My first tour oh and Hi
Posted: 21 Apr 2007, 11:44pm
First up hi all i'm the new kid.
I'll give a wee bit of background first im male 26 and live in Edinburgh, i work as a tree surgeona nd my bike is one of my babies (my other is my camera, and the other is my van which is broken ).
I used to cycle everywhere then i got a car. Since my van broke i once again cycle everywhere.
My bike is a Specialized rockhopper pro 06. i've now switched the tyres from the speshs fast tracks (which seem like nice bits of rubber) to some conti gatorskins which roll mega fast in comparison. I've got avid juicy 5 hydraulic brakes and i currently only have a rear rack which is an old man mountain.
I've always wanted to go a cycle tour but never really did anything about it. Until now. I plan to replace my old panniers as the back has cracked on the right one (7 year old Vaude waterproof jobs). My plan was to get some altura drylines front and rear. camping wise a one / two man tent of some kind and use my existing sleeping bag and bed roll till i can get some better lighter kit.
My first trip i intend to be around Perthshire for a weekend to figuire out what i could do with and get the hang somewhere not too far away. I intend my first proper trip to be train to Thurso boat north and tour Orkney and Shetland. I'm undecided if i should then go for Norway or the north of Scotland, just now i'm edging on saying the north of Scotland but tomorrow that will change.
Anyway chances are i've given you all too much information.
I'll say from the outset that i normally forget capital letters as i became lazy using word and i always normally miss spell the (teh) again this is down to word and auto correct.
Thanks for listening
Jamie
I'll give a wee bit of background first im male 26 and live in Edinburgh, i work as a tree surgeona nd my bike is one of my babies (my other is my camera, and the other is my van which is broken ).
I used to cycle everywhere then i got a car. Since my van broke i once again cycle everywhere.
My bike is a Specialized rockhopper pro 06. i've now switched the tyres from the speshs fast tracks (which seem like nice bits of rubber) to some conti gatorskins which roll mega fast in comparison. I've got avid juicy 5 hydraulic brakes and i currently only have a rear rack which is an old man mountain.
I've always wanted to go a cycle tour but never really did anything about it. Until now. I plan to replace my old panniers as the back has cracked on the right one (7 year old Vaude waterproof jobs). My plan was to get some altura drylines front and rear. camping wise a one / two man tent of some kind and use my existing sleeping bag and bed roll till i can get some better lighter kit.
My first trip i intend to be around Perthshire for a weekend to figuire out what i could do with and get the hang somewhere not too far away. I intend my first proper trip to be train to Thurso boat north and tour Orkney and Shetland. I'm undecided if i should then go for Norway or the north of Scotland, just now i'm edging on saying the north of Scotland but tomorrow that will change.
Anyway chances are i've given you all too much information.
I'll say from the outset that i normally forget capital letters as i became lazy using word and i always normally miss spell the (teh) again this is down to word and auto correct.
Thanks for listening
Jamie