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<title>CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum &#187; Forum: This site - Recent Topics</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:57:38 +0000</pubDate>

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<title>chdot on "Dealing with Climate Change &#38; Justice"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766#post-355966</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 13:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I’m sure on one level ‘we’ are all bored (or even terrified) about all this. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I doubt if there are any ‘deniers’ on here, but maybe some people more (or less) optimistic than ’the average’ due to ‘hope’ or actual understanding/knowledge. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;It’s fascinating/depressing that (most) governments (and the BBC) are (at last) fairly sure ‘it’s real’ and ‘something must be done’ and there’s no need to ‘balance’ science with scepticism anymore. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The UKGov/Boris seem scandalously complacent about only setting targets and relying on the market and individuals to deal with it all. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;It’s understandable that people don’t want to be worse off and even more so that those who feel/are ‘poor’ want/expect more. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;As ‘we’ know, even getting people to imagine that fewer cars/less traffic might actually be better for most (not just in a climate context) is hard/impossible. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;For the Govs (inc SG), more/bigger cars isn’t a problem - as long as they are electric - and, maybe, people use them less - say 20%…&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Covid changed everything, for a short while, but then ‘back to normal’ as fast as possible. Some changes in work patterns - the possibilities of, and now desire for, WFH (for some) plus realisations that ‘I don’t want to do that job anymore - at least not for THAT money’. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;What’s to be done/what can be expected?&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Can’t see me getting rid of the gas boiler any time soon. A completely free heat pump installation might change that, IF it was actually as useful/convenient/reliable. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;(Recent talk of the possibility of hydrogen instead of fossil gas - any chance of that?)&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;But ‘better answers’ would be district heating - no sign of that being compulsory, even for new housing developments (or ban on flood plains or MUCH better insulation standards). &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Not ready to give up milk/cheese, partly because the vegetable ‘milks’ are not great. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Meanwhile UKGov seems content to damage UKFarming with misguided expectations of cheaper food from elsewhere - have they seen the increase in shipping costs?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;As always, energy - its provision and cost - is a big issue. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Not much emphasis on reducing demand. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;More concern about the stability of fossil fuel supply than accelerating the “transition” to renewables. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Nuclear is firmly back on the agenda (not forgetting that even people like George Monbiot think it’s necessary). Even ignoring the radioactive waste problem, (industry says ‘not a problem, gets turned into glass and buried’), is the cost of nuclear electricity ‘value for money’?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I don’t really expect to be alive in 2050, but I certainly hope the lives of my grandchildren are generally pleasant and secure. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Before then I want there to be an obvious trajectory towards the elimination of the danger of ‘runaway climate change’. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Meanwhile I don’t want to be cold or hungry. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;More importantly I want that to be the case for others - plus good health and wellbeing. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Rational changes in energy and food production plus adequate housing might be good places to expect improvement. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;More trees (probably) good, not convinced artificial/industrial carbon capture likely/possible and potentially dangerous to rely on the development of such technologies. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Where are we with tidal, large scale battery storage and other ‘maybes’?
