The UK's best commute? (video included)

[Suitor_Stu]

I do a bit of work in Kyle of Lochalsh (for those of you who can't be arsed to google it, it's right at the Skye bridge) and commute from Inverness. Weather was amazing on Monday (which for the west coast of Scotland is in it's self a miracle!) so I took my bike. Grabbed the GoPro before I left and decided to film a bit of the ride as it's absolutely stunning! The section I filmed is the A890 from Auchtertyre to Lochcarron, is a wee bit boring at first but gets a bit twister about 3-4mins in. Recon it's prob one of, if not the, best commute in the UK - I welcome any challenges though, so what you got?

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Cheers, Stu

[D O G]

Very nice scenery, and nice lines.

[Irn-Bru]

Cool stuff, feel relaxed after watching it all
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[Carl_steveo]

In scenery at the 1 minute 20 mark I'm always worried a sheep will jump off the top and fuck me up.
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[G]

Where's the traffic?

I put forward crossing Reading in rush hour (all 30's/40's bar a tiny bit of 70) with pretty solid traffic.

Lots of tight filtering, but a lot less slow bikes than in London.

No chance on a BMW GS though... even my KTM690's too wide really.

[Serendipity]

Lovely bit of road. I went from Kyle up to Applecross a few years ago and discovered that I had no cash once I arrived. Nearest cash point was back in Kyle so I pitched my tent and dumped all the gear and headed back. It’s about an 80 mile round trip, but a pleasure to ride, especially with no luggage.

Although G has a point. In terms of commuting some of my most rewarding rides have come as a result of carving through gridlocked traffic.
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[GTR1400]

Wow.. nice traffic lol

[Bendy]

Hell yes. That road is why I used to go from Portree to Inverness and back just to buy a CD or in one case, an ice cream.

[Suitor_Stu]

Cheers guys

[27cows]

I could live with that commute Mine is a nightmare of such proportions that only the mighty RXS is up to the job of squeezing through the log jam.
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[pork6156]

Fantastic route! Would love to have a commute like that. Bet some of those roads are a bitch in the winter, especially the one along the lake?

Need to come up to those parts with my tent.

[ajbsmirnoff]

Superb.

[Suitor_Stu]

[Frost]

I see why you ride that bike, that road surface is shit in places. You have far more self control than I. I guess I'm just conditioned to give it a fist full on the rare occasions i have a traffic free flowing road in front of me.

[defblade]

Hey, where's my post gone? I'm sure I hit submit....

To cut a longer post short, I leave work in Brynamman and if it's a nice day I head north over Mountain Road

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=51.859107,-3.79818&spn=0.158814,0.444603&z=12

It's the wiggly one Not, technically, the shortest route home (by about 20 miles ) but definately the best!
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[calyx]

Now this is proper road positioning
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[Flip]

It's nice to watch a vid where the rider isn't trying to be Barry Sheene. Nice smooth riding.

[Suitor_Stu]

[WishayKillie]

[dogbot]

Awesome.

[AL-]

Cracking road, would love to commute on that every day. Must also point out the excellent road positioning

[chillyman0]

Deffinately not gonna square your tyres off on that commute!
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