http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Now 'we' are (nearly) five en Mon, 18 May 2026 11:10:26 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547&page=2#post-167857 Mon, 13 Oct 2014 01:23:22 +0000 Instography 167857@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cool place. Looking forward to when the wingpiglet starts posting. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547&page=2#post-167732 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:57:53 +0000 gembo 167732@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Good virtual real interface on this site, including towpath banter, actual trip to pub and coffee shops/barges, after school bike clubs etc. Well worth the membership fee.</p> <p>Chapeau CH </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547&page=2#post-167730 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:47:18 +0000 Stickman 167730@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I can only echo what's been said above. </p> <p>I joined as a novice cyclist. Thanks to advice here I'm now way more confident. </p> <p>I've also had my views challenged and changed, learnt about a huge range of topics I would never have even known about and have laughed a frankly unnatural mount. There seems to be a really diverse range of people with one common interest, and I genuinely feel better for having found this forum and it's probably my most visited site. </p> <p>If I get out of bed early enough then I'll make it to PY one day. </p> <p>Thanks very much chdot for your benevolent admin. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547&page=2#post-167725 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 21:58:20 +0000 Uberuce 167725@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/nnHb58"><img src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2926/14029172015_b8ac4b009c.jpg"></a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/nnHb58">WingpigNSons</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/69352765@N06/">Uberuce</a></p> <p>Yep, I got that one too.</p> <p>Anyway, yes, this place is rather good. I wonder how people without CCEs or CCGs cope. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547&page=2#post-167723 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 21:32:47 +0000 chdot 167723@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaputniq/5119149790/"><br /> <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1391/5119149790_df14eff411.jpg"></a></p> <p>As seen at <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1567#post-15386" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1567#post-15386</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547&page=2#post-167722 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 21:30:12 +0000 Greenroofer 167722@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Big thanks to chdot for keeping us all on the straight and narrow.</p> <p>I actually quite like the current layout.</p> <p>The new non-pavement-cycling picture is lovely. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547&page=2#post-167721 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 21:24:40 +0000 Rosie 167721@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Happy birthday! I read you every day. I like the simplicity of the interface. Other kinds of comments threads where you get replies to replies to replies like a spiral end up being too difficult to follow. </p> <p>There's nowhere else I know where you can get sympathy for pot holes and shared lamentations about a lack of dropped kerbs. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167718 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 21:03:15 +0000 Min 167718@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Lol, I have just realised you put the photo up properly SRD. Thanks!</p> <p>And sorry for spamming the thread.. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167717 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 21:00:06 +0000 Min 167717@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>YEEESSS! Take that technology! </p> <p>(For those reading some time after the fact, it has just taken me half an hour to embed the photo. )</p> <p><em>I like min's too :) </em></p> <p>I have a "proper" one but was dead chuffed to find that one too! :-D </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167715 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:57:30 +0000 SRD 167715@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I like min's too :)</p> <p><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3948/15311392089_30a9eeb9a8.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167708 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:41:31 +0000 chdot 167708@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I thought I remembered taking a very similar photo"</p> <p>It's all about timing... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167707 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:40:09 +0000 chdot 167707@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cos links don't work in IMG tags</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55325383@N02/15311392089/player" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/55325383@N02/15311392089/player</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167706 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:34:05 +0000 Min 167706@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Why can't I upload the blasted photo? It is stupid Flickr. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167705 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:28:35 +0000 Min 167705@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I thought I remembered taking a very similar photo. ;-)</p> <p><code><a href="http://s2.photobucket.com/user/20050314/media/Athena_zpsa96d4c58.jpg.html"><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/20050314/Athena_zpsa96d4c58.jpg"></a></code> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167703 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:07:07 +0000 Min 167703@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>That *is* such a great photo. :) </em></p> <p>I guess it is our equivalent of the Athena Baby photo. ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167696 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 18:12:30 +0000 Diarmid 167696@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Happy Birthday indeed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167695 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 17:57:23 +0000 SRD 167695@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That *is* such a great photo. :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167690 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 16:32:50 +0000 jdanielp 167690@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>More thanks to chdot and everyone else that makes this a great forum to be involved with. I have only been active for around a year, although I did lurk on and off for a while a few years ago before forgetting about the site. In any case I'm glad that I found it again since it has been really quite helpful in improving my understanding and appreciation of cycling while getting to know other like-minded people, despite the fact I have yet to make it to an actual organised meet-up! (other than the PoP) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167687 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 15:26:39 +0000 Morningsider 167687@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Happy birthday CCE! Many thanks to our illustrious admin, chdot.</p> <p>It's been a vintage year - the referendum thread, PoP3, chicanes and erm...The Cycle Network... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167685 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 15:23:06 +0000 sallyhinch 167685@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>oh durr, just bought something expensive on Amazon and never even thought about using the link on here. Sorry!! Well reminded, Min </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167683 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 15:20:59 +0000 fimm 167683@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>LOL, I obviously don't have anything more useful to contribute to birthday threads than singing "Happy Birthday"! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167679 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 14:56:02 +0000 Min 167679@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh mine is too but I thought it was worth a mention anyway. :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167678 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 14:54:41 +0000 Nelly 167678@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>CCE and the Guardian are the first things I look at in the morning, dont get as much chance to contribute during the day these days, but still compulsive viewing and the best repository of info / detail on biking/edinburgh/any other subject really !</p> <p>Nice to be part of something where you have met a fair few of the people involved.</p> <p>I cant remember when I joined, must be 3+ years?</p> <p>Still cant work out how chdot manages to do it all.<br /> Lastly, as my use of Amazon is incredibly infrequent, I often feel embarrassed at not contributing to running costs. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167674 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 14:41:19 +0000 Min 167674@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes indeed, happy birthday to us and thank you to Chdot!</p> <p>Don't forget about the Amazon link over there<br /> &lt;--- to hopefully send a few pennies his way. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167672 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 14:36:36 +0000 cb 167672@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Previous birthdays:</p> <p>4:<br /> <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11439">"CC @ 4"</a></p> <p>3:<br /> <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8753">"Now we are three"</a></p> <p>1:<br /> <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1567">"Now we are (nearly) one"</a></p> <p>Couldn't find a anything for the 2nd birthday, but there is still a consistent trend to chdot's naming for these threads.</p> <p>And quoting fimm from last year's thread:</p> <p>"Happy Birthday to you!<br /> Happy Birthday to you!<br /> Happy Birthday CCE!<br /> Happy Birthday to you!"</p> <p>You clearly feel even more included this year given you changed "you" to "us". </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167670 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 14:22:11 +0000 sallyhinch 167670@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>POP would have been extremely difficult to organise without CCE (actually it is still pretty difficult but at least not impossible). CCE is the only cycling forum I frequent regularly despite not living in Edinburgh.</p> <p>If I had a request it would be make it more usable on mobile and have it handle PMs a bit better (it would be nice if it emailed the message rather than just telling you someone has sent you a message as I usually get the email on my phone and then have to either fire up the laptop to find out what it is or else spend a lot of time squinting at the teeny tiny site on my phone). But that's just a counsel for perfection. The main thing is it is peopled by the mostly sane and I think that's down to a lot of hard and almost invisible work by chdot </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167663 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:41:29 +0000 fimm 167663@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Happy Birthday to 'us',<br /> Happy Birthday to 'us',<br /> Happy BIRTHDAY CCE-E,<br /> Happy Brithday to 'us'.</p> <p>:-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167653 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:10:12 +0000 I were right about that saddle 167653@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"And how about changing the Flickr link photo on the right hand pane? Bl**dy pavement cyclists."</p> <p>I humbly propose a photo of @wingpig and child from the last PoP as the replacement. Many hearts melted. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167649 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:57:05 +0000 I were right about that saddle 167649@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Now where did I leave my tin foil socks?</em></p> <p>For the avoidance of doubt, those words were written with the greatest fondness on my part.</p> <p>And big up to chdot. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13547#post-167646 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:54:24 +0000 Cyclingmollie 167646@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>So big vote of thanks to chdot</em></p> <p>Seconded. Or should I say hear hear? </p> <p>Now where did I leave my tin foil socks? </p>