http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: racks - Recent Topics en Wed, 13 May 2026 01:50:45 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16215#post-215297 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 16:53:46 +0000 ivangrozni 215297@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>Have about 21 days to play with in June this year and am intending on doing a little tour. Last year I was away for about 14 days and found the fully laden touring quite tough going. </p> <p>I'm therefore considering frame-bags and avoiding the additional weight of racks and panniers. Does anyone have any experience with bike-packing? Reduction in weight is my primary concern but not clear whether there is any real advantage with bike packs- can any CCEers advise?</p> <p>Assuming I decide in favour of traditional panniers and racks, I then have the added complication that I cannot use the braze-ons for the rear rack (long story involving sheared bolts, broken easy-outs and dodgy drilling). Does anyone have experience with quick release axle adaptors for panniers (like <a href="http://www.wiggle.com/tubus-adapter-set-for-qr-axle-mounting/">this</a>)? Can they take a reasonable load? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11402#post-129143 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 06:19:31 +0000 cc 129143@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm going to a conference! Where's a good place near the conference centre to lock up my bike? Any recommendations? </p> <p>I went there yesterday and found four wee rack-ettes out the front of the building; a couple of lamposts across the road; some cyclist-crusher barrier fencing just down the hill; and a bit further away there's <a href="http://opencyclemap.org/?zoom=18&amp;lat=55.94603&amp;lon=-3.20902&amp;layers=B000">Festival Square</a> but there doesn't seem to be anywhere more secure or reassuring. </p> <p>The <a href="http://www.eicc.co.uk/">EICC</a> and <a href="http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon-europe">conference</a> sites are no help sadly ("For further advice on alternative modes of transport <a href="http://www.sestran.gov.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.sestran.gov.uk</a>"). </p> <p>Any more ideas please? Or is that the lot? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10716#post-118056 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 15:56:27 +0000 Accendino 118056@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hello everyone,</p> <p>I am a keen biker, but I am experiencing some issues with parking my bike.<br /> I recently moved to Lauriston Gardens, where there are no facilities for parking the bike.<br /> In the internal space towards my flat there are several parking slots for cars, but nothing for bicycles, apart from a small bike rack that is not attached to anything and is abandoned in a corner, unusable.</p> <p>This means, the only secure storage space I have for my bike is to leave it at work in the bike shed, but that way I can't ride it to work.</p> <p>Last night I left it, for the first time, locked to a house fence on my street, as that was the only thing I could lock my bike to. The bike was attached to the side, completely out of the way, both for people accessing the flat and for pedestrians. While picking it up this morning I have been verbally abused by the flat occupier, who shouted at me from behind the curtains of their open window "she's finally f***ing taking the stupid bike!" and more along the lines, with so much hathred and anger in their voice, that I left literally shocked and scared about someone like that damaging my bike or becoming aggressive.</p> <p>Why does it need to be so difficult? Why can't I just lock my bike to a secured bike rack where it shouldn't bother anyone? What can I do if I want to continue riding and stay safe?</p> <p>Thanks,<br /> Silvia </p>