http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Amundsen - Recent Posts en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:40:24 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=30#post-350953 Sun, 23 May 2021 18:52:45 +0000 gembo 350953@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Easy cycle up to Listonshiels might be quieter? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=30#post-350951 Sun, 23 May 2021 18:40:22 +0000 Sheeptoucher 350951@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Would anyone be interested in a wee camping experience in the pentlands? Possibly in mid week, specifically this wednesday night? The weather is supposed to get better!</p> <p>Location - well not Harlaw. Or maybe? as it seems to be allowed? Or up towards the kips in that dent after the gate.</p> <p>Facilities - Balerno Metropolis has various cafes open from 9am (earlier if you are with me) for coffee, bacon rolls, and err plumbing use. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=30#post-346557 Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:32:07 +0000 gembo 346557@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>West Lothian Cycling Hub are inviting everyone to a talk Markus is giving 24th Feb, I have been invited three times now. I am a member of the hub (it has always been virtual) but they are not fussy about people joining the Markus Zoom being members or not. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=30#post-344263 Sun, 17 Jan 2021 12:18:18 +0000 chdot 344263@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/love-shacks-how-covid-has-sparked-new-interest-hutting-3101906" rel="nofollow">https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/love-shacks-how-covid-has-sparked-new-interest-hutting-3101906</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=30#post-343601 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:05:56 +0000 fimm 343601@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@edinburgh87 if you mean the start/finish point, that is where we live... if you mean the coast road, I don't think it is the nicest bit of the route but I've ridden that section a few times recently and it is OK (if you are an obstreperous roadie, at least). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343583 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 23:26:10 +0000 crowriver 343583@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@fimm, yeah I might give something like that a shot once I'm a bit fitter. Only cycling I'm doing currently is to the shops and the allotment... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343579 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 21:42:33 +0000 wingpig 343579@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Albert Road is blocked off now - replaced bars in the West gate and a new fence to the west. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343578 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 21:12:03 +0000 edinburgh87 343578@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@fimm - nice and double kudos for venturing near the city centre which we avoided </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343546 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:40:44 +0000 bill 343546@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@fimm Nice one mr fimm! </p> <p><em>whoever-else-it-was</em><br /> Edinburgh87 that was and it was his idea in the first place! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343544 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:32:52 +0000 gembo 343544@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Prof French, I see now the map was from Glorious Leader. The previous thread also appears to discuss the south House burdiehouse Wormhole. nice to replay </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343543 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:15:44 +0000 fimm 343543@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If anyone fancies an on-road version of this, mr fimm did <a href="https://www.strava.com/activities/4491860764">this</a>, inspired by bill and whoever-else-it-was and their 200km within the city limits route. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343542 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 15:20:53 +0000 acsimpson 343542@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Murun, is getting lost in Burdiehouse a closer parallel than sharing initials Even if they are (presumably) an pseudonym. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343538 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 14:07:29 +0000 Frenchy 343538@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20133#post-324264" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20133#post-324264</a></p> <p>Apparently I did it for free last time too, although I don't seem to have provided a map. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343535 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:54:22 +0000 gembo 343535@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Frenchy</p> <p>Too kind</p> <p>Actually, did you not tell me before? Even posted a wee map and everything</p> <p>The bit from the bypass would have been sh1t if it had not been. Closed to traffic. But the lane down to the quaint village of Gilmerton was sweet </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343534 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:50:38 +0000 Frenchy 343534@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo - I could tell you which road that was. My fees are reasonable... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343532 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:47:23 +0000 gembo 343532@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oooh I got lost innBurdiehpuse once, seem to go wrong at Gracemount Primary</p> <p>ended up at Bypass very unexpectedly, but then found great road back to Gilmerton. Not sure I could find again. Was also traffic free for some reason </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343530 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:18:18 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 343530@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@neddie think it's closed as a through route </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343529 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:13:38 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 343529@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks @neddie. He seemed to get lost around Burdiehouse, which is possibly the closest parallel I will ever draw to MB... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343528 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:09:41 +0000 neddie 343528@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is Albert Road in the docks open now? Or is that breaking and entering? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343526 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:05:43 +0000 neddie 343526@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Mark Beaumont just completed this, so it must be a doddle </p> <p><a href="https://www.strava.com/activities/4556872277" rel="nofollow">https://www.strava.com/activities/4556872277</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343523 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:56:19 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 343523@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's an interesting attempt to follow the CEC boundaries. However, after the Pentlands lunacy, it rather gives up around Kirkliston &amp; S Queensferry - it even misses out the road that the boundary runs down the middle of. Not gravelly/gnarly enough to be of interest, I guess.</p> <p>I had something similar (but slightly more reasonable) set up as the 1st loop of a 200k DIY completely within CEC. AUK has just pulled all validations though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343522 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:48:44 +0000 I were right about that saddle 343522@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's just stupid. No one in their right mind would do this as anything other than a performance of pain. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343521 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:46:16 +0000 dessert rat 343521@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote>Are we climbing or descending the side of the Hillend ski slope?</blockquote></p> <p>I have tried several times to ride up and down a dry-ski slope, pretty much impossible. Wasn't Hillend, so maybe that's different . </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343519 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:35:26 +0000 I were right about that saddle 343519@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Expert gravel ride. </em></p> <p>An honest response to that categorisation would breach Rules 1 and 2. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343518 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:29:40 +0000 Frenchy 343518@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In fairness, it does say "Some portions of the Tour may require you to push your bike."</p> <p>Pushing across Sheriffhall is possibly even more terrifying than cycling across it, though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343517 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:26:25 +0000 I were right about that saddle 343517@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Iain McR</p> <p>I'm in. Are we climbing or descending the side of the Hillend ski slope? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343516 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:23:53 +0000 Frenchy 343516@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Shawfair-Loanhead path is <em>right there</em>! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343515 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:20:32 +0000 gembo 343515@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Rapha tried this from trendy Stockbridge bike shop. I warned the Clubbiedean cafe to get in more soup, no one came </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-343512 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:13:56 +0000 dessert rat 343512@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Another from the Marcus Stitz stable of local creations, thankfully slightly aimed more at us normal folk, not type 3 specialists.</p> <p>Maybe not one for present weather, as mud would be hampering and its not overly short. Also Sherrifhall RA is somewhere I swore never to take a bike again, still that was 2018 and it's presumably far more bike friendly now right ?</p> <p><a href="https://www.komoot.com/tour/300988681/zoom">The rona loop</a></p> <p>Given months of wfh and associated impact on fitness, I don't think there'd be too much trouble keeping socially distant.</p> <p>any interest ? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18076&page=29#post-339299 Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:51:05 +0000 I were right about that saddle 339299@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>With your bike? Well alright. </p>