Rideout Of The Stuartyboy weekend away- new and improved

[northwind]

Since Stuarty's vanished, thought I'd better get the ball rolling on this. This is the same rideout as we did last year, which was absolutely ace, good roads and RUBBISH pubs but it all worked out a charm. So we should do it again. With less fire and exhausts falling off obviously.

So get voting! No real plans for accomodation yet, because we need numbers first, but the bunkhouse worked last year and seems to still have spaces. Or we could do something else. It's all good. I've put the dates as the 18th and the 25th since these were the ones we were looking at in the other thread, we can be flexible on that but we need to get a move on, I'm not doing this route in December!

Route suggested is:

"Start Kinross Services....11am
Glenfarg road
Into Perth and bypass the riverside
Head along Blairgowrie road past Scone Palace
All the way up to the turn off for Dunkeld
Head to Dunkeld for a stop chat.
Dunkeld to Blairgowrie via the butterstone road - awesome road
Blairgowrie to Glenshee
Stop at Spittal of Glenshee for refreshments
Head up to Braemar taking a left at Bridge of Gairn onto the Cockbridge Tomintoul road.

[I can do to here on my on in about 2 hours but rideouts with stops etc will slow this considerably.]

Stop at Boat of Garten or head into Aviemore. Stay over Aviemore for some flange and beer.

Day two

Aviemore to Spean Bridge. Stop for coffee blether
Spean Bridge to North Ballachuillish.

At North Ballachuillish we can peel off and go round the Kinlochleven loop which is wonderful - then join at ballachuillish.
Head from Balla toTyndrum Green well. We can stop off at a few places - Glencoe - that cool pub or the kings house.
From Green welly it's homeward bound.

We can peel off via the North Lochearn road (Easties)
or down into Calander for afternoon Scones then peel off. Dukes pass is optional. "

Eitherway - Calander or Lochearnhead can be the homeward bound stretch.

Well done that Mod!

I am in the rare and luxurious position of being able to vote either, so I have.

However, the guiding hand of Mrs Tiger hovers over the kitchen calendar, awaiting to set in stone such events as 'Hannah Montana Party 3-5pm' so the quicker we make our minds up the less likely either is to turn into neither. I am, as you would wish to be aware, mad for it.

PS - Flange? The extended inner edge of a railway wheel, which guides its path along the rails?

[northwind]

Stuarty's words. Though if I remember rightly, he was a bit more succesful in attracting young boys last year.

[JamesMio]

I'm up for either/both in principal, however I'll know by this time next week whether the long arm of the law will allow me to do such things...

[Blue Flame]

I'm down for either as well. I will prob go for a B&B if I can find one so as not to inflict myself upon you with the snoring !!

[Blue Flame]

Originally Posted by Tiger 55

PS - Flange? The extended inner edge of a railway wheel, which guides its path along the rails?

Nah this is a flange from where I come from

Hmm this all sounds like good fun but since the biggest ride out I've done since passing is 40 miles on local roads I think I'm gonna give this one a miss. Second weekend would have been great for me too cos my hubby is away traipsing up some hill or other for charideeee, bummer

Originally Posted by silverelephant

Hmm this all sounds like good fun but since the biggest ride out I've done since passing is 40 miles on local roads I think I'm gonna give this one a miss. Second weekend would have been great for me too cos my hubby is away traipsing up some hill or other for charideeee, bummer

Riding on your own you sit in the saddle for much longer than riding in a group 'cos you only stop when you need a drink/food/fuel/cigarette/toilet etc. Riding in a group as we never do more than 40 miles at a time without stopping, theres always somebody who needs to stop for some reason. A rideout that can be done in 90 minutes alone takes us lot the best part of 4-5 hours!

Come along, honestly you'll be surprised at how the time and miles pass, and you have massive help/support on hand to make going further from home less daunting.

Contemplating it is much harder than doing it!

.......Anyway, after all that I'll check the dates with Mrs Ralph.

Would prefer the 25th, as I'm off all that week. We will be staying in a lighthouse in Gairloch for a few days before, so provided we survive the experience count me in.

Could do the 18th all the same.

Originally Posted by northy

....Rubbish pubs...

Found a good one recently..... Mambo's. Can't remember if we invaded it last year? Actually, i can't remember much about last year!!!!!

[northwind]

Don't be afraid of us! Riding in a group's the same for 40 or 400 miles, as long as you ride to your own skill and confidence it'll be fine. Plus, last year we got a bit wet on the way up, but honestly, the ride back was one of the best rides I've ever had, it was just awesome. There were bits on that road down from aviemore that felt like riding into the sky. And THEN ballachulish, as a main course. Awesome.