Racing up the M6 and M74 in the early hours has become pretty familiar this year, so I didnt mind the early start in order to attend the 'mountain biking tourism' conference organised by Scottish Enterprise and held at Peebles.
For me it was an opportunity not just to hear what the pretty interesting guest speakers had to say but also to say hi to a lot of folk who've been helping us out with the guide southern scotland and 7stanes guidebook throughout this year.
Main speaker was Rob McSkimming from Whistler Bike Park. Rob started off by saying that he definately had scottish connections given the 'mc' in his name, and that his ancestors must be out there somewhere. He'd been out riding in Glentress and Innerliethen the past few days and was mighty impressed with it all. We caught up with him at lunchtime and thought we'd better give him a guidebook to help him get the most out of his visit. Surely there's someone out there wants to sponsor us to go out to Whistler for a couple of months to write a guide...... Dont be shy about getting in touch..
Next up came a visit to Glentress and despite the fact that I was only there just recenly I was amazed by the amount of work that is going on in place, with a new section and link on the Blue route and yet more beautifully sculpted track in hte Freeride Park. As well as this they've found time to get the plans in to the council for the new visitor centre and start the bike patrol. Do those at The Hub never sleep?
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