Author Archives: Gary

Turf Blog 11-06-25

It’s not often that a strawberry gets you out of a nice warn comfy bed at 11.30 pm, that’s almost silly o’clock, to go out turf scooting on a Swifty kick scooter. But in this instance, it was a special … Continue reading →

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Turf Blog 09-06-25

Following yesterday’s bike and foot events in the Turf Bonanza 2025, though mostly the foot event for some reason, another fresh collection of turfer unique zones had appeared during the day. Thankfully, mostly located in and around the city centre. … Continue reading →

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Turf Blog 07-06-25

With the Turf Bonanza 2025 running full swing in Edinburgh, starting with the Welcome Foot Turf Event on the Friday evening, I was keen to keep adding turfer uniques to the collection and with the influx of visitors for the … Continue reading →

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Turf Blog 05-06-25

It’s been a while since my last turf blog, that was back in Turf Blog 14-05-25, when I took the new Trek Farley fat bike turfing along the East Lothian coast, collecting a few ticks along the way and to … Continue reading →

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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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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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