http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: OK, SO, how has 10 years of CCE changed the world? en Sun, 31 May 2026 12:04:31 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316629 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 17:53:27 +0000 dessert rat 316629@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have had strangers in my house, watering my plants. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316621 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 16:30:51 +0000 unhurt 316621@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've watered a lot of plants as a result. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316499 Sat, 26 Oct 2019 17:29:34 +0000 LaidBack 316499@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Other CCE related events were the SEStran Commuter Challenges for EdFoC.</p> <p>Only possible with the help of forumers. 2016 one here. 2017 also somewhere on Flckr.</p> <p><a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHskBnwk38" rel="nofollow">https://flic.kr/s/aHskBnwk38</a></p> <p>@Kim suggested the Edinburgh Festival of Cycling (EdFoC) idea - originally floated here. 2019 was 7th one and has had Jenny Graham, Lee Craigie and Mikael Colville-Andersen and others in the past reflecting the breadth of the cycling world.</p> <p>This I think shows the forum works as a sounding place for many including EdFoC, Spokes, Bike Station, ABC, Play Together on Pedals and others - such as the bike train to school with @algo @niall_a and others. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316497 Sat, 26 Oct 2019 16:33:08 +0000 LaidBack 316497@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This was early post on a new piece of infrastructure near Meadows 9 years ago.<br /> Contributor Min actually won the award in another thread I think.</p> <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=613" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=613</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316496 Sat, 26 Oct 2019 16:03:45 +0000 gembo 316496@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I like the way we have humanised the towpath commute a little.</p> <p>Tho if those rowing coaches are out on bikes and on their phones or also have taken a dog for. A walk, that gets my goat [my bad].</p> <p>Best thread was started by Reombodna - Spotted [IMHO and also in terms of frequency of posts] </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316487 Sat, 26 Oct 2019 12:30:58 +0000 chdot 316487@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“I also think each member has encouraged and inspired others by simply commuting throughout the year”. </p> <p>Yeah undoubtedly true - with and without studs. </p> <p>Maybe we are in for another hard winter, or maybe they have been climate changed out of existence. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316486 Sat, 26 Oct 2019 12:28:53 +0000 sallyhinch 316486@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It definitely got PoP off the ground, and helped inspire some of this year's pop-up PoPs (and maybe next year? Watch this space) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316485 Sat, 26 Oct 2019 12:27:48 +0000 chdot 316485@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>For the record, HC was the first person (and probably still only one) who has ‘represented’ CCE at a CEC committee arguing (successfully) for some improvements. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316481 Sat, 26 Oct 2019 11:35:58 +0000 LaidBack 316481@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As said, CCErs like to introduce topics other than performance and gear comparisons threads.<br /> I also think each member has encouraged and inspired others by simply commuting throughout the year and suggesting leisure routes and holiday stuff. Family viewpoints are important here. As kindly noted by @SRD many of us got into cycling as car free family transport and the forum also relates what went before with the story of paths from @Tulyar and others.<br /> Away from the bedrock of life on city cycle routes it's expanded out to look at Audaxes and a bit of cycle sport too. Some members like the human power vehicle side and can at least explain it here. Other unpopular modes like tandeming also get space. E-bikes got a heads up here pretty early on. @chrisfli will have stats - big thanks to his web care of course!<br /> Despite having Edinburgh in name it gets contributions from all over. Big UK fora are inevitably drawn into debates about London cycling and routes in south. As we have devolved transport policy it's only sensible to debate what we can do where we live and hopefully influence rest of country. PoP has tackled that with campaign in Glasgow, Aberdeen etc.. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316478 Sat, 26 Oct 2019 11:00:54 +0000 HankChief 316478@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Where to start...</p> <p>A vast number of my ideas (both sensible &amp; stupid) have had their first airing on CCE where they have inevitably been met with a warm, understanding &amp; generally helpful response which has led on to many adventures and campaigns, some more successful than others, but I could be assured that the write up would be greeted with congratluations/sympathy as appropriate.