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<title>jdanielp on "Sad news about fimm"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21857#post-382582</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Husband of fimm (Karl) posted the following on Facebook on 28th:&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Dear Friends,&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;My beloved wife Fiona passed away on Christmas day morning after a 10 month battle with cancer. Fiona spent her last days at St Columba’s hospice in Edinburgh and died with her family around her.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I want to thank everyone who has already sent us messages of support and will post news of funeral arrangements when I have them. xx
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<title>Arellcat on "Rubbish and Excellent discussions"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19879#post-315110</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2019 20:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Placeholder for &#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/search.php?search=today&#38;amp;advanced=1&#38;amp;exact=1&#38;amp;posts=1&#38;amp;highlight=1&#38;amp;users=0&#38;amp;located=3&#38;amp;forums%5B%5D=0&#38;amp;maxcount=9999999&#38;amp;age=999999&#38;amp;direction=0&#38;amp;sort=freshness&#38;amp;order=0&#34;&#62;some or all of &#34;today's such-and-such&#34; threads&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/search.php?search=rubbish&#38;amp;advanced=1&#38;amp;exact=1&#38;amp;posts=1&#38;amp;highlight=1&#38;amp;users=0&#38;amp;located=3&#38;amp;forums%5B%5D=0&#38;amp;maxcount=9999999&#38;amp;age=999999&#38;amp;direction=0&#38;amp;sort=posts&#38;amp;order=0&#34;&#62;All threads/discussions about today's &#34;rubbish&#34; stuff&#60;/a&#62;, such as:&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;ul&#62;&#60;li&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3748&#34;&#62;rubbish driving&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/li&#62;&#60;li&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7059&#34;&#62;rubbish cycling&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/li&#62;&#60;li&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12775&#34;&#62;rubbish parking&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/li&#62;&#60;li&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8717&#34;&#62;rubbish walking&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/li&#62;&#60;li&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21846&#34;&#62;rubbish padlocking&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/li&#62;&#60;li&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19434&#34;&#62;rubbish bicycle maintenance&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/li&#62;&#60;li&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20806&#34;&#62;rubbish roadbuilding&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/li&#62;&#60;li&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14263&#34;&#62;rubbish 'today's rubbish'&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/li&#62;&#60;li&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19879&#34;&#62;rubbish and excellent discussions&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/li&#62;&#60;/ul&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/search.php?search=excellent&#38;amp;advanced=1&#38;amp;exact=1&#38;amp;posts=1&#38;amp;highlight=1&#38;amp;users=0&#38;amp;located=3&#38;amp;forums%5B%5D=0&#38;amp;maxcount=9999999&#38;amp;age=999999&#38;amp;direction=0&#38;amp;sort=posts&#38;amp;order=0&#34;&#62;All threads/discussions about today's &#34;excellent&#34; stuff&#60;/a&#62;, such as:&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;ul&#62;&#60;li&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13005&#34;&#62;excellent bike bell&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/li&#62;&#60;li&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14014&#34;&#62;excellent dog handling&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/li&#62;&#60;li&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&#34;&#62;lovely ride&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/li&#62;&#60;li&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=643&#34;&#62;wildlife&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/li&#62;&#60;li&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19574&#34;&#62;domesticated animals&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/li&#62;&#60;/ul&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/search.php?search=good&#38;amp;advanced=1&#38;amp;exact=1&#38;amp;posts=1&#38;amp;highlight=1&#38;amp;users=0&#38;amp;located=3&#38;amp;forums%5B%5D=0&#38;amp;maxcount=9999999&#38;amp;age=999999&#38;amp;direction=0&#38;amp;sort=posts&#38;amp;order=0&#34;&#62;All threads/discussions about today's &#34;good&#34; stuff&#60;/a&#62;, such as:&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;ul&#62;&#60;li&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=365&#34;&#62;good driving&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/li&#62;&#60;li&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18718&#34;&#62;satisfactory bicycle maintenance&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/li&#62;&#60;/ul&#62;
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<title>chdot on "Shops"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15#post-17</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;center&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://www.flickr.com/photos/13856843@N08/1576530931/&#34;&#62;&#60;img src=&#34;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2415/1576530931_cab1234491.jpg&#34; alt=&#34;Mtb shopping cartoon by Greta Snider &#34; /&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Cartoon by &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.heatsignature.com/bio.html&#34;&#62;Greta Snider&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/center&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Edinburgh is fortunate to have a range of &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.bikeforall.net/showmewhere.php?whereTo=1&#38;amp;postcode=eh&#38;amp;submit=Show+Me&#34;&#62;shops&#60;/a&#62;. Try a few, ask for advice, choose one you feel comfortable with.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;As &#60;a href=&#34;http://JacquiePhelan.org&#34;&#62;Jacquie Phelan&#60;/a&#62; says &#34;&#60;em&#62;1 Choosing a Shop&#60;/em&#62; - walk into store, making a mental note of your sense of height in inches when you go in.  