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Old 03-11-19, 09:00 AM
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North Scotland tour

Hello,

I am looking for a travel mate to do North Scotland together, preferably by tent. Planned trip summer 2020.
The bike trail imagined would go along the east coast and then through the highlands to the west coast with starting point Edinburgh.

I live in Rotterdam, The Netherlands,

Please message me if interested.

Best,
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Old 03-11-19, 10:57 AM
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I came over from a Ferry port in Northern Ireland, to Stranraer, took the Island Hopper to the several Inner Hebrides , and landing at Oban ,
and going along the shore of Loch Ness..

I was riding alone ...Solo.. , 21 years ago , My 50th year..


enjoy the trip.....
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Old 03-11-19, 02:49 PM
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I'd suggest trying a couple of the UK forums. Or CrazyGuyOnABike has a classifieds section for touring partners.
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Be ready for a lot of rain at times, a little rain at times, and surprisingly hard climbs.
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Old 03-18-19, 12:14 PM
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I Note: 2 roads north shore of Loch Ness is at shore level Main Route A82.. where the traffic is..

B 862,852, on the south shore, goes Up but ,

it does so over a longer distance from the North , a shorter steeper rise, from Ft. Augustus end on the south ..

a copy of Nicholas Crane's book ;
  • The CTC Route Guide to Cycling in Britain and Ireland (with Christa Gausden, 1980) , may come in handy..
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Originally Posted by venturi95
Be ready for a lot of rain at times, a little rain at times, and surprisingly hard climbs.
the rain, and also the narrow road and speeding cars emulating Nigel Mansel and Lewis Hamilton gives me the willies, and I'm not one prone to willies.

dutch fellow, good luck on planning the trip. You'd be better off riding with someone you have ridden with and have an idea of how you would get along, and having an idea of your expectations and experience touring will be important to go over stuff with any riding partner beforehand.

but seriously, being Dutch, be aware of just how diff the attitudes to cyclists are and how little respect and regard to you will be different than even in France as an example.

just be aware anyway.
As always, road choice and how much traffic is present will make a big difference in this regard, hopefully it isnt as bad as I envision it(and I have close family living in Scotland and would love to ride up there from London lets say, but have my misgivings, rain and roads--and I've ridden in Latin America a fair amount, so am used to "stuff" )
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It you want to go to the northern most point, pick up the Land's end to John O'Groats route ,
its popular and can be researched..
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Originally Posted by fietskabouter
Hello,

I am looking for a travel mate to do North Scotland together, preferably by tent. Planned trip summer 2020.
The bike trail imagined would go along the east coast and then through the highlands to the west coast with starting point Edinburgh.

I live in Rotterdam, The Netherlands,

Please message me if interested.

Best,
Cristian
hey kabouter, i'm also based in rotterdam, not entirely sure right now but sounds like it might be fun. how many days?
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Originally Posted by phile
hey kabouter, i'm also based in rotterdam, not entirely sure right now but sounds like it might be fun. how many days?
Hi I was thinking at around 2 weeks from which 4 days would be the travel to Edinburgh from amsterdam. This is just a rough estimation though.

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Originally Posted by fietskabouter


Hi I was thinking at around 2 weeks from which 4 days would be the travel to Edinburgh from amsterdam. This is just a rough estimation though.

Groet,
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i'll keep in touch, right now it sounds good but not sure at all what my 2020 vacation plans are. gotta be really picky with the 4 weeks i get a year. heh
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Originally Posted by phile
i'll keep in touch, right now it sounds good but not sure at all what my 2020 vacation plans are. gotta be really picky with the 4 weeks i get a year. heh
im in the same situation of course. But itbwould be great i think to meet and see if it might work.
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Originally Posted by fietskabouter

im in the same situation of course. But itbwould be great i think to meet and see if it might work.
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i tried to use my inbox but the adminitsrator of the forum blocked my access if i have less than 10 posts.
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i tried to use my inbox but the adminitsrator of the forum blocked my access if i have less than 10 posts.
i will have to make 10 posts to access my inbox.
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Originally Posted by djb
the rain, and also the narrow road and speeding cars emulating Nigel Mansel and Lewis Hamilton gives me the willies, and I'm not one prone to willies.

dutch fellow, good luck on planning the trip. You'd be better off riding with someone you have ridden with and have an idea of how you would get along, and having an idea of your expectations and experience touring will be important to go over stuff with any riding partner beforehand.

but seriously, being Dutch, be aware of just how diff the attitudes to cyclists are and how little respect and regard to you will be different than even in France as an example.

just be aware anyway.
As always, road choice and how much traffic is present will make a big difference in this regard, hopefully it isnt as bad as I envision it(and I have close family living in Scotland and would love to ride up there from London lets say, but have my misgivings, rain and roads--and I've ridden in Latin America a fair amount, so am used to "stuff" )
Thanks a lot for the advice. I now read it entirely (i am still getting used with this forum).


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Originally Posted by fietskabouter


i tried to use my inbox but the adminitsrator of the forum blocked my access if i have less than 10 posts.
kut

ok enige contact info dat ik geen probleem heb dat die in de open staat is instagram dus stuur maar een bericht daar. @_.phile
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Originally Posted by fietskabouter
Thanks a lot for the advice. I now read it entirely (i am still getting used with this forum).
no problem. I hope you can find good information on the route idea you are thinking of.
I'm sure you would get better recommendations from some UK based touring forums.

CTC forums ? I forget name of the British forum similar to this, but that's what I figured I would do if I ever bike over there, to get info from British riders.
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