http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Commuting - Recent Posts en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:08:13 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=91#post-382387 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:59:38 +0000 MediumDave 382387@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cycling uphill in Holyrood Park yesterday evening was quite something. I used the cycle track (which I normally don't bother with) as steering was erratic due to gusts. </p> <p>Better up in Newington with occasional excitement at certain corners due to wind shear. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=91#post-382384 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:36:01 +0000 gembo 382384@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh my giddy antlers that was a commute home. Blown to a standstill at times and blown sideways too. Was glad to get down onto the WoL Path. One tree down near Currie but passable </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=91#post-382354 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 01:18:39 +0000 bakky 382354@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As a frequent LB / Joe's Bike Garage customer, this has been duly noted! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=91#post-382352 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:23:59 +0000 chrisfl 382352@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote>Was going to say ‘it’s SO secret that CycleStreets doesn’t know about it’.</p> <p>BUT it does.</p> <p>Which means that someone has put info on OSM!<br /> </blockquote></p> <p>mapped by drnoble who does sometimes post here as well, at least 3 years ago! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=91#post-382335 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:40:48 +0000 chdot 382335@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“Then along Rope Walkk to shop through pend to arrive at Viewforth Bridge.“</p> <p>Ah yes. </p> <p>Was going to say ‘it’s SO secret that CycleStreets doesn’t know about it’.</p> <p>BUT it does. </p> <p>Which means that <em>someone</em> has put info on OSM! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=91#post-382333 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:18:20 +0000 gembo 382333@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cycled down to Aldi at Chesser for the ten pound champagne, on the way back where the much suggested Sainsbury Bridge might be built one day a crowd gathered photgraphing the river. A young otter kit was frolicking in the current. Smashing, </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=91#post-382332 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 13:38:49 +0000 chdot 382332@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“I note you avoided the zig zags by Megan/ ModaCity?“</p> <p>Usually use if going east, though 50/50 with Torphicen/Morrison. </p> <p>That’s the thing, ‘choices’</p> <p>More coming, as u say. </p> <p>Just not fast enough - or in much of a logical/prioritised way. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=91#post-382331 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 13:34:27 +0000 chdot 382331@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“we should be glad that it's not normal as only limited number of bike spaceson train and path network 'squeeze points‘“</p> <p>Yes/no </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=91#post-382330 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 12:21:46 +0000 LaidBack 382330@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@chdot - we should be glad that it's not normal as only limited number of bike spaceson train and path network 'squeeze points'!;-)</p> <p>I note you avoided the zig zags by Megan/ ModaCity?<br /> For some (families in particular) on standard bikes this is better option as they can get across Dundee St at crossing and up to Leamington. Then along Rope Walkk to shop through pend to arrive at Viewforth Bridge.</p> <p>Very soon there'll be a direct route from Leamington to bike crossing at Grove St. Handy for getting to Haymarket if you don't mind being out in traffic on Morrison St.<br /> The patchwork network is increasing which is good. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=91#post-382329 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:43:29 +0000 chdot 382329@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>According to the CycleStreets app (which allows multipoint route planning) I cycled about 15 miles around Edinburgh yesterday. (Used app afterwards). </p> <p>Mostly on road with use of convenient sections of NEPN. </p> <p>Fortunately I know Ed well enough to piece it all together in my head, but CycleStreets ‘knows’ complex (and unsigned…) routes like the one through the Dalry Colonies over the WGR to LaidBack. </p> <p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54969023315_d9265b5bf8_c.jpg"></p> <p>I continued on to visit various shops and people in