http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: cycle parking edinburgh - Recent Posts en Tue, 19 May 2026 13:20:58 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-317573 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 09:17:45 +0000 chdot 317573@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“@chdot reassuring?”</p> <p>Hope so. </p> <p>“scruffy looking Surly tourer”</p> <p>4 points</p> <p>You have a good lock</p> <p>All/mostly daylight in busy area. </p> <p>Scruffy AND tourer</p> <p>Surly - sorry but suspect majority of bike thieves don’t recognise it as ‘desirable brand’. </p> <p>“well-developed sense of paranoia”</p> <p>MAYBE NOT READ NEXT BIT</p> <p>That’s <em>exactly </em>where I rescued a bike with a lock that had a broken key inside with an angle grinder. </p> <p>Single passerby - “is that your bike?”</p> <p>Me - “no” </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-317571 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 08:22:19 +0000 wingpig 317571@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have done previously. The child seat wasn't nicked either. I made sure to use a rack at least one in from the end in case a car parked too enthusiastically against it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-317570 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 08:18:43 +0000 gembo 317570@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yeah, get in early and leave bike on city chambers racks, the ones nearest the door safest. But the others fine too. Look out for the gold statue and bench for General Macjek </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-317569 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 00:11:51 +0000 Arellcat 317569@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Unhurt, you might alternatively use the racks at the City Chambers. Bit of a trek, but they're pretty safe. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-317568 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 00:08:55 +0000 unhurt 317568@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo yes...</p> <p>@chdot reassuring?</p> <p>@twinspark less reassuring.</p> <p>@cb oh, hmm, that might work. Not much looking forward to it all. Hoping my name doesn't get pulled out the hat... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-317562 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 23:11:11 +0000 cb 317562@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There is cycle parking in Old College Quad. You should be able to access via the West College St entrance during jury service hours.</p> <p>I was going to park my bike there when I had jury service some years back, but I just left it in the on street stands in the end. Anyway, the hair-raising tales in the court room made even Chambers St seem like a haven of peaceful tranquility. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-317559 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 21:33:21 +0000 twinspark 317559@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@unhurt - Had my bar ends stolen in Chambers Street. Bike was parked outside the Museum. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-317556 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 20:56:41 +0000 chdot 317556@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It’ll be fine. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-317555 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 20:45:15 +0000 gembo 317555@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@unhurt, you got insurance? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-317551 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 20:00:27 +0000 unhurt 317551@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Q would you leave a nice but slightly scruffy looking Surly tourer alone on Chambers Street for 6.5 hours on a weekday? </p> <p>I have:<br /> - jury service<br /> - a gold sold secure D-lock<br /> - a well-developed sense of paranoia </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-312726 Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:09:02 +0000 gembo 312726@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Fietsclub Balerno rider has had her specialized ruby road bike stolen, yesterday from racks at James Gillespie’s High School. White with green piping. May be that the Marchmont area is being targeted again?? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-312725 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:07:05 +0000 neddie 312725@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Someone just tried &amp; failed to steal a neighbour’s bike off our railing. </p> <p>Left the railing bent. Thankfully made of steel, so didn’t break. </p> <p>However, now have to pay for railing to be fixed. Rrrraaaargh </p> <p>Stand up the ravens... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-312720 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 18:18:52 +0000 Ed1 312720@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Does anyone know what the cycle parking/ facilities are like at Ladywell House in Corstorphine? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-305906 Thu, 02 May 2019 21:29:18 +0000 bramleyborn 305906@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks all for your suggestions. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-305792 Wed, 01 May 2019 16:33:32 +0000 Trixie 305792@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Depends on if the raven-botherers have refined taste or not. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-305791 Wed, 01 May 2019 16:25:14 +0000 I were right about that saddle 305791@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Or have a homebrew bike that's fluorescent lilac? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-305790 Wed, 01 May 2019 16:22:18 +0000 Trixie 305790@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As for 'safe' - use multiple good quality locks. Assume anyone that wants to take it has big bolt cutters down their breeks. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-305770 Wed, 01 May 2019 12:52:16 +0000 Frenchy 305770@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The cycle layer on openstreetmap shows most bike racks, if you zoom in far enough: <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/55.9434/-3.1935&amp;layers=C" rel="nofollow">https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/55.9434/-3.1935&amp;layers=C</a> (Blue squares with a white "C" for large numbers of racks, wee blue squares for smaller groups.)</p> <p>If there's a location without any which you think should have some, then send a request to the council's active travel team (activetravel@edinburgh.gov.uk). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-305767 Wed, 01 May 2019 12:50:03 +0000 Morningsider 305767@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hi bramleyborn - The <a href="https://edinburghcouncil.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9dfa229ba4004f7ca642ed3bd9702094">Edinburgh Council Atlas</a> shows the location of all the cycle parking stands in the city.</p> <p>Click on the layers list in the top right hand corner (looks like three bits of paper) click the search icon and then type "cycle parking" - tick "cycle parking" in the menu and (all going well) you should be able to see the lot. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-305766 Wed, 01 May 2019 12:49:52 +0000 I were right about that saddle 305766@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em> Thinking of using the canal as a route into the City</em></p> <p>You're in for a treat. Great commute, if crowded in summer rush-hour.</p> <p>Where you at in town? Loads of on-street Sheffield racks and office parking. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19580#post-305764 Wed, 01 May 2019 12:38:48 +0000 bramleyborn 305764@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hi all. New to Edinburgh and living near bypass. Thinking of using the canal as a route into the City but Haymarket aside I'm not sure where the safe cycle parking spaces are? I'm sorry if this has been covered before but would appreciate any useful tips or info.</p> <p>Thanks </p>