The week started with hard frost and no wind in our neck of the woods while other parts of Britain suffered heavy snowfall. This photo was taken on Monday and the air was crystal clear.
Harris the Great Dane who I'd met 2 days before with his owner, a gentle giant if ever there was one
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By Friday there was snow on the Pentlands and the ebike comes into its own on snowy tracks with the wider tyres and the ability to do a climb at speed and slacken off when needed, Dougie and I did a loop in great conditions, dry snow and brick hard underneath.
Today Sunday and the cold spell is nearly over so out with Clive and Barrie to have some fun in the snow. Clive used his old bike with ice spiker tyres but to be honest they weren't really needed as there were only a few patches of bare ice about
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The ice was even thick enough on Threapmuir Reservoir to indulge in a bit of "biking on ice", there's no danger of drowning as the water depth is only 9 inches maximum at this part.Already the clouds were gathering and by the time we got home it had gone from heavy snow showers to drizzly rain. Who knows what next week will bring weather wise!
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