Jul 01 2008
Ride stats today Edinburgh to Newcastle 110 miles 6875 feet climbed Winds: 15 mph sustained, gusting to 35 mph 6500 sheep; 1200 cows Tough Roads; Tough Weather. Today turned into quite a late day. We looked at the altitude profile last night, and it looked like a tame day compared with the rest of our [...]
Jun 30 2008
No ride today. We rested in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. The pictures tell a thousand words. But in short we Visited the Edinburgh castle Spoke with Tim the Manager of the large Edinburgh Bike Co-op, and Visited local cultural shops. It was a wonderfully relaxing day, and our quads, hammies and gluts thanked [...]
Jun 28 2008
Ride stats today Banchory to Perth 68 miles 2500 feet climbed 1 broken pedal 2000 sheep Most bikes have 2 pedals. Today, Adam decided to up-the-ante and biked with only pedal for two-thirds of the ride. I think he did it deliberately to make me look like a sissy. He submits that his pedal broke [...]
Jun 27 2008
Ride stats today 63 miles 3500 feet climbed, to the top of a 2000 foot peak Inverness to Ballater 998 sheep Proven: The land speed of a Scottish sheep is 14.1 mph. They can run this speed for one tenth of a mile. We raced sheep today. Check it out. Another beautiful day in Scotland. [...]
Jun 26 2008
Ride stats today Bonar Bridge to Inverness 60 miles 3500 feet climbed 3000 sheep Today began beautifully. The sun shining and there was little wind. We decided to put the Bellwether rain coats away and head south. The first part of the journey was phenomenal. We were almost alone on the road, and even though [...]
Adam, Neal, & Amy
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