http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Commuting - Recent Topics en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:08:56 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1587#post-15284 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:06:03 +0000 kaputnik 15284@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I would like to take the opportunity to start a thread where we can give thanks for a hassle free and wholly pleasurable day's riding.</p> <p>Yes, it was utterly baltic this morning and my new Northwave Touring shoes with "airflow system" were a bit of a liability in that the <strong>coldest temperature ever recorded in the UK was between my toes at 820AM</strong>. However it was clear and still and bright, with a full moon still in the sky and with some frost on the ground and ice collecting in the hollows, it was truly beautiful and the sort of day when I rode to work with a big smile on my face.</p> <p>Hurrah. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19868#post-314918 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 14:35:36 +0000 KerrMilne 314918@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>Attached is my dissertation questionnaire for commuters by bicycle in the City of Edinburgh. I am an undergraduate at the University of Aberdeen and I would be very grateful if you could spare 2 minutes to complete my short survey. It is completely anonymous and therefore no personal details required. </p> <p><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTg480Cxt75CN22iU-7N5arkc8Az4-7bBoy0sRkh7XJ7MAow/viewform" rel="nofollow">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTg480Cxt75CN22iU-7N5arkc8Az4-7bBoy0sRkh7XJ7MAow/viewform</a></p> <p>Much appreciated,</p> <p>Kerr Milne </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=152#post-894 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:00:51 +0000 kaputnik 894@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We (bikeists) often moan about the weather, kit, taxi drivers, potholes etc. but there is another aspect to commuting which is how our employers treat (or otherwise) us in terms of facilities. I thought there might be some merit in starting a general comparison / discussion on the subject. What is it essential to have provided? what is it nice to have? what are the downright extravagances and luxuries some more enlightened employers provide us with?</p> <p>So, welcome to my work. I won't name them as they're so paranoid this is probably a sackable offence.<br /> The basement is currently off-limits to cars, so I have the whole place to myself. The bike racks aren't the best, but they are racks and you can lock a bike to them, so who am I to complain!<br /> <img src="http://www.magnificentoctopus.com/y/1.jpg"></p> <p>The kit room is warm and dehumidified. Wet gear will dry during the day and be warm and dry for the ride home. lockable cages (albeit too small to get a coat-hanger inside!) for more prized possessions you might fear for. This is a matter of trusting your colleagues I suppose.<br /> <img src="http://www.magnificentoctopus.com/y/2.jpg"></p> <p>Showers. Quite public for the more modest, but plenty hot and plenty flow.<br /> <img src="http://www.magnificentoctopus.com/y/3.jpg"></p> <p>Changing and locker space. A locker is yours for as long as you can spare the £1 to release the key. Note also the radiator which has controls you can access! Elightened!<br /> <img src="http://www.magnificentoctopus.com/y/4.jpg"></p> <p>My only complaint is the lunchtime football players who use these facilities (rather than those for the sports pitches), leave them filthy afterwards and hog the lockers! It clearly says "cycle changing rooms" on the sign on the door!</p> <p>AA </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14242#post-178193 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:43:21 +0000 Wendy 178193@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cycling Scotland have launched a new Workplace Cycle Challenge - running through January and February. It's open to all workplaces in Scotland and there are prizes to be won!</p> <p>More info here:<br /> <a href="http://www.cyclingscotland.org/our-projects/award-schemes/cycle-friendly-employer/workplace-cycle-challenge" rel="nofollow">http://www.cyclingscotland.org/our-projects/award-schemes/cycle-friendly-employer/workplace-cycle-challenge</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=14225#post-177927 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 13:03:27 +0000 mfcity 177927@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I wanted to say hi to the forum. We arrived in Edinburgh in August and are all enjoying the city. My 8yo son and I now do the school commute by bike, and I ride mostly around the city these days (sometimes along the John Muir Path). My project is converting an older MTB for streamlines urban use, so I may have some questions for those of you more experienced in that area. (Existential question: is it possible to build up a really good all-around commuting/touring bike based on an old CrMo MTB frame?)<br /> I used to mainly ride road-style, and I'd like to join for a ride sometime.<br /> Also, I found a pair of in-ear headphones, likely dropped by another cyclist on Carrington Road along Fettes College--posted a found ad on Gumtree, but let me know if you lost these. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13334#post-163146 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 14:29:00 +0000 voxynn 163146@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm starting to commute from Fife to Edinburgh, and want to leave my bike somewhere near the south side of the bridge, such as the south terminal or Ferrymuir. Does anyone know of a bike rack/shed in the area? </p> <p>Thanks! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10968#post-122751 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 19:40:14 +0000 newtoit 122751@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>Been lurking for a while and decided to take the plunge.<br /> I'm looking to start cycling to work and first things first, need a bike! Never really bought one before so I'm not sure where to start... I'm thinking of going for a Hybrid - I'd be riding about 7miles round trip each day from Liberton to the West End, and also going out and about now and again at the weekends. Quite keen to go out along the union canal, down the river from Mussy to Dalkeith, that sort of thing.</p> <p>I'm thinking I'd be wanting 700c wheels but not sure after that. My employer offers the Cycle to Work scheme but the bike would have to be bought from Halfords, so looking at their range I think the Carrera Crossfire 2 or Voodoo Marasa would be the type of thing I'm after - £250-350 price range. I would far rather buy from a small/local place if I can get something decent for a similar price, and take the hit on not getting it tax free, but everything I've seen in shop windows has been £500+ which is more than I can afford at this (very early) point in my career. Any guidance would be most welcome!</p> <p>Secondly, I was wondering if anyone can advise on the best route to take without getting mauled by a bus? I was thinking of heading down Kirk Brae, up the hill past Kings Buildings, along Blackford Road and down through the Grange and Marchmont, to go across the Meadows. Google's suggested route of riding down Liberton Brae, Newington Road etc seems rather intimidating to me... What would you good people suggest in that regards?</p> <p>Thanks very much in advance </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9206#post-95731 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 13:22:27 +0000 DanS 95731@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Does anyone do it?<br /> My wife and I are considering moving out to the Wilds of West Lothian and I'm rather terrified by the costs of a Train Season Ticket. Does anyone do the ride from Linlithgow to Edinburgh on a regular basis - any suggestions?<br /> Cheers,<br /> D </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9780#post-105627 Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:02:55 +0000 shuggiet 105627@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/21915779">Serena Williams saved by bike!</a></p> <p>"The traffic was crazy and everyone was like, 'I have been here for an hour, and I'm staying like eight minutes away',' 15-time Grand Slam champion Williams said. "I'm like, 'OK, I'm not going to make my match'.<br /> "So I asked for a golf cart, and the hotel didn't have a golf cart. Then they were like, 'We have a motor bike'. I'm like, 'I don't do motor bikes'.</p> <p>"They said, 'We have a bicycle'. I said, 'I really don't do bicycles, but I will today'.'</p> <p>The American, 31, feared she would be late and said: "Riding to the match was probably one of my best memories ever." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1291#post-11809 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:32:44 +0000 Smudge 11809@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I too have a car,<br /> I am not queueing,<br /> you are."</p> <p>With apologies to all the "proper" Haiku poets out there ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2149#post-22609 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:09:28 +0000 Mabs 22609@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hi there folks.<br /> Just moved to Edinburgh a few weeks ago to start term two down at The SAC at Kings Buildings.<br /> I've been driving the route since I got here but since the steering in the car has started to go and I've put on some podge for the first time I decided it's time to get fit and rolling.</p> <p>Up to a year ago I was BMX'ing a heck of a lot but since my wrist decided to die on me I had to give that fun lark up.</p> <p>So on Saturday I popped along to the Bike Station and got my self an EBC Cullin. My first hardtail and although the suspension is too soft and it's a bit too small (or so I've been told) it's great fun to ride.<br /> Had my first cycle that afternoon and went from Caledonian Crescent up to Kings Buildings and even with my asthmatic lungs I got there quicker than it takes me to drive.</p> <p>I really hadn't noticed how slow the traffic moves down Morningside until I was speeding past it all.<br /> Only had one idiot that day overtake me justto cut me off as he pulled into a junction.<br /> I think I'm going to enjoy it here and I have at least 4 years of Edinburgh life ahead of me so I better.</p> <p>Cheers Folks.</p> <p>Michael </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1564#post-15033 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:49:46 +0000 Wendy 15033@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>With the colder weather slowly encroaching upon us, don't forget that your bike needs a bit of extra TLC to keep it running slickly and smoothly through the winter.