Ride 25/04/2026

22 of us on the bun run this morning, on a very chilly start to the day. Not too much wind about although we did have a tail wind to start with. I joined the first group of 9 of us heading for the cafe stop. I had my usual roll and orange juice today on the assumption I would be back tomorrow for my coffee and cake, but thats not going to happen now since we are doing a different route tomorrow. Anyhow it was a slightly windy return, still overcast and cold, at least until we hit Knockhill where I got a bit of a warm up 😁 By the time we got back to Dunfermline the sun hard started to come out and the day was starting to warm up. So, 47 miles clocked up at an avg speed of over 17 mph.

Ride 19/04/2026 Galashiels Randonee

So today was the clubs April Randonee in Galashiels and it was me myself and I on the ride 🤨 The weather was fine, a bit overcast in places, sunny spells in others and a steady wind for most of the journey. It’s a bit of a loop ride going west to Innerleithen from the start point at Galashiels, before you turn a southern route down to Eskdalemuir where the cafe stop was, about 45 miles to this point. There’s a decent amount of climbing to get here but since I was on my own I could go my own pace, so it was a Zone 2 day for me 😃 At the cafe I had some coffee and cake before heading back to Galashiels via Selkirk this time, which is a good route since it’s mostly downhill all the way 😁 with a small climb back up to Galashiels towards then end. So, 81 miles clocked up at an avg speed of 17 mph.

Ride 18/04/2026

26 on the bun run this morning on a slightly wet and windy day, and given the weather forecast I was surprised so many turned up. I joined the first group of 8 heading for our cafe stop. Again into a headwind all the way but thankfully the rain never came whilst riding, and we even had a few sunny spots. I had my usual coffee and cake at the cafe stop since I won’t be back tomorrow due to the Randonee in Galashiels. On the way back we went the usual route over Knockhill and even though it was a bit windy I still managed to clock up 47 miles at an avg speed of over 17 mph 😃

21 of us on the bun run this morning and weather wise it was wet and windy to start with, and although it dried up a bit the wind just got stronger and stronger throughout the day. We split into 3 group with me joining the first group of 9 to head for the cafe. At the cafe I had my coffee and cake as again I’m not cycling tomorrow due to the very high winds forecast. On the return leg the wind picked up and we were heading into it over Knockhill. Again I took the shorter route home to try and miss the windy conditions forecast this afternoon, but it did brighten up on the way home with some sunny spells. So 47 miles clocked up at an avg speed of 17 mph, slightly slower than the norm due to the weather and me taking it easy today, the TT race season kicks off next week so I don’t want to go too crazy this week. 🙂

Ride 11/04/2026

Ride 04/04/2026

22 of us on this morning’s bun run and weather wise it was sunny but cold and dry but it was forecast for rain later one in the day. I joined the first group with 9 of us in with a slight head wind to start with but nothing too difficult to ride through. I had my coffee and cake at the cafe stop, due to me not riding tomorrow due to store Dave. On the way back, with a slight tail wind, I opted to go over Knockhill as it’s the shorter route and I wanted to get back home again before the rain hit, and I timed it perfectly as it just started to rain as I was walking in the door at home 😄 So, 47 miles clocked up at an avg speed of 17 mph.

Ride 28/03/2026

20 of us on the bun run this morning and weather wise, it was sunny interval with a little rain and a lots of wind. So I went with the first group straight into a head wind all the way to the cafe stop. Given the wind we actually kept a decent pace, but it was hard work, so at the cafe stop I had coffee and cake to my usual Saturday refuel 😁 After the cafe stop we had a very strong tail wind which made for some first times home. This also meant that when I went over Knockhill I set a PB that was 30 sec faster that before 🤩 I was also rushing a little bit to get home to have time to go to the movies and watch Project Hail Mary. So, 47 miles clocked up at an avg speed of 17 mph.

