Turf Bonanza 2025
Edinburgh, Scotland. Friday 6th June to Monday 9th June 2025, three days of non-stop turfing adventures and fun. More information here.
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Turf Blog 14-05-25
There is an art to turfing on the beach with a fat bike. Okay, it can roll over almost anything and it’s as comfortable as your favourite comfy arm chair in front of the gogglebox but riding on sand is … Continue reading
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Bike Blog 10-05-25
With all the different elements now all falling into place, it was time to make another long overdue fat biking video. The new fat bike was ready and willing, a lava red Trek Farley 9.6, the new video camera had … Continue reading
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Turf Blog 07-05-25
It’s a great triumph when you are first to take an FTT zone here in Midlothian, especially one located withing easy cycling range of Penicuik. The zone in question is called LindsayRose and appeared at 19:33 yesterday evening in the … Continue reading
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Turf Blog 01-05-25
Much excitement this morning, out turfing Bonnyrigg and up pops a notification, Rank 57 – Turf Archangel. That means I’ve collected 13 million points. However, you might think 57 out of 60 ranks is fantastic, only three more to go. … Continue reading
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Turf Blog 29-04-25
Penicuik this evening, to partake in the ESOC FTT#15, though I don’t actually know what that stands for, the latter part anyway, the FTT*. There was a good turn out with 11 intrepid turfers braving the wilds of Penicuik, some … 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. Note … Continue reading
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Bike Blog 24-04-25
Do you ever find yourself longing for those days gone by when you were engaged in something immensely exciting and totally enjoyable? Do you ever find yourself wishing you could re-create those long lost but not forgotten times? That’s where … Continue reading
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Turf Blog 21-04-25
The challenge of the Edinburgh Roon continues and if there was one thing I could wish for it would be to get rid of all those bloody cobbles on the streets of Edinburgh. You plan a seemingly sensible route from … Continue reading
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Turf Blog 15-04-25
When you are used to your regular zones being spaced apart in the usual manner, such as few hundreds of meters or even 50m in one instance I can name, when you find your next zone is over 5000 m … Continue reading
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Turf Blog 09-04-25
Interestingly, I’m finding the more I cycle in Edinburgh, while attempting the Turf Mission Edinburgh Roon, the less strictly law abiding I find myself becoming, or at least tempted to allow myself to become. However, not that crazy idiocy of … Continue reading
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