Category Archives: Turf

I’m going to start today’s turf blog with a few points about Squirt. Yes, Squirt, a wax-based long-lasting chain lube. I’ve been trying out Squirt for about a year now and much prefer it over the usual oil-based chain lube … Continue reading →

It actually snowed last night, not a lot, but it snowed. Okay, not much more than one inch of snow, that’s about 25 mils metrically speaking and to be honest I thought initially that taking the Surly Pugsley fat bike … Continue reading →

Roll up, roll up, for the greatest turf adventure in the multiverse, well, here in Scotland anyway. Yes, TurfEmbra10 is here, the turf event you’ve all been waiting for. Take strange and exotic turf zones, meet equally strange and exotic … Continue reading →

When I first starting turfing back in January 2021 there was around 800 turfers active in Scotland, today, two years later, that number has fallen to less than 300. Globally, we see a similar trend with numbers at that time … Continue reading →

Newtongrange is not on my list of favourite locations for turfing, mainly because it takes 30 minutes on the kick scooter to get there and most of that is uphill. And for those not in-the-know, kick scooting uphill is hard … Continue reading →

There’s a scene in Fargo, season 1, where a rather evil and nasty character called Lorne Malvo, aptly played by Billy Bob Thornton, is on the phone to another main character by the name of Lester Nygaard, portrayed by Martin … Continue reading →

Temperatures were hovering around freezing today, yet at times in the sunshine I’m roasting hot. It’s one of those days where getting the ideal amount of clothing is a challenge. One minute Jack Frost nipping at the finger tips, a … Continue reading →

Well, here we are in 2023, a whole two years of turfing behind me and another to look forward to. However, Houston, we have a problem. I’m not looking forward to turfing this year, just cannot find any enthusiasm to … Continue reading →

I checked my alethiometer this morning, and it predicted that my best option for laying waste to the Lethargy Leprechaun, snorting out the Sniffles Goblin, hibernating the Headache Hamster and evaporating the Spirit of Cannot-be-Bothered-ness, was to get my sorry … Continue reading →

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 →