http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Bishopbriggs - more than 10% cycling 'school run' en Mon, 18 May 2026 05:49:05 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3657#post-38506 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:37:05 +0000 chdot 38506@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Lots of parents on bikes at Bruntsfield this morning!"</p> <p>That's REALLY good to hear.</p> <p>I was partly responsible for the racks there (and the closure of the street at Viewforth) and have been conscious that the racks were not particularly well used.</p> <p>So presume 'parents on bikes' means kids on bikes too - using the racks. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3657#post-38478 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:40:05 +0000 SRD 38478@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Lots of parents on bikes at Bruntsfield this morning! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3657#post-38434 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:21:12 +0000 LaidBack 38434@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>'BBC reporter had no h•••• 'shock horror in comments;-). </p> <p>She was wearing headphones though and going on a bike backwards. Yes... true...</p> <p>Larry vs Harry bakfiets thing. So totally safe as it's built like a panzer tank. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3657#post-38433 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:19:53 +0000 chdot 38433@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Why Bishopbriggs?</p> <p>A persistant passionate parent helped - and his son(s)</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz8QAUwQd3Y" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz8QAUwQd3Y</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3657#post-38425 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:07:44 +0000 retrodirect 38425@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's a huge amount of grassroots bike stuff which is getting kids into cycling in bishopbriggs.</p> <p>Not your cycle-to-school as it's safer/healthier nonsense.</p> <p>But getting kids to hammer around on bmx's and trials bikes. It appears to work! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3657#post-38413 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:42:31 +0000 SRD 38413@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.257086967648862.68261.185246968166196&amp;type=1">Pictures on BBC Scotland FB</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3657#post-38360 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:21:23 +0000 LaidBack 38360@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://edscyclecoop.org.uk/">Bishopbriggs Cycle to School Success</a></p> <p>Was on Radio Scotland and suspect it will be on TV too tonight.</p> <p>The stats were very high... I caught 7%, 10% and even 20%. Amazing.</p> <p>No doubt it's been on here before - chdot?</p> <p>I can't find anything on BBC Scotland site - they said there was a pic of the bike used to record the sound on the move. Sure someone can find it...! </p>