http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: ideas - Recent Topics en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:08:20 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18411#post-267916 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 00:17:31 +0000 unhurt 267916@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thinking about a post-daylight Flotterstone-Balerno outing this winter. Maybe late January/early February? (Would be sooner but argh. Busy.) Bonus: finishing at <a href="http://greyhorsebalerno.com/">The Grey Horse</a>. Mostly tarmac then mostly gravel/stoney paths. Wee bit muddy in places and a couple of streams to cross. Not road bike friendly but hybridable no worries. Decent lights probably the most vital thing unless some sort of full moon clear night perfection happens to happen. Opinions? Could possibly be a week-night outing. Would any other (slow) (or patient) people who would like to get cold and muddy and then refuel in a warm pub be interested?</p> <p>NB: The much less fun part is getting to Flotterstone if you don't have someone willing to drop you &amp; the bike off. I work in Newington so I'd just ride up once work releases me. But how much do I want to ride through the Easter Bush Campus and Bush Estate on my own in the dark? Not very much. Probably better than riding facing traffic on that tiny skelf of pavement on the west side of the A702 all the way from Hillend though. Anyone know any not-horrible routes there (that somehow avoid Kirk Brae!)? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18113#post-259765 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:03:31 +0000 unhurt 259765@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I am policing my own thread drift (from <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&amp;page=3">here</a>)</p> <p>In a world where you could wish CCE merchandise into being, what would you want?</p> <p>I've already suggested CCE branded underwear - merino wool, naturally, but in nice colours (what ARE the official CCE colours?).</p> <p>I would also like stickers that read "slow down you move too fast". I would put them on EVERYTHING. (Except possibly my bike because: lies.) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8515#post-85637 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:35:09 +0000 lionfish 85637@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hello all!<br /> My office mate is buying a bike! She's not cycled for many years (she's mid-twenties, and maybe hasn't cycled since school), and just wants a bike to get to and from the office and to pootle about town (so journeys less than 2 miles).</p> <p>The bike station etc are out of bikes that she wants at the moment (they apparently had a bit of a run when the students came back).</p> <p>She's given me links to several. I've not bought a bike for a while, and am not really very knowledgeable about bikes! I said maybe a local bike shop might be a good place to buy a bike, but I guess she's put off by the price..?</p> <p>Obviously you get what you pay for, and any bike can look shiny in a photo on the internet...</p> <p>But anyway, here's the links she's given to me! And my first thoughts about them.</p> <p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/d3d8szz" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/d3d8szz</a> (she's not buying it from Amazon, but it is coming flat packed!).<br /> Thoughts: knee-jerk concern about flat-pack bike + cheap, with a chain-guard that looks like it might break quite quickly? Also I guess it might be quite heavy, but I guess she doesn't mind that too much. How reliable are such things, is this a bike-shaped-object?</p> <p>Next a 2nd hand bike. (let's assume 2nd-hand bikes on ebay aren't stolen) <a href="http://tinyurl.com/d6d4bz4" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/d6d4bz4</a><br /> I've no idea if those gears are a good idea, and I don't know what the price will do. Also I doubt I'd ride very far on that saddle (but I guess that doesn't matter). I'm a bit blank on this bike - it maybe seems ok..?</p> <p>Another ancient 2nd hand bike: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/bnzy844" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/bnzy844</a><br /> The brakes look a nightmare!!! ahh!</p> <p>A new ebay bike. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/d7e9bpm" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/d7e9bpm</a> Tiny picture, can't get any idea about the bike from it, or from this page. <a href="http://www.probikecycles.com/HeritageDetailpage.aspx?Bikeid=4" rel="nofollow">http://www.probikecycles.com/HeritageDetailpage.aspx?Bikeid=4</a><br /> (dumb question: but why's it tell me the metal is an 'alloy' - aren't almost all metals we use alloys?).</p> <p>Anyway, they're the ones she's looked at. So in summary, she wants an 'Amsterdam' style bike, for less than £200(!!!), she doesn't need to cycle too far (~2 miles max), and she's planning to hand over money this weekend!</p> <p>What shall I suggest?</p> <p>I'll send her a link to this thread I guess :)</p> <p>Thanks for the help!! </p>