Interview: Kleon Papadimitriou (From Scotland to Greece in 2020 Pandemic)

April 9, 2021

Kleon Papadimitriou: No flights? No problem, I’ll ride my bike! Acknowledgment: Special acknowledgements to Kleon Papadimitriou for his time and kindness, Ms. Anna Lanciani and Ms. Adriana Piazza for their linguistic support…

The Cape Wrath Fellowship 1968

April 8, 2021

Nick Branxton

Memories of The Cape Wrath Fellowship It was the summer of 1968. I was a raw, 16-year-old youth awaiting the results of my “O” levels before becoming a sixth former at…

The Slabs – Danny MacAskill’s new video

February 4, 2021

Nick Branxton

The Slabs – Danny MacAskill’s new video A deep back-catalog of videos that defy understanding is available to Scottish mountain bike/trials rider Danny MacAskill. He has shown ballet mastery…

Touring Scotland

November 20, 2020

Nick Branxton

So, as I sat on a flight up to the Scotland’s capital on what could only be described as a Cortina with wings (and more worryingly propeller’s) I tentatively approached…

Perthshire Council Reveal Plans For Cycling Infrastructure

September 11, 2018

Michael Stokes

Perthshire Council Plans For Cycling Infrastructure The authority is currently working on a business case to help it attract additional funding for investment in cycle infrastructure. It is also aiming…

Cycling Perthshire

May 1, 2018

Michael Stokes

The incredible scenery of Perthshire, from its various river banks to the floral woodlands to the rolling Highland hills, are veritable invitations to ‘Cycle Perthshire’ for cyclists, mountain bikers and…

Bikepacking the Magnificent Mull and Iona islands

September 25, 2017

Michael Stokes

Bikepacking: Mull and Iona Islands This is a story of bikepacking the islands of Mull and Iona, a bite-size weekend adventure but with a lot of history and exploring thrown…

Scotland’s most epic and challenging riding

September 21, 2017

Michael Stokes

Scotland’s most epic and challenging riding Mark Beaumont takes on The North Coast 500 I was going clockwise, motivated to get the fiercely hilly west coast out of the way…