http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Recent Posts en Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:07:42 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21981#post-384975 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:43:10 +0000 LaidBack 384975@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@amir - venue is down East London Street.<br /> I reposted on BSky but you have to email the Italian Institute to get access.<br /> Tomorrow it's open specially... see below.</p> <p>Opening times (by appointment only)<br /> Mondays to Thursdays<br /> 9.30-13.30 / 14.30 -16.00<br /> Fridays<br /> 9.30-13.00</p> <p>Due to phenomenal demand, the Italian Institute of Culture will open its doors for a special weekend visit on Saturday, 4 July from 10:00 to 14:00. By appointment only: please email <strong><a href="mailto:rsvp.iicedimburgo@esteri.it">rsvp.iicedimburgo@esteri.it</a></strong> to reserve your slot. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21978#post-384974 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:45:29 +0000 gembo 384974@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@srd, focus </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18609#post-384973 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:43:13 +0000 chdot 384973@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jul/03/london-car-club-vehicles-zipcar-exit" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jul/03/london-car-club-vehicles-zipcar-exit</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21981#post-384972 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:42:37 +0000 amir 384972@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In case you've missed this:<br /> <a href="https://iicedimburgo.esteri.it/en/gli_eventi/calendario/italian-icons-the-history-of-bicycles-between-competition-and-design/">Italian Icons – The history of bicycles between competition and design</a><br /> At the Italian Institute of Culture </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21980#post-384971 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:15:54 +0000 chdot 384971@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/someone-is-going-to-get-hurt-fears-over-group-wreaking-havoc-8775386" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/someone-is-going-to-get-hurt-fears-over-group-wreaking-havoc-8775386</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=83#post-384970 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:11:50 +0000 chdot 384970@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theferret.scot/trump-donor-scotland-wind-farm/" rel="nofollow">https://www.theferret.scot/trump-donor-scotland-wind-farm/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16209&page=27#post-384969 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:38:54 +0000 MediumDave 384969@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Re £2 bus fare cap - my partner and I were quite surprised to travel Inverness&lt;-&gt;Scrabster with bikes for 8 quid return for the pair of us on a recent holiday (Ember). </p> <p>I rather agree that middle-class types like us going on holiday should not be subsidised to such an extent, or if we are, we should be taxed more to compensate! </p> <p>On the return journey quite a lot of passengers on that bus were schoolchildren who got on and off along the stretch around Invergordon as the service happened to pass through at a convenient time. Interesting dynamic for an express coach service </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14767&page=4#post-384968 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:35:23 +0000 chdot 384968@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/pentlands-to-porty-path-could-be-huge-asset-for-city-communities-donald-anderson-8761497" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/pentlands-to-porty-path-could-be-huge-asset-for-city-communities-donald-anderson-8761497</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=165&page=20#post-384967 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:50:17 +0000 Tulyar 384967@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh dear will people please keep calling out those click-bait scribblers who conflate EAPC with electric MOPEDS </p> <p>That said in a discussion with another long term cycle engineer we reviewed the current offerings for EAPC and the spate of single vehicle crashes that have caused significant injuries</p> <p>@arellcat &amp; I had a wee hurl with the electric assist Brompton<br /> With the weight transfer she had the front tyre skidding away on loose stones on the tarmac pavement as the power kicked in<br /> I lost the front tyre in a side skid TWICE gently pedalling on a gentle turn on a wet pavement surface. Although I'm no Danny MacKaskill I stayed on &amp; upright as this is something you get used to handling on a bike</p> <p>The detail is in the Specification and we concluded that 6 Newton Metres was perhaps the sane value for the torque that kicks in from your battery assistance. Much bigger then this and you'll get a hefty kick to throw you off balance of flick the tyre sideways</p> <p>Any experience on this?</p> <p>Should the torque on an EAPC be limited? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16209&page=27#post-384966 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:32:44 +0000 Tulyar 384966@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Where to start?</p> <p>East Lothian has engaged with <strong>HiyaCar</strong> to offer the council's pool car fleet to local residents as a pseudo car club that gets the fleet in use when it would otherwise be idle outside the Council's working times </p> <p>I've been pressing some folk at Lothian Buses to include a car club membership deal which has sound data from the annual <strong>CoMoUK</strong>surveys to show that car club members make 4-6 times more use of the bus or cycling for local trips </p> <p>Ultimately I'm hoping that I can eventually get a large service provider to deliver a <strong>Total Mobility</strong> deal that I was working on in 1996 and have delivered my own personal hacks to achieve. I'd love to also look at a small <strong>Mobility Makeover</strong> feature or video showing what could be achieved using existing systems but bursting those silos</p> <p>In 1996 the vision was to use a single portal (the ITSO bus pass) to hire bikes, hire cars &amp; get almost any public transport 24 hr/day this 2008 video brings it to the next level of a phone app. I'm enjoying my own hack with its slight inconvenience of having to bridge across various providers but I am enjoying 24hr access to <strong>new electric cars</strong> with 3 all within a short walk of my front door which so far this year has cost me <strong>under £200 TOTAL</strong></p> <p>Here's the video ... from nearly 20 YEARS ago </p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/h52/48590678631/" rel="nofollow">https://www.flickr.com/photos/h52/48590678631/</a></p> <p>The other detail for bus services that work for smaller settlements is the <strong>Medice cura te Ipsum</strong> we already have for Strathaven (who run their own express coach service hourly