Wait for service, observe the reception you get, talk (if you can get the fellow's attention), then take note of your stature upon leaving the store.  If you feel appreciably smaller, do not return.  Find another bike shop, and hope for a real human connection, a salesperson interested in what you want to do on your new bike, how you intend to use it.&#34;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Edinburgh shops with web sites &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.alpinebikes.co.uk/&#34;&#62;Alpine Bikes,&#60;/a&#62; &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.bgcycles.co.uk/&#34;&#62;BG Cycles &#38;amp; Blades&#60;/a&#62;, &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.bicyclerepairman.biz&#34;&#62;Bicycle Repair Man,&#60;/a&#62; &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.thebicycleworks.co.uk/&#34;&#62;Bicycleworks,&#60;/a&#62; &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.biketrax.co.uk/&#34;&#62;Biketrax,&#60;/a&#62; &#60;a href=&#34;http://eastsidebikes.com/&#34;&#62;Eastside Bikes&#60;/a&#62; (secondhand), &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/&#34;&#62;EdinburghBicycle,&#60;/a&#62; &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.leithcycleco.com/&#34;&#62;Leith Cycle Co&#60;/a&#62;, &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.macdonaldcycles.co.uk&#34;&#62;Macdonald Cycles,&#60;/a&#62; &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.thebikechain.co.uk&#34;&#62;The Bike Chain,&#60;/a&#62; &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.thebicycleworks.co.uk/triathlon/&#34;&#62;The Triathlon Centre&#60;/a&#62;, &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.veloecosse.com&#34;&#62;Velo Ecosse&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Bikes are also sold in Supermarkets and DIY stores. Often pretty cheap - you get what you pay for, but will they be able to help if you have a problem?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;If you want a second-hand bike with a 3 month guarantee try &#60;a href=&#34;http://thebikestation.org.uk&#34;&#62;The Bike Station. &#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://edinburgh.gumtree.com/cgi-bin/list_postings.pl?posting_cat=1047&#34;&#62;Gumtree&#60;/a&#62; can be a good source of local bargains, &#60;em&#62;but&#60;/em&#62; - buyer beware...
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<title>Arellcat on "To absent members"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21837#post-381915</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 17:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Arellcat</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Not sure how many here will know, but Tulyar is currently laid up in hospital in Glasgow.  I visited the ever talkative patient last weekend and today.  Spirits are fairly high, and his prognosis is good, but recovery time scale is unknown.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Tulyar asked me to relay that he would welcome any visitors from CCE for a chinwag, and would also welcome anyone with journalistic reach.  PM me for details.
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<title>chdot on "About this site"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1#post-1</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;The aim of this site is to attract a wide range of people who have something to do with bicycles - keen or casual.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;In addition it is hoped that CCE will be useful to people new to cycling and those still thinking about riding a bike in or around the city.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;CCE has been set up by .anthonyrobson who produces the online magazine citycycling and Chris Hill who runs the CyclingEdinburgh.info site.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;As an open forum it can be read by anyone (all ages and backgrounds) - so no swearing or abuse please.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Feel free to post a comment or question.
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<title>bwduncan on "https certificate"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21417#post-372123</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 02:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Hi,&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Are there any plans to provide HTTPS? I get that part of the charm of this site is the simple nature of the forum software, but while (for the sake of argument) 25% of users might be tech-savvy and would welcome the extra security, 25% might be technophobic and not know that they are sending their email and password (which may well be shared with other sites) in the clear on public WiFi, for example.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;There are free HTTPS certificates available from LetsEncrypt, and all modern web servers support HTTPS. I'd be happy to help with the transition, if necessary.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Thanks,&#60;br /&#62;
Bruce
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<title>chdot on "HNY"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4878#post-51575</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Baldcyclist on "Search not working"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21603#post-376341</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Was trying to search for the FRB thread, but search seems to be returning no results for any search terms?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Whilst I'm here, what side of the bridge is open just now?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Ta.
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<title>chrisfl on "Site Outage - 22:00 - Saturday 26 October"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21648#post-377065</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2024 12:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chrisfl</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;i'm needing to move servers, so there will be a brief coutage this evening at 10pm while I move things around.
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<title>Kenny on "RSS Feeds"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9098#post-94117</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kenny</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Thought I'd give the RSS feeds a try via google reader, but it is not syncing very quickly... Indeed, the hottest topic right now (Ice) isn't appearing in the topic RSS feed at all. Does anyone else see such issues? I might be missing something obvious. Or maybe google reader is terrible.
