http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Meanwhile, in Bizzaroworld en Mon, 18 May 2026 11:09:13 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15211#post-194415 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:35:14 +0000 The Boy 194415@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://youtu.be/vxrjOXbh3TQ?t=1425" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/vxrjOXbh3TQ?t=1425</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15211#post-194414 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:29:20 +0000 algo 194414@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Gresham Flyer - I hadn't read that - thanks for posting it! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15211#post-194412 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:14:38 +0000 Gresham Flyer 194412@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>These kind of tales always remind me of this - When I first read it at school it made little sense... much more now.<br /> <a href="http://mikejmoran.typepad.com/files/pedestrian-by-bradbury-1.pdf">Ray Bradbury - The Pedestrian</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15211#post-194411 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:12:08 +0000 acsimpson 194411@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Started in 2006 by Elizabeth Cutler and Julie Rice, it now has 36 studios.</p> <p>And it is already profitable, making $25m profit last year on sales totalling $112m.</em></p> <p>Ignoring the odd decision to start a paragraph with and why does Auntie find it so surprising that a ten year old business should be profitable. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15211#post-194407 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:50:31 +0000 wingpig 194407@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>One of Asimov's short stories is about a child having to walk to school one day because his house's teleport is broken, finding it pleasant (to his mother's initial dismay, particularly when he's late or gets wet/grubby) and making it a habit.</p> <p>There's another about people re-learning how to manually draw numerals with a pencil, then re-learning how to perform arithmetic without using a computer. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15211#post-194404 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:31:52 +0000 dougal 194404@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm sure the "police escorting tourist back to hotel because walking=dangerous/subversive" scenario was used by Christopher Brookmyre. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15211#post-194402 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:23:00 +0000 algo 194402@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@wingpig - to give this some historical context this was in January 2002 - I think the police were in general very jumpy…. the reason they gave was the lack of "sidewalks" meaning it was unsafe for me to walk there... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15211#post-194401 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:18:31 +0000 wingpig 194401@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote><em>"I once got escorted back to my hotel in Florida by the police for walking to the beach while at a conference."</em></blockquote></p> <p>Did they give a coherent reason why, or did they just loom sunglassedly at you with their hands on their sidearms' butts until you complied? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15211#post-194400 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:15:02 +0000 I were right about that saddle 194400@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I may have found my vocation in life - Candlelit Indoor Renegade. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15211#post-194397 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:13:54 +0000 dougal 194397@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Anyone can be an Athlete, a Legend, a Warrior, a Renegade or a Rockstar,"</p> <p>Anyone can be a Mug too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15211#post-194396 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:09:11 +0000 algo 194396@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote>Time enough for hell when we're dead, eh? </blockquote></p> <p>my thoughts entirely… I once got escorted back to my hotel in Florida by the police for walking to the beach while at a conference. The irony seems the same as this - many people in their houses on walking machines looking at me like I was the weirdo. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15211#post-194394 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:04:50 +0000 I were right about that saddle 194394@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>The 45 minute long classes are set in a dark, candlelit room with high energy music blasting out.</em></p> <p>Time enough for hell when we're dead, eh? I cycled over Maidens' Cleugh yesterday for free and felt much better as a result. Not sure it's a scaleable business model mind, or that I could persuade Naomi to join in. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15211#post-194393 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 09:54:17 +0000 kaputnik 194393@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33713637" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33713637</a></p> <p><em>SoulCycle, the US indoor cycling fitness chain which has gained a cult following in the US, plans to float on the stock market.</em></p> <p>Seems there's a lot of money to be made getting people to drive their giant vanity SUVs to sit in an air conditioned gym on an exercise bike. At $45 an hour that's not a surprise! </p>