Proper Scottish Gravel!
This ride will leave from the Alpkit Edinburgh store at 10am, and should take 2-4 hours depending on your speed. Be prepared for hills, slippy singletrack, and soggy shoes!
A GPX file of the route will be sent out to all participants who have confirmed their booking through Eventbrite, on the Thursday before the event.
The route can be completed fast or at your own pace, we encourage those of all abilities to take part and have lots of fun! Just remember, this is a social ride with gravel enthusiasts and you are fully self-supported. Please come equipped with everything you would bring on a solo ride (including a helmet) and be aware that the very nature of being self-supported means you are your own mechanic for this ride, so although we all hope it won't happen... be prepared to fix a puncture by the side of the trail or handle anything else that may occur en route!
Also bear in mind that the weather can be changeable at this time of year, so please dress accordingly to the forecast to ensure you stay warm and comfortable for the duration of the event. (We also recommend bringing a spare set of clothes for travelling home as you may get wet and muddy!)
Back at Alpkit Edinburgh there will be snacks and weather-specific refreshments and plenty of time to chat bikes, routes and all things adventure with staff and fellow riders.
Our route may change again depending upon riding conditions within the days before the event. Composition of the route will be mainly hardpack gravel paths, and some potentially sloppy singletrack... Expect mud, expect wind, pray for sunshine ;)
Tickets will be £7 and all proceeds will be donated to the Alpkit Foundation.
For more information, or to enquire about the possibility of demo-ing a Sonder for the event, give your local store a call (for Edinburgh call 0131 564 1281)
Hope to see you there!
