Monthly Archives: December 2024

Turf Blog 31-12-24

Posted on 31/12/2024 by Gary

Regular visitors to Planet Gary may have noticed a change in the content of the blogs posted recently, with a number of blogs solely about bikes appearing amongst the more usual turf blogs. And not a single mention about turf … Continue reading →

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Turf Blogs 2024

Posted on 31/12/2024 by Gary

Here in the Turf Blog section of Planet Gary, I want to share some of my turfing adventures, taking you with me while I’m out exploring town and country in search of turf zones, for points, for medals and simply … Continue reading →

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Bike Blog 30-12-24

Posted on 30/12/2024 by Gary

Good news! After some considerable effort to get my credit card to actually authorise the purchase, I’ve placed an order for a new Brompton C Line Urban 2-speed, direct from Brompton as they seem to be as hard to find … Continue reading →

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Bike Blog 28-12-24

Posted on 28/12/2024 by Gary

Riding round the City of Edinburgh yesterday on Mr Orange, my trusty C Line Explore and I must admit I thoroughly enjoyed myself. And I did not change gear the entire three-hour session, even managing to climb all the way … Continue reading →

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Turf Blog 27-12-24

Posted on 27/12/2024 by Gary

It was the big city for me today, Auld Reekie, off into Edinburgh to track down a few unique zones that have appeared since my last visit, and also to grab a few turfer uniques. My steed for today was … Continue reading →

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Bike Blog 27-12-24

Posted on 27/12/2024 by Gary

Anyone who is a regular visitor to Planet Gary might notice I’ve a habit for posting a blog about some intention or another, usually regarding bicycles, then a few days later I scratch that idea, change my mind and start … Continue reading →

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Bike Blog 25-1-24

Posted on 25/12/2024 by Gary

I thought purchasing another fat bike would be easy. It was not. Yes, I’d more or less decided what I wanted, a Trek Farley 9.6 and had determined that they were available. I’d even visited the local Trek dealer and … Continue reading →

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Turf Blog 25-12-24

Posted on 25/12/2024 by Gary

I cannot remember when I stopped believing in Santa, or the Easter Bunny, or Goblins, UFO’s and the Tooth Fairy, but I never let that stop me sending my annual letter to Santa, and also to Saint Nicholas and the … Continue reading →

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Bike Blog 22-12-24

Posted on 23/12/2024 by Gary

Back in 2010, some 14 years ago almost to the day, I built my first fat bike, a Surly Pugsley, apparently named after the fat kid in the Addams Family. It came in a fetching sickly green colour called either … Continue reading →

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PG Advent Tasks 2024

Posted on 23/12/2024 by Gary

Welcome to the PG Turf Advent Calendar 2024, devilishly devised and craftily created by the mischievous editor of Planet Gary for turfers anywhere in the Multiverse to try their hand at, pull their hair out and most likely scream with … Continue reading →

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