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<title>Murun Buchstansangur on "Is search broken?"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21144#post-363842</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2022 17:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Murun Buchstansangur</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Nothing returned for any searchs today for me
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<title>chrisfl on "Welcome/Introductions"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19750#post-311313</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 16:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chrisfl</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I've been thinking for a while, that it would be good to have a Welcome/Introductions thread to welcome new users and for existing folks to remind us who they are, and what bikes they ride etc.
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<title>Morningsider on "Puttin&#039; the band back together"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20655#post-353003</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Morningsider</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Anyone fancy a coffee this Friday? Canal barge by the Leamington Lift Bridge (&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.facebook.com/watershedcoffeeboat/&#34;&#62;The Watershed&#60;/a&#62;).  Say from about 8.30?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Think some in-person chit-chat would help break what seems to be a bit of the doldrums in the forum at present.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Would be nice to see you there.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;For anyone who hasn't been to a CCE coffee before - it's super friendly, just look for the table of cyclists and say hello.  People come and go as suits and the chat (and coffee) are excellent.
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<title>chdot on "CCE Glossary"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6609#post-71001</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chdot</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;In response to queries... (crowdsourced - may be subjective/idiosyncratic - this &#60;em&#62;is&#60;/em&#62; CCE)&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;It is NOT compulsory to use any of these (and perhaps should be discouraged!)&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;AFAIK - as far as I know&#60;br /&#62;
ASL = advance stop lines (lines behind which even police cars are supposed to stop, unless on green or amber)&#60;br /&#62;
ASZ = zones between the 'normal stop line' and the 'advance stop line' see above, which commonly have a funny white thing with two round bits painted on them&#60;br /&#62;
ATAP - Active Travel Action Plan (CEC)&#60;br /&#62;
BUG bicycle user group&#60;br /&#62;
BuM / B&#38;amp;M - Busch &#38;amp; Müller - provider of retina-searing dynamo lights to at least 4 users of this here CCE&#60;br /&#62;
BSO  - bicycle shaped object - (rude) - usually meaning the sort of HEAVY bicycle bought in 'non-traditional' outlets. Can put people off cycling - OR persuade them to get something better once they realise they like it!&#60;br /&#62;
&#34;&#60;em&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://owntheroad.cc/2012/03/better-to-burn-your-money/&#34;&#62;The difference between a budget bike and a BSO is that the former is built to a price, but built to be ridden, the latter is only designed to sell. Once the customer’s money hits the till, or their payment clears, the BSO has fulfilled it’s function.&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/em&#62;&#34;&#60;br /&#62;
CAPS - &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/06/25103912/0&#34;&#62;Cycling Action Plan for Scotland&#60;/a&#62; managed by CS for SG&#60;br /&#62;
CEC - City of Edinburgh Council&#60;br /&#62;
CS - Cycling Scotland&#60;br /&#62;
DAMHIKT - don't ask me how I know that&#60;br /&#62;
DRW Duddingston Road West (crossed by Innocent cycle path at signalled crossing)&#60;br /&#62;
EBC - Edinburgh Bicycle Coop (shop)&#60;br /&#62;
ERC Edinburgh Road Club - a popular local club populated in part by MAMILs + MAWILs&#60;br /&#62;
ET - a film&#60;br /&#62;
- also Edinburgh Transport, something to do with buses, trams and bikes.&#60;br /&#62;
FTW - for the win!&#60;br /&#62;
HP - Harrison Park&#60;br /&#62;
IMO - In My Opinion&#60;br /&#62;
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion&#60;br /&#62;
JOGLE reverse of LEJOG&#60;br /&#62;
KB - King's Buildings (and at one end of the QBC)&#60;br /&#62;
