Epicness in Lochness (Part one)

SandyCarson.com was in his native home of Scotland for a few days, so I went to see him and have some adventure time. We started off in Glasgow and drove up through the stunning scenery to Fort William where we hiked up Ben Nevis. We had good weather on the ascent which had Sandy reaching for one of his multiple cameras every few minutes to capture the dramatic changing light. About ten minutes from the summit the weather quickly closed in and the thick cloud cover started to drop heavy rain and create a near apcalyptic landscape.

Co ordinating bike and attire.

Is there much toe overlap? Is it barspinable? Does it pop up easy for spins? So many questions, one simple answer.....who gives a fuck. This old guy is living the dream.

Nocturne Series. Blackpool

I really like the Nocturne Series. It brings cycling right into city locations and presents it in a specator friendly way. The usual entertaining sideshows of the Rollapoluza Racing and Brompton race were completley overshadowed by the entertainment of people watching in Blackpool. Stag and Hen do's on a Saturday night, it's total carnage.

Gabe's outfit

Art Gallery Bicycle Photograph No. 2

Found this gem on ebay... Built it up with two race-blade mudguards, Brooks B17 saddle, Time pedals, Alluminium rack, two bottle cages, Arbus lock and a Cat Eye cycle computer: There is nothing quite like a custom ride.

Miles. Hours. Riding.

We never thought on to bring a cycle computer to even give us a rough idea of how many miles we did but it was definatley alot. We just kept on pedalling for hours on end. It wasn't that hard, Holland was as flat as a pancake and the cycle paths were all so smooth but after a few hours riding with a backpack on it would become uncomfortable. The weight would pin your arse into the saddle. Not once did any of us moan about the riding it would just mean we'd stop for a drink, some sort of cheese pastry or a lie down.

Riding

A few riding snaps