http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Edinburgh - Recent Posts en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:46:46 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=517&page=5#post-357716 Wed, 29 Dec 2021 20:47:44 +0000 mcairney 357716@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks, all sorted now (Ace Bikes were open). New gear cable required but thankfully front mech is fine. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=517&page=5#post-357710 Tue, 28 Dec 2021 20:04:48 +0000 SRD 357710@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bike works is open. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=517&page=5#post-357708 Tue, 28 Dec 2021 17:33:36 +0000 mcairney 357708@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Semi OT but anyone know which bike shops are open during the festive period? My front derailleur has stopped derailing and I suspect it’s just the cable but in case it’s something a bit more serious </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=517&page=5#post-357698 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 13:45:12 +0000 Frenchy 357698@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Noticed this week that:</p> <p>There's a new shop open on Newington Road - roughly opposite the old Bicycle Repair Man shop. <a href="https://projektride.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">https://projektride.co.uk/</a></p> <p>Criterium Cycles (at Dobbie's) have moved (slightly) - entrance is now directly from the car park, rather than having to go through the main Dobbie's store. Still no bike parking anywhere in sight, though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=517&page=5#post-317185 Tue, 05 Nov 2019 21:23:51 +0000 LaidBack 317185@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@arellcat - sorry to hear that. 'Good' shops should realise that they have to treat people with respect.<br /> CS floral spanner award sounds good. They do sort BMX bikes from Crags and get on well with varied clientelle. Were c!osed for a late holiday - nice to come back to. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=517&page=5#post-317181 Tue, 05 Nov 2019 20:19:45 +0000 gembo 317181@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Was in the cycle service today, saw the flowers but missed the award (clear glass). Well deserved award </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=517&page=5#post-317180 Tue, 05 Nov 2019 19:43:09 +0000 Arellcat 317180@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>not quite cool enough to actually bother serving</em></p> <p>I've had this at certain motorbike shops. I go to Infinity, in York, and the guy says "Hello, how can I help?" and remembers me from two years previously. I go to one of the shops in Edinburgh and it's "Hello, how can I ignore you?"</p> <p>EBC I like and dislike at the same time. I've known one or two of them for 20 years, but otherwise I'm just another random person who ends up having to either order something in, or goes somewhere else when you Need Stuff Today.</p> <p>The Cycle Service scooped a well deserved award at the Cycling Scotland civic reception last night, for their accessibility and outreach. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=517&page=5#post-317154 Tue, 05 Nov 2019 16:31:59 +0000 LaidBack 317154@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Not sure if this is latest shop thread but anyway...</em></p> <p>Latest from Argyle Place.</p> <p>The Bicycle Works is now owned and run by three employees of said establishment. </p> <p>Javier Z, Joe T and John H - all with first class skills and found behind a workstand most days.</p> <p>Rest of team will stay the same David, Angus, Euan and others. </p> <p>Previously a partnership between Andrew Davies and John Anderson. As many here will know Andrew retired over a year ago. With the team there things pretty much carried on as before - Andrew drops by from time to time.<br /> John Anderson too has been a central figure in bike sport here. He set up the Tri centre in Newington and ran shop in Peebles (both were sold). Tour O The Borders was also invented by him whilst we shared premises at Marchmont.</p> <p>News has been under wraps for a while (months and longer) but all through now - although everyone here maybe knows already? Good to see the shop there keep its core team and approach. (Yes, booking isn't something they do but who know if that will change)<br /> Next door there will be a cafe (still under construction by Bearded Barrista and associates)</p> <p>Sure many will wish them all the best on the next chapter. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19868#post-314993 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 12:49:13 +0000 Arellcat 314993@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Done!</p> <p>I assumed "dedicated" was synonymous primarily with "segregated" and secondarily with "painted". I also assumed for Q7, given the context of Q8, that "on-road cycle lanes" meant paint. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19868#post-314988 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 11:13:19 +0000 EdinburghCycleCam 314988@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Done! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19868#post-314934 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 16:58:32 +0000 fimm 314934@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It will show that the OP is more or less competent at writing a survey and analysing the results. He'll probably learn as much from comments in this thread as from the survey results...</p> <p>Edited to add: I've done the survey although possibly I should not have as I bike-train-bike to Livingston.<br /> Question 7 - the presence of paint on the road does not make a difference to how safe I feel, but there wasn't a "no difference" option. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19868#post-314932 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 16:29:13 +0000 gembo 314932@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>pretty easy to fill in, which I have done. Not sure what it will show? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19868#post-314926 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 15:48:37 +0000 neddie 314926@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Done! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19868#post-314925 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 15:41:58 +0000 acsimpson 314925@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The last two questions could elicit a dissertation from many on here with decades of badgering the council. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19868#post-314924 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 15:41:49 +0000 neddie 314924@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>CCE Rule 3:</p> <p>When submitting a survey on CCE, always get CCE to vet it first, before launching...</p> <p>PS. Welcome KerrMilne ;) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19868#post-314923 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 15:22:39 +0000 Morningsider 314923@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hi Kerr - survey completed. Please don't take this the wrong way, but I think it needs a bit of work. I'm happy to make a few suggestions - although I appreciate it's probably a bit late for that. