http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Forum: Questions/Support/Help - Recent Posts en Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:20:03 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=847#post-385392 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:52:21 +0000 bakky 385392@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Have heard back from an enquiry that they remain unfinished due to the festival roadworks embargo, so I guess I’m holding fire until September! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=489#post-385370 Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:35:48 +0000 gembo 385370@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@arobcomp taking a big fella down the WoL on the back of his Tern Monsta Bike </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=847#post-385367 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:07:20 +0000 chdot 385367@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“It’s just occurred to me maybe they have a delay sourcing their bollards“</p> <p>#ThisIsEdinburgh </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=847#post-385366 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:39:32 +0000 bakky 385366@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks both! I agree regarding this junction; personally I will continue to take a lane after passing Summerhall square, and I wonder if they would have done better to omit the segregation on the west side entirely. </p> <p>I’m hoping to film a video about the various changes when the kerbs are filled and the cones are gone. If someone could let me know if spotted that would be great!</p> <p>It’s just occurred to me maybe they have a delay sourcing their bollards - as these would maybe go in pre asphalt? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=847#post-385365 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:24:32 +0000 Arellcat 385365@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I cycled through Summerhall this afternoon. Just kerbs, so far. Heading north is a bit hair-raising, quite honestly. The hard-segregated lane feeds you into the ASL box, and if you're going straight on for the Meadows and the light is green, you're at quite high risk of being hit by a left-turning driver.</p> <p>Fortunately my spidey senses caught this and I was able to nip into the adjacent lane before I reached the segregated bit. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=847#post-385362 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:16:12 +0000 Morningsider 385362@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was in Summerhall today. The kerbs have yet to be infilled and there are some random cones left. One of the small corner kerbs has been dislodged.</p> <p>Despite the changes it is still quite hairy crossing the main road in front of Summerhall as a pedestrian. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=847#post-385361 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:45:59 +0000 bakky 385361@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Southside question; has anyone passed through Sunmerhall in the last week and spotted whether the cones are yet gone and asphalt filling of the cycle lane kerbs completed, or did they use it all converting the George IV bridge cycle lane to a Boaby touching overflow zone (sorrynotsorry) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=489#post-385353 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:16:59 +0000 Greenroofer 385353@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@DaveC stopped to let two pedestrians and me past on the Slateford Aqueduct this morning. Normally when I meet him we're both on Terns, but today it was just me on a Tern. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=489#post-385327 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:36:13 +0000 gembo 385327@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ha, I was holding the gate tonight for a chap at the soon to return Clubbiedeans big puddle , he had come from the Bonaly direction into a block headwind he seemed to hold me responsible for because it was a tailie for me. All humans should approach The CBP from Balerno side if they wish to avoid a block headwind. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=489#post-385326 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:56:36 +0000 Greenroofer 385326@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I hadn't actually experienced the maximum Quickening, due to having turned round at the lane just before the top of the hill because I reckoned that was halfway through the ride in time terms. As ever, the headwind I'd fought up the hill seemed much less impressive as a tailwind. Being just a week into my retirement, I am still getting a little jolt of guilty pleasure each time I go for a ride during 'normal working hours'. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=489#post-385321 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:27:16 +0000 gembo 385321@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@greenroofer about 25 mins after he experienced The Quickening. Looking very trim </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=489#post-385275 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:49:04 +0000 chdot 385275@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55437687370_746a6aa439_z.jpg"></p> <p>(On Apple Maps version of StreetView)</p> <p>Someone (likely more than one) has walked random bits of Edinburgh (that was probably when LW was shut for tramworks) including paths around Fiveways </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21985#post-385115 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:45:28 +0000 Yodhrin 385115@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Shame Goodies are Plastic Hat Enthusiasts, that seemed like a fun way to do something useful for a bike-tech inept numpty like me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21985#post-385114 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:57:11 +0000 paddyirish 385114@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Talking Tandems could be a goodun. Best of luck for retirement and a huge thank you for all you did for cyclists at Gogarburn. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21985#post-385099 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:20:37 +0000 bakky 385099@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p># Ride bikes in a way that helps other people</p> <p>*cough cough* PoP27 Core Team Volunteering *cough cough* </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21985#post-385098 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:19:24 +0000 bakky 385098@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p># Mend bikes. I'm quite good at that and have a fully-equipped bike workshop in the garage.</p> <p>It might be worth getting in touch with Gerry Timoney at <a href="https://www.elrec.org.uk/home-2/our-work/our-projects/elrec-cycling-club/">ELREC</a>. They have a huge amount of demand for bikes from new Scots and get a decent number of donations, and seems like they are a bit more laid back with the approach than Bikes for Refugees (who have a particular methodology / process they follow). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21985#post-385093 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:02:58 +0000 Arellcat 385093@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Things I would like to do:<br /> # Mend bikes.</p> <p>Things I don't want to do:<br /> # Work in a shop</em></p> <p>Mending bikes except in a very voluntary capacity tends to involve dealing with people, although 'helping' people may be closer to the mark. There is Re-Cycles in Penicuik - basically a small, Midlothian version of the Bike Station - who would love to have more volunteers.</p> <p>You might want to consider whether mending bikes would stray too far towards 'job' than 'hobby'; I know a few people who left good jobs to each set up as an independent Bicycle Repairman! One worked for Volvo, one worked for Alstom, one worked for the Scottish Government. None of them seems to be the slightest bit minded to go back to those workplaces.