http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Another week en Thu, 21 May 2026 06:26:19 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=5#post-20521 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:34:16 +0000 chdot 20521@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Now we are cross threading!</p> <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1956">State of cyclepaths</a></p> <p>I was at Pinkhill 7 days ago pre-thaw, bumpy but rideable. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=5#post-20519 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:26:30 +0000 kaputnik 20519@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>New council gritting strategy for Cycle Paths - let thermodynamics do it instead!<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaputniq/5309755978/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5202/5309755978_6b52da222c.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaputniq/5309755978/">Snow-go</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/kaputniq/">kaputniq</a>, on Flickr </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=5#post-20286 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 21:18:55 +0000 ruggtomcat 20286@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Arellcat I think I know, although I have been commuting more than ever, I haven't been out for a good 2+ hour ride for a month, something i normally try and achieve twice a week (and succeed :P ). My commute is only 3.5 miles by road and takes about 20 mins, not really enough to get your aerobic/anaerobic systems a proper dance. Collin was saying he went out to N Berwick at the weekend, its tempting as a crimbo ride, surely the roads will be nice and quiet?</p> <p>Ive been getting faster and faster, not always with good results! the cobbles at either end of duddingston village are are great example, as they are laid parallel to the direction of travel, and make for beautiful tram-track-like wheel guides, with extra ice.</p> <p>Came home today from the supermarket with a good 15k+ of meat and vegetable produce (yah and BEER) in the giant ortlieb and found a few things:</p> <p>1. Greater weight on the back wheel greatly aids traction, especially when accelerating.</p> <p>2. this does not necessarily correspond to an increase in traction when <em>decelerating</em>.</p> <p>3. When cornering, your wheels point one way but your momentum really would prefer to continue in a straight line, this makes cornering, on slush, across a large junction at night very entertaining.</p> <p>I tell you, Ive never been a mountain biker but after this winter I think the trails of Glentress will be a welcome break...</p> <p>P.s. @chdot the spellchecker in Ubuntu suggests 'Moulton' as a replacement for 'moutain'. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=5#post-20284 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:56:09 +0000 Arellcat 20284@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Has anyone seen my fitness? I'm ok on the level, but on the hills, with those Panaracer tractor tyres, hiking boots, and a grumbling ankle and knee, it felt like I'd be quicker walking. Apart from two days, I've cycled to work every day since the snow began, but three and a half weeks of sub-zero commuting and utility riding and I'm absolutely worn out.</p> <p>I may spend the next four days sleeping. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=5#post-20280 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 17:49:48 +0000 spytefear 20280@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>~@Smudge no harm done, yes it is in my plans to run with neat solution and have 3 bottles from Shell (couldn't find any anywhere else<br /> No the heat from the engine bay did not thaw it (or didn't thaw the lines<br /> Spray bottle idea was in my mind too, will be doing that I think </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=5#post-20278 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:31:39 +0000 ruggtomcat 20278@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@cyclingmollie come look at the state of my bottom bracket and you'll feel <em>much</em> better. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=5#post-20277 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:31:14 +0000 kaputnik 20277@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just cycled across town to my parents (including a very slow spin in granny gear 1/2 way up Clermiston Road, one of our "top 10") with 2 full backrollers and a full rackpack secured to the back of the tourer.</p> <p>Only came within a whisker of knocking down one dozy pedestrian - at Roseburn I was filtering up the inside of the traffic, car on my right applies brakes and waves (I of course can't see this) to let the guy cross, guy crosses straight into my path. I applied the brakes pretty early and called a "whoooooooooooooaaaaaaaaah!" sort of warning, but I had about 25kg on the back in cassoulet tins, bottles of sherry, blackboards, baking trays, 2 days of clothes, a wicker basket et cetera so I couldn't bring myself to a halt in time. Luckioly I hadn't been going fast to start with and the guy froze on the spot when he saw me, and managed to move a leg and grab my shoulders as we made contact. He started apologising profusely, but we parted company with "don't worry, nothing we could have done, no harm done" and went off on our merry ways. If he'd been a taxi doing a U-turn I might have been in a less forgiving mood about it... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=5#post-20273 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 15:55:27 +0000 Cyclingmollie 20273@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's been so long since I was out on my bike I'm beginning to feel like a <strike>transport minister</strike> complete fraud, talking about cycling on a cycling forum. Ah well. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20271 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 15:03:36 +0000 Smudge 20271@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@SRD, yes mum (shuffles away looking guilty) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20257 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 10:52:30 +0000 Stepdoh 20257@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was so going to ride this morning, and was weirdly excited about it.</p> <p>So managed to assemble most of my cycle kit from the various places I'd thrown it in a huff last week when I stopped riding, all ready to go then I couldn't find the keys to my lock.</p> <p>So, changed and on the bus, and then I leave my rather nice gloves on the 14.</p> <p>Not. Feeling. Festive. Wanting to just be put back in my box. (oh, sorry, wrong thread :)) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20226 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:00:28 +0000 recombodna 20226@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It was still a pure barry laugh............canal was well solid!! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20213 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:06:10 +0000 kaputnik 20213@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Do not try this at home kids! </em></p> <p>No. <strong>Do</strong> try it at home! <strong>Don't</strong> try it on a canal / pond / loch / reservoir / the sea / river :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20211 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:54:52 +0000 recombodna 20211@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Good point well made !! Do not try this at home kids! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20204 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:11:03 +0000 SRD 20204@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/Warning-to-children-risking-lives.6669935.jp">Warning to children risking lives on frozen waterways</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20182 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:49:37 +0000 recombodna 20182@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Recombodna - that your tracks I can see?".........Probably yes is there a full body imprint next to them?.... The slicks did exactly what they said on the tin...</p> <p>"Drunken cycling on the canal. Ok, if it goes wrong, it wasn't my idea. In fact recombodna started it.".......I can assure you officer I'd only had a few ales......</p> <p>DON'T cycle under the bridge!!!!! there's trolls.......oh and no ice! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20181 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:49:07 +0000 kaputnik 20181@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"Pub (for dutch courage and antifreeze), canal, pub"</p> <p>Drunken cycling on the canal. </em></p> <p>No, no, no. Getting drunk is to be reserved for the second pub phase (optional). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20180 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:39:17 +0000 Smudge 20180@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Spytfear/Spitfire/Spitfyre/Achtung Spitfeur/and so on.. ;-)<br /> "Not looking forward to the drive to Ayr on the roads in the dark with a frozen screen wash bottle... Might try melting it with some boiling water... "</p> <p>Apologies if the following is obvious/teaching granny to suck eggs;<br /> Assuming the bottle is under the bonnet heat from the engine should defrost that, the lines and the nozzles however are more difficult(!) I'm using pretty much neat concentrate (DON'T buy it at halfrauds, go to a motor factor and buy a gallon at a time). Empty and fill with neat/nearly neat concentrate.<br /> If it gets cold enough however that still doesn't work, so keep a spray bottle of de-icer (or can if you don't mind cfc's/cold hands) where you can reach it from the drivers seat, where necessary, pull in somewhere safe, wind down drivers window and reach out and spray the screen with de-icer, et voila, you can use the wipers to clear your screen :)<br /> Good luck! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20176 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:15:06 +0000 cb 20176@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Pub (for dutch courage and antifreeze), canal, pub"</p> <p>Drunken cycling on the canal. Ok, if it goes wrong, it wasn't my idea. In fact recombodna started it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20173 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:11:53 +0000 Stepdoh 20173@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>is this actually <em>on</em> the canal or alongside it? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20171 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:10:29 +0000 SRD 20171@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Recombodna - that your tracks I can see? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20170 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:10:13 +0000 kaputnik 20170@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Pub (for dutch courage and antifreeze), canal, pub </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20168 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:06:42 +0000 SRD 20168@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>only if we go to the pub after (i'm most annoyed to have lost my pub-going chance....). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20167 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:05:11 +0000 cb 20167@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>How about a CCE ride-on-the-canal meet up? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20165 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:56:30 +0000 recombodna 20165@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I cycled on the canal the other night..........only fell off once!! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20164 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:54:36 +0000 wingpig 20164@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hmm. We're supposed to be driving down through that orange bit tomorrow. We shall indeed <strong>be prepared</strong>, carrying sufficient wean-food for at least three days in case we get stuck. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20162 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:52:12 +0000 Stepdoh 20162@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Colleague cycled in on the Leith to Roseburn path today, said the cooncil has scraped it. Says it has uncovered some nice bits of ice though... May stick to the roads for my final, final ride of the year tomorrow. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20159 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:06:56 +0000 spytefear 20159@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not looking forward to the drive to Ayr on the roads in the dark with a frozen screen wash bottle... Might try melting it with some boiling water... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20157 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:01:40 +0000 kaputnik 20157@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><strong>I am prepared</strong></p> <p>(What for, I don't know) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20154 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:34:07 +0000 chdot 20154@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5008/5285092688_03af8c3c96.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1906&page=4#post-20133 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:34:14 +0000 kaputnik 20133@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A friend who lives in the West Midlands just texted me to say they had footage on their local news the other day of bikes feeling their way down Argyle Place on some sort of "and finally, lets laugh at the Scots trying to cope with snow" sort of feature. Wonder if it's related to the satellite truck I photographed at the bottom of Marchmont Road over the weekend </p>