http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: I don't care what the weatherman says en Mon, 18 May 2026 09:45:31 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-58142 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:34:40 +0000 DaveC 58142@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Windy again yesterday. I had a look at the Forth Road Bridge website which said it was averaging 36mph and gusting to 52mph! My word is was windy on the bridge. I took a longer way home towards the bridge to avoid exposed areas of cycleway. On the bridge I was nearly blown off at the start of the bridge so I got off to walk. As I approached half way I was passed by a Guy on a Genisis Day One, orange with disk brakes, I had to have a close look as it was similar to my Cotic. Anyway I considered if he could I could. Anyway as we approached the second North tower we were both nearly blown off again and ended up walking off the bridge. The other cyclist said he wished the outside rail was higher as our higher centre of gravity could see us blown over into the Forth!<br /> He lives in Spagety Bay as do I so I suppose I'll spot him again some time. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23271 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:45:26 +0000 ruggtomcat 23271@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>the stream running through the back of niddrey was just about to burst onto the path about an hour ago, it was lapping over the footbridge! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23265 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:15:37 +0000 Stepdoh 23265@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The good news is, oot in EH28 the sun's just come out! #hiphiphiphooray </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23254 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:06:40 +0000 recombodna 23254@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>HA ha ha classic guys!!! can you tell I was bored sitting here trying to put together my weekly pub quiz? Well done That's cheered me up from the somewhat inclement weather!! </p> <p>Arellcat and kaputnik spot on! RCP Roseburn cycle path! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23245 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:19:39 +0000 Arellcat 23245@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I thought it was:</p> <p><em>Had a nice ride from My House up to Bruntsfield Links through the Meadows and round Arthur's Seat down the Innocent Railway Tunnel to Portobello Prom along to SeaField then back to My House via the Royal Commonwealth Pool in time for Tea. Weather was Somewhat Inclement?</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23244 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:18:00 +0000 Min 23244@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"IRT to PP along to SF"</p> <p>Porty Prom to Seafield?</p> <p>"RCP"</p> <p>Roseburn Cycle path? (edit-Kaputnik surmised that one while I was typing)</p> <p>"Weather was S."</p> <p>Think I'll leave that one.. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23243 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:16:33 +0000 SRD 23243@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>via the Royal Commonwealth Pool?</p> <p>Weather was Sunny? Snowy!</p> <p>But I feel we are missing our friend Recombodna's subtle ironies.... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23242 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:12:49 +0000 kaputnik 23242@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Had a nice ride from MH up to BL through the M's and round AS down the IRT to PP along to SF then back to MH via the RCP in time for T. Weather was S.</em></p> <p>from My House?<br /> through the Meadows?<br /> round Arthur's Seat?<br /> down the Innocent Railway Track?<br /> To ? along to ?<br /> to My house?<br /> via the Roseburn Cycle Path?<br /> Weather was s'OK/so-so/super/stonking/sh*** </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23241 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:48:59 +0000 Min 23241@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>At least it is getting noticably lighter for the first part of the way home. Not pitch black at least. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23237 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:35:38 +0000 wingpig 23237@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Through the M's what? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23235 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:12:32 +0000 recombodna 23235@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Had a nice ride from MH up to BL through the M's and round AS down the IRT to PP along to SF then back to MH via the RCP in time for T. Weather was S. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23234 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:58:48 +0000 wingpig 23234@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There was a nice massive drain-block puddle on PS westbound overlapping the cobbled tram-stop choke-point and making going through at least a bit of it necessary. Of course, to avoid drenching any pedestrians buses were swerving part-way into the right-hand lane, which makes it quite handy that most cyclists won't be in the right-hand lane going over the cobblybit. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23232 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:47:13 +0000 Stepdoh 23232@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Rode that way to work this morning to see if it had been shifted. Hilariously it looked like someone had come along and chainsawed about a foot off the tip, thus making it passible (if you walked in the mud off the side of the tarmac)</p> <p>Bits of ride today reminded me of watching Kickstart as a yoof. At the airport had a choice of cycling through a three foot deep puddle or up a small river that was now running down the bike path.</p> <p>Chose the river, bits of that were only calf deep. Glad I had overshoes on.</p> <p>All in it wasn't actually that bad a ride :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23202 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 10:16:04 +0000 SRD 23202@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Tree which must have gone down across North Meadow Walk after 5pm Thursday was being cleared Friday morning. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23196 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 22:52:53 +0000 Stepdoh 23196@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Looks like it's going to be a wee bit calmer come monday and tuesday. Actually had a corkin' cycle home on Friday night. Judged the wind right and went via Cramond and was blown the whole way home.</p> <p>Coming up through the Trinity tunnel I had to screeh to a halt for a full size tree right across the path. Had to shoulder bike and clamber through it. Have clarenced it, so hopefully they'll get the chainsaws out. Shame though, it was quite a mature tree. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23193 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 21:54:35 +0000 kaputnik 23193@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I thought I'd give the bike the night off and walk down to the pub last night in my not-cycling clothes - attempts at getting a bus were thwarted by a lack of non-paper money and the "frequency" (wrong word) of buses form Marchmont. Bad idea. I would have been much happier sitting in Bert's bar nursing my brewdog in lycra and waterproofs than drowned jeans and jumper. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23190 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 21:18:42 +0000 gembo 23190@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>On Calder Road last night I was pedalling quite hard just to stand still. My normal 30 minute commute home took an hour. I was late for normal friday night swim in High School pool and had to endure two hours in Bubbles Leisure Pool Livingston with 4 children. I may have mentioned this on another string.</p> <p>The night before I was hit by a horizontal tsunami of rain on the open ground between Balerno and Currie. I was wet.</p> <p>There is a flume at Bubbles that is completely dark inside. Darker than a black steer's tucus on a moonless night. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23168 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:21:10 +0000 steveo 23168@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>One should never <em>ever</em> need to use the granny ring on the flat in the city, its just not cricket. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23105 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:56:42 +0000 SRD 23105@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Post-war social housing of some sort - presumably 1970s when copper was cheap? </p> <p>Possibly the ice earlier in the winter weakened it, especially at the edges, so that the wind could catch it and peel it back? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23104 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:55:32 +0000 chdot 23104@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Another roof off"</p> <p>Is it a new building? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23103 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:10:17 +0000 SRD 23103@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Another roof off -- that building I mentioned yesterday on Harden Place (between Polwarth Terrace and Temple Park) was in two parts (or was tow joined buildings). Anyway, the roof of the second building is now mostly off too. Will see if I can get a picture. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=3#post-23101 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:53:43 +0000 kaputnik 23101@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>confusing grammar from the BBC - or a copywriter with a sense of humour - <em>disruption to ferries and train services between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=2#post-23080 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:04:01 +0000 Greenroofer 23080@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I came over the Slateford aqueduct at about 1730, and passed two cyclists on it (making three the grand total of cyclists I met between Gogar and Meggetland).</p> <p>Anyway, for some reason none of us on the aqueduct had decided to cycle across it. We were all carefully obeying the 'please dismount' sign.</p> <p>In my case this was because I <em>started</em> to cycle across it, but so nearly got blown into the canal that I rapidly dismounted and walked. I suspect the same might be true for the others...</p> <p>As SRD says, there were whitecaps and quite big waves. There were also those flat bits you get where a gust of wind is pushing the water flat.</p> <p>Under the bridges it felt like a giant hand was giving me a shove in the small of the back. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=2#post-23079 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:59:52 +0000 kaputnik 23079@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/abs/Weathercam/station/24hours.html"><img src="http://xweb.geos.ed.ac.uk/~weather/jcmb_ws/JCMB_station-13.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=2#post-23073 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:26:01 +0000 cb 23073@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My ride home from Corstorphine was mostly OK, and reasonably wind assisted. I think I was early enough to miss the worst of the rain.<br /> But Ashley Terrace, up and over the canal was <em>insane</em>, in fact I was blown off course into a side road, and had to wait my turn to pull out into the traffic again. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=2#post-23061 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:56:49 +0000 steveo 23061@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Walking down Morrison street was mental, every brolly put up broke one lady was nearly swept off here feet at the junction with gardeners crescent. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=2#post-23057 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:44:48 +0000 kaputnik 23057@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Interesting and very fast wind-assisted ride home. Couldn't really see the speedo but it was easily 26+ most of the time with minimal effort. Never went into the big ring all the way home. Thoroughly soaked through my "waterproof" gloves and "showerproof" jacket.</p> <p>Was interesting as I pulled out of the carpark at work, didn't pedal and felt myself surging forward with the wind on my back into the stationary traffic and had to pull both brakes on. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=2#post-23056 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:24:57 +0000 Arellcat 23056@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I'm giving very serious consideration to getting the bus home.</em></p> <p>I, on the other hand, gave absolutely no consideration to getting the bus, a taxi, a lift or anything.</p> <p>Riding into the wind, in bottom gear at 7mph on flat ground, was just ridiculous. But riding at 28mph with a tailwind and almost no effort at all almost made up for it. Almost, because my mesh cycling shoes let all the rain in and my socks went soggy. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=2#post-23038 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:26:23 +0000 Min 23038@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Walking down to Dalry for a swim "</p> <p>You could save time and just have a swim on the way there. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2154&page=2#post-23037 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:11:02 +0000 RJ 23037@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Another one glad not to be cycling home this evening, due to working not-at-the-office. Will walk or bus it from Geo IV Bridge shortly ... </p>