Nutty Tandemers Club 2023 Tour de Borders
Matildas Musings
by Colin Calder
8M ago
A signature prosecco toast for the Nutty Tandemers – one of many over the week! This Matildas Musings is a specially extended blog post about another truly epic week in #tandem as my dynamic crew were joined by their fellow founding (and only) members of the self-proclaimed and highly exclusive Nutty Tandemers Club for their 2023 Tour de Borders. Jane Termini Taylor and John Taylor – who have the same nutty attitude to tandeming as the “old git” and the “old gal” – met up with Team e-Matilda at Coldstream Holiday Park, our base for the next week. Jane and John arrived with their caravan and ..read more
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Matilda hands over her bidons to the younger generation after a decade of dedicated service.
Matildas Musings
by Colin Calder
11M ago
On my new tandem holder in my cozy garage at Matildas Rest as I hand over my bidons to e-Matilda! So the time has come, dear faithful fans and readers of my #tandem blog … It’s time for a tandem #Coronation – the crowning of a new tandem era. With a lump in my throat, and a bit of a tear in my eye, it is time for me, the “old lady” classic Jack Taylor tandem to hand over my bidons to the younger generation and gracefully retire after a decade of dedicated service to my dynamic crew. I am also passing over my laptop, and thus the important mantle of being “the UK’s only blogging tandem” to th ..read more
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First anniversary trip to Millport for Team e-Matilda to celebrate their wedding on the beach!
Matildas Musings
by Colin Calder
11M ago
A romantic Team e-Matilda kiss to celebrate the anniversary at the very spot of their beach wedding. This blog is the story of my dynamic crew having a truly epic first anniversary “overseas” trip to Millport to celebrate their amazing wedding on the beach a year ago. The three day trip saw the “old git” and the “old gal” – accompanied by e-Matilda – returning to the “scene of the crime” for a mini break to celebrate their nuptials. There was also lots of madcap fun photo frolics as Team e-Matilda tried to recreate a number of their stunning wedding photographs, with varying degrees of succe ..read more
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New e-tandem weekend as my Matildas Musings crew take delivery of e-Matilda!
Matildas Musings
by Colin Calder
1y ago
Excitement personified! – Team e-Matilda with the keys to their new e-tandem! This blog is the story of my dynamic crew having a brilliant weekend – starting with a trip to the wonderful JD Tandems in Gargrave, North Yorkshire on Easter Saturday to collect and test ride their new e-Matilda; followed by Team Matilda’s first pedal from home on a blustery Easter Monday trip to Bridge of Earn. The “old gal” and “old git” left home at silly early o’clock to drive to Gargrave where a brand spanking new e-tandem was waiting for them – built to their own specification. There was massive excitement w ..read more
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Mini weekend break to test ride three potential new e-Matildas at JD Tandems
Matildas Musings
by Colin Calder
1y ago
My Stoker and Captain enjoying the e-assist tandem. The smiles show just how good it is! Matildas Musings – the UK’s only blogging tandem is back … after an 18 month hiatus! Read more about the gap in our #tandem blogs at the end of this post, but for now this blog is the story of my dynamic crew having fun on a brilliant mini weekend test riding potential e-Matildas at the wonderful JD Tandems in Gargrave, North Yorkshire – aided by our super fellow #NuttyTandemers Jane Termini Taylor and John Taylor. The “old git” and the “old gal” left home early on Friday and met John and Jane in Gargrav ..read more
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Testing new trainers and brakes on pedal to Dunblane and Bridge of Allan
Matildas Musings
by Colin Calder
2y ago
First outing for the new day-glo branded orange Team Matilda trainers from adidas! This blog is the story of my dynamic crew having lots of laughs and fun on a Sunday #tandem ride testing new trainers and brakes on a pedal to Bridge of Allan and Dunblane. There’s not long to go till Team Matilda heads south for the #NuttyTandemers Tour de Suffolk so this ride was used to test out a couple of essential things! So my dynamic crew decided on a pedal to Bridge of Allan via Auchenlay and Dunblane. You can check out the details of our tandem route by clicking on the Strava map below. This “old la ..read more
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Super tandem along silvery Tay for luscious fresh farm strawberries at Port Allen and visit to new Pickled Peacock cafe at Cairn o’Mhor Fruit Winery
Matildas Musings
by Colin Calder
2y ago
This “old lady” tandem and the silvery Tay – sensational views on NCN Rt 77. This blog is the story of my dynamic crew having lots of laughs and fun on a super Sunday #tandem along the banks of the silvery Tay on The National Cycle Network Rt 77 for luscious fresh farm strawberries from Mains of Errol Fruit Shack at Port Allen and a visit to the new The Pickled Peacock café at Cairn o’Mohr Real Fruit Wines. Another epic day out started with an early alarm call and after breakfast the “old git” and “old gal” headed to Dundee and parked Matilda Transport at the Tay Road Bridge Kiosk car park o ..read more
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Fab tandem round the beautiful wilderness Loch Rannoch and lunch at Rannoch Station Tea Room – probably the remotest tearoom in Scotland!
Matildas Musings
by Colin Calder
2y ago
Ready for the ride – Team Matilda at the Kinloch Rannoch end of stunning Loch Rannoch. This blog is the story of how my dynamic crew had lots of fun on a stunning day out on a fab #tandem round the beautiful wilderness Loch Rannoch Rannoch & Tummel Tourist Association – with lunch at Rannoch Station Tearoom which is probably the remotest tearoom in Scotland. Another epic day out started with an early 6am Sunday alarm and after breakfast the “old git” and “old gal” headed to the wilderness spot of Loch Rannoch in Highland Perthshire in Matilda Transport to clock up some miles pedalling in ..read more
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Double header weekend – another ride with “the other ‘Tilly the tandem” and a sociable ride to our favourite riverside picnic spot in Comrie
Matildas Musings
by Colin Calder
2y ago
The “old gal” feeling a bit cold despite being sandwiched by Jon and the “old git” at Saltcoats! This blog is the story of how my dynamic crew had lots of fun on a busy double header weekend of social #tandem rides starting with this “old lady” having another “date” with “the other ‘Tilly the tandem” crewed by Linda and Jon Reed on a pedal from Irvine to Ardrossan. The second ride saw Team Matilda enjoying a hilly route to Comrie to show good solo cycling friends Anne Connel and Alan Ince our favourite riverside picnic spot. Ride 1 – Another ride with “the other ‘Tilly the tandem” from Irvin ..read more
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Clocking up Team Matilda’s 7000th mile in tandem on celebration sunny “overseas” ride on Millport with new round island record!
Matildas Musings
by Colin Calder
2y ago
The “old gal” taking in the sunshine and stunning views towards Millport Town. This blog is the story of how my dynamic crew had fab fun on a truly epic Sunday clocking up Team Matilda’s 7000th mile in #tandem on a celebratory “overseas” ride on Millport What’s On Millport, Isle of Cumbrae complete with a new round the island speed record! The big 7k was approaching and – unable to attend the Tandem Club rally in Nottingham – the “old git” and “old gal” decided that there was no better place to hit the mileage mark than a day trip to ‘Costa del Millport’ Visit Cumbrae. You can check out ..read more
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