http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Spokes Bike Breakfast en Sun, 31 May 2026 14:39:54 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=3#post-34089 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:39:38 +0000 Tulyar 34089@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh and it didn't rain in Glasgow :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=3#post-34088 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:38:55 +0000 Tulyar 34088@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I sampled the Glasgow version as the events clashed in my diary. The purvey was less impressive but the location was a bit better for capturing those scurrying about on 2 (and 3) wheels. The arrangement is to set up on the North side of the Squiggly Bridge and the steady flow of commuting cyclists were captured roughly 50% as they crossed the Clyde or came along NCN 75 on the Broomielaw.</p> <p>I'd commend the Operation Dring Dring (Velo Quebec) for a future event (September Environment?) where drop-in coffee and rolls are set-up on key street corners. Cyclists can stop for a chat or you simply offer a card asking them to e-mail or post in start/finish postcodes, and some basic journey data (work/daily etc) and offer an opt-in to be contacted for future surveys of regular cyclists. The great detail is that cyclists can just pull in and stop whilst drivers have to sit and be ready to move off when the queue starts to move, and just watch jealously how versatile your commuting can be with a bike. </p> <p>The Canadian model had the coffee and rolls sponsored by coffee shops/chain in return for their access to distribute special offer vouchers for return visits. </p> <p>Depending on your affinity for M*D**'s they used to offer free soft drinks for events, in return for offering discount vouchers for the local outlets. Sites might be The Meadows, Nicholson Sq?, Shandwick Place area? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=3#post-34084 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:52:29 +0000 LaidBack 34084@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><strong>gembo</strong> <em>Laidback - that was thebusiest Bike Breakfast ever</em> </p> <p>Maybe just me... when speeches were being made it thinned out... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=3#post-34081 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:37:49 +0000 gembo 34081@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Laidback - that was thebusiest Bike Breakfast ever certainly from 8 until 8.30 - many more stallholders etc. Perhaps it thinned out after I left? I got map 14/20, a puncture repair kit, two water bottles and a vegetarian haggis roll, still coming back in me. THe newspaper they gave out is stuffed inside my shoes.</p> <p>sorry to have missed the later [non-freebie junky] arrivals</p> <p>I love that the event serves little purpose other than getting many of the committed commuters of edinburgh together for collection of freebies </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=3#post-34076 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:02:50 +0000 Arellcat 34076@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It was good to catch up with so many people this morning. Min, Kaputnik, Anth (who ran away with my headset press), Gembo, RJ, Laid Back, SRD, miniSRD, Morningsider, Crowriver and miniCrowriver, a Brompton friend, and Ryan (I think!) from pedals, whose business cards carry the FSC 100% label. I thought the turnout was pretty good myself, if a bit subdued because of the weather.</p> <p>I decided to wait until the rain was heavy enough before leaving for work. The Mound was nose to tail down to Market Street, and I still think the no-left-turn into Princes St is a huge oversight. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34056 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:48:12 +0000 kaputnik 34056@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not at all! All fault lay with myself. Anyway I knew that nobody would really notice so it was just my own conscience really. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34053 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:20:19 +0000 Morningsider 34053@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Kaputnik - that was me, sorry if I made you any later for work than you already were. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34048 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:44:07 +0000 wingpig 34048@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just occurred to me that the wooden chaincover on the Paper Bike would go well with those wooden mudguards TBC posted on the Facebook a while back... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34045 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:32:44 +0000 LaidBack 34045@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nice seeing those I could. Another wet bike breakfast - turnout was quietest I've seen. Nice that some people tried out the Paper Bike. Bike Station also had theirs along with their load carrying Bullitt. Yes... I am getting the PB set up as 8 speed! Ideal machine for keeping chain dry in the monsoon season.</p> <p>Someone actually complained I hadn't brought any recumbents but Arellcat had hers to cover the 'genre'! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34043 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:20:59 +0000 SRD 34043@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Tummy rumbling now</em> me too,. although banana and biscuits helping. </p> <p>We had porridge before we left, but disappointed to miss bacon rolls. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34042 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:16:51 +0000 kaputnik 34042@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I wonder how you could ever have coped with a non-matching helmet</em></p> <p>slowly! Actually, my "regular" lid is blue and white. Bought to match an older bike, whose colour scheme I am slowly migrating away from (but the blue arm warmers and shoe covers refuse to lose themselves, fall apart or otherwise die and remain perfectly servicable! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34040 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:14:42 +0000 crowriver 34040@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hello to anyone who was there after 9 and I didn't speak to, alas could only make it then due to school run and daughter in tow. Alas, because the catering were all out of rolls: offered bacon in a napkin but declined. Tummy rumbling now, curse of the hungry cyclist (cf. back issues of Yehuda Moon). Good coffee though! </p> <p>Nice to chat with SRD, easily spotted on the Helios! Tried to catch Laidback but he had customers so just had a wee wander with my daughter. Didn't buy anything, picked up Spokes newsletters and council/Bike Station maps for friends. Also a lovely pink Spokes balloon for my daughter, she was really pleased. