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rotavator wrote:Are they going to use the section of old road as a lay-by and/or cycle path by any chance?

No, it says "Existing A9 and lay-by to be grubbed up, reprofiled and planted"

Bumping this old thread again to add an image of the work in progress.
Not my picture - nicked from a FB group that I'm a member of.

Andrew

Bumping this old thread to say

RJ MacLeod has been awarded the construction contract as part of the £9.6 million Berriedale Braes project on the A9.
Construction is expected to get underway this year with completion expected in spring 2020.

Story here

Andrew

Every day is a school day!

I wonder if that's why I had difficulty getting the tyres to stay on in the first place. I certainly had to push hard to get it over the rim, so hopefully it won't come off in a hurry.

I'll ride them a little, then check carefully.

Andrew

I've found some markings on the rim which I had previously missed and with those and peetee's comments I've managed to get the Land Cruisers to go on and stay there ( I think). I'll give it a test ride next week when the current rain has gone.

Thank you
Andrew

OK I'll try at the weekend

I found that table - that's what had pushed me to the Marathons, without success.

Thanks
Andrew

I can't see any markings on the rims. What might I be looking out for?

Hi I have inherited a Raleigh Pioneer Classic like the one in the picture (not of my bike) from my late Father-in-Law. He bought it new in the 1990s, but didn't ride it much. I thought that it would make a good cycle-to-work bike, thus saving my Dawes for proper touring. But, I cannot find tyres whi...

When the children were younger we managed to get five bikes (2 adult, 2 teenager, 1 child) on the roof of a Galaxy on several occasions.

It's a blooming long way up, though!

Andrew

There are frequently accidents here at the West end of the M27 where the road turns sharply after climbing a hill. At certain times of year the turn is straight into the sun.
Now I now about this and have the visor ready, but not everybody seems able to think in advance...

Looks like it's closed at least until the New Year.

In the meantime, Clackmannanshire Bridge will be used for vehicles travelling towards Fife, while the Kincardine Bridge will take vehicles travelling away from Fife.
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Vorpal wrote:I've never seen anything like that in other countries. I recently came across the Norwegian 'equivalent' recently...

There's one here in Switzerland.

The alternative would probably be no Cycle to Work Scheme at all.

Our scheme was the same - part of the 'flex benefits' package that runs from April - March. It includes holidays, childcare vouchers etc.

It wasn't a problem, I just had to wait for the next turn of the wheel.

Andrew

I took the train back from Wick to Inverness, then the Sleeper to London.

The train was slow, very slow, but it was a lovely calm day after 12 days of cycling.