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CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: SNOW http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: SNOW en Wed, 13 May 2026 03:28:08 +0000 Smudge on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627&page=2#post-49203 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:16:42 +0000 Smudge 49203@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ @DaveC "10 fig grid ref not accurate, as map is not accurate to that." Hmmmm, perhaps on paper maps, but they do have their uses ;-) I use a couple of items at work with 10fig grids (and the "sleeping figures" which always confuse me when I'm overtired and grumpy!) But then, you can thank my predecessors at work for the grid system and the fact you had to work with Mils instead of degrees minutes and seconds in the b'Army ;-)) chdot on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627&page=2#post-49201 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:08:07 +0000 chdot 49201@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "then cycle paths" If only. CEC seems to regard these as 'leisure routes' so 'not important'. DaveC on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627&page=2#post-49200 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:03:03 +0000 DaveC 49200@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Some people just don't see the big picture. Gritters do the bus roads, then non bus roads, then side roads, then cycle paths (grumpy)... I clicked on the intersection of the path were we stopped on the link below the grid ref and then just cut n pasted here. (it was prob the front wheel) (from my days in the b'Army) 6 fig grid ref acurate to 100m (good with 1:50000 - red/pink cover) 8 fig grid ref acurate to 10m (good with 1:25000 - Orange/yellow cover) 10 fig grid ref not accurate, as map is not accurate to that. 1:25000 only accurate to ~100m. i.e. one thing I recall was anything within ~60m of a road is marked on map as coincident with road edge. Any buildings within 30m of each other merged. I used to have some of the old green paper 1:10000 maps where I lived in Leeds. I'm a map geek. cb on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627&page=2#post-49197 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:54:37 +0000 cb 49197@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "OS NT 10007 95519" 10 figures? Is that the front wheel or the back wheel then ;) Irate callers to Call Kaye (urgh) this morning seemed to be outraged that a council somewhere had cleared a pavement BEFORE ALL THE ROADS HAD BEEN GRITTED!!!1! Another caller (or maybe it was the same one?) was complaining, what is the point of gritting the main roads if you can't get out your estate, blah, blah, blah. But as he was on the phone a gritter went past his front door. lol. Roibeard on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627&page=2#post-49195 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:53:06 +0000 Roibeard 49195@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I know I managed all last year without studs - my commute is so short that they aren't necessary as I can just slow down a bit. However, this thread is bringing out the consumer in me. Particularly with photos like DaveC's above... Robert DaveC on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627&page=2#post-49166 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:15:41 +0000 DaveC 49166@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <img src="http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p86/Dave_Crampton/2011-12-04104109-2-1.jpg"> On Cleich Hill between Dunfermline and Kinross yesterday. OS NT 10007 95519 <a href="http://gridreferencefinder.com/#" rel="nofollow">http://gridreferencefinder.com/#</a> Smudge on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627&page=2#post-49165 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:15:32 +0000 Smudge 49165@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I lost a few studs during the initial 20-30 miles, but after that they seem quite secure. The absolute worst time seems to be when they are just in, *any* sort of skid wil pop them out then (eg spinning the wheel then putting it back down before it stops. As I say they seem quite secure now they have had fifty miles or so of clear road use, noticeably quieter as well, haven't had a chance to try them today as I am at home, but I suspect they may prove useful tomorrow B-) Uberuce on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627&page=2#post-49161 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:08:21 +0000 Uberuce 49161@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I doubt one's hardest acceleration means much compared to the levering/trapping action the studs gets from broken tarmac. I'm down 5-10 studs, even with my best efforts to stay on the sunny side. Ride in this morning was fine; the Broomhouse/Gyle cyclepath was untreated and pretty frosted over, but that just means my tyres are quiet. Arellcat on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49151 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:42:10 +0000 Arellcat 49151@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ It was snowing in Morningside as I rode to work, but it's sunny and <strike>warm</strike> cold down in Leith. And my Marathon Winter lost two studs during my commute, despite me desperately trying not to jack-rabbit at every green light. SRD on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49147 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:13:31 +0000 SRD 49147@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Definitely snowing in Polwarth/Brunstfield we left for school. chdot on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49141 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:32:30 +0000 chdot 49141@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ " alanpaxton: Snow clouds over the Forth <a href="http://tinyurl.com/budgu39" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/budgu39</a> Original Tweet: <a href="http://twitter.com/alanpaxton/status/143607752055463936" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/alanpaxton/status/143607752055463936</a> " chdot on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49139 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:19:24 +0000 chdot 49139@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "Scotland on alert with ice and snow set to cause chaos" <a href="http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/uk/scotland_on_alert_with_ice_and_snow_set_to_cause_chaos_1_1991177" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/uk/scotland_on_alert_with_ice_and_snow_set_to_cause_chaos_1_1991177</a> chdot on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49138 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:14:52 +0000 chdot 49138@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/6458465965/"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6458465965_69e59366db.jpg"></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/6458465965/">Careful