SKYE: 30th April - 1st May ?
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therealkw15
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If you're up at Skye, it would seem churlish not to head towards the Applecross peninsula and tackle Britain's Hardest Climb (according to Cycling Weekly, and www.salite.ch):
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that looks easy, there is a harder hill at the back of dundonald castle down here, anyway those roadie types don't know what hill are
therealkw15":2d24hfa0 said:If you're up at Skye, it would seem churlish not to head towards the Applecross peninsula and tackle Britain's Hardest Climb (according to Cycling Weekly, and www.salite.ch):
I used to live in Applecross, that's a fair old climb but I would say it's easier than Glenelg.
I did have to stop on the way down in a Transit van once as the brakes gave up the ghost and were producing a lot of smoke.
I cooked the brakes on my Alfa coming down Applecross about four years ago. Not just any old brakes either- they were race Carbon Metalics which are good for 800deg. Glowing yellow discs at the bottom. Quite scary.
I'd be up for a visit to Skye. Will dig out my 'Donald where's your trousers' record for the occasion.
I'd be up for a visit to Skye. Will dig out my 'Donald where's your trousers' record for the occasion.
therealkw15
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This makes me want to dig out my photos of Skye from the time I did my first Munro, Sgurr nan Eag, and later that day my fourth, the Inaccesible Pinnacle. Fortunately between the two I had learned to abseil, and less fortunately hung by my elbows over a significant drop on Sgurr Alasdair before clawing myself and the 150' of coiled rope on my back to safety.
It was a hell of a day, and big chunks of it were just shit scary- I wouldn't do that now.
So no cycling along the Cuillin Ridge, please.
It was a hell of a day, and big chunks of it were just shit scary- I wouldn't do that now.
So no cycling along the Cuillin Ridge, please.
velomaniac
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Is Skye proposed to be an on road or off road trip ?
Looks good either way and I may rebuild the Peogeot tourer for something like that. The bikes got clearance for 38mm knobblies so could do an on off road mix without much bother
Looks good either way and I may rebuild the Peogeot tourer for something like that. The bikes got clearance for 38mm knobblies so could do an on off road mix without much bother
velomaniac
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How far is that in actual riding miles, ferries excluded ?
Not sure I could hack 2 days though I'd like to try :roll:
Not sure I could hack 2 days though I'd like to try :roll:
