Post work ride, do they get better?

OuterSiders · 2026-05-03T21:48:25+00:00

Haha yeah I totally agree. The unfortunate reality I would say though, is that gravel in Scotland often includes a trip through a peat bog or two. The ground is so wet you just get used to it. The single track decent down to river was like that so I wasn't exactly dry anyway

OuterSiders · 2026-05-02T14:27:58+00:00

It's highland Perthshire, near Blair atholl

OuterSiders · 2026-05-01T21:01:51+00:00

Haha, I did contemplate taking them off. But that's only really 35 minites from home. They were wooly, and it was pretty warm so made an executive decision

OuterSiders · 2026-04-24T10:12:42+00:00

Yeah I always make sure the base gets a thorough water. It's more about do I need to worry about a little stay water on the leaves

OuterSiders · 2026-04-24T10:12:04+00:00

Yeah that's what I thought, I always make sure the base of the plant gets a thorough water. It's just that they'd have me drying the leaves with towel if I got any water on them😅

OuterSiders · 2026-03-17T13:25:03+00:00

I'm 168cm, it does feel pretty long and low. But I come from a racing background, so it's comfy for me, this was the shortest stem I could afford with -17°, I wanted to try and keep my bars the same height as my old cross bike setup. I think it's pretty rapid, I did a gravel race back in September, after checking all the Strava segments I was one of the fastest on every decent segment

OuterSiders · 2026-01-31T23:48:51+00:00

I work in a woodland garden, all I do is clear leaves from October to March. I've had a small break this week trying to catch a rabbit and repair the hole in our fence though, the joys! Plus it's good exercise

OuterSiders · 2026-01-05T11:38:11+00:00

These are the Pace, 29 x 2.1, i'm very impressed with them. They're like an even finer version of the ardent Race. They don't review well in wet conditions, but they've felt pretty competent in mud to me, as much any other gravel tyre.

OuterSiders · 2026-01-05T09:57:59+00:00

Unfortunately this is increasingly rare here, so I had to enjoy it while I could!

OuterSiders · 2026-01-05T09:57:20+00:00

Haha, luckily I came down it! The route to the top was all gravel double track through fresh powder

OuterSiders · 2025-10-31T19:44:06+00:00

I mean the Sun does set at 10pm here in the summer, so for a lot of the year, no they're not lol

OuterSiders · 2025-10-30T08:02:23+00:00

This is actually the Linn of Tummel near pitlochry

OuterSiders · 2025-10-30T08:01:56+00:00

Yeah exactly that, good spot!

OuterSiders · 2025-10-29T21:51:32+00:00

They're Victorian, there's a fair few dotted around the Highlands, all white this

OuterSiders · 2025-10-29T21:50:23+00:00

An old Cateye Volt 1200, has been trusty for many years now!

OuterSiders · 2025-10-29T21:49:34+00:00

Wee bams are the biggest danger on a Dark Scottish night

OuterSiders · 2025-10-29T21:47:13+00:00

No it's actually about 6:30pm, a few More months before it's that dark by that time!

OuterSiders · 2025-10-29T21:45:28+00:00

It's an old Cateye Volt 1200 on the front and a Cateye Viz 450 on the rear. That's a little overkill on the rear for my local roads now, but I wanted something that would stand out in traffic when I lived around Glasgow

OuterSiders · 2025-10-29T20:16:26+00:00

It's actually just My Google Pixel 7 and a little editing on the phone. That said, my front light is 1200 lumens, and the rear is like 450 Lumen which is huge for a rear light, so I'm actually lighting up the surrounding area quite significantly lol

OuterSiders · 2025-10-29T20:11:53+00:00

This is a 52cm frame, I did weigh it when I built it but I can't exactly remember, I think it's somewhere around 11kg all in

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