Category Archives: Turf

Over the past few weeks my zone count has been holding steady around the 200 mark, even creeping above 250 at times. And this always leads me to thinking about that elusive and challenging Greed-350 medal. But the main issue … Continue reading →

Back on Turf Blog 22-09-22 I mentioned that I’d purchased new bicycle lights, a pair of Hope Vision R2 Epic LED lights, at a cost of £160.00 each. And yes, while you pick yourself off the floor having fallen from … Continue reading →

It was a big turf day yesterday. Six hours in the saddle, 103 zones taken and 45 miles under Ogre’s wheels. Not a brilliant ratio of takes to time taken and miles covered but most of the zones were unique … Continue reading →

Having managed to reduce my Eager Ferret time from 9:01 to 7:56, achieved on the Loanhead Ferret Run, down by a whopping 65 seconds, I started to wonder just how I was going to manage to get it down even … Continue reading →

I’ve just got back from the opticians in Edinburgh. Needed them to check out my eyes after two short episodes of double vision the other day. Nothing found out of the ordinary, at least nothing unexpected for my age, so … Continue reading →

I think I may have discovered the reason why Team Scotland isn’t 1st, 1st and 1st in TURF 2022. Though I may be wrong, so don’t get grumpy. I logged onto the turf app the other morning, quite early on … Continue reading →

With the nights fast drawing in and the fact that turfing doesn’t stop when the light fails, I find myself in need of some better lighting for use on either of my bicycles. At the moment I use a pair … Continue reading →

Birds can sometimes display amazing feats of brain power. Take for instance the carrion crows that visit our back garden. I’ve watched them on numerous occasions swoop in with a piece of Hovis Granary toast or even an entire dried … Continue reading →

Good afternoon, or whatever it might be when you are reading this, in your own realm. Now, I bet you are just gagging to know how I faired with my attempts to remedy some very squeaky brakes on the Surly … Continue reading →