</p> <p>Edward Tissiman does a lot with cycling data, and Robert Weetman does a lot with cycling policy. Maybe one of them would like an extra pair of hands? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21985#post-385088 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:59:49 +0000 chdot 385088@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Simple advice would be ‘don’t rush into anything’</p> <p>Do the “personal’ riding, see if there are current ‘opportunities’ for ‘domestic volunteering’</p> <p>Read some books </p> <p>Do a CV based on your post above. Initially for your own clarification then cut down for sending to organisations of your choice</p> <p>TBS has plenty of info -</p> <p><a href="https://www.thebikestation.org.uk/volunteering" rel="nofollow">https://www.thebikestation.org.uk/volunteering</a> </p> <p>It may or may not put you off</p> <p><a href="https://www.bikesforrefugees.scot/news-blog-1/bike-mechanics-wanted" rel="nofollow">https://www.bikesforrefugees.scot/news-blog-1/bike-mechanics-wanted</a> is looking for volunteers in Glasgow, but presumably they will need more in Ed in coming decades…</p> <p>There are various other groups that do bikes in smaller ways</p> <p>Not suggesting you should start with ‘I’m available, impress me’, but there’s no point in working somewhere you didn’t feel ‘comfortable’ in whatever way, so maybe do some ‘secret shopping’ and/or open approach saying ‘these are my skills and time on offer, do you have anything suitable for someone looking for a long term commitment’?</p> <p>You mention your workshop. How about offering a ‘one off’ present of bike servicing to friends relations and neighbours?</p> <p>You may find your limit for fixing random bikes, or it could lead to (useful) offers of help in return</p> <p>Organisations like Spokes or Transform Scotland might like your data skills - even if they might not realise it</p> <p>Spokes has many years of commuter counts data. Generally they analyse and report it well, but there may well be useful ways of revisiting it all and add in car ownership (and vehicle size increase), bus passenger numbers, population, bike path/lane mileage etc</p> <p>An analysis of 50 years of change (Spokes is 50 next year) - policies, funding, promises, delivery etc might be interesting/depressing</p> <p>Some comparison (population and bike ownership/mileage) with other cities over last 20 years might be useful </p> <p>Stats will be available but establishing reliability/comparability might be challenging </p> <p>Enjoy </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21985#post-385087 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:58:05 +0000 neddie 385087@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Plenty of ideas in <a href="https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/issue-153-13th-july-26/" rel="nofollow">https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/issue-153-13th-july-26/</a> </p> <p># Ride bikes in a way that helps other people</p> <p>Both the Goodies and another food waste initiative are looking for cargo bike riders to pick up food from small supermarkets that would otherwise go to waste and distribute to food banks.</p> <p>You pick an evening to ride, and do the round, always riding in pairs.</p> <p>There's a sign-up and training session tonight 6pm to 7pm at East Meadows play park (the big one)</p> <p>More details in the edi.bike article above </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21985#post-385086 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:11:16 +0000 Greenroofer 385086@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So I am in the fortunate position of being able to stop work for ever at the end of next week. I think the technical term is 'retiring', but I don't <em>feel </em>old enough to qualify for that.</p> <p>Anyhow. I'm looking for bicycle-related volunteering opportunities to fill my time. Please suggest some.</p> <p>Things I would like to do<br /> # Mend bikes. I'm quite good at that and have a fully-equipped bike workshop in the garage.<br /> # Ride bikes in a way that helps other people. (Obviously I already have grand plans for cycling for selfish reasons)<br /> # Analyse data about bikes, and write about that (Professional background in data analysis and visualisation)</p> <p>Things I don't want to do, as dealing with people isn't a top enthusiasm of mine<br /> # Teach people how to ride bikes (despite holding certifications as a trainer for both Adult Essential Cycling Skills and Bikeability...)<br /> # Work in a shop</p> <p>Advice, suggestions, and links to places looking for volunteers all welcome </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=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=746&page=489#post-384922 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:57:29 +0000 bill 384922@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Lovely seeing you @jdanielp! Nice catch up and I hope all goes well with work :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=489#post-384909 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:34:54 +0000 jdanielp 384909@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@bill heading uphill on the way home on her commute as I was heading downhill on the way home at the start of my commute, meeting at the towpath access ramp on Hermiston House Road Bridge. We had a nice chat and cycled together as far as Bridge 8 Hub where Iza diverted off the canal. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=489#post-384897 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 20:09:52 +0000 urchaidh 384897@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ventured west along the canal today. Spotted Our Glorious Leader and a double header spot of Gembo, once in each direction. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21965#post-384754 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:45:59 +0000 SRD 384754@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We were given a very basic turbo trainer by a colleague who picked it up during lockdown. MiniSRD (now taller than me) figured out how to set it up. But the cable that should adjust resistance doesn't seem to work. suspect it's just a loose connection or break. Looks like a standard gear cable, but the plastic casing doesn't seem to open - no accessible screws. </p> <p>Any suggestions or ideas? MiniSRD would be just as happy with rollers, so it's not a big deal, but seems like it ought to be fixable? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21957#post-384640 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:52:14 +0000 Arellcat 384640@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I too discovered likewise; 26 x 1 3/4 and 26 x 1 3/8 are not the same as 44-559 and 35-559. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21957#post-384635 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:43:26 +0000 urchaidh 384635@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I discovered (to my cost) that '24 x 1.25' and '24 x 1 1/4' are not the same rim diameter, not even close.</p> <p>ETRO, and <a href="https://www.sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html">Sheldon Brown</a> are your best hope. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21957#post-384624 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:44:02 +0000 chdot 384624@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Are both tyres marked 27 x 1 1/4 and 32-630?</p> <p>And the rim 27 x 1 1/4</p> <p>If so and new one doesn’t fit sounds like manufacturing fault</p> <p>Presume you put tyres next to each other?</p> <p>Some tyre don’t like ‘hookless’ rims</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2768540909930544/posts/6372936569490942/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/2768540909930544/posts/6372936569490942/</a></p> <p>Have you bought Panaracer Pasela or similarly? </p>