L&#38;amp;BP LBP - Lothian &#38;amp; Borders Police (archaic - see PS)&#60;br /&#62;
LBS - Local Bike Shop&#60;br /&#62;
LB - Laid Back (Bikes), of this parish&#60;br /&#62;
LB also = Lothian Buses&#60;br /&#62;
LEJOG (sometimes LE2JOG) - Lands End to John O' Groats&#60;br /&#62;
LEL = similar to above but between London and Edinburgh instead (and back presumably??)&#60;br /&#62;
LOL (ask DC)&#60;br /&#62;
LRC Lothian Regional Council - a previous council, responsible for much of the off-road path network&#60;br /&#62;
LRT - former three-letter-acronym for Lothian Buses dating back to when they were Lothian Regional Transport&#60;br /&#62;
MAMIL middle aged man in lycra&#60;br /&#62;
MAWIL middle aged woman in lycra&#60;br /&#62;
MMW - Middle Meadow Walk&#60;br /&#62;
n+1 the universal requirement for one more bike&#60;br /&#62;
'Mudguard' - to follow too closely someone who is not in a bicycle race or on a group ride and who has neither requested to be nor explicitly welcomed being so closely followed.&#60;br /&#62;
NCN - Notional Cycle Notwork (officially National Cycle Network) created by Sustrans (short for Sustainable Transport)&#60;br /&#62;
NEPN - North Edinburgh Path Network&#60;br /&#62;
NMW - North Meadow Walk&#60;br /&#62;
NTBCC -New Town Broughton Comunity Council&#60;br /&#62;
OLA - Otherwise Law Abiding&#60;br /&#62;
PBP - Paris-Brest-Paris, as bested by Dave&#60;br /&#62;
PITA - Brooks saddles @ &#38;lt;500 miles&#60;br /&#62;
PoP - Pedal on Parliament (responsible for #PoP28)&#60;br /&#62;
PS - Police Scotland&#60;br /&#62;
PTW - &#60;a href=&#34;http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/specialist/knowledge/poweredtwowheelers/index_en.htm&#34;&#62;Powered Two Wheelers&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
PY - Peter's Yard café &#60;em&#62;and&#60;/em&#62; &#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6347#post-68503&#34;&#62;CCE 'venue'&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
QBiC/QBC - Quality Bike Corridor (official name for on-road cycle route from LB. First of many??)&#60;br /&#62;
RLJ - red light jumper, much frowned upon&#60;br /&#62;
RTC - ruggtomcat, of this parish. Also road traffic collision.&#60;br /&#62;
SG - Scottish Government&#60;br /&#62;
SMISDY - Sorry Mate, I Didn't See You. Mating cry of Motericus Inattentiva&#60;br /&#62;
SMIDGAS - Sorry Mate, I Don't Give A S*** Mating cry of less sexually succesful specimens. As a variation on SMIDGAS I've seen SMIDGAF&#60;br /&#62;
SRD - SRD, of this parish&#60;br /&#62;
SWMBO - Female life partner. Good at arguing.&#60;br /&#62;
TBC - The Bike Chain (shop) (deceased. Now EBC(C)&#60;br /&#62;
TBS - The Bike Station (shop + DIY repairs)&#60;br /&#62;
TBW - The Bicycle Works (shop)&#60;br /&#62;
T&#60;em&#62;I&#60;/em&#62;E - this is Edinburgh (usually accompanied by eye rolling)&#60;br /&#62;
TLA - three letter acronym&#60;br /&#62;
WoL - Water of Leith (at moment no real distinction twixt path and river)&#60;br /&#62;
YACF - Yet Another CF (rumoured to exist)&#60;br /&#62;
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (which leaves me not much the wiser - I assume this means something like &#34;this is my experience, yours may be different&#34;)
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<title>urchaidh on "lost post."</title>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I posted (twice in the end) to this thread:&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19543&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19543&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The post(s) don't appear in the 'Latest Discussions' on the front page and I can only see them in the thread when I'm logged in.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Assuming I'be not been shadow banned, is there an issue with my post or the site?
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<title>unhurt on "Introduce Another CCEr"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19751#post-311390</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 10:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;@Iain McR has writer's block so I've written an introduction for him.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;@Iain McR&#60;br /&#62;
Cream-drinking scourge of expensive coffee shops which he visits by overly-complicated mountain bike on the rare occasions when it's not in Bike Hospital. Camping refusenik who would ideally prefer to tour between Marriotts that serve a nice IPA. Life ambition: to assemble all regular CCE posters at his stoat-infested Borders dacha and lead us in a bout of dynamite and/or spear fishing. Writes letters to Ruth Davidson.