Morningside, Abbeyhill, Inverleith, Newhaven, Crewe Road South, then Waverley via Stockbridge. </p> <p>I’m fit enough do that (probably) <em>because</em> I cycle. And I have a suitable bike (which most people could have). </p> <p>I really couldn’t have done it by bus in any sensible time. </p> <p>No idea how long it would have taken in a car, but the amount of traffic I filtered past or avoided by routes not available to motors was significant. </p> <p>However</p> <p>I am well aware that ‘most people’ wouldn’t cycle because of ‘fears’/amount of traffic etc. </p> <p>As ‘we’ know, the cycling was fun, convenient and essentially ‘healthy’. </p> <p>I was the only person on the train with a bike - reinforcing the idea it’s not normal… </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=91#post-381845 Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:13:30 +0000 gembo 381845@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Now is the time to get round from Thriepmuir to Harlaw Reservoir. All the potholes have been filled in and despite heavy rain, few puddles. I did it on a lunch time spin and what would have been a Woodstock style mudfest was very pleasant indeed </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=91#post-380516 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 22:04:13 +0000 chdot 380516@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>(Yesterday)</p> <p>Linlithgow to Bo’ness to Dalmeny</p> <p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54713372398_a4b3a4c2e5.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=91#post-380441 Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:59:24 +0000 gembo 380441@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Update on the least used cycle path in Scotland. The path from Hyndford Brig up to the backroad to. Carmichael has been scraped of mud and grass etc and is easily ridden on a road-bike for the full 500 metres of its existence </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=90#post-379195 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:31:39 +0000 gembo 379195@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Came back from Ayr today. Easterly was Brutal. Though stopped west of Douglas and turned into SSW until just after the mad Carnwath Road works. Picked up again with Gusto after that. I am looking at the Nips of the Turbines and half pointing east half pointing west. So Two winds. But strong Easterly for my last hour., was fooled by Fake Tarbrax for five minutes [three mins when I thought I was at Tarbrax and two when I was denying I wasnt)<br /> Some really bad driving on Muirkirk Douglas road, thank goodness some laybys saved me.</p> <p>3 dead badgers but 4 live Buzzards and ONE SWALLOW at Tarbrax</p> <p>Douglas Bakery is my go to. But there is now a lovely cafe again in Sorn. With views of the river Ayr. THe Country Corner. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=90#post-379192 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:43:43 +0000 Frenchy 379192@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>For various reasons I've not cycled more than 20 miles in almost a year. Fixed that by taking advantage of a lovely afternoon to cycle out to Gullane and back. Helped by a tailwind on the way back, I also realised I'm not quite so out of shape as I thought, although there's a decent chance I'll be fairly stiff tomorrow. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=90#post-378657 Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:36:34 +0000 gembo 378657@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not actually me but self confessed Hipster Twat - Ed Oxley the half owner of Hebtroco, with Brant who started Planet X, has just written up his Bullitt Cargo Bike ride from Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire where the firm is based to Northern Germany to buy buttons for their very expensive jeans and cycle them back to Walthamstow to the jeans factory.</p> <p>To. Get to. Ferry at Hull he was on roads but Holland and Germany all paths. Sounds like he came back via Lowestoft so he took ferries that would lead to better cycling. Took his coffee beans and a grinder and double sized aero press obvioulsy. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=90#post-377433 Sun, 24 Nov 2024 21:31:48 +0000 gembo 377433@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Order has been restored at the Big Puddle </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=90#post-377432 Sun, 24 Nov 2024 19:06:47 +0000 Greenroofer 377432@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I can confirm that, unsurprisingly, after the weather of the past 24 hours, the Big Puddle is now BIG.</p> <p>It's been a week since I rode round the reservoirs. It's now spectacularly muddy, and the tracks are very squidgy, presumably they have been lifted a bit by the frost.</p> <p>I saw something that was a stoat or a weasel or some other small brown mustelid. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=90#post-377344 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 15:46:30 +0000 gembo 377344@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Big Puddle Update - farmer has drivers through it so middle a bit churned. Mud on RHS of the puddle heading east. Is Nicely frozen so easy to get through.</p> <p>The farmer has also laid two large patches of slightly warm loose tarmac, Not so good for cycling through but better surface for his/her tractor. These patches are at the Poet’s Glen end of this farm track.</p> <p>Some bits of ungritted road had no frost but numerous patches of frost still there at 1230pmThe Green Bridge being most sketchy. . The WoL path worse due to more actual water? But hardly any wind just freezing cold. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=90#post-377338 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:26:33 +0000 gembo 377338@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Willl be frozen now might go see it at lunch time </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=90#post-377337 Sun, 17 Nov 2024 18:31:01 +0000 gembo 377337@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes two amigos also took the middle route. It does disappear entirely if the summer is dry. There was discussion amongst the three amigos regards the ease of which the big puddle could be run off into the field and how Ruth farmer must prefer the big puddle to a wet field. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=90#post-377335 Sun, 17 Nov 2024 17:56:58 +0000 Greenroofer 377335@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo - the big puddle is the smallest I've ever seen it. Today I rode through the middle of it (as there was no water there, just sticky mud). Every other time I've been through it I've always gone round the side and hoped that I don't get tipped in by one of the hidden rocks that are usually under the surface but today were high and dry... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=90#post-377323 Sat, 16 Nov 2024 14:06:43 +0000 gembo 377323@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Did the 7 Reservoirs and One Watermeadow route with he Three Amigos today (me,Tam and T.Rev)</p> <p>Say Balerno High School start then up Harlaw Road until it ends at the top of Kirkgate, round the back of the farm to the big puddle [quite smalll at the moment] then on to the cafe at Reservoir No1. - Clubbiedeans. We decided not to take the steep bike carry route at the Green Bridge and birled round to the alpaca land at the end of Torduff Reservoir. Over the breakwater / damhead and up up up to Bonaly Reservoir. Then Down to Glencorse. T Rev’s front wheel found a wheel sized ditch on the descent and he went over the handlebars. Also muddy compared to summer time. Anyway we made it down to Glencorse and tarmac to Loganlea then round Green Cleugh via the waterfall. And some nice gravel stretches. Then down beech avenue to Bavelaw marsh and then round to thriepmuir and Harlaw reservoirs. Then back down to the high school. Some sunshine, some wind helpful and otherwise - no other cyclists at all until Green Cleugh. Plenty runners and walkers. Some anglers And I assume wild swimmers. You wouldnt wear a dry robe unless you had to? Would you? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=90#post-375422 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 09:45:00 +0000 bakky 375422@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Rode WoL Visitor Centre to King Stables Rd (office) yesterday evening while eldest offspring was getting a rainy tour around WoL environs. Opted instead of the 2.5 mile route direct via Slateford Rd, Dundee St and beyond to go via the WoL paths to Roseburn and then CCWEL to Charlotte Sq, in spite of the latter being a good two miles longer - time to kill.</p> <p>Contrary to motogrumps on social meeja, CCWEL just in the 15m or so I was traversing its western leg was positively riddled with bikists, I counted 22 of whom only 2 had delivery bags on. Turns out people do use it, even at half six on a rainy Thursday.</p> <p>Wished I had the cameras on as I witnessed a motorpilot doing some incredible and hard-to-comprehend manoeuvring on Melville St - across the segregated cycle lane back and forth in a multi-point reversing turn, to then drive 100m down the footway, and subsequently exit onto the road. </p> <p>I was blocked at Charlotte Sq <a href="https://x.com/edi_dot_bike/status/1801314072752963793">by this choice parking</a>. Can't fathom why we don't just issue tickets based on photo evidence at this point, because the enforcement is just not present.</p> <p>Nice route though. Went by the canal on the way back, even though Komoot tried its best to send me and the 50kg cargo bike across the viaduct and down the steep steps - but I suspected as much and corrected the map to come off early down the path just after the rail bridge. I still don't feel great passing under some of those canal bridges, but very efficient and traffic-free route back once onto the canal even if I did give the Deliveroo lad ahead of me the heebies after following for a good mile and a half. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=90#post-375397 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:52:44 +0000 gembo 375397@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Went from Listonshiels to Carlops last night </p> <p>At Borestane declined to follow signposted path east and headed west towards East Cairn. At the gate we turned south through the other gate over the log path and cycled all the way down to Nort Esk reservoir. Well iwrats did on his special bike. I pushed a little BUT nothing like the pushing you have to do on the other side of the valley. </p> <p>Also by going round North Esk Reservoir you avoid the big field of cows muck I have always not enjoyed. Also cows.</p> <p>Group of young people camping at the reservoir. Some adult supervision</p> <p>Alas the Allan Ramsay hotel is long gone. We made do with gatecrashing the Pilates class at the village hall( we didn’t we were good boys we just filled bidons).</p> <p>Then retraced our steps</p> <p>A brilliant evening of cycling </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=90#post-375273 Sun, 02 Jun 2024 12:47:14 +0000 chdot 375273@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>(Friday)</p> <p>Cycled Haymarket - Meadows (PY) - Marchmont - Morningside - Polwarth - Roseburn - NEPN - Wardie - Inverleith - Stockbridge (under/overtook vehicles backed up to Stockbridge Primary, which probably took 4 cycles of lights to get to the junction) - (area) - Ferry Road (only because it’s got wands) - Broughton - Waverley. </p> <p>No idea how miles. </p> <p>No idea how much cycling time. </p> <p>Minimal waiting at lights/junctions. </p> <p>Minimal time to find parking spot. </p> <p>Mostly fun. </p> <p>Mostly healthy. </p> <p>Visited various people/places. </p> <p>Made various ‘moving decisions’ to go particular routes. </p> <p>Haven’t been along Gardeners Crescent for a while. Really pleased to see how the Gardens have developed. Was a building site once (sewer work?) and before mostly just cut grass. </p> <p>Bottom line is i couldn’t/wouldn't have done it by car. </p> <p><em>Could</em> have done it by bus but it would have taken more planning and undoubtedly involved more waiting and travelling time. </p> <p>No I’m not young/fit (ok fit enough ’cos I’ve always cycled), wasn’t wearing visible lycra or using an electric bike. </p> <p>Not telling anyone reading this things they don’t ‘get’, but it’s alien to most people as even a possibility or sensible choice. </p> <p>Yes it was warm with minimal wind, but even so… </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=90#post-375198 Wed, 29 May 2024 09:35:57 +0000 fimm 375198@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I extended the Public Holiday weekend by a day and had two lovely rides - one out to Gifford and back to Humbie via the minor road along the foot of the Lammermuirs. That ride featured a number of flooded roads, the most impressive is at Kidlaw (IIRC) where the road has been flooded for so long it has its own resident ducks and ducklings.</p> <p>The second ride went over the northern Granites climb, down through Heriot and then over the Soutra Aisle road. I've only ridden that road once before, a long time ago, and it is lovely (if quite a climb). I stopped at Soutra Aisle as well which was interesting. Just as I started the descent it started to rain, and very soon it was raining very hard, so I headed for home as fast as I could. There were even more flooded roads, especially at Cousland and on the Carberry Hill descent. My shoes had not dried out after their first soaking, by the time I got home they were wetter than before... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=90#post-375177 Tue, 28 May 2024 09:47:39 +0000 Frenchy 375177@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was in London at the weekend, and discovered that a load of roads in central London were closed for the RideLondon event on Sunday morning. So I grabbed a hire bike and joined the crowds cycling along Embankment.</p> <p>Everyone else seemed to know where they were going, but I was planning on crossing over to the south of the river, so I turned right onto Tower Bridge, expecting someone to stop me. Nobody stopped me, so I had a very enjoyable couple of minutes cycling across with the entire carriageway to myself. Turns out it was the finish line for a race of some sort later in the day? I was very politely asked to get out of the fenced off area when I got to the other side. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=90#post-374537 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:31:59 +0000 Dave 374537@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>thanks! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587&page=90#post-374531 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:57:08 +0000 neddie 374531@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Edinburgh Minute says that it is out, on Coronation Walk at least </p>