Monthly Archives: May 2024

Turf Blog 31-05-24

Friday the 31st May, the start of Sconanza 2024, the second Scottish Turf Open Championships and an influx of rare turfers from exotic and foreign lands have this turfer twitching with excitement to get on his bike and ride into … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 30-05-24

Managed to better my Eager ferret time recently, chopping a humongous 8 seconds of my previous best to give me 7:45 minutes. I’m at the stage where unless I hold the Region Lord bonus, I’m unlikely to make any significant … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 29-05-24

A good turfing run in the Midlothian countryside for some unique zones yesterday, added another six, out by Gladhouse Reservoir, on some seriously rough pot-holed and degraded country roads as well as some loose gravel forest access roads, gave the … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 28-05-24

Let me start today’s turf blog by adding a few words to yesterday’s topic where I was looking at creating the ultimate turfing bicycle. I’m just back from a turf session along the Penicuik to Dalkeith cycleway, including a trip … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 27-05-24

I’ve decided to set myself a challenge, a quest, of sorts. That challenge is to create the perfect turfing bicycle. One that will be the most efficient, the most comfortable and the most capable for all the many and varied … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 25-05-24

Much heated discussion in the Scottish turf universe these past couple of days. Harsh and nasty words written, accusations made to the accused and threats threatened to poor innocent chainsaws as well and the sad thing is all parties involved … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 23-05-24

Out for a couple of hours turfing on the new turfing bike, the Ribble CGR SL, the other day. Had originally planned on just going for a few zones but ended up with 45 takes, ranging from cycle paths in … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 21-05-24

Where have all the turfers gone? At the foot of the homepage for Turfgame.com, you will find a number. That number at this point in time stands at 416,145 and represents the total number of active turfers that have signed … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 20-05-24

I was out turfing my local patch of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, and was thinking I’d optimised my route plan to the best possible, yet still, even after having ridden this very same route plan hundreds of times, I’m still finding little … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 17-05-24

Out turfing Newtongrange this morning and as always enjoying the steep climb from the River South Esk up to the town. Or should I say not enjoying the climb? Hmm, not sure actually. I’m finding that the more I turf … Continue reading

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