coastal cycling in East Lothian, Scotland and related outdoor interests
The Last thing I expected was for Surly to release a new Fatbike!, in typical Surly style they did not go with he flow of the cycling market but brought out something different to everyone else. so different they made their own wheels and tyres for it! Pictures by Farmer Chris The new Surly Moonlander, dubbed by most Surly Fatbike fans. as the Moonlander 2.0 - bit like our own Pugsley 2.0 that was…
Meet Murphy! a 13 month old Working Cocker Spaniel who we have rehomed after owners realised how much time outdoors a Spaniel needs. He has been well trained so far and has a couple of small possesion issues we are ironing out (Socks, Mail, Books) and recall is good but not perfect yet but he is a cracker! Pedigree so docked tail and we see improvements daily as he settles in (3 weeks at time of…
Wee film reviving the Purple Surly Pugsley to use mostly as a 29+ bike for Trecking etc... More soon...
Whilst this summer the weather has not been that great this morning was an absolute belter! What amazing views on the coast... Here is some film riding to work on the Royal Enfield... More soon...
It's time again for the Scottish Open at work, busy busy last few weeks prepping coarse ready for the week long event and this year the coarse is looking amazing, hats off to an amazing team of Greenkeepers and what they have achieved in the last 12 months with changes made and new bunkers constructed, in a Country of dying Industries and trades today I can happily say Greenkeeping in Scotland -…
Exciting news folks regarding the history of my Willys Jeep! So rewinding back I could not find out why my jeep did not have the usual French Government contract numbers from when it was produced - a MALT number and other details , and why it is actually blue underneath? all was revealed after some Google translate and questions I asked were answered on a French M201 Facebook page Watch this!...…
Mid June, and it does not feel like June with the variable temps and showers most days... Thrift... Good to get back to basics and the simple pleasure of a bike ride locally and a few pics on the phone and no video editing... it's a Monday and G is away in her van for a few days as a week off and bagging some more Munro's while I'm at work mid week, so I got out a wee solo cycle on the Pugsley…
The last two years has seen this regularly updated blog pretty much halted as I got sucked into the world of being a YouTuber with a monetised channel after I bought my Royal Enfield Classic 350 and a fiIm i made after 4 months ownership whet viral and I started to get payed to post films!, sound great doesn't it? get paid to do your hobbies and pasttimes.... Well a year later and despite loads…
We headed down the coast over the border to Northumberland for a couple of nights in the van and stopped over at Morpeth where a new campsite has been created on some of the former RAF Morpeth Airbase, we had a fun time cycling the fatbikes on some fantastic beaches in some fantastic weather! The pictures are not in order and not sure why they do not load in order off the computer, but I am not…
The plan was simple, meet in Edinburgh on the City Bypass, take the A9 north to Dalwhinnie, ride west down to Spean Bridge Join the NC500 route and ride to Durness, where we would cut inland south to Inverness, then ride the Lecht and Cairnwell Pass, to rejoin the A9 around Perth, Hence the name NC250, but the whole rout would be 800 miles once home, 4 bikes waterproofs and 3 season gear packed…
We rode west from North Berwick to see how much damage has been done from this winters series of big storms... Music by Boards Of Canada More soon...
We went for a cycle midweek to Glentress, on the fatbikes for a giggle and to see the new trails recently built, which we had a go on after a ride around the blue route... It was a damp day and the rails were muddy in places, as expected after such a damp winter but we still had a good laugh! Wee film, Songs by Phontaine More soon...
Out on the bike with the performance Camshaft fitted... Is it an improvement? watch and find out! More soon!
Here is a film fitting the Performance Camshaft sold by Hitchcocks UK for the Royal Enfield Classic 350, Some helpful tips that make fitting easier after I took onboard comments from other people who had fitted them. At the time there was only 2 other Youtube films of doing this job, The Hitchcocks UK film, and a really good film by Tiger Ness - Ian mad a brilliant film which I have linked on my…
Another good job done this winter was replace a Steering Knuckle which had stripped threads, Always quite hard to film while fixing things and not get a camera lens covered in grease or oil! but managed to cobble something together which should be of use to someone having a similar problem... Part 1 And Part 2 More soon...
Music is Dayan Cowboy by Boards of Canada More soon...
We have a look at the WW2 Jerry Can, amazing invention which was crucial to many victories of WW2 on both sides... Who invented the can, and how did both sides manufacture a similar design which is still re manufactured today, and how well the original cans were made, that they are still being used 80 years on... More soon...
A winter day in Berwick Upon Tweed, and we walked around the town from across the Tweed at Berwick following the Lowry Trail. The artist Laurence Stephen Lowry visited Berwick Upon Tweed many times before his death in 1976, and some of his most famous paintings were here around the Town of scenes of people going about their lives, and the Matchstick people and cats and dogs... Here is a film of…