http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: bikes - Recent Topics en Wed, 13 May 2026 01:50:52 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4716#post-50195 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:32:51 +0000 oldcyclist1 50195@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>I'm new to this forum so I apologise if I accidentally break any rules.</p> <p>I work for a sports retailer called Decathlon and cycling is one of our main sports in the store. We have recently opened at Hermiston Gait and I was wondering if many people in the Edinburgh cycling community had heard of the company before?</p> <p>As this is only our second store in Scotland I am trying to increase awareness of who we are and what we offer.</p> <p>Please feel free to ask any questions</p> <p><a href="http://www.Decathlon.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.Decathlon.co.uk</a> is the online store</p> <p>Regards </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18233#post-263512 Sun, 15 Oct 2017 12:36:33 +0000 unhurt 263512@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Despite the oh so many years since I faced formal testing I still manage to have the odd "I have an exam and I haven't done any revision or been to any lectures my whole entire future is doomed [wake up in sweaty mess]" dream. But for the last few years my subconscious prefers scenarios where I lose a bike, usually a tourer, usually while dream-touring, and I can't remember where I locked it up or <em>if</em> I locked it up, so I can't determine if it's been stolen or not, and in the way of dreams the landscape of the search keeps changing as does the precise back story to where I am and why (bike also subject to change), and sometimes I find clues (my abandoned, empty pannier last night) or false hope (a bike that resembles but is NOT my bike, in a place similar to but not the same as the place dream-me thought she had left it) and often there are sub-themes about bags and packing and losing vital items (glasses, medications, passports) and being late for ferries and trains and especially planes. Last night was a doozy. (This is why I shouldn't sleep for 11 hours, maybe.) Dream included off-topic side excursions into getting lost in the dark in bare feet where there might or might not be bears, and wandering a strange hostile building where physics and layout kept shifting slightly. Also I had to climb a giant metal shelving unit set against a high high painted wall that was stacked with huge, damp peats. That's definitely off-topic though.</p> <p>Your weird bike dreams? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14815#post-188580 Fri, 15 May 2015 11:51:19 +0000 PS 188580@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20150514-the-10-most-beautiful-bicycles-of-2015">BBC autos article</a></p> <p>Usual mix of the weird and the wonderful, but most of them do look good (if ££££). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14430#post-181571 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 21:11:30 +0000 mfcity 181571@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A pal of mine is riding (by motorbike) across Africa with his son to benefit Ugandan schoolchildren by getting them books and bicycles, where they would normally be walking a few hours each way to school.<br /> Here is a link, if anyone is interested in contributing--I believe they are seeking basic bicycles, as well as basic schoolbooks, for the project: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ride2africa">Ride2Africa</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14232#post-178040 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 11:38:02 +0000 mmaohara 178040@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hello folks, I am looking for some advice. </p> <p>I have a new job out at Riccarton and cycling seems to be much the most direct and quickest route as I can mostly use the canal path. The problem is that whilst I can cycle, it's been about 25 years since I did, so I know absolutely nothing about cycling!</p> <p>Looking at bikes on the various shop websites there seems to be a lot of options, hybrids, road bikes etc. I am hoping that besides commuting I might be able to use the bike to get out a bit more in the future, a friend recently did some cycling on forest paths up North and that sounds pretty great :-)</p> <p>So what kind of bike should I be looking for? Any recommendations as to makes or models? I will go I to the shops to buy it and I know they will give advice, I'd like to have some ideas though, so I don't just have to rely on the sales people. I am using the cycle to work scheme so I have up to £1000 but would prefer to spend less rather than more, though I don't mind paying to get a bike that will last for a while.</p> <p>Any advice would be appreciated :) thank you. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4400#post-46369 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:33:06 +0000 David Smith 46369@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>With the Cyclocross season underway, what are your experiences and tips for competing in this great sport?<br /> Lets put Cyclocross on the map - YES? </p>