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<title>dessert rat on "Resurrection"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19306#post-296658</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2018 12:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Given the 9th birthday drinks were only a few weeks ago, this must be close the current record.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;em&#62;(cue someone finding the very first thread and posting).&#60;/em&#62; I don't think it counts if you do this.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;img src=&#34;https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4858/32229908748_f18f74b2cf.jpg&#34;&#62;
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<title>chdot on "Now we are three"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8753#post-88939</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 11:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;At some time (can't remember) three years ago today this thing went live. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;From first post -&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#34;&#60;br /&#62;
The aim of this site is to attract a wide range of people who have something to do with bicycles - keen or casual.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;In addition it is hoped that CCE will be useful to people new to cycling and those still thinking about riding a bike in or around the city.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#34;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Seems to have worked.
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<title>davecykl on "https cert for this site?"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19172#post-293005</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2018 14:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Are there plans to add an https security certificate to this site? &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;We all know that sending information over the net unencrypted is not desirable, as it can be intercepted and changed en route (and I would hope that nobody is using the same email/username/password here as on any other sites, as it potentially puts those logins at risk as well). As well, some web browsers are starting to show security alerts for unencrypted websites, and some search engines are starting to downrank them in search results.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://letsencrypt.org/&#34;&#62;LetsEncrypt certs&#60;/a&#62; are completely free, and, as I found out, are actually fairly simple to set up using the &#60;a href=&#34;https://github.com/lukas2511/dehydrated&#34;&#62;dehydrated helper script&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I'm happy to help, if need be.
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<title>cowanpete on "Newbie looking for &#34;For Sale / Wanted&#039; articles"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19136#post-291861</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2018 15:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I am brand-new to this Forum. Is there a place where one can search for items which are &#34;for Sale&#34; or &#34;Wanted&#34;?
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<title>chdot on "Resizing photos"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18980#post-286696</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2018 20:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Longstanding CCEers will remember there used to be a plug-in that did this automatically, but it messed up the site loading time so it was turned off. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;This seems to work -&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;w=480&#38;amp;h=1&#38;amp;fit=max&#38;amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;( .jpg?w=480&#38;amp;h=1&#38;amp;fit=max&#38;amp;auto=format%2Ccompress[/img] )
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<title>chdot on "Don&#039;t forget"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12472#post-147018</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2014 01:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;...
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<title>Greenroofer on "Withdrawal symptoms..."</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18656#post-277435</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 09:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Greenroofer</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Disappointed to find this morning that someone somewhere has flicked a switch and I can no longer access CCE from my work computer.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I am already feeling slightly twitchy without my regular morning dose of whimsy from @gembo.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Productivity at a major Edinburgh-based financial institution may ride markedly though.
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<title>unhurt on "OT: well tuned"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18288#post-264758</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2017 01:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;@bax: I agree that music can be poetry, but maybe we need a specific topic for musical links?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;My secret shameful Canadian love (SRD might understand? Or at least tolerate?): &#60;a href=&#34;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVY8LoM47xI&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVY8LoM47xI&#60;/a&#62;
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<title>Berta on "bikes brands"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18203#post-262514</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2017 08:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Hello guys, I am new here, My name is Berta. Nice to meet you. So next month I am coming live in Edinburgh. So, I need advice, what kind of bike I should to buy?
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<title>unhurt on "imaginary CCE merchandise"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18113#post-259765</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I am policing my own thread drift (from &#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&#38;amp;page=3&#34;&#62;here&#60;/a&#62;)&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;In a world where you could wish CCE merchandise into being, what would you want?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I've already suggested CCE branded underwear - merino wool, naturally, but in nice colours (what ARE the official CCE colours?).&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I would also like stickers that read &#34;slow down you move too fast&#34;. I would put them on EVERYTHING. (Except possibly my bike because: lies.)
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<title>Klaxon on "Bug?"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16319#post-218234</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;My most recent reply to this topic isn't appearing when I log out, nor is it being shown as the last reply in the thread: &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7059&#38;amp;page=85#post-218230&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7059&#38;amp;page=85#post-218230&#60;/a&#62;
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<title>chdot on "What would YOU like to see on this site?"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=29#post-33</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chdot</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Forum for?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Particular info?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;?
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<title>Charterhall on "How to post photos ?"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9525#post-100941</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;How do I add a photo to a post ?
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