http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Off Topic - Recent Topics en Wed, 13 May 2026 01:50:45 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19794#post-312942 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 09:57:40 +0000 unhurt 312942@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://themannthemyth.home.blog/the-mann-the-myth-conference/" rel="nofollow">https://themannthemyth.home.blog/the-mann-the-myth-conference/</a></p> <p>This sounds like an excellent day out - and only £10.</p> <p>"2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Glasgow’s great eccentric antiquarian and amateur archaeologist Ludovic Mclellan Mann (1869-1955). A controversial figure during his lifetime, Mann nonetheless carried out important excavations, was Scotland’s first ‘rescue archaeologist’ and lived a life committed to public archaeology and heritage education. He is well known for his colourful books on ancient measurements and Earliest Glasgow, and his excavations at the Druid Temple, Clydebank in 1937-9."</p> <p>...I admit I didn't know much about him, and I certainly didn't know about the "druid temple" in Clydebank (my mum's from there)!</p> <p>I know one of the organisers, Kenny Brophy, and he is dead good, you can get a flavour of some of his interests at <a href="https://twitter.com/urbanprehisto">@urbanprehisto</a> or read his stuff at <a href="https://theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">https://theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com</a></p> <p>Venue is Glasgow University Union. Email to let them know you're coming by end September (so they can get enough sandwiches in). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18331#post-265591 Sat, 04 Nov 2017 15:22:22 +0000 unhurt 265591@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Packing for a move. In addition to discovering ever more spare sets of handlebars, mysterious bits of plastic that were probably kept on the grounds they were an important part of something-or-other, and unexpected stashes of Ikea STOPP non-slip rug matting, I keep finding books I had forgotten I owned. This is a small flat. I've sorted through all my books at least once since I moved here in 2015. How does this <em>happen</em>?</p> <p>Current theory: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BbE4jJ6DoZS/?hl=en">some sort of wormhole to the media studies section of a bookshop in Canada.</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18288#post-264758 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 01:01:18 +0000 unhurt 264758@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@bax: I agree that music can be poetry, but maybe we need a specific topic for musical links?</p> <p>My secret shameful Canadian love (SRD might understand? Or at least tolerate?): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVY8LoM47xI" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVY8LoM47xI</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11706#post-134283 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 22:44:27 +0000 lionfish 134283@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hello all!<br /> Sorry it's been so long since we visited the forum (especially after being so active). But we've been in Africa for the last two months!</p> <p>While making the blog, I found this old photo lying about on my laptop - I can't remember if I already posted it to the forum (sorry if I've just completely forgotten).</p> <p>Has anyone else experienced side-car bike-child-carriers?</p> <p><a href="http://africanpostcards.wordpress.com/2013/11/23/an-off-topic-cycling-post/" rel="nofollow">http://africanpostcards.wordpress.com/2013/11/23/an-off-topic-cycling-post/</a></p> <p>I'm afraid our current trip is the opposite of cycling - we've bought a massive landrover defender to travel about in :) Planning on hiring some bikes for a week to get about Cape Town though, so will see what cycling here's like.</p> <p>Hope all's well in Edinburgh, I've not been following the forum (or any other online thing). Need a really short minisummary of forum/edinburgh/cycling news :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4426#post-46681 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:44:43 +0000 spitters 46681@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>OK I will make this tenuous link to cycling in that my chin is colder than usual given the beard got lopped off for Movember.<br /> If you don't know what it's about you can <a href="http://uk.movember.com/?home">find out</a><br /> If you want to donate <a href="http://uk.movember.com/donate/team-details/id/366374/searchTerm/Rebel+Yell">please feel free</a> (note I am putting up the link to the team not the individual)<br /> However if you do spot me and would like to donate direct to me I am aiming for a total of £80 simply for the free entry to the party, not that I am likely to make it given that I will probably be my usual caring hubbydad and stay home ;)<br /> Oh and if anyone here is doing Movember feel free to join the team if you don't have one already. Maybe we could start <strong>team CCE next year</strong>. (See, <em>another</em> link! HAH!)<br /> Not sure how inclusive it is mind, I have heard of the concept of a mo-sista as well as a mo-bro but I am not sure I want to think about it too much </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2753#post-29283 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:15:20 +0000 Stepdoh 29283@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Anyone seen Peter Jackson's <a href="http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150223186041807&amp;oid=141884481557&amp;comments">hobbit blog video</a> almost brought a tear to my geeky and adopted wellingtonian eye. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2011#post-21107 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:12:19 +0000 Stepdoh 21107@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>From another thread about Amsterdam (Hijacked into Lyon by me, soz!) came the question, what is your favourite city and why. </p> <p>Excluding Edinburgh, for reasons of conversation, natch.</p> <p>I can't pin mine down. Wellington &amp; Paris are two high runners for very different reasons. </p>