to Glasgow 6 days per week) or Glenfarg (who run a Section 22 permit community bus operation with 8 buses (large motor cars with 16 seats or fewer) that are driven by local people with regular Class B driving licences (&amp; MIDAS certificates) who can be paid or volunteer with the local bus services tailored to local needs. They also run the local school bus contract which provides a revenue stream to support the operation, and an on demand late night bus that meets the Ember coach at the Kinross request stop at midnight to get people home after a night out in Edinburgh</p> <p>Tons that can be done but I need to get this going with some key players</p> <p>PM &amp; I'll try to spot you when I'm next on CCE</p> <p>PS per the <strong>£2 single fare</strong> bus cap... last I checked an annual Lothian Buses Ridacard cost barely £700/year that's <strong>£2 per DAY for unlimited bus trips</strong> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21645&page=2#post-384965 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:02:46 +0000 Tulyar 384965@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sorry I'm late to this party </p> <p>There was a bus stop at Hertingfordbury on the DETR trial cycle route detailed in TAL 1/87 with some various historic learning points</p> <p>TRL carried out a study on bus stop boarder islands to determine key details on sizing and passenger flows, although this did not include study of locations with combined cycleway </p> <p>In 1960's I had the experience of using the combined bus stop &amp; cycleway (the 1936 one) on the A4 dual carriageway where you really needed to watch out for being driven into by a bus driver at the bus stop</p> <p>The pavement markings on cycle ways as basically a wild west free for all (let's make it up as we go along) as in the absence of any official details in TSRGD Chapter 5 for road markings we see some crazy use of white paint which has no formal specifications &amp; thus cannot have a TRO to define any enforcement regime</p> <p>Can expand on this including the use of the wrong tactile paving (the dangerous corduroy stuff) where the less dangerous tramline should be used </p> <p>A clear need to get a Certificate of Professional Competence requirement for staff designing &amp; delivering cycling &amp; walking infrastructure &amp; auditing the risks - I'd suggest starting with CMIOSH as a useful base line as they are already being used to deliver HSAWA compliance for workplaces in drafting the protocols for risk reduction (Blue Zone working) on many sites</p> <p>I can expand on this offline with all the acronyms common for operations that have well refined risk reduction systems - like the railway </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21645&page=2#post-384964 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:34:33 +0000 chdot 384964@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>She has lived on Leith Walk since 1997, and has seen the area undergo significant changes in that time - most notably the extension of the tram line, and the implementation of cycle lanes and "floating" bus stops - the latter two being a cause for concern for her. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/im-disabled-edinburgh-resident-just-34078255" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/im-disabled-edinburgh-resident-just-34078255</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16209&page=27#post-384963 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:31:45 +0000 chdot 384963@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Children aged five to 11 receive a card with no picture, which only gives access to free travel, and can be used up until the day before their 12th birthday. </p> <p>From then until the day before they turn 22, they can use the Young Scot NEC (National Entitlement Card) which is a valid form of photo ID as well as a bus pass and rewards card. However, this must be applied for in advance. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/midlothian-girl-walked-school-alone-34077919" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/midlothian-girl-walked-school-alone-34077919</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17102&page=22#post-384962 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:28:04 +0000 chdot 384962@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>She added: "I’m sick of people being consulted, not just myself, but all the groups that they repeatedly consult for projects like this. What I really want is for them to apply what they know already to their planning. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/im-disabled-edinburgh-resident-just-34078255" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/im-disabled-edinburgh-resident-just-34078255</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3748&page=385#post-384961 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:24:47 +0000 chdot 384961@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>A dad who drove on the Edinburgh city bypass while more than three times over the drink-drive limit and arguing with his wife on the phone has been granted a licence to sell alcohol. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/dad-who-drove-edinburgh-bypass-34226754?" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/dad-who-drove-edinburgh-bypass-34226754?</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19103&page=23#post-384960 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:57:04 +0000 chdot 384960@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/03/dawn-chorus-uk-birdsong-50-years-audio-landscape" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/03/dawn-chorus-uk-birdsong-50-years-audio-landscape</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12638&page=6#post-384959 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:33:38 +0000 chdot 384959@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>“</p> <p>A Meadows resident has slammed yob bikers for terrorising locals at the popular park. <a href="https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-locals-run-cover-masked-34221583?ref=edinburghminute.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-locals-run-cover-masked-34221583?ref=edinburghminute.com</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3748&page=385#post-384958 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:07:09 +0000 chdot 384958@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just in case you assumed g made it up -</p> <p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjwg8nqg4vzo" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjwg8nqg4vzo</a></p> <p>But are the streets any safer?? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3748&page=385#post-384957 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:46:49 +0000 gembo 384957@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Apparently you can fit £1.3m of heroin in a car transporter but you get arrested at Lockerbie </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14986&page=11#post-384956 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:13:30 +0000 chdot 384956@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>AI</p> <p>What is it good for??