http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: 24 minutes, 59 seconds en Mon, 18 May 2026 13:43:03 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2342#post-24967 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:36:33 +0000 steveo 24967@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've raced Richard (Chapmam) in a car to Mussleburgh on the rule we couldn't speed. Despite the 40mph zones he wasn't far behind us... Definitely not typical.... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2342#post-24965 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:27:01 +0000 recombodna 24965@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Surely you don't stop for traffic lights?? </p> <p>( Hides under table )........ </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2342#post-24963 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:24:36 +0000 Dave 24963@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ouch, that's fast! </p> <p>The ERI time is do-able, in a world without traffic lights - I'd have thought you could spend at least 15 minutes waiting at lights during rush hour though! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2342#post-24952 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:19:33 +0000 LaidBack 24952@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Good times... limit of path speed though I think.</p> <p>You never did the commuter challenge (before you had LB bike)? <em>If you had you'd have been discouraged from entering again (just too fast and not representative of the kind of bike people should use;-)<br /> </em><br /> Rich B did ERI to St Andrew Square in 16mins on a 'bent in 2009.<br /> R Chapman did Gogar to city centre in around 20mins on a road bike (ex Scottish Commonwealth games team so not typical either of course). He actually outpaced the airport bus. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2342#post-24915 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:53:56 +0000 Dave 24915@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Today I was officially naughty, and pushed it down the path (although I still stopped a couple of times for a wobbly cyclist and a dog). Also the lights were near *perfect*.</p> <p>to Roseburn (3.5 miles) - 12:54 (12:18 moving), average 16.2mph (17.0mph)<br /> Roseburn path (4.25 miles) - 10:44, average 23.7mph<br /> to Leith Links (1.4 miles) - 04:30 (04:23), average 18.5 (19.1)</p> <p>Total journey time 28:09 for just over 9 miles.</p> <p>Once you start going fast, and I wasn't hammering flat out, you see the limitations of the path. I counted 7 points at which you'd have extremely short notice of a pile-up. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2342#post-24866 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:51:12 +0000 Dave 24866@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well, I was on the relaxed bike, although my legs didn't feel too relaxed!</p> <p>I felt it coming back home. Same route took 10 minutes longer... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2342#post-24823 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:10:57 +0000 ruggtomcat 24823@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Dave, were you in your 'relaxed' mode? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2342#post-24819 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:56:14 +0000 miggy_magic 24819@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I lobbed off about 2 minutes from my PB when I got a call to say my wife was in labour with #2, one sunny afternoon 19 months ago. I rode like a nutter from Leith to Gilmore Place in 15 minutes! I did <em>not</em> jump red lights or ride on the pavements, if any EEN commentators are reading... It was a legitimate record! In the end I made it with 30 minutes to spare though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2342#post-24818 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:44:42 +0000 Dave 24818@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well, it is downhill! </p> <p>Back in the day I could get 17 miles to work in Dunfermline in just over 50 minutes. I was a lot fitter then though! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2342#post-24814 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:15:48 +0000 cb 24814@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The lights can play a big part, but even still that's an averaga speed of over 19mph is it not? Pretty good going! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2342#post-24811 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:34:01 +0000 Dave 24811@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Wingpig - 12:16 for 3.5 miles on the road, then 12:43 for 4.3 miles on the path. </p> <p>Yep to the route - got it in one.</p> <p>I only had to wait for a moment at Morningside road, and again to join Polwarth Terrace, then at the bottom of Ardmillan road, so the lights played a big part. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2342#post-24802 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:42:54 +0000 wingpig 24802@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It'd be interesting to see the split between roads and off-roads. What route did you take from KB to Roseburn? West Mains/Charterhall/Cluny then through the back to cross the canal at Harrison Road?</p> <p>My favourite thing to have done on the north path network was to beat my car-driving wife from Matalan at Seafield to Matalan at Slateford. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2342#post-24801 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:41:50 +0000 chdot 24801@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"It will be a shame when this is a tram expressway"</p> <p>It would.</p> <p>If it were <em>ever</em> to come to pass.</p> <p>I'm still not placing bets on Airport to anywhere running.</p> <p>(<a href="http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/German-contractors-blast-39spin39-from.6723000.jp">Latest rumble</a>)</p> <p>IF that happens, there will be a fight over 'Newhaven as planned' or ERI/QMU.</p> <p>AFTER that Roseburn <em>might</em> be considered - but there would be a lot more pressure to make it serve the Western which <em>might</em> mean on-road only/mostly. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2342#post-24800 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:35:48 +0000 Dave 24800@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've mentioned before that I prefer not to use the Roseburn in winter due to all the light war stuff (even though I have a Germanic horizontal-beam cutoff light). </p> <p>I just realised it's suddenly quite light these days, even early on. So this morning, off I went, and set a new PB for getting from King's Buildings to Ocean Terminal (elapsed time) of 24:59 - not bad for 7.8 miles in rush hour, as I'd budget over 20 minutes to do the 4 miles direct.</p> <p>Even better, I wasn't racing on the Roseburn - in fact, I descended at only the same speed I've previously ridden up, resisting the strong temptation to go at Ludicrous Speed.</p> <p>It will be a shame when this is a tram expressway with canal-style congestion and lack of space.</p> <p>That's it really - a sort of spontaneous huzzah for the Roseburn post. </p>