way then back along westy .rosie’s. back to car for 8.30.
hatdpack ok soft stuff still very very wet and muddy.
found a great wee site with lots of good stuff on it.i checked out the glennifer braes route today.
last Tuesday one of the topics was routes around paisley and muirshiel and
loch thom/greenock area.
check out www.mtbroutessws .com
click on index and voila a host of ace info worth checking out in 2012.
i’ll keep you posted .
I plan to go out riding around the Kilsyth area for 4-5 hrs on Thursday if anyone wants to come along. Kilsyth, Banton Loch,Croy, Antonine wall,Twechar, a mix of farm track and singletrack ,fairly easy going with a few hill climbs and descents. Just enough to try and work off the excesses of the last few days. Starting out from the Coachman Hotel on Kilsyth main st at 10am if you are interested.
I set this bike up for family rides but it really isn’t getting used enough to justify keeping it, plus I need space in the garage for a new road bike !
So it’s a 2010 Bad Boy Disc – 26 inch wheeled, rigid, size medium.
It’s similar to this :
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cannondale/bad-boy-r-slx-2011-hybrid-bike-ec025252
It’s been ridden only around a dozen times, and this summer I upgraded a heap of stuff, as below :
Wheels – 2011 Shimano MT15
Chainset, BB and cassette – 2011 Deore
Brakes – 2011 SLX, with 160mm centrelock rotors
shifters and front mech – 2011 SLX
tyres – 2011 Schwalbe Landcruiser 1.90
since putting this stuff on it I’ve used it 4 times so it is in very close to new condition. Also comes with mudguards, and I’ll stick on the original flat pedals.
I reckon as a new build it would be between £1200 and £1300, so I’m looking for around £750 for it. If you are interested please mail me : iain.clow@gmail.com and I can get some pics to you, sort a test ride etc
Cheers
Iain
Merry Crimbo to you and yours from me and mine.
Calling all folks with the 30 quid deal extreme lights: I had my fairly new lights on charge in the office and they started putting out a lovely molten plastic smelling smoke. lucky I was sitting right bedside them at the time so I yanked the plug out the wall straight away! Hate to think what would’ve happened if I’d been out the office – or worse, charging them at home! They were being charged up from completely flat and I guess the charger just totally overheated, I think the battery is OK though. Needless to say they’ll be getting sent back.
I’ve had a couple of sets of the £50 jobs from deal extreme with no such problems, but if you own these cheaper ones beware of where and when you charge them!
Oh, and Merry Christmas everyone!!
Gavin 😀
For those of you who haven’t seen it, heres a link too the great event that is Tweedlove. The Glentress 7 is a cracking wee race and there’s a discounted offer running in January for entries. For the eagle eyed among you, you may even spot me in the promo film…
Anyway, its a pretty easy course and well worth an entry if you’ve never raced before.
D
I’m starting the weekend early and heading to Mugdock for a wee blast this afternoon about 2/3pm. No snow and no rain. Fancy it? Drop me a line or text and I’ll meet you in the car park.
07970 260 420
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Check this out – inspired!
http://niksbikingblog.blogspot.com/
An old mate nick has done a great wee adventure on a bike with a raft, sounds mad but is oddly appealing, I should have been on this trip but had a prior engagement with a friend from Brasil, a big downhill trail and lots of beer – I wouldnt mind teaming up on his next trip, the last time I met nick he was a trail centre junkie, now quite the adventurer!