Ride 14/03/2026

29 of us on the bun run this morning, and with it being a clear and sunny start this morning it also made it frosty to start with. The roads were clear though and I was well wrapped up to keep warm but we did had a little headwind on the way out to the cafe stop but this would give us a tail wind for the road home. I was out with the second group today doing the usual route with a slight detour to avoid the road works that were blocking our usual route through Torryburn. At the cafe stop it was my usual roll and orange juice before we hit the road back home. Today I didn’t go with the others through Milnathort but opted to go over Knockhill instead. With the mountain time trial next week, in which I would be participating I wanted to do quick performance check and road check to make sure everything was in ship shape. All was good by the time I got to Radcraigs and after here it was a quick ride down to Dunfermline and home. So, 48 miles clocked up at an avg speed of 16 mph.

Ride 28/12/2025

12 of us on the bun run today and the weather is still holding up well, with slightly less wind than yesterday. Just the usual route today with coffee and cake at the cafe stop before the ride home. No extra mileage today and given the easier pace today it was a pleasant recovery ride for me, so 50 miles clocked up at an avg speed of 16 mph 👍

Ride 27/12/2025

24 on the bun run this morning and weather wise it’s been a very nice week. It’s been dry, light winds with a little sunshine here and there but best of all not baltic usually around the 4-5 degrees mark. This has meant that I’ve been able to use the summer bike for all the rides this week 🤘 I went with the first group this morning of which there were about 14 of us. This did mean a faster ride but I wasn’t too bothered about that, it would keep me warm. Usual roll and orange juice at the cafe stop before heading back home over Knockhill. I was a little short on mileage so I headed up to Kingseat and around to Hill of Beath before heading back to Crossgates, thus getting my 50 mile target at an avg speed of 17 mph 🙂

Ride 26/12/2025

Today was the clubs usual Boxing day ride, and like last years one it was around the Forth over the 2 bridges. I was quite surprised that 18 of us turned up, that’s not the norm, but given the fine weather we’ve had this week I could see why. Rather than splitting into 2 groups like we normally would, we went as one big group. The roads were very quite that early in the morning so we headed for Kincardine bridge and the Kelpies for our planned cafe stop. At the Kelpies I had coffee and cake and since we had ridden the northern side of the river first our journey back would take us through Grangemouth and Bo’ness, the south side of the river along to South Queensferry where we would cross over the Forth Road bridge and then split our separate ways to head home. Once over the bridge I headed for Dalgety bay and up and over mill farm road which would take me directly home. So 46 miles clocked up at an avg speed of 17 mph, given the short flat ride this speed was expected.

Ride 25/12/2025

I decided to ride to Kilsyth today particularly to cycle over Tak Ma Doon road (read big hill here 😋), but in the reverse route that I would normally do which I haven’t done in quite some time. Given it’s Christmas day I knew it would be a quiet day and the weather was perfect for a longer ride, which was another reason to go to Kilsyth as I was looking to clock up a 100k today 😁 I headed back to the old stomping grounds of my former home, Falkirk, and then into Denny and along to Carron Valley where I joined the Tak Ma Doon road heading over the south side of the hill, which is a bit easier since it not as steep. This takes you down into Kilsyth were for me it was a straight shot back to Denny and Falkirk and then over Kincardine bridge and Dunfermline. I didn’t stop for obvious reasons (nothing is open 😁) and did the 70 miles in one non-stop ride. It’s mostly a flat route with the aforementioned hill in it so I did the ride fairly quickly at a time of 4 hours 15 mins, which isn’t very fast but still 16.5 mph avg and that was fine with me 😀

Ride 21/12/2025

4 of us on the bun run this morning and weather wise it’s similar to yesterday only minus the sun, with a little bit of head wind on the ride home. Usual route to the cafe stop for coffee and cake only this time Santa was there today which made the cafe quite busy this morning, but we did get some freebies 😀 The ride back home would be into a headwind, not a strong one, but noticeable enough to feel it in my legs. We took turns at the front for most of the way until we went our separate ways. So 50 miles clocked up today at an avg speed just under 17 mph.