Ride 02/03/2024

22 of us on the bun run this morning and that is a lot of us for this time of year, it’s still pretty cold although the winds are light, there was not rain and we had some sunny intervals. We split into 2 groups and headed for the usual cafe stop, where I had the usual consumables. On the return leg our group took a different route, a slightly longer one but not by much when you see my stats. We headed down to Dolllar and up to Yetts o’Murkhart, which would normally take us over Knockhill but we turned West before getting there and headed towards Cleish and along to Kelty. I then followed the guys up to Kingseat before leaving the group and heading home to Crossgates. So 52 miles clocked up at an avg speed of 16 mph.

Ride 25/02/2024

Well this was a turn up for the books, there was 14 of us on the bun run today, and given this is a Sunday ride and it’s still bloody cold in the morning I was surprised at how many turned up. Weather wise it’s the same as yesterday, bright, sunny, no wind but still cold. Usual route this morning and I didn’t do any extra before the ride, looking for an easy day today We went as one large group to begin with but by the time we got to the other side of Knockhill we split into 2 groups to make life a bit easier for the cars. Usual coffee and cake for the cafe stop before the leg home. Ken, Chris, Jim and I went the coastal route along to Inverkeithing but rather than going via Dalgety bay we just went the same route up to Crossgates as we did last week. I didn’t go hard at all today, so by the time I got to Crossgates I was still feeling fine, at least until the bike broke 😫 Unluckily or luckily, depending on how you look at it my rear wheel rim decided to split and start rubbing against the frame, so my ride ended there and I had a short quarter mile walk home, so luckily that didn’t happen further from home otherwise I would have been screwed 😅 So 52 miles clocked up at an avg speed of 16 mph and now I need to purchase a new set of rims 😉

Ride 24/02/2024

Well winter is back 🥶 although the forecast was for a dry, no wind day, there was frost on the car this morning, so I took the precaution to wrap up and glad I did. It was slightly overcast to start with but that cleared up soon and the sun was out with 18 of us on the bun run this morning. We split into 2 groups and headed for the cafe stop. I had the usual OJ and scrambled egg roll before we headed back home again, doing a similar route as last week but with a slight change in the route by skipping out Wellwood and going throw Townhill instead. So all in all I did my usual 50 miles at an avg speed of 16 mph, no extra today or tomorrow as I want to recover a bit more this week.

Ride 18/02/2024

A pretty good day for cycling weather wise, it was dry, a little bit of wind but best of all it wasn’t cold, we even hit double digits and sunshine today I decided to start early today and get some extra in the morning before the bun run started at 10:00. I headed down to Dalgety Bay and along the coast, up to Crossford and Cairneyhill before double backing on myself to Dunfermline to join the bun run group, doing just over 20 miles before the start of the ride. There were 8 of us on the bun run today, doing the usual route to Muircott for our cafe stop. Having worked up an appetite this morning I went for the usual coffee and cake but also had a scrambled egg to to boot We headed back the usual route but this time Ken and I went home via Dalgety Bay and up to Crossgates rather than back into Dunfermline and to Crossgates, it give us a few extra miles and allowed me to make it up to my target of 70 miles for this mornings ride at an avg speed of 15 mph.

Ride 17/02/2024

16 of us on the bun run today, weather wise, it wasn’t too bad. Overcast, slight wind with a little drizzle here and there, but not cold, which is surprising for this time of year. We split into 2 groups, I was in the first and headed for the usual cafe stop. After our cafe rest bite we headed home the usual route via Knockhill, no extra required, just my usual 50 miles clocked up today at an avg speed of 16 mph, tomorrow is a better day weather wise, so I’ll do my extra then

Ride 10/02/2024 Feb Randonee

So it’s the first club Randonee of the year with 7 of us on the run. We would be doing 100 Km ride around the Lomonds, Auchtermuchty, Glenfarg, Kinross with a final climb back over Knockhill to Dunfermline. Weather wise it was actually a decent day, little wind, no rain but still a bit cold, but nothing to write home about, and with all the climbs you kept reasonably warm. So after leaving Dunfermline we headed for Kelty and along to Leslie before we hit the climb over the Lomonds and down to Falkland. From here we headed to Dunshalt for our cafe stop, which was the first time I’ve been in. Our usual cafe stop has closed down which is a shame as it was a great cafe stop, with an awesome selection of cakes 😁 The Dunshalt cafe stop, although small, we just about all fitted in, turned out to be a good one as well, they had some great lentil soup and a fantastic chocolate tower cake 😋 which went down a treat. After that we headed for Auchtermuchty and along to our second climb of the day up Glentarkie, before heading down again to Aberargie. From here it was up our third climb, Glenfarg, before heading down to Milnathort and Kinross. We then headed for Cliesh and the final climb over Knockhill and back down to Dunfermline. So overall it was a good days ride with me clocking up 70 miles and a decent amount of elevation, which I have been missing out on over the last few weeks thanks to all the bad weather we’ve had, at an average speed of 15 mph.

