http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Sexy Cycling en Wed, 13 May 2026 01:57:43 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12939 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:22:36 +0000 ARobComp 12939@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>............... spoilsport. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12936 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:14:20 +0000 recombodna 12936@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Neither of those statements are true though....... Bicycles certainly don't run on fat and cars don't run on money or make you fat..... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12934 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:29:14 +0000 ARobComp 12934@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="http://www.theadventurelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/runsonfat_470.jpg"></p> <p>This the kind of thing you're looking for anth</p> <p><a href="http://www.theadventurelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/runsonfat_470.jpg">Full picture.....</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12931 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:23:41 +0000 recombodna 12931@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>you mean "you're too fat for your bike"</p> <p>yes thats whot eye ment!! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12929 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:11:31 +0000 Wendy 12929@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>spitfire - not sure who you work for, but Cycling Scotland has loans or grants (depending on the size of your company) available for improving cycling infrastructure, such as new cycle parking for workplaces that have or are working towards the Cycle Friendly Employer Award:</p> <p>---</p> <p>Cycling Scotland has teamed up with the Energy Saving Trust to offer Interest Free Loans to private sector organisations to install cycle infrastructure measures towards becoming Cycle Friendly Employers. </p> <p>Loans of up to £10,000 are available to private sector workplaces with more than 2,000 employees, loans of up to £5,000 for sites with more than 1000 staff, and loans of up to £2,500 for smaller sites. </p> <p>For further information and an application form visit <a href="http://cyclingscotland.org/cyclefriendlyemployer.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://cyclingscotland.org/cyclefriendlyemployer.aspx</a></p> <p>Workplace Grants to SMEs</p> <p>With continued support from the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives, Cycling Scotland are pleased to launch the 2010 Workplace Grants to support organisations towards becoming Cycle Friendly. Grants of up to £2,000 are available to provide incentives and promotional activity for staff. Priority for the grants will be given to Small to Medium Sized Organisations (SMES) that can demonstrate commitment to increased staff cycling to and from the workplace. </p> <p>For further information and an application form visit <a href="http://www.cyclingscotland.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.cyclingscotland.org</a>. The submission deadline for Workplace Grant applications is the 22nd October 2010</p> <p>To qualify for the loans and grants employers must be registered with Cycle Friendly Employer. If you have not already done so, you can register your organisation online and complete a short self-assessment at <a href="http://www.cyclingscotland.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.cyclingscotland.org</a>. This is a quick and easy process, and allows us to feedback recommendations and an action plan.</p> <p>For more information visit <a href="http://www.cyclingscotland.org#" rel="nofollow">http://www.cyclingscotland.org#</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Might help with your overflowing cycle parking! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12919 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:18:21 +0000 spitfire 12919@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Our bike shed now packed to overflowing, bikes dumped where there is nothing to chain them to </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12916 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:16:09 +0000 Dave 12916@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A surprising number of people cycle to my office (well, compared with zero at my last office I suppose I was going to be inevitably taken aback).</p> <p>The boss got a bike quite recently, and was pleasantly surprised that he can save 10 minutes cycling in from Barnton to Leith vs the car. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12902 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:38:22 +0000 spitfire 12902@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>let their tyres down? ;) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12899 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:31:40 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 12899@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In fairness we've got a stonking proportion live in places like Kirkcaldy, Duns, way up in Perthshire, Glasgow, and had people in Stirling and Berwick (as in 'upon Tweed', not 'North') till recently.</p> <p>And the rest live within 5-20 minutes walk. One person I converted stopped over winter, and hasn't been able to get re-started, so instead drives (from the bottom of Easter Road to Melville Street!) and then runs at lunchtimes.</p> <p>I think I'm one of only about 3 people in here for whom cycling would actually make sense - one cycles 2-3 times a week, and the other is the one who has gone back to the car and running... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12898 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:24:28 +0000 spitfire 12898@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Anth - Hah - I have converted at least 5 </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12897 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:20:56 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 12897@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Aha! So it's your work?</p> <p>I still think some genuine guerilla action creating graffiti on the bike lanes like this would be great!</p> <p>Sadly I've been working on getting people in here cycling for 5 years now. Only ever managed one extra person... :( </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12896 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:11:36 +0000 Wendy 12896@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The You're too sexy for your car posters are part of our marketing for our A better way to work project. If anyone wants copies of the poster for their workplace send me a message and I'll happily pop some in the post for you. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12892 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:01:40 +0000 spitfire 12892@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>you voted for your bike? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12890 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:48:16 +0000 Dave 12890@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>LOL. The only thing I had to ride to vote on earlier this year was my hardtail with downhill tyres on. It was like riding in treacle... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12886 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:05:37 +0000 spitfire 12886@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>if it was a fully sus MTB with extra chunky tyres<br /> "your bike's too fat" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12885 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:04:15 +0000 Dave 12885@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Or perhaps, "you're too fat not to bike"... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12883 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:01:37 +0000 spitfire 12883@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>you mean "you're <strong>too </strong>fat for your bike" </p> <p>:P </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12872 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:07:23 +0000 recombodna 12872@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Should say "you're to fat for your bike" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12864 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:46:08 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 12864@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Should explain that it actually looks like a bike symbol with some 'guerilla' graffiti added. I likes. I want a white spray can. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1373#post-12863 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:42:50 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 12863@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cutting from a paper just sent to me...</p> <p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4153/4973901085_19ab919eea.jpg"> </p>