Does anybody have an old M525 rear hub kicking about surplus to requirements?  It doesn’t even need to be functioning, I only need the axle (threads must be OK).  Name your price if so.

Having just looked at the forecast the prediction is that it is an improving picture late afternoon and a reasonable chance of dry (from above at least….) this evening for a few hrs.

Many of the favourite routes will be a mudfest and we should try and let them recover, but options could include Douglaston, Voodoo, Lennox ???? (Dumgoyne also a possibility although we are probabaly all sick riding that in the last few weeks).

Any takers ?

Sunday, 20th Nov-11: Found a set of keys on lying in the middle of the West Highland Way, northbound just past the bottom of Rosie’s. Hung them on the gatepost next to bottom of Rosie’s.

5 of us headed round for a somewhat soggy but very enjoyable loop. We had a bit of a ‘detour’ when we turned right in Killearn (my fault…) but it was a challenging 20 mins of mudfest in the forest before we popped back onto the landy track. The main ascent towards the saddle of Dumgoyne was brutal, with soggy sucky ground taking full advantage of the granny rings – apart from singlespeed Jack …hahahahaha – although his efforts put most of us to shame. Gavin must have been eating Viagra or something as he was unstoppable all day…. he dropped us all on the climb and had to come back to where we had decided to break for some well earned sandwiches :). I managed simultaneous punctures front and back, presumably on a bit of barbed wire, just before joining the water board track, but at least it gave a wee break. Tired legs took us back up into Mugdock and back to the crowds of grumpy dog walkers ! A great day and again, nice to be doing something a bit different to the norm – good on Grant for the suggestion.