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Then the canal towpath to Loch Oich, a short section of the A82 the B roads and forestry tracks (Great Glen Cycleway) west of Loch Lochy. I did this last year, and while it is an absolutely stunning cycle it wasn't easy on my hybrid. I don't know if somebody on a road bike could enjoy it. I got a f...

I looked at their course outline and saw that they get taken out onto the road with an instructor, so that's good, but then I saw this.

"No pass or fail tests"

Completely useless if this is given as an alternative to going to court.

Anyone know what a Driver's Awareness Course might entail for this sort of offense.

I used to wear headphones while cycling, but I mostly listen to audiobooks, and they don't block the audio spectrum to the same degree music does. In fact, I usually switched them off because the wind made it so I couldn't hear it anyway. When I wanted to listen to music I'd leave my headphones on, ...

No cycling related experts so far, but I had a guy at traffic lights tell me to stop using my offroad shoes on concrete. I lived just around the corner and was heading to the trail, maybe about 300m on the streets in total. I had just used them a couple of days before to run to the top of Ben Nevis,...

Mick, thanks for that! That will be really useful. I always get lost unless I have a pretty detailed list of landmarks along the way. As for Edinburgh I live here so I know the route into town you describe very well. It's my work commute. The old railway is one of the best maintained cycle paths I'v...

It depends on the towpath. I cycled the length of the great Caledonian Canal and Union Canal with 700c hybrid tyres, and had no troubles or punctures. It was fine at an average speed of 15mph, but extremely uncomfortable on bad surfaces. I put that down to my choice of speed, and lack of suspension....

Yes, I did! :D Mind you, I took the train to Edinburgh from Plymouth, then rode to Inverness, then to the West of Scotland. From there I came via SE Scotland and to Whitby over the North Pennines, then through the North York Moors to Lancashire, then through North Wales - and Snowdonia - and south ...

I'm planning my second tour for August. I'm thinking of returning to Glen Nevis to take another shot at Ben Nevis in good weather, or maybe doing Aviemore to Cairngorm. I found trains to be very expensive last time so I'm hoping to replace one train journey with a cycle trip. Anyone know if there ar...

So I took about 3 days to try out how I felt about touring and wild camping. I took the train to Fort William from Edinburgh, and then camped over night in Glen Nevis. Climbed Ben Nevis the next morning, then cycled along the Great Glen Way, camping overnight. It was a tough route, mostly unsuitable...

I'm always afraid to use roads that have a 60mph speed limit unless they have some kind of clear path. Even then I'll look for a better option. I always use the path on the B9080, or sometimes I'll take the canal path home to Edinburgh if the roads are busy. Maybe I'm just overly cautious. I'd never...