http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Bicycle stereotypes of Edinburgh? en Wed, 13 May 2026 05:51:31 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183355 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:44:44 +0000 dougal 183355@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I must confess to being affixed to a railing on Broughton Street on Saturday while getting something from Coco. I considered myself wise rather than coward to continue down the hill to East London street rather than battle uphill again. Wiser still would have been Bellevue Place - no cobbles! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183352 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:25:38 +0000 SRD 183352@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bristo square needs a few bmx? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183350 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:16:23 +0000 steveo 183350@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em> it looks quite uncomfortable.</em></p> <p>It is!</p> <p>I've only done it once or twice due to routing failures on my part! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183349 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:11:49 +0000 Min 183349@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>K - <em>@Min I think the answer to your question is "Artisan Roast" ;) </em></p> <p>I did think of that after I posted!</p> <p>PS <em>Fixies or singlespeeds on Broughton Street?</em></p> <p>Hmm, I am not really able to tell if the bike isn't moving! Do I have to hand in my CCE licence? :-( I have definitely seem a few fixies being ridden downhill there and it looks quite uncomfortable. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183347 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:00:33 +0000 PS 183347@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Fixies or singlespeeds on Broughton Street? My legs have grown to like the Broughton St gradient when riding my SS, especially when there's a clear run to maintain momentum. Think I'd be less keen on a fixie, but that kind of applies all across town to be fair. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183345 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:55:06 +0000 Baldcyclist 183345@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"...it's an L4 Cortina"</p> <p>There has been one of those in the bike store for the last week or so. Sturdy I thought. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183341 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:41:45 +0000 kaputnik 183341@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>There must be a suburb (don't know which to pick on) where the stereotype is a £7,000 road bike on top of an Audi RS estate.</em></p> <p>No, no, no. The road bike is on top of the mantlepiece! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183340 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:41:04 +0000 kaputnik 183340@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Min I think the answer to your question is "Artisan Roast" ;) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183338 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:32:44 +0000 Min 183338@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There always seem to be a lot of fixies in Broughton Street. Pretty much the worst possible place to ride one. Alternatively, maybe that is why they are always parked halfway up (or down)! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183336 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:27:10 +0000 SRD 183336@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There must be a suburb (don't know which to pick on) where the stereotype is a £7,000 road bike on top of an Audi RS estate. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183335 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:23:08 +0000 kaputnik 183335@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There must be a suburb (don't know which to pick on) where the stereotype is a £7,000 downhill mountainbike on top of an Audi RS estate. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183334 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:18:32 +0000 kaputnik 183334@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>White bike, saddle nose-down, handlebars lever-up. Le style Morningside. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183333 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:15:50 +0000 dougal 183333@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Leith has a general mix of "well loved" bicycles of no particular format. Probably 'Parkdale' in the above map. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183331 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:09:18 +0000 UtrechtCyclist 183331@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My Dutch bike has finally arrived in Edinburgh, it's an L4 Cortina, looks similar to the bike above with a double cross bar. I wasn't in Stockbridge on Saturday night though... It'll be coming along to Peter's yard next week. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183329 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:57:18 +0000 SRD 183329@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>similar but more modern looking (if you get what i mean). I stopped to note the name but can't remember now. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183327 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:55:14 +0000 kaputnik 183327@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@SRD like this?</p> <p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7101/7302166426_37bdcea534.jpg"></p> <p>That one is a Bakfiets model, Workcycles to similar. It's a generic design of dutch "man's"* bike. double top tube stiffens the frame as the unusually tall headtube to give that very upright position must make the diamond a bit too flexible for carrying heavy front and rear loads.</p> <p>* not neccessarily just for men </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183326 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:47:58 +0000 chdot 183326@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"We were in Stockbridge ... I was struck by different bike culture there."</p> <p>Things are different north of Princess (private joke) Street. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183321 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:34:56 +0000 SRD 183321@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So, Shandon gets cargo bike and/or tandem. Marchmont hipster and/or Familybike. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183320 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:33:43 +0000 SRD 183320@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We were in Stockbridge Saturday night (Bruntsfield choir invited to perform at Festival Highlights concert #proudmummy) and I was struck by different bike culture there. Don't think I saw any helmets. two upright bikes locked up that looked interesting, but I can't remember names now. One with very sturdy looking porteur rack and double cross bar (I think). </p> <p>and gosh, the cobbles! (yes, yes, I know...setts). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14527#post-183318 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:17:27 +0000 dougal 183318@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Anyone want to have a go relocating <a href="http://i.imgur.com/26JYZSC.jpg">this poster</a> for Edinburgh?</p> <p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/26JYZSC.jpg"> </p>