http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Well, that was embarrassing en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:45:32 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2879#post-30687 Fri, 06 May 2011 10:44:52 +0000 steveo 30687@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I swapped the laces on the trainers I commute in for shock cord. It's like a very thin bungie strap, climbers use it to strap stuff to them selves. It's got a bit of stretch so you don't untie them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2879#post-30678 Fri, 06 May 2011 10:08:21 +0000 kaputnik 30678@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Velcro win! Humiliating Kirst, but isn't it nice there are such friendly and helpful pedestrians out there? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2879#post-30676 Fri, 06 May 2011 09:59:51 +0000 Tulyar 30676@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A problem I have also experienced - especially a hazard for those riding fixed wheel and coaster brake bikes.</p> <p>Makes a great case for velcro straps. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2879#post-30672 Fri, 06 May 2011 09:50:54 +0000 Min 30672@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hehehehehe!</p> <p>(This'll probably happen to me on my way home now..) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2879#post-30671 Fri, 06 May 2011 09:40:18 +0000 chdot 30671@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Ooops, didn't mean to put this in infrastructure.</p> <p>I've moved to Commuting. </p> <p>GREAT story. </p> <p>Had same problem, but managed to unwind myself. </p> <p>Even pedestrians have their uses... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2879#post-30669 Fri, 06 May 2011 09:33:13 +0000 Kirst 30669@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ooops, didn't mean to put this in infrastructure. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2879#post-30668 Fri, 06 May 2011 09:32:32 +0000 Kirst 30668@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Set off this morning, had gone about 50 yards, when I had to stop and ask a passing pedestrian to untangle my right shoelace from the crank.</p> <p>And to add humiliation to embarrassment, he then proceeded to re-tie the lace. </p>