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19868#post-314922 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 15:07:49 +0000 toomanybikes 314922@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm 25, and therefore am in two of your age groups. I also ride mostly on segregated off-road infrastructure, so if the question is anything along the lines of "does segregated infrastructure increase cycling" based on Q6, you may get misleading results. Q7 is hard, I'm assuming it relates to painted infrastructure, but it's not clear. There's also the issue of width, solid white lines vs dashed white lines, as well as whether it's legal to park in them, it's hard to generalise. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19868#post-314921 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 15:05:19 +0000 Frenchy 314921@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Can you clarify what exactly counts as "dedicated on-road cycling infrastructure"?</p> <p>Painted cycle lanes, segregated cycleways, off-road paths? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19868#post-314920 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 15:03:48 +0000 wingpig 314920@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't, but some people might work more than 5 days per week. </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=517&page=5#post-292226 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 12:50:22 +0000 gembo 292226@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It is Velow with a W. THe W is for Walter. Now you do not get so many byoung chaps called Walter do you? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=517&page=5#post-292224 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 12:47:44 +0000 Cyclingmollie 292224@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't know how it is spelled as I asked the owner what the business was called but I think you are right. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=517&page=5#post-292222 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 12:25:54 +0000 urchaidh 292222@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.velow.cc">Velow</a> with a 'w'? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=517&page=5#post-292219 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 11:42:46 +0000 Cyclingmollie 292219@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>New bike shop opening in Portobello soon. It's called Velo, at Tribe Porty, in the space beside what was the entrance to Earthy. The owner has moved his business there from Leith. He specialises in building up vintage frames of which he seems to have many displayed in the window. He also does servicing etc. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=517&page=5#post-288819 Mon, 13 Aug 2018 14:39:04 +0000 ejstubbs 288819@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I find EBC frustratingly inconsistent. I've had great experiences there in the past, and I've also been made to feel "not quite cool enough to actually bother serving" by some staff who seem to have attended the <em>How to Ignore a Customer Without Making it Glaringly Obvious</em> course - aka <em>Yes, Chatting to your Colleagues and/or Pals about your Latest Ride really <u>is</u> More Important than Actually Helping Customers to Buy Stuff</em>.</p> <p>At the weekend I popped in to the Bruntsfield shop to pick up an item I'd ordered through their web site. It took a fair while to find a free member of staff to start with, which was a little peeving, but what annoyed me more was that, when I did get to speak to the guy on the "back" desk (the one by the riding gear &amp; shoes) another couple hijacked him as he was setting off to find my order. They occupied him long enough for him to forget the name the order was under, so he had to come back and ask me again. It was entirely unclear to me why those two other people were apparently accorded priority over me. That was annoying.</p> <p>Then I was asked to pay the full amount of the order, despite having entered my credit card details when I placed the order online in order, so the web site gave me to understand, to pay a deposit on the item. I queried this, and was assured that "the manager here often doesn't bother to take the deposit, but if you do find that you've been charged twice then come back and we'll sort it out". I suggested that this was more than a little confusing for customers, but the attitude seemed to be "that's the way it's done". Which wasn't helpful. Either they want a deposit or they don't - and asking customers to help them sort out their inability to follow their own procedures is a bit much IMO.</p> <p>Another thing that concerns me is that, if the manager has discretion whether or not to take the deposit, that suggests that he has access to the credit card details I submitted to the web site, which is emphatically <u>not</u> what I expect to be the case when paying online.</p> <p>As I say, I have had good experiences with EBC, but they do seem to have a remarkable propensity to be <em>just</em> inconsistent and disorganised enough to be frustrating to deal with at times.</p> <p>Stop press: I have just now received an invoice from EBC for the item I picked up on Saturday. For one thing, the invoice does not add up - the total is less than the cost of the item. Worse, at the top of the invoice it says "Once your package ships we'll send an email with a link to track your order". Er...I've already got it! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=517&page=5#post-288814 Mon, 13 Aug 2018 13:54:24 +0000 DaveC 288814@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><strong>Edinburgh Bike Coop.</strong></p> <p>I needed a longer fork Crown Hex bolt for my Dawes as the B&amp;M dymano light bracket pushes the length required over the std 45mm bolt.<br /> I called them up and was told to pop down, as they have a drawer full of stuff.<br /> Yep they had a few similar to my requirement and <strong>gave me 3 bolts of various sizes free!</strong> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=517&page=5#post-288328 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 19:41:23 +0000 gembo 288328@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Met him at apple pie. He has JOCKY on the crossbar. This was way back </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=517&page=5#post-288294 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 09:57:12 +0000 Cyclingmollie 288294@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Exellent. The guy who sold me the book said he'd met Jocky Allan when he and his wife had been shopping for a chain guard. EBC said they weren't made any more. Jocky asked what colour they wanted. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=517&page=5#post-288253 Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:22:02 +0000 chdot 288253@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>he was involved in starting the SCU (Scottish Cyclists’ Union), ESCA (the East of Scotland Cycling Association), the White Heather cycling club (which later became the Edinburgh Road Club) </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="http://www.veloveritas.co.uk/2008/07/18/jocky-allan/" rel="nofollow">http://www.veloveritas.co.uk/2008/07/18/jocky-allan/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=517&page=5#post-288250 Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:13:33 +0000 chdot 288250@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“The Jock being Jocky Allan who had the bike shop in Leith Walk.“</p> <p>One of life’s characters!</p> <p>In the past past he had a shop in LW, then Jane Street for many years and back to LW when it was demolished.</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin/1_edinburgh_history_-_recollections_cycling.htm#4_phil_wilson" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin/1_edinburgh_history_-_recollections_cycling.htm#4_phil_wilson</a> </p>