Adam Blair

Nice ride out of the city today. No wind for first day in ages it feels like. Mushrooms appearing. Rode a fun little track that used to be a dead end but has now been opened up by some forestry work. #biking #cycling #scotland #mushrooms

Day 5 - Thurso to Edinburgh. My favourite section but very hard. Went through whole Glen Affric, to Morvich on the west coast. Never been all the way through before. Some crazy, sometimes boggy, paths but very beautiful. Pretty tired by the end but still had 30k road section. Slightly worried about broken saddle wobble. #bikepacking #scotland #biking

Helped my neighbour convert her bike to electric using a kit. Took a while and not as easy as it promised but I'm quite impressed with the working system. Tested it out and it can go fast! Will be interesting to find out range and reliability. Couldn't get the optional brake sensors working reliably so just took them off. #biking #electric #conversion

Day 4 of Thurso-Edinburgh. Nice night at the bothy. Midge crazy in the morning. Rode lots of trails I hadn't ridden before above Struy and past Ben Wyvis. Met an interesting botanist who had just found a rare bog orchid. Then disaster! Snapped a saddle rail, and shortly after the other side snapped. My fix was to slam the saddle forwards to clamp both sides of the broken rails. Then use zip ties to attach my saddle bag to the seat post. #bikepacking #scotland #biking

Mushrooms are starting to appear again. Been messing about with a UV light to take some photos. #biking #cycling

Day 6 - Thurso to Edinburgh. Corrieyairack pass, a low loch Laggan, Corrour and Rannoch moor. Finally the wind was helping me. Some great sections. Found out the only cafe, Corrour station, was closed that day 😭. Shortly after, found out that what I thought was dried 'meals' was just rice. Ate rice and Parmesan 😆. Helped out another mountain biker who was a bit lost. Lovely camp by Loch Rannoch. #bikepacking #scotland #biking

Day 7 - last one. Thurso to Edi. A relaxing day partly following NCN bike routes to get back home. Stopped at a couple of cafes and a pub. Appallingly bad bike diversion down the A9. But mostly quiet, and really nice weather #bikepacking #scotland #biking

Day 4 cont. - Trying to dry my soaking socks on a small fire in the bothy while I had breakfast. Stopped that evening at the excellent Cannich campsite to charge devices and resupply at first proper shop. #bikepacking

Day 5 cont. While getting chips in Fort Augustus, chatted to a mountain biking guy who been biking nearby. Talked about bikes for a while and then he insisted I take one of his spare voile straps which made saddle bag much more stable. Thanks mountain bike guy!! Said he had been one of the first to ride tour divide single speed! #bikepacking #biking