Archives for June 2013

Allan’s bike grinds to a halt, leaving him to take on a supporting role as Robert and Simon press on to Milngavie As Allan and his bike got closer it dawned on me what had happened - the creaking freehub in the back wheel had completely collapsed, and in an instant that was it, game over. All that preparation, all the planning, ruined by a simple bearing. Such is life in the mountains though - this was an extreme challenge and we always knew there was a chance that any of the bikes might have let us down. Allan`s only option was to turn back to Kingshouse, leaving Robert and myself to push … [Read more...] about Cycling the West Highland Way Part 2

Cycling the West Highland Way in two and a half days - Whose bright idea was that? Robert Shaw, Simon Freeman and Allan campbell cycled the full length of the west highland way (96miles) over 3 days. They started on the 29th April 2013 in memory of Robert's dad Bobby Shaw. Every one of us will be affected by cancer in some way during our lives so we thought we 'd try and raise much needed funds for a great cause! Simon Freeman writes: If I`m honest, it was probably my fault. Robert Shaw and Allan Campbell were quick to show their enthusiasm for the project though, and so the plan was … [Read more...] about Cycling the West Highland Way Part 1