Category Archives: Turf

Hunting down unique zones again today, this time in Edinburgh. Started off in the Chesser/Saughton area and worked my way across town towards Roseburn, picking off the scattering of unique zones I still had to take in the area. As … Continue reading →

Having spent an energetic morning turfing around North Berwick on the Harley Quinn single speed, I’d just finished an enjoyable packed lunch on the benches along the shore near the golf course. As I was getting ready to continue and … Continue reading →

With the Harley Quinn single speed bike now complete and performing well, and the Surly Ogre single speed project is almost finished (just the gloss top coat and the final rebuild), there’s an interesting challenge I’m keen to attempt and … Continue reading →

With a few days turfing under my belt while riding the Harley Quinn single speed bicycle, I’ve come to various interesting conclusions. The first concerns bicycle weight. And what a difference not having a heavy bike makes to the day, … Continue reading →

After the excitement of seeing some noctilucent clouds, see Turf Blog 16-06-23, I’ve been out every night since in the hope of photographing them. Unfortunately, they seem to be very rare and only occur for a short period of time … Continue reading →

Following a recent comment from another turfer about Turf Video 10-06-23, asking about cycling though fields of crops and having zones in such locations, I thought it might be informative to take a look briefly at some legislation we lucky … Continue reading →

The past few days have been hot, to put it mildly, though there’s nothing mild about the temperatures, well into the mid-20’s and the word scorchio comes to mind. Far too hot for turfing during the day, at least as … Continue reading →

One might think, that after 30 months turfing, one would get used to losing large numbers of zones to another turfer, who goes by the name of, well just let’s say in fairness, They-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. You switch the turf app on … Continue reading →

The very first Scottish Open Turf Championship will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland, on the 30th September 2023 and there are two separate 90 minute events. The event for bikes starts at 11.30 am and the foot event starts at … Continue reading →