Evening Pentlands Spin
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Fancy enjoying the long summer evenings with a nice wee spin in the Pentlands? Join us for a 15km loop through the Green and Maidens cleugh, passing a few reservoirs and getting lovely view of Edinburgh and the Pentland hills. There are two climbs here, one shorter and steep, one somewhat longer and less steep - but all rewarded with a lovely descent after!
This route is a mixture of paths and quiet roads. The terrain is pretty rocky in places, with a lot of loose rocks that can be tricky to ride on, so would only be suitable for mountain bikes.
Photos: By Marcus8
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IMPORTANT! - Participation Statement
You MUST complete the Cycling Participation Statement in addition to booking your event space before attending a cycling event.
What to bring
- A good quality mountain bike, hard tail or full suspension. Sturdy, wide MTB tyres are a must.
- At least one spare inner tube, tyre levers and pump for your bike. Make sure it's the correct type and size. Plus any special tools your bike needs.
- Food - snacks are a good idea.
- Plenty of water
- Eye protection - impact from a bee, grit or even a fly at speed is extremely unpleasant, sunglasses may do if not made of glass and not too shaded.
- Clothing: choose suitable clothes and footwear for the weather forecast and time of year. You will be exercising so lightweight layered clothing is best. Shorts are best even in rain, as they allow free movement of your legs. Jeans are useless if it rains but tracksuit bottoms need to be not too baggy or they may snag in the chain and cause an accident. You'll need flat soled trainers for standard pedals.
- Cyclist's Helmet - Outdoorlads policy asks you to wear a helmet to events. A full face helmet is highly recommended as are gloves, knee and elbow pads
- Bag you will need a small day-sack to carry essential additional warm clothing, water and an emergency snacks.
- A change of clothing, towel etc for when we finish as you'll probably be covered in mud when we finish!
Any questions, please ask the leader
Food & drink
Bring plenty of food, drink and snacks.