out there</a> Instography on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49125 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:59:09 +0000 Instography 49125@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Think I'll be on the road in from the airport tomorrow, avoiding the crunchy half-decomposed leaves on the bike path. Slippy enough when wet. chdot on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49122 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:46:00 +0000 chdot 49122@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/6455695423/"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6455695423_b08e73de10.jpg"></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/6455695423/">Down to Zero</a> Arellcat on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49108 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:30:22 +0000 Arellcat 49108@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ The KB weather station and my digital thermometer reckon it's somewhere between zero and half a degree outside, and there's a heavy frost developing on the cars outside. I'm wondering whether I should deploy spiky tyres tomorrow, although the Beeb's forecast thinks it will warm up a few degrees by the afternoon. crowriver on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49105 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:53:07 +0000 crowriver 49105@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Indeed. My hybrid is aluminium, but after last year's salt bonanza I decided to swap out the wheelset entirely for the winter tyres. I picked up a pair of old Rigida 36 spoke wheels with XR hubs as part of a job lot with the wheels for my single speed. Pretty good nick, nothing special but robust. Even an 8 speed cassette on the back: ideal. I slapped the snow stud tyres on the Rigida rims, took the Alex wheels off the hybrid, then on with the Rigida ones. Hey presto, winterised. Main advantage is not having to pop Marathon Pluses off (PITA) then Snow Studs on (also bit of a PITA). Just whisk the QR skewers off one set of wheels and onto the other. Computer spoke magnet and reflectors take seconds to swap across. V-brakes line up just fine. Only downside is the gear indexing is slightly off: can't get onto the biggest sprocket. Could recalibrate or just leave it until it too becomes a PITA: maybe not soon as I very rarely use it anyway. Uberuce on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49102 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:34:02 +0000 Uberuce 49102@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Or the reverse. Steel frame bike with ice tyres means I'll avoid the salt like the plague custard on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49093 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:52:07 +0000 custard 49093@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ that map would be good with a route planner feature so you could ask for the route via gritting routes where possible kaputnik on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49084 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:02:01 +0000 kaputnik 49084@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ well there was nothing on MMW when I rode up at 830 this morning and nothing when I rode down at 530... amir on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49083 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:56:19 +0000 amir 49083@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Seems to quite icy in parts despite air temp > 1 deg. chdot on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49082 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:55:40 +0000 chdot 49082@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ " Edinburgh_CC: Gritting update for Edinburgh <a href="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/1291/roads_and_pavements-adverse_weather_plans/361/winter_road_and_pavement_maintenance/1" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/1291/roads_and_pavements-adverse_weather_plans/361/winter_road_and_pavement_maintenance/1</a> Original Tweet: <a href="http://twitter.com/Edinburgh_CC/status/143341691691204608" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/Edinburgh_CC/status/143341691691204608</a> " Nice map. MMW supposed to be a 'priority pavement'. kaputnik on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49080 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:43:57 +0000 kaputnik 49080@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Icy pockets on the cycling side of MMW about 15 minutes ago. A bit dicey coming downhill. chdot on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49077 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:09:48 +0000 chdot 49077@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "Saw a bent taxi" Not a <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=61#post-49073">'bent</a> taxi then... LivM on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49076 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:06:08 +0000 LivM 49076@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ One taxi down, just a few more to go... :) amir on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49071 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:19:23 +0000 amir 49071@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Went for a ride to Longniddry. Roads fine - wind a bit cool ;) Saw a bent taxi on side of road next to a sad telegraph post. crowriver on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49070 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:10:07 +0000 crowriver 49070@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Winter tyres (Schwalbe Snow Studs) are now on the hybrid. Probably keep them on until the end of February. gembo on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49069 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:56:26 +0000 gembo 49069@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Very icy on the road up to Thriepmuir Reservoir this morning. White but fell as hail not snow. Then if froze. Quite a few walkers and cyclists braving it. crowriver on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49067 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:38:41 +0000 crowriver 49067@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ @Uberuce, reminds me of how I got the 653 frame back from Waverley station after picking up in the wilds of West Lothian. I did have a big bag to help hold it, then straps over the shoulders, courier style. Forks were sticking out the back a bit, but the frame was light as a feather, my shoulders hardly noticed... Uberuce on "SNOW" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4627#post-49066 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:31:31 +0000 Uberuce 49066@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I hasten to add the wheels weren't on.