Braemar – Highland Drifter

BAM 2021 – June

by JoseMcTavishBikepacking, Cycling, Road Cycling 22nd June 202120th February 2023No Comments

I felt like I wanted to do something a bit bigger for June, ideally maximising all that lovely daylight. Inspiration came in the shape of an email from Restrap, exhorting riders to do a Solstice Century and earn a badge. Always a sucker for earning a free badge I will never get round to sewing …

Cairngorms Loop 2017

by JoseMcTavishBikepacking, Cycling, Mountain Biking 18th September 20175th November 20214 Comments

Having turned 40 the previous September, I decided I wanted to set myself a real challenge as a gift to myself. The challenge in mind was to take part in the Highland Trail 550 group start, but to get to the required fitness level I planned to give myself a year to increase my mileage, …