http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Cycling event cancelled due to potholes en Tue, 19 May 2026 21:30:51 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18746#post-280363 Tue, 17 Apr 2018 12:14:13 +0000 wishicouldgofaster 280363@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>IW - you missed out the inability to repair any that are 'fixed' properly meaning that whilst is may be safe to drive over it is still a danger to cyclists. In addition the entire botched repair will normally fall apart in a few weeks meaning it needs done again. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18746#post-280353 Tue, 17 Apr 2018 10:59:46 +0000 chdot 280353@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@IW you might like to repost that here -</p> <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15905&amp;page=2&amp;replies=50#post-280352" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15905&amp;page=2&amp;replies=50#post-280352</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18746#post-280343 Tue, 17 Apr 2018 09:55:04 +0000 I were right about that saddle 280343@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't know how folk keep un-suspended bikes in one piece in Edinburgh. I'm on 40mm tyres, 60mm travel on the forks and a suspended seatpost and still there's a fair amount of crash bang wallop.</p> <p>I'd reckon the causes are;</p> <p>1) The policy of deliberately degrading the public realm sometimes called 'austerity'.<br /> 2) The impunity with which utility companies regularly butcher the road surface.<br /> 3) The prevalence of unnecessarily heavy goods vehicles in town.<br /> 4) The weather. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18746#post-280340 Tue, 17 Apr 2018 09:32:41 +0000 amir 280340@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>TBH I cannot remember the roads in such a bad state. One bit of the audax on Saturday was close to unrideable (north of Corrie Common) and there were many potholes that would cause a serious accident. Dumfries and Galloway seems to have roads in a worse state than the Borders.</p> <p>More locally even ignoring potholes, many roads in and around Edinburgh are in a dire state, with cracks, ripples, bumpiness and just roughness to the point of unrideable on anything other than a mountain bike.</p> <p>One wonders having had to low a level of maintenance for so many years, combined with extra heavy buses and poor repairs post works, there will be a tipping point.</p> <p>The councils seem to ignore their obligations for safety, even to the point of painting around potholes then leaving them indefinitely. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18746#post-280337 Tue, 17 Apr 2018 09:24:46 +0000 amir 280337@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-43752236">An annual cycling event featuring 550 riders has been postponed because the route is "peppered" with potholes, organisers said.</a></p> <p>The Boxford Tornado in south Suffolk was due to take place on Sunday.</p> <p>But the organising committee said, having risk-assessed the route, the road conditions were "unsafe" for a mass-participation event.</p> <p>Suffolk County Council said it was working through a "backlog" of road repairs after the "worst winter".</em> </p>