</p> <p>Bravo CCE </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316449 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 22:10:47 +0000 Greenroofer 316449@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@SRD make that two JASS awards </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316447 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 21:54:49 +0000 I were right about that saddle 316447@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://saraband.net/sb-title/overlander/">This is in some ways a product of CCE and 2014.</a> I doubt it would have existed if neither had happened.</p> <p>CCE is also good and worthwhile. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316436 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 20:27:14 +0000 chdot 316436@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“much beer and coffee has been drunk”</p> <p>That’s true though (to some extent) it’s become a subset group (partly related to PoP organisers). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316435 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 20:24:43 +0000 chdot 316435@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“pedestrian campaigning”</p> <p>Not sure. Certainly tried to alter the ‘cyclIst v ped’ debat Think CCEers understand, not sure about others. </p> <p>“20s plenty” actually yes (with Spokes) pushed the debate/feedback on consultations. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316434 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 20:17:57 +0000 SRD 316434@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>adding to your list:</p> <p>- Women's cycle forum ? </p> <p>- pedestrian campaigning / 20s plenty </p> <p>- a book! (about cycling)</p> <p>- any number of Edinburgh-based cycle infrastructure started out here - from the lowly harrison park dropped kerb - or was actively lobbied from here - Roseburn !</p> <p>- various folk of all ages, genders and abilities who are healthier and happier. some of whom have become Mamils and Mawils. </p> <p>- a few CCE kids have met an Olympic gold medal cyclist (Callum Skinner) and been to the World Championships, and done some races themselves</p> <p>- much beer and coffee has been drunk. </p> <p>- some inner tubes recycled (and a JASS award collected). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316433 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 20:13:20 +0000 Greenroofer 316433@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'd add that it was an idea from @kaputnik on here six years ago that prompted me to establish the Bicycle User Group at my workplace that now has ~900 members. The BUG has been good for my career and done my employer no harm either.</p> <p>+1 for the audaxing. I've just collected my first SR award, and I hold CCE as a whole (and @paddyirish in particular) responsible for that. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316431 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 20:11:14 +0000 SRD 316431@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What I love is the generations of family cycling. Laidback and chdot set examples that inspired the SRD family (although we had bikes and child seat and did nursery run pre-CCE). but then we trialled stuff, and loaned stuff, and just generally wurffled on about stuff which (I am told) encouraged others, who encouraged others. including various current CCE-ers. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316430 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 20:05:25 +0000 gembo 316430@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Humanised the towpath</p> <p>Allowed me to go in to the over priced PY/Soderbergh </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19913#post-316427 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 19:53:54 +0000 chdot 316427@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><strong>I think it</strong></p> <p>helped PoP happen</p> <p>Propagated the idea of N+1</p> <p>Publicised (and CECers helped with) Playing Out, cycling to school and ‘try it’ events,</p> <p><strong>I’m sure it </strong></p> <p>Encouraged the SRDs to become a ‘cycling’ family </p> <p>Encouraged a few people to try Audaxing</p> <p>Helped to have a fairly ‘safe space’ to discuss IndyRef and Brexit (someone wrote that CCE was the most informative/enlightening/rational place for IndyRef) also HELMETS (after some heated to and fros)</p> <p>Changed people’s minds on minor and major issues.</p> <p>Provided a useful outlet for (some) people to share (aspects of) their lives without criticism or censure (plus occasional sympathy)</p> <p>Helped ‘campaigning’ in Edinburgh - but it’s still hard work only (it seems) suitable for the most dedicated</p> <p>(Mostly) been supportive and helpful</p> <p>Highly entertaining (not always intentionally)</p> <p>I’m also sure I’m very glad I helped to create it. OK, I’ve done some curating and nudging, but the reality it’s the CCEers - original, longstanding, occasional and new who have ‘made’ it (and continue to do so.</p> <p>There are a few people I wish still posted. Some have ‘given up’ on CCE others just moved to different parts of their lives. I suspect most are still riding bikes.</p> <p>There are more important things than bikes, but not many... </p>