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Turf Blog 03-11-24

With both my Ultimate Turfing Bicycles, dare I say, totally complete, having just added rear carrier racks to both and bought a pair of small 10-litre Alpkit panniers, I’ve moved on to my next project, the Ultimate Turfing Kick Scooter, … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 31-10-24

A good session in Edinburgh last Tuesday, hunting down a small handful of unique zones as well as a couple of turfer uniques, namely, LilywhiteT and ravinous, both located in the south side of the city. I actually quite like … Continue reading

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Turf Blog Oct 24

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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Turf TvT Progress

This page lists my TvT or Turfer verses Turfer collection, all the turfers I’ve taken at least one zone from, known as turfer uniques. There are no medals but it can be quite an interesting challenge when out turfing. Total … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 28-10-24

My quest to build Ultimate Turfing Bicycle No. 1, the Ribble CGR SL, is nearing completion. Or rather it was, until I came across something else that might be useful for turfing. In this instance, it’s the Alpkit Stingray custom … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 24-10-24

In my Turf Blog of 19-10-24, I set out to find the source of the fabled Brunstane Burn from the Firth of Forth at Portobello promenade all the way to the misty Pentland Hills, temporarily halting my quest at the … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 21-10-24

Today is new bike day. Yes, today sees the arrival of Ultimate Turfing Bicycle No. 2, the Sonder Broken Road. Regular visitors to Planet Gary may have followed my quest to create the Ultimate Turfing Bicycle No. 1, and the … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 19-10-24

Brave adventurers might cross entire continents to discover the source of a river such as the Nile or Amazon, usually funded by some really posh knob, geographical society or the like, hire hundreds of native porters to carry their Earl … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 14-10-24

The past few days have been spent mostly hunting down turfer unique zones and picking off a few unique zones locally that have been created since I first turfed those areas. Holyrood Park in Edinburgh was one such area with … Continue reading

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