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34039 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:13:27 +0000 SRD 34039@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em> laZer TARDIZ!</em>...in yellow. </p> <p>now that I see that I wonder how you could ever have coped with a non-matching helmet. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34036 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:03:09 +0000 kaputnik 34036@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I read that as "mummy, why are all your cycling buddies mean?".</p> <p>Oh and hello to whoever (I only caught your "real" name!) caught me on the way out by dint of my yellowness! Sorry for rushing off. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34034 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:43:27 +0000 SRD 34034@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Very nice to meet crowriver and daughter, and see laidback and arellcat again. Got there a bit late as I let daughter have lie in while I put supper in slow-cooker. </p> <p>As we left she asked 'Mummy why are all your cycling buddies men'? which is obviously not true as we met two women cyclists we know (and crowriver's daughter), but depressing none the less. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34028 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:54:24 +0000 Morningsider 34028@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Good to finally say hello to some of you in person - I should say I don't normally look quite so wet. A particualr thanks to the guy from EBC who de-gunked my chain, really not a good way for anyone to start their day. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34026 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:49:41 +0000 ruggtomcat 34026@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>No it remained firmly in my bag.</em></p> <p>I think you mean 'closet' ;)</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZLAE_AEwj0" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZLAE_AEwj0</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34025 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:43:50 +0000 kaputnik 34025@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>public outing </em></p> <p>No it remained firmly in my bag. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34024 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:41:46 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 34024@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Good turnout considering the weather. Excellent in fact. I bought a map, having missed out by aaaaaages on the freebie. Chatted with a few new folk, realised that it was already 25 to 9; quickly grabbed a headset press from Arellcat and scarpered to work.</p> <p>Oh, and did a bit of scoffing too. And had a few comments (complimentary) about my moustache bars. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34023 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:35:14 +0000 Stepdoh 34023@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Dammit did I miss the first public outing of the laZer TARDIZ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34022 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:34:48 +0000 kaputnik 34022@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was hanging around from 10 to 8 for my map. Got number 2/20 as the bell tolled 8AM. Read a board about the "canal quarter" as I scoffed my bacon roll. Scoffed a bit more, then hung around for a chat until I realised it was 825 and I was 10 minutes late leaving. Rushed off. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34021 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:58:18 +0000 wingpig 34021@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Perhaps that's why the changing rooms in my office are kept at a cosy 22° all year round.</p> <p>Went up the high street (noting, with some disapproval, some people cycling up the pavement) but I was already going to be technically late for work by the time I went past. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34016 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:48:24 +0000 steveo 34016@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Rode past the office on the way, couldn't resist the urge to swing into the garage.... Now warm and showered i'm off to get a bacon roll from the cafe. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34013 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:29:59 +0000 crowriver 34013@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If the rain is not of Biblical deluge proportions, I'll be the one on my wife's (Giant ladies MTB) bike with a 2 year old in a seat on the back...</p> <p>On the other hand, nothing beats a bacon roll after a good soaking! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34012 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:17:26 +0000 kaputnik 34012@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>some of the cyclists at work were grumbling about it being 10 degrees. I pointed out it was 21 degrees warmer than it was 5 months previous when they were nowhere to be seen in the locker room. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34009 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:56:41 +0000 chdot 34009@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"deteriorates"</p> <p>I think you mean finds a direction of its own. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34008 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:55:13 +0000 ruggtomcat 34008@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I love it when a topic deteriorates. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34007 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:38:42 +0000 chdot 34007@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5262/5857452167_6e1e14e348.jpg"></p> <p><a href="http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/abs/Weathercam/station" rel="nofollow">http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/abs/Weathercam/station</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34006 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:37:22 +0000 kaputnik 34006@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>knee warmers don't keep you dry... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3058&page=2#post-34005 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:34:26 +0000 ruggtomcat 34005@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ha! you cant fool me, Ive seen the weather reports for Edinburgh. </p>