Ride 10/02/2024

It’s a cold wet day with 7 of us on the bun run. Thankfully it wasn’t windy and it wasn’t raining hard, so although it was a pain to ride in, getting wet and cold, I wasn’t freezing my arse off. Usual cafe stop and fuel before heading back home and this time we did the normal route, I don’t thin anyone was interested in doing anything different or extra, I certainly wasn’t. So the usual 50 miles clocked up at an avg speed of 15 mph.

Ride 04/02/2024

Another windy day with 5 of us on the bun run the only difference was it was raining, not hard, but enough to make you cold and wet. Usual route today to the cafe stop, no detours for safer roads but it was a strong headwind all the way to the cafe stop. The usual coffee and cake at the cafe stop and a tailwind blowing us home, I stuck with the group all the way back to Dunfermline, I didn’t bother going round to Dalgety bay, wasn’t in the mood even with the tailwind going home. So only 50 miles clocked up today at a slow speed of 14 mph avg.

Ride 03/02/2024

15 of us on the bun run today and weather wise it was sunny but very windy which made it feel colder than it actually was. We split into 2 groups and I was in the first group of 7. It was a head wind all the way to the cafe as usual so it was a bit of a slog to get there. I stayed at the front for the most part as it allowed for a good workout today, I was looking to start building up for the start of the TT season in April, so this was a good opportunity. Usual scrambled egg roll and OJ at the cafe stop before we headed home with a glorious tail wind We decided to skip Knockhill and head for Cleish and Kelty before we turned back into the headwind for Dunfermline. So 50 miles clocked up at an avg speed of 16 mph

Ride 28/01/2024

Another windy day, another bun run So 5 of us on the bun run today and weather wise it’s very similar to yesterday. Slight headwind all the way to the cafe stop, with a slight tailwind all the way home. At least it stayed dry today, rain was forecast but it looks like we managed to miss it. Usual coffee and cake at the cafe today before the leg home. I was looking for a little bit of extra elevation this day, so rather than heading down to Dalgety bay I headed for Dunfermline with the other guys before splitting off and heading back up to Redcraigs again. I then went along the road to Kelty and back over Hill of Beath to get my 3300 feet of climbing which I needed to get to reach my monthly goal. So this did result in me doing 58 miles rather than the 55 miles for a normal Sunday but that was fine since it was at an avg speed of 15 mph, so slightly easier than yesterdays ride

Ride 27/01/2024

Thanks to all the crazy storms we’re getting it was another very windy day, not cold thankfully and dry as well, but the headwind all the way to the cafe stop made for some interesting riding.12 of us on the bun run today and given the weather that was more than I was expecting It was a real slog to the cafe stop this morning but I took up most of the work, it allowed me to get a good workout this morning Of course this meant we had a great tailwind for the leg home where Gary and Colin and I went down to Dollar and up to Yetts and over the full Knockhill route rather than follow the rest of the group up the usual route. It’s been a while since I went over Knockhill on a Saturday ride thanks to the past few weeks of weather being crap, it made a nice change over Saline. Also going this route allowed me to get my 50 miles quote without having to do any extra So quote reached at an avg speed of 16 mph and given the wind I’ll live with that.

Ride 21/01/2024

Another wet and windy day, with only 4 of us on the bun run today. We did the normal route today, the roads were fine bar the stupid headwind all the way to the cafe stop. We meet Billy and Anthony at the cafe stop, they had gone a different route this morning but once I had my coffee and cake they joined us for the return leg home so we were 6 now. The annoying part was it still felt like we were riding into a head wind on the way home I parted ways at Cairneyhill and headed along the coast to Dalgety bay but rather than going the usual way up to Crossgates I took the old way for a change. Although the rain wasn’t hard it was enough to give me soggy feet and hands but thankfully I missed the worst of it as once I finished my ride the rain came on hard. So 55 miles clocked up at an avg speed of 16 mph.