</p> <p>Basic winter maintenence classes are starting on Mondays, from 6-8pm at the Bike Station to teach you the skills you need to keep your bike in tip-top condition. The class fee is £10, and this includes a can of de-greaser and either a set or mudguards or lights.</p> <p>If you are interested in attending a class then please contact Esther Halcrow at <a href="mailto:esther@thebikestation.org.uk">esther@thebikestation.org.uk</a> or 0131 6628970 for more details and to register for a class. </p> <p>Walk-ins are not accepted - you must pre-register with Esther if you wish to attend a class.</p> <p>Wendy@theBikeStation </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1509#post-14372 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:40:22 +0000 Smudge 14372@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Was somewhat confused this morning, sat on the Glasgow Edinburgh train when a nice young lady got on the train (at Linlithgow iirc).<br /> She had an Apollo 21spd mountain bike, and had ensured she had a decent h****t and a hi-vi waistcoat.</p> <p>What I found amazing was that despite spending probably around £30 on a plastic bunnet and sourcing the waistcoat she had no lights at all! (and the rear reflector though fitted was pointing at the sky)</p> <p>I know we don't all travel in the dark, but even when we got off at Haymarket (about 0720) it was sufficiently dark I had both lights on. Surely fifteen/twenty quid on some led's would be money well spent? Or is it me that's missing the point?!? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1369#post-12848 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:46:28 +0000 Wendy 12848@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>On the 16th September, Edinburgh will be visited by Pope Benedict XVI, resulting in many road closures throughout the city.</p> <p>To enable a quick commute to work in the city centre, the Bike Station has teamed up with Essential Edinburgh to provide all day secure cycle parking in St Andrew Square!</p> <p>You'll be able to leave your bike securely locked up from 8am to 6pm.</p> <p>Dr Bike will be there from 8am to 12pm to fix minor problems such as brakes and gear cables on your bike, and the coffee shop in St Andrew Square will offer a 5% discount to anyone who uses Dr Bike!</p> <p>Don't let the road closures stop you from getting to work on the 16th! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=147#post-838 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:49:52 +0000 Stepdoh 838@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>One useful thing I've found with twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/stepdoran">@stepdoran</a>) is the earlier commuters amongst us warning of bad conditions for the commute. </p> <p>Even just an ice warning popping up on your phone before you head out could be a lifesaver.</p> <p>Who are all the Tweeting Edinburgh cyclists out there? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=710#post-6075 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:26:12 +0000 Wendy 6075@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As part of our <strong>A better way to work</strong> project, and in conjunction with Essential Edinburgh, Dr Bike will be at St Andrews Square, servicing bikes for <strong>free</strong>.</p> <p>He'll be there:</p> <p><strong>Wednesday 28th April<br /> Wednesday 12th May<br /> Wednesday 26th May</strong></p> <p>Each time he'll be there between <strong>12pm and 3pm</strong>.</p> <p>Hope to see you all there!</p> <p>Wendy @ the Bike Station </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=784#post-6832 Wed, 12 May 2010 09:45:08 +0000 steveo 6832@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What do folk (who bother) use for water proofing on their legs? I could never get into the just get wet mindset, i think i'm part cat, but the waterproofs i've used all winter are boil in the bag and i can't use them if its not -5. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=618#post-5003 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:35:29 +0000 Wendy 5003@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>For anybody who works in or near the Gyle Centre, or for anyone who just happens to be visiting - we at <strong>A better way to work</strong> are holding a free event on Friday 9th April in the carpark of the Gyle Shopping Centre, outside Starbucks, between 10am and 4pm.</p> <p>Come along and let our Dr Bike service your bike for free, and get some journey planning advice and cycle maps. If that isn't enough to tempt you - we also have free home-made cake for everyone that joins us! </p> <p>Hope to see you there!</p> <p>Wendy@ The Bike Station </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=502#post-3671 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:52:56 +0000 Smudge 3671@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I seem to recall someone on here complaining about EBC selling commuting bikes without essentials such as mudguards and racks... looks like they must read the forum too ;-))<br /> <a href="http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLqrymode.a4p?f%5FProductID=12422&amp;f%5FFullProductVersion=1&amp;f%5FSupersetQRY=K%2A%2A%2A%5F100310%5F0000100&amp;f%5FSortOrderID=1&amp;f%5Fbct=" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLqrymode.a4p?f%5FProductID=12422&amp;f%5FFullProductVersion=1&amp;f%5FSupersetQRY=K%2A%2A%2A%5F100310%5F0000100&amp;f%5FSortOrderID=1&amp;f%5Fbct=</a> </p>