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Ochils Traverse
Stirling Bike Club - 26th May 2002
Led by mad John "dot on the horizon" McEwan
Kings Park and our first casualty - a sheared rear shock
One down, twelve to go
Through the Uni and up and over Sherrif Muir
to Harperstone
Bye Bye Richard (excuse: feeling green around the gills).
Two down, eleven to go.
Climbing the shoulder of Mickle Corum & waiting for Mark
Angus (rear), Crispin#2 Colin and Steve
Ahh, here he is. A natural downhiller ascends.
Colin and Chris demonstrate that beer and bikes know no International
boundaries as we cross the really boggy bit of Menstrie moss.
Every so often a peat-bog-fairy would grab a passing front
wheel and pitch an unsuspecting rider over the bars. This
was a real laugh as long as it happened to someone else. However,
to our delight the vast majority of this uncharted bog was
rideable.
Lunch at the top of Silver Glen Bye Bye Angus and friend (excuse:
lunch). Four down, nine to go.
Mark and Steve push over the shoulder of Craighorn
"Apricot slice, anyone ?"
Ben Cleuch summit Bye Bye Colin & Chris (excuse: big pink
blouses), Steve & Mark (excuse: fatigue). Eight down, five
survive.
The weaklings descended via Andrew Ganell,
the strong continued via Maddie Moss.
"Another hour and my Headshock will need servicing".
Ian at the top of Tarmangie
Looking towards Glensherup reservoir
From Innerdownie to Glenquey reservoir
Descending to Glendevon Through Glenquey to Dollar...
Douglas starts with great plans and much talking
But it all goes horribly wrong
A grand day out.
Total time - Nine and a half hours (including
return to Stirling) 43 miles total. 13 miles to Harperstone,
16 crossing the Ochils and Glenquey, many more off-road back
to Menstrie
© 2002, Crispin "I smell tarmac" Bennett
(Crispin#1)
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