July 25th 2021 - Big Dummy with sidecar and kayak to the beach

 July 25th 2021 

Such a glorious few days and with a bit of heat returning it was decided we needed, or more Caleb wanted to take the surf kayak to the local beach, just a few farms away to a nice quite sheltered beach we visit often. 

We thought we would put the sidecar on the Big Dummy and using the braces we had made up for this job previously we would take the kayak and the rest of the gear.

Not a problem for the mighty Dummy and a nice few hours paddling, mainly by Caleb as it was still too cold for my warm blood, and a ride home to warm up. 

Cargoing at it's finest. 

Saturday 30th April 2022 - Blog update on the updates ..................

 Okay! Latest edit - 30/04/2022

So I never really got round to continuing to update the blog but as always I keep going out riding, having fun, mini adventures etc that I really should keep documenting for myself and maybe my son. The more I ride the further I am falling behind with this and the more I put it off. 

While I realise nobody else really looks at it except for the rare visitor who is most likely lost or stumbles upon it from some obscure post, but none the less it is something I like to document. If anyone else likes it please let me know.  

I will attempt to post up a load of the more interesting rides and bring it up to date, these will most likely be more photo posts with a brief description rather than my usual rambling. 

Was meant to be out this afternoon heading south on the Mercian but seen as how it's raining now and family is out for an hour or so, I may as well make a start. 

Wish me luck ;) 

Jamie 

Sunday 16/01/2022 - Bringing the Blog Up to date!!

 Hello anyone out there who may be in any way interested in this blog. :) 

As could maybe be inferred from my posts the last week or so I am endeavouring to bring the blog up to date once again. 

I seem to have let it slip for the last 6 months or so and while we are still living under some restrictions at various times throughout this time, I have had some great rides in that time, many on my own and many with my great riding buddy Brian. 

I will get them up over the next couple of weeks, and while the text may be abridged heavily there is quite a few photos and one or two changes to the fleet!  

I will post them headed with the dates they were ridden as usual and do them in order so hopefully they will flow at some point up to the present. 

And if anyone out there is interested at all then give a shout or a wave. 

Jamie 16/01/2022 

26th June 2021 Big Dummy ride - Thurso

 Saturday 26th June 2021 

Big Dummy Ride - Thurso

Out and about this afternoon on the Big Dummy. Had made some changes to the setup along with the recent addition of the Surly ET tyres and needed to see how they all worked together. Original fork was back on and I had to use the rim off my 1X1 for the tyre. So back to + size tyres rather than full fat.

Lovely, as did a run to Thurso to pick some shopping up along with some bits from the local bike shop. 

Now out to dinner!

What a life, with my wonderful family!

13th June 2021 - Motor Cycle - BMW R100S ride

BMW R100S

Out and about this afternoon for a couple of hours tootling about the back roads of the county, trying hard to avoid the rain. Crazy wind gusts today meant taking my Jack Taylor into town wasn't going to happen so I took the old motorised bike instead and then took the very long way home.

Not my usual posting but I do have a non acoustic bike and the enjoyable ride it is :) 

Jamie

6th June 2021 - New Baby Fatty Fat Bike for Caleb

 

6th June - Calebs New Fatbike

Caleb had done so well with his cycling proficiency at school that we thought it was time to give him the Baby Fatty fat bike we had hidden away in the shed. We waited until after dinner. He was clearly very happy so out with the Pugsley and off to the beach with Heather walking Spot.

One happy little guy.

12th June -  Another ride to the local quiet beach on the Fatbikes. 

Caleb is loving having that freedom to ride along the coast and is really just enjoying playing about on his Baby fatty.  :) 

16th May 2021 - Flying Scot Ventoux Ride

 Flying Scot Ventoux - 16th May 2021

Out riding this afternoon with the little man.

We were out solo today rather than our usual Flying Scot tandem. After getting lots done yesterday around home we had a fairly cruisy day with breakfast at Annies Bakery, a bit of bike building to change some things on the Scot and then out riding in the lovely sunshine.

Caleb was out hitting the hills on his 3 speed tourer and I was on the Flying Scot Ventoux. Certainly a nice day for it. The Scot was a pleasure, as usual to ride. 

Jamie