</p> <p><a href="http://powderhall.link/p-l-according-to-a-i/">http://www.powderhall.link/p-l-according-to-a-i/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=83#post-384955 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:03:29 +0000 chdot 384955@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55370632713_d59d68bc99_b.jpg"></p> <p><a href="https://x.com/simonforrest11/status/2072371108246966395" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/simonforrest11/status/2072371108246966395</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3748&page=385#post-384954 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:17:43 +0000 gembo 384954@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Tesla started on Multrees Walk. Score moving to the more utilitarian Newbridge. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13183&page=2#post-384953 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:22:06 +0000 gembo 384953@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Went to sit down descending Howgill Fells and saw one of the little Fokkers just crawling. If you cycle through bracken yes deer ticks and if you sit down whilst off the bike on moorland then sheep ticks abound </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13183&page=2#post-384952 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:44:22 +0000 MediumDave 384952@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As a woman who understands the value of strong lighting and a good 360 look in the mirror, I doubt Charli will have any problems finding the blighters.</p> <p>(Though finding one is unlikely to make her feel "so Julia-ah") </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=165&page=20#post-384951 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:11:09 +0000 chdot 384951@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-labour-mp-scott-arthur-calls-on-uk-government-to-use-new-powers-to-crack-down-on-illegal-e-bikes-8764997" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-labour-mp-scott-arthur-calls-on-uk-government-to-use-new-powers-to-crack-down-on-illegal-e-bikes-8764997</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13183#post-384950 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:58:16 +0000 chdot 384950@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/02/its-peak-tick-season-should-charlie-xcx-really-have-been-lolling-around-in-long-grass" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/02/its-peak-tick-season-should-charlie-xcx-really-have-been-lolling-around-in-long-grass</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21979#post-384949 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:49:04 +0000 chdot 384949@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This presumably -</p> <p><a href="https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/job-losses-reported-at-british-cycling-clothing-brand-amid-total-relocation" rel="nofollow">https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/job-losses-reported-at-british-cycling-clothing-brand-amid-total-relocation</a></p> <p>Website (today) says -</p> <p>“</p> <p>Founded and based in Scotland, Endura makes braw cycling gear designed for ride after ride. Clothing, shoes, protection - we’ve got you covered. And it’s no bother to us what type of cycling you do. Trails, street, gnarmac and tarmac. It’s all grand. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.endurasport.com/pages/about-us" rel="nofollow">https://www.endurasport.com/pages/about-us</a></p> <p>Previously </p> <p><a href="https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/inside-endura-cycling" rel="nofollow">https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/inside-endura-cycling</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21979#post-384948 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:35:24 +0000 Tulyar 384948@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just popped up from a cycling pal in Brighton</p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cliveandrews_because-nothing-says-weve-bought-this-scottish-share-7478368409202700289-VqAp/?" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cliveandrews_because-nothing-says-weve-bought-this-scottish-share-7478368409202700289-VqAp/?</a></p> <p>Jobs gone from here to London - thoughts </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3748&page=385#post-384947 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:59:13 +0000 doorsgalaxy 384947@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's a Genesis showroom (the luxury car brand, presumably no relation to the somewhat more utilitarian bike brand) on Multrees Walk behind St James </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3297&page=8#post-384946 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:57:09 +0000 chdot 384946@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Also added to the register are the former Odeon on Clerk Street and the former County Cinema in Portobello – two examples of Art Deco architecture. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-buildings-risk-register-8772291?ref=edinburghminute.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-buildings-risk-register-8772291?ref=edinburghminute.com</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21978#post-384945 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:01:17 +0000 gembo 384945@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Tour starts Saturday in Barcelona?</p> <p>League you can join us called FietsclubCCE and the code you need is 197531812</p> <p>@srd, @shuggiet @paddyirish, et Al</p> <p>Come on down. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21977#post-384944 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:57:25 +0000 chdot 384944@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/why-cyclists-are-starting-to-feel?" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/why-cyclists-are-starting-to-feel?</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3748&page=385#post-384943 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:22:29 +0000 mcairney 384943@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Didn't consider they might be replacing rental cars for Waverley Station. Agree that there must be a better way of replenishing their fleet than having a massive car transporter driving around the city centre! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3748&page=385#post-384942 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:42:38 +0000 gembo 384942@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@mcairney We do the drive me frickin crazy driving down Royal mile putting. Rental cars in station car park every frocking day. Should be put at Straiton. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3748&page=385#post-384941 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:19:46 +0000 MediumDave 384941@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's an Aston Martin service centre on Russell Road, in the old Speedy Tool Hire unit. </p> <p>Not sure why car transporter guy would be going up the Mound to get to or from there though... </p>