Springing into the Saddle – our March Curiosity Ride

Sunday saw our March Curiosity ride take us westwards to Drumcoltran Tower. It was lovely to have a mixture of old and new faces once again with sixteen meeting in Dumfries. We divided into two groups to be more manageable in size on the roads as we left Dumfries via the Maxwelltown Path, Hardthorn Road and Terregles.

Gathering at Greensands in Dumfries. Photo – Gilbert West

Group 2 soon caught up group 1, however, as the puncture fairy sadly paid a visit. The second group continued on under the blue skies, spotting plenty of daffodils, wood anemones and buds preparing to burst. We were pleased to see, or rather feel, the surface of Seeside Road has been patched to provide a less crater-filled ride towards Lochfoot. Here another couple of riders joined to swell our numbers to 18.

There must be something in the Nith water

Dumfries’s Summer of Cycling is over and numerous replica Kirkpatrick MacMillan bikes can finally have a well deserved rest after all their public appearances.

One standout appearance was Endura’s sponsored replica built by Steven Shand and Tim Loftus as a rideable replica, not just a lookie-likie. A relay of cyclists took the bike on its original journey from Thornhill to Glasgow.