Too risky to cycle on the snow and ice today!

My back garden this morning, 2 or 3 inches of snow and the temperature well below freezing meant no biking in the hills today but a walk to the cafe for a coffee and scone instead!

Masked up but for Covid 19 in the cafe not mountain biking in the hills!

Cold enough to freeze your ………… off!

A beautiful morning but jeez it was bloody cold, but a great three hours riding in the Pentland Hills!

Up and along the top of Black Hill on a windy morning!

Posing atop Black Hill this forenoon!

Clive shows how to come over a slidy drop. in one piece!

He wasnt so good here though and I was too late to catch him when he went off the track and the bike landed on top of him! This is him recovering!

Hardly perfect weather but still a good ride!

The first hard bit was lifting the ebike over the gate to start the climb up Castlelaw!

The start of the Goat Track descent back down to Glencorse

A great view near the bottom of the Goat Track even on a wet day like today

Hardly a cloud in the sky today……

Three photos taken in full sunshine today which is slightly unusual for us natives of Scotland, very hard oon the eyes as it never rises very high at this time of the year!

At last out of the sun and we meet two fellow bikers cycling up the track!

Some photos of today’s bike ride in the Pentland Hills

Crossing the water successfully

Up the track to Black Hill,

One man,his bike and his dog!

3 summits before 10am in the Pentland Hills!

The view from summit number 1, Castlelaw on a brisk bright morning!

Number2 Allermuir overlooking Edinburgh!

And arriving at number3, Capelaw, not much to show you've reached the summit only a rusty H beam sticking up out the ground! It was heading home after this, maybe next time we can add another one.....

A great hard circuit in the Pentland Hills today!,

A great view down over Edinburgh and out to the Firth of Forth!

Some of the track was really greasy and there were a good few offs!

Back to a delicous home made apple sponge made the ride even better!