http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Cycling waxes while golf wanes" en Tue, 26 May 2026 10:56:45 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14124#post-176563 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:36:31 +0000 chdot 176563@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>But the mayor shuns the credit for the city’s transformation – which led to being named the Best Outdoors Town in America by Outside magazine readers – saying it is a result of the area’s natural beauty and the efforts of the community to embrace a new vision for its future.<br /> “I don’t think we’d be seeing the same job growth and private investment in Duluth if we didn’t have world-class natural beauty and outdoor recreation opportunities,” he told Bicycling.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.bringmethenews.com/2014/12/17/as-minnesota-expands-fat-biking-trails-mayor-explains-how-cycling-saved-duluth" rel="nofollow">http://www.bringmethenews.com/2014/12/17/as-minnesota-expands-fat-biking-trails-mayor-explains-how-cycling-saved-duluth</a> </p> <p>Lesson for Edinburgh? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14124#post-176562 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:15:35 +0000 chdot 176562@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>The Town Cycling Saved</p> <p>Don Ness, the 40-year-old mayor of Duluth, Minnesota, used bike trails and green space to transform this Rust Belt city into one of the most desirable communities in America</p> <p>"</p> <p>Lesson for Glasgow? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14124#post-176560 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 13:59:40 +0000 Rosie 176560@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In NZ tourist destinations that were for ski-ing so dead in summer have now started doing cycle trails. And you can finish off your cycle with a soak in a hot spring. I stayed at Turangi, in the centre of the North Island, which is famous for trout fishing. The owner of the motel, who rented me out the cycling gear, said that fishing was dropping off these days and he was trying to push through a cycle trail near by. Fishing, like golf, is a sport popular among middle-aged blokes. It can also allow the latest, fanciest, most technically advanced gear. </p> <p>I'm hopeful that NZers having embraced leisure cycling might get the idea that it isn't bad for commuting either, as Auckland is a fairly nasty place for cycling. NZ car drivers are notoriously aggressive &amp; impatient. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14124#post-176558 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 13:50:16 +0000 Rosie 176558@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In the firm where I work entertaining clients with a cycling event is more common than with a golf event. Also a lot of the charity events involve cycling. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14124#post-176556 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 13:37:16 +0000 Stickman 176556@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In a similar vein to the NZ approach, Duluth has developed a network of trails and seems to be reaping the benefits:</p> <p><a href="http://www.bicycling.com/news/featured-stories/town-cycling-saved?adbid=548131342647439360&amp;adbpl=tw&amp;adbpr=17900130&amp;cid=socNews_20141225_37822377">The town cycling saved?</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14124#post-176553 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 13:14:11 +0000 Rosie 176553@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In New Zealand, with a lot of development of new leisure cycling trails, people in the tourist industry repeat the mantra "cycling is the new golf". I'm delighted that that's true. Trails are much less damaging to the environment than mono-culture courses and water-thirsty greens. Certainly a lot of people I met there had taken up leisure cycling. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14124#post-176551 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 13:03:37 +0000 chdot 176551@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/drink-drive-law-change-killing-golf-club-bars-1-3644189" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/drink-drive-law-change-killing-golf-club-bars-1-3644189</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14124#post-176224 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 01:36:02 +0000 Instography 176224@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oddly I was making a similar observation about middle class blokes with too much money spending three grand on a mountain bike to then drive to hills so they be pulled to then roll down again. </p> <p>Trouble is, we were also pondering at work today forming the League Against Cool Sports. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14124#post-176176 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 13:45:44 +0000 Edinburgh Cycle Training 176176@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Given that there are plans afoot to transform the former Lothianburn Golf Club/course into one of the county's premier cycling hubs, perhaps there is something in this... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14124#post-176107 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 21:07:30 +0000 I were right about that saddle 176107@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Surely the two sports can be combined now that a bicycle fit for Braids One's slopes and respectful of the putting surface is on the market?</p> <p><a href="http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/CBOOFATX52/on-one-fatty-fat-bike" rel="nofollow">http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/CBOOFATX52/on-one-fatty-fat-bike</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14124#post-176101 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 18:25:34 +0000 chdot 176101@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Is cycling really the new golf?</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/30422698" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/30422698</a> </p>