Monthly Archives: January 2025
Turf Blog 20-01-24
I should have known better than to push my laden Sonder Broken Road up steep paths in the Pentland hills. It usually does by poor lower back no good at all and that was the case again in this instance. … Continue reading
Turf Blog 18-01-25
Friday 17th January and we were off down to Innerleithen in the Scottish Borders. By we, I refer to myself, ChoccyMuffin, my Brompton Mr Orange and another Brompton which might be Mr Green or Mr Lime or Mr Yuzu but … Continue reading
Turf Blog 15-01-25
It’s a pleasant change to turf somewhere different, away from the over-familiar local patch of Midlothian and enjoy the opportunity to collect a few unique zones. And today, I’m in Kirkliston, a small village to the west of Edinburgh, though … Continue reading
Turf Blog 13-01-25
Every morning, I logon to the computer and check if there are any new zones locally, and this morning fortune had favoured Midlothian and a new zone had appeared only a mile or so away from the house, down by … Continue reading
Turf Blog 12-01-25
Recently, I’ve been posting a few pages about bikes, called Bike Blogs, as you might expect. I’ve also been posting pages about Turf, Turf Blogs as you probably can surmise. But when the post concerns both bikes and turf, I … Continue reading
Bike Blog 10-01-25
Now that the Brompton C Line Urban has arrived, aka Mr Bumble, it’s time to start the conversion to single speed. But before we begin, I’ve decided upon a slight change to the setup described in previous bike blog posts. … Continue reading
Bike Blog 07-01-25
One question that readers have asked is why did I choose the Brompton C Line Urban model for conversion to single speed and why not go for the cheaper A Line or the even the vastly more expensive T Line … Continue reading
Turf Blog 05-01-25
The Lothian Buses No 31 Bonnyrigg – Eastcraigs, would take me from nearby zone Brixwold in Bonnyrigg all the way to zone Bughtlinside in Edinburgh, but I jumped off early, at bus stop Western Corner (E) on Corstorphine Road, which … Continue reading
Turf Blog 04-01-25
The Laws of Turf can often be frustrating, and Sod’s Law of Turf in particular can be very frustrating. Let me give you an example. I’ve been trying to find opportunity to take a turfer unique in Edinburgh. The turfer … Continue reading
Bike Blog 03-01-25
You get some funny looks when you tell people that you are converting your bicycle to single speed. You even funnier looks when you tell people you are converting your Brompton to single speed. What, you ride a Brompton? Why … Continue reading