Category Archives: Turf

With icy roads and pavements yesterday I’d left the bike in the shed and taken a few zones on foot but a layer of snow had fallen overnight and crisped up nicely, making ideal conditions for fat biking, the crisp … Continue reading →

Icy roads and pavements suggested a bicycle might not be such a good idea, so I decided to be a pedestrian today, grabbed my walking boots and set off for the woods surrounding Newbattle Abbey, where I knew there was … Continue reading →

There are many reasons why people take up the challenge of Turf. Some do it for the benefits gained from regular exercise. Some do it simply for something interesting to do. Others do it just for fun. However, I suspect … Continue reading →

One might think that the humble bicycle was designed entirely with the needs of Turf players in mind. Economical to run, fairly inexpensive to purchase (but not always) and perfectly suited for the task of zipping between different locations to … Continue reading →

When I first started turfing, less than a week ago today, I was carrying my mobile phone in the handlebar bag you see above – and for those interested in bicycle things, it’s a Drop Bear and the handlebar is … Continue reading →

Having lost over 40 zones the previous evening to the Féarglas, Queen of Turfers, I was eager to start re-taking a few of these again and not even Storm Bella was going to stop me. So, after lunch I donned … Continue reading →

With temperatures hovering around freezing and a fair weather forecast, Christmas day was too good an opportunity to miss for bagging a few more turf tones. Plenty layers of clothing was the order for this morning as well as warm … Continue reading →

With only 45 minutes for lunch, I wanted to maximise my zone taking time, so decided to try my Surly Krampug bicycle and see what could be accomplished in that time. Again, straight from the house, I bagged Wishart (185 … Continue reading →

My original idea to head out turfing again this evening on the Swifty Air kick scooter and I did just that but icy pavements and kick scooters do not mix, so it was back to the house to tuck the … Continue reading →

Having signed up to take part in Turf this very morning and having read all there was to read on the Turf game, by lunchtime I was raring to go, so grabbed the Swifty Air kick scooter from the Man … Continue reading →