Cairngorms Loop – Highland Drifter

Aviemore to Aberdeen

by JoseMcTavishCycling, Mountain Biking 7th May 201830th September 2020No Comments

This was going to be my last chance at doing a proper long mountain bike ride as part of my HT550 preparation, so I booked my self a one way ticket to Aviemore for the May Day bank holiday and hurriedly got the bike ready late on Sunday evening after the kids finally went to …

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, …