Backyard Bikes

31/08/2025

A route in the pentlands I've been doing this summer. Nothing too technical, the second climb can be tiring, but the views from Black Hill are worth it.
Sadly I had issues with the GoPro all day, and it would be the last time it was used as it packed in fully at the end of the ride.

link to route - https://www.komoot.com/tour/2358658326?ref=aso&share_token=aRrJO1XxJG99P5CikZDk8Vukg864QNznoGxeiPc80FVXwb8CNx

A short loop I came up with, I took this to go with the link in the description. https://www.komoot.com/tour/2358658326?share_token=aRrJO1XxJG99P5CikZDk8Vukg...

15/07/2025

Closed for a funeral today. Back open tomorrow.

07/07/2025

Managing to get up to the a bit more often these days despite work, injuries and other things going on in the background.
Weather has been a mixed bag, from intense heat to pi***ng rain and strong winds.
Seen lots of wildlife, most of it took fast for me to photograph, but some hung about for a snap.
The toilets at Harlaw reservoir were a welcome sight, despite looking like they're sponsored by they definitely aren't.
Those views from black hill....
We're really lucky to have this place on our doorstep.

26/06/2025

16/05/2025

Keep an eye 👀 on those brake pads folks. The pads on this bike have been on a little too long, meaning the pad material wears down to the spring and backing plate.
When that happens it's the backing plates on the pads thats slowing the bike down, which then causes excessive and rapid wear on the rotor, as the rotor wears it gets thinner. You can actually see the step on the rotor from excessive wear in the circled area in the second photo.
As this wear gets worse, the rotor will fail eventually, far from idea in any scenario. 🚲🚴‍♂️🚵‍♀️

24/03/2025

I finally have a website!
https://www.backyardbikes.co.uk/
It's not finished, there's a list of changes and edits I need to make, but it's at least live.

Have a look and see what you think.

25/12/2024

Thanks to everyone bringing their bikes to me, hopefully 2025 will be another great year with lots of tweaks and improvements to the business.
Have fun folks, take care!

02/10/2024

Closing for a few days, I'll be back open Monday 7th October.
I can still be contacted on my phone, just leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

08/08/2024

Hey folks, I need to close for a few days while I sort my storage space out. Already done a fair bit, but I need it finished now as it's causing problems. I might be back open sooner, it depends how smoothly it goes.
I can still be contacted to take bookings from the 19th onwards, just drop me a message and I'll get back tokyou as soon as I can.
Chris

22/07/2024

19/06/2024

Time to actually go a ride a bike for the day....

04/06/2024

Time for a break for a couple of days...