The Flying Scot
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: North Queensferry Scotland and London (and France)
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Bikes: Custom (Colin Laing) 531c fast tourer/audax, 1964 Flying Scot Continental, 1995 Cinelli Supercorsa, Holdsworth Mistral single speed, Dahon Speed 6 (folder), Micmo Sirocco and a few more
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I did 110 miles yesterday. A hilly Scottish trip (over the Cleish hills and up some serious climbs) to St Andrews and back.
Took me 3 and a half hours to do the 57 miles there-with a couple of tea/sandwich stops and 4 hours to come back (a combination of a steady headwind and lower back and knee discomfort (I did say they were heavy hills- I came down one twisty hill at 35mph on my tourer and got passed by one guy on a Trek road bike who must have been doing 45-50)
Allow 9-10 hours for leisurly pace.
if it's hilly, 100 miles plus is a killer. I was in a bit of pain from 75 on, and slept for 10 hrs last night (usually no more than 7)
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plus je vois les hommes, plus j'admire les chiens
1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
1995 Cinelli Supercorsa (Columbus SLX)
1980s Holdsworth Mistral fixed (531)
2005 Dahon Speed 6 (folder)
(YES I LIKE STEEL)
2008 Viking Saratoga tandem
2008 Micmo Sirocco Hybrid (aluminium!)
2012 BTwin Rockrider 8.1