A lovely day up here in the north of Scotland today, pretty much the same as yesterday really and while sunny and warm there has been a really strong south easterly blowing.
While I have had a few rides to town and a bit of commuting this was the first ride for a while that had no destination, just a rough direction with a meandering route. The aim was to just go for a ride and see where I ended up.
So after a lovely morning at home the Jack Taylor was checked over, tyres pumped, chain oiled and off.
Nice weather to just be out cruising along and while the roads were noticeably busier than what they have been, they were still quieter than normal.
The Jack Taylor is such a pleasure to ride, just a very nice handling well fitted and confident bike to ride. I am getting it close to right with how I want it set up. While of course it may not be as quick as a modern machine, and neither am I these days, it's near on 50 year age belies the ride quality and sure footed handling. This machine wasn't built to be an out and out race bike but a good all rounder, something it still does with a lot of style.
While the wind was pretty wild depending on direction it wasn't enough to spoil such a nice ride. The bike was riding perfectly, so a nice couple of hours were spent heading around the coast, taking a couple of off road or dirt road detours which are normally a bit muddy but were bone dry today and then a few singletrack tarmac lanes with just a bit of main road riding thrown in when it was necessary, though to be fair there was not much traffic anyway. I then returned home to a late lunch while watching the Space X dragon module dock with the space station before the family went across the field to the beach. No one at all on it as only one way in and was fine for Heather who is still in lockdown/shielding.
A good day indeed. I hope everyone else has had a good weekend as well.
Stay safe
Jamie
Family Beach Time
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