http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: comute - Recent Topics en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:31:44 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10644#post-116844 Thu, 04 Jul 2013 13:02:02 +0000 StepRam 116844@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hello everyone,</p> <p>My Name is Stephen aka StepRam I am an IT support guy and I live in Edinburgh and am looking to buy a bike and get back into cycling. </p> <p>As a teenager I cycled everywhere, I owned a road bike for dashing across town etc and a Mountain bike for my paper round! I crashed the Road Bike badly just before moving to Edinburgh to come to Uni and never did any serious cycling thereafter.</p> <p>I have just lost a lot of weight (18 Stone 6 down to 14 Stone 8 in 4 months) and am on the road to regaining my fitness, (although I am sure I will never be as fit as I was as a teenager)!</p> <p>Currently I walk as much as I can, between 3 and 6 miles a day between the office and clients sites, I am now looking to get but on a bike and step that up a lot</p> <p>I am looking for some advice about my current plan which is to get a Cyclocross bike which I will use for general commuting and running around town travelling from the Oxgangs / Fairmilehead area into town and between clients sites, which are spread out all across Edinburgh.</p> <p>I am concerned about a Cyclocross bike on the Canal paths and some of Edinburgh's 'fantastically well maintained' roads! I am also concerned about how to carry my kit, on a daily basis I normally carry A Laptop, Ipad, DLSR, Lenses, Cables, Spares and general rubbish. just now this leads to a very heavy Rucksack hence I am thinking about Panniers. However the thought of putting my precious and experience kit into a Pannier with all the knocks and vibration is a concern. but so is heavy ruck sack!</p> <p>I also want to (get to a point) were I am cycling almost as hard and fast as I used to, but still want to arrive looking semi-professional (or at least not like a wet smelly sweating slob). By semi-professional I currently wear smart Jeans and a smart short sleeved shirt and tready shoes.</p> <p>I would be very grateful for any comments, feed back and advice that anyone can offer me. </p> <p>Thank you</p> <p>StepRam<br /> PS if you really want to know more about Me see <a href="http://www.blipfoto.com/stepram" rel="nofollow">http://www.blipfoto.com/stepram</a> </p>