http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Favourite corners en Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:00:16 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2673#post-28503 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:40:26 +0000 Arellcat 28503@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>One of my favourite corners is the tight right-hander at the bottom of Gillespie Road, just leading onto the bridge. You can do it at 30mph if it's quiet and the tarmac's dry.</p> <p>Research Avenue North is another nice corner, especially on a hot summer day. You potter along the secluded cycle/walkway leading off the A71, and sit on one of the huge scenic boulders and absorb the heat while reading a book. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2673#post-28501 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:16:31 +0000 Cyclingmollie 28501@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Double chevrons - the slope is steeper than 1 in 5 (20%); single chevron it's between 1 in 5 and 1 in 7 (14%). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2673#post-28498 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:56:32 +0000 amir 28498@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There is a new sign on west sign advising cyclists to dismount. The surface of the road down was a bit iffy but going up the other side was fine.</p> <p>Are OS arrows 1 in 7 or steeper/ </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2673#post-28495 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:38:39 +0000 Cyclingmollie 28495@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes, quite a secluded spot and a fairly steep climb out in either direction. The ford is *very* slippy underwheel. I went there when I was trying to find all the roads marked with gradient chevrons on the local OS maps. I gave up on that when I realised that there's no rhyme or reason to their use by the OS. I mean if that warrants a chevron why not the Lady Brae in Gorebridge or some of those cleuchs around Gifford? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2673#post-28464 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:20:14 +0000 kaputnik 28464@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I prefer to think of it as taking the scenic route ¬_¬ </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2673#post-28462 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:07:10 +0000 amir 28462@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>On Saturday, I went for a bike-based wander in East Lothian. Trying (and failing) to follow the lanes to Fala, I found a delightful place near Costerton</p> <p><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=55.859261,-2.906163&amp;spn=0.003968,0.009645&amp;t=h&amp;z=17&amp;lci=com.panoramio.all" rel="nofollow">http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=55.859261,-2.906163&amp;spn=0.003968,0.009645&amp;t=h&amp;z=17&amp;lci=com.panoramio.all</a></p> <p>Using the little google map, you can follow the road West-East down the hill and over the ford.</p> <p>It is definitely worth getting lost now and then (eh Kaputnik?). </p>