http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Canal Towpath at Falkirk en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:35:53 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2570#post-28407 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:34:05 +0000 wee folding bike 28407@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I didn't need to use normal brakes coming down the steepest hill in town on Thursday. The 4 yr old in the trailer was a sufficient air brake. His mum wouldn't be impressed.</p> <p>This afternoon in the park I made a point of telling the 7 yr old to steer away from the muddy puddle so you can guess where he landed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2570#post-28404 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:26:16 +0000 gembo 28404@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>that is still not looking much like the MD</p> <p>The grey mud on WoL has been slightly better this week, though my bike is quite grey and muddy, with the wind I have been seeking the shelter of the valley. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2570#post-28397 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:32:14 +0000 druidh 28397@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/208566_10150149609153507_535078506_6779403_5787712_n.jpg"><br /> Better photo?</p> <p>As regards this thread, work on the track carries on apace. We passed a couple of diggers on the track yesterday. The surface is a pretty reasonable compacted grey gravel - much better than the WoL surface. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2570#post-28395 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:17:11 +0000 Smudge 28395@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Indeed :)<br /> That's rotten luck, fingers crossed for more favourable weather on the next try. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2570#post-28390 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:51:56 +0000 druidh 28390@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="http://files.stv.tv/img/stvlocal/usernews/410x232/14394-brave-charity-cycle-stopped-due-to-weather.JPG"></p> <p>But you can tell which one's which, aye? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2570#post-28386 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:21:43 +0000 gembo 28386@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>N ae luck, but next time it will be fine.</p> <p>In the picture neither Mark Downie nor Colin Cadden look anything like the Mark Downie and Colin Cadden I know </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2570#post-28380 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:05:38 +0000 kaputnik 28380@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I stopped pedalling coming down the Granites and had to get pedalling again when the speed dropped below 5mph as I ran out of steerage way. Fit cyclists on road bikes were struggling - badly - so I can only imagine the determination it took to get as far as Broxburn in that weather, with nowhere to hide from the wind. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2570#post-28376 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:44:33 +0000 druidh 28376@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/news/14394-brave-charity-cycle-stopped-due-to-weather/" rel="nofollow">http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/news/14394-brave-charity-cycle-stopped-due-to-weather/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2570#post-28369 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:27:38 +0000 Smudge 28369@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hope the run went well if it went!<br /> I lost patience and complained to British Waterways yesterday, got a nice email back from the waterways manager stating that they plan to start repairs in the next two weeks.<br /> I await further developments with interest! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2570#post-27415 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:07:11 +0000 Smudge 27415@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hope the West wind has dropped or turned by then, it was a bit cheeky this morning! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2570#post-27367 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:11:32 +0000 chdot 27367@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Lots of mentions -</p> <p><a href="http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22Beyond+Boundaries+-Across+the+Andes%22" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22Beyond+Boundaries+-Across+the+Andes%22</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2570#post-27365 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:06:35 +0000 druidh 27365@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hmm - we were hoping to avoid roads this time around (although we have a much larger project in mind later this year where they can't be avoided). </p> <p>I guess that, between the three of us, we should manage to circumnavigate the obstacle. </p> <p>Edit - just had a look at the bigger photos on your flickr page. Hmmmmm......</p> <p>Determined would be a good summary. You may recall having seen her on "Beyond Boundaries -Across the Andes" on BBC a few years back. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2570#post-27363 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:58:42 +0000 kaputnik 27363@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Looks like all they need to do is get a man with a shovel and scoop it into the canal. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2570#post-27359 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:54:28 +0000 Smudge 27359@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just had a quick look at her website, she seems a very determined young lady. I don't know how bad her mobility issues are but it might be worth a recce to see if she could get over the obstacle with a bit of assistance?<br /> If you need any more pics/video/info from this end pm me and I'll provide anything I can.<br /> Best of luck either way,<br /> GS </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2570#post-27356 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:49:37 +0000 Smudge 27356@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nothing flat I know of :-/ Off the towpath just before the barriers takes you up towards Glen Village, you can then go down towards Falkirk on the main road then double back left towards Falkirk High Station. from the lower car park there you can access the towpath the other side of the tunnel to continue towards the wheel. There may well be better options but I don't know them I'm afraid :-( </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2570#post-27351 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:42:43 +0000 druidh 27351@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh - I'm supposed to be going along there next Thursday as part of this: <a href="http://www.juliemcelroy.com/?page=Julie%20Venture">http://www.juliemcelroy.com/?page=Julie%20Venture</a></p> <p>What (if anything) is the alternative route? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2570#post-27331 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:06:38 +0000 Smudge 27331@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5099/5546779609_c9271702e0_m.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5296/5547356758_fec9aa36f6_m.jpg"><br /> Well the canal towpath has been boarded off as being blocked for weeks now with no sign of any activity just East of the Falkirk High Station access point, so today I did a little recce...<br /> Turns out the landslip is just east of the tunnel and though muddy is passable with care if you don't mind a little bit of walking.<br /> Oh and you may get a little muddy...!</p> <p><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5056/5546788257_d99b9af387_m.jpg"> </p>