http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Positive images of cycling en Sun, 31 May 2026 06:44:34 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4928 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:53:57 +0000 Kim 4928@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is the "<a href="http://www.bikebiz.com/news/31982/Beauty-scheme-tackles-low-girl-cyclist-numbers">Beauty scheme tackles low girl cyclist numbers</a>" a better approach? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4925 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:43:21 +0000 Kim 4925@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The phrase "Chicken and egg" springs to mind. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4917 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:41:54 +0000 chdot 4917@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.citycycling.co.uk/issue57/chic1.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.citycycling.co.uk/issue57/chic1.html</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4127 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:52:58 +0000 LaidBack 4127@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That's just too simple... ;-) *</p> <p>Also wondered... what's a negative image of cycling? Think that may link to the 'what annoys you about other cyclists' thread.</p> <p>* That's like one these tweet answers! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4126 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:49:30 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 4126@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What's a positive image of cycling?</p> <p>Someone on a bike. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4120 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:54:27 +0000 chdot 4120@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Looks like designer mud too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4119 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:53:27 +0000 chdot 4119@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Pair of chic dogs? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4118 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:51:44 +0000 LaidBack 4118@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My daughter and a friend when they were 13. Hacking about muddy paths in Perthshire. Cycling 'cause it's fun and not exclusive of other activities. Hope this doesn't cause a Cycling Chic or helmet debate!</p> <p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2701/4454649010_07496e8cff_b.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4115 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:01:26 +0000 chdot 4115@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"It is just accidental"</p> <p>"No I don't believe in luck<br /> No I don't believe in circumstance no more<br /> Accidents never happen in a perfect world" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4113 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:58:11 +0000 Kim 4113@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@steveo, I have two pictures of the same cyclist (the third one above) and he is jumping the red light in both directions, this is obviously a habit. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4112 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:55:37 +0000 Kim 4112@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@chdot, actually I wasn't "concentrating on headgear", I just wanted to pick three resent photos, but looking at then now I see what you mean. It is just accidental they the have three different styles. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4108 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:39:13 +0000 chdot 4108@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"One of them is me."</p> <p> I thought was it Lou Reed and Princess Margaret in some sort of time shift. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4106 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:30:24 +0000 wee folding bike 4106@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>How abut this one:</p> <p><img src="http://www.gobike.org/images/bikeplancover.jpg"></p> <p>One of them is me. I don't know who the other one was. It was in the 1994 Pedal the Parks day and then used for this leaflet later in the year. It's now in the Strathclyde Cycling Campaign archive. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4102 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:44:25 +0000 chdot 4102@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Here, in complete contrast, is another positive image (not sure if anyone looks chic!?)</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/2596871457"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/2596871457_e0cbc11923.jpg"></a></p> <p>I have also set up a new Flickr Group - which is probably one too many!</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/citycyclingedinburgh" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/groups/citycyclingedinburgh</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4101 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:34:02 +0000 chdot 4101@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This isn't the greatest photo (one <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=532">from Saturday</a>), but you get the idea.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/4454101506"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2707/4454101506_f2debde5f1.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4099 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:25:54 +0000 chdot 4099@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This is one of my favourite positive images.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/2734902881"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3130/2734902881_7494a2f5e4.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4098 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:25:02 +0000 steveo 4098@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As fellow stirrer I should probably contribute :)</p> <p>All three? perhaps less so the third one, but hey at least the green man wasn't on. </p> <p>Any way where's the lycra dude? Discriminating against roadies now ;) (joke)</p> <p>I think the important thing is that people are free to chose and not have any one leaning on them. If people feel that they are under pressure to confirm to a certain standard they might just not bother with a very positive change. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4097 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:23:14 +0000 chdot 4097@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Having accidentally stirred things up"</p> <p>It was more that you gave the opportunity to look at things locally. As you know from the <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=493">MULTI Cycle Chic thread</a>, there are now <em>lots</em> of Cycling Chic sites around world - but not in Edinburgh.</p> <p>"I wonder what are considered to be positive images of cycling?"</p> <p>Now that is a <em>great</em> question.</p> <p>Your three examples are, in there own way, stereotypes!</p> <p>(Maybe you are concentrating on headgear...)</p> <p>This could be an interesting thread! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=535#post-4095 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:13:27 +0000 Kim 4095@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Having accidentally stirred things up in <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=530">another thread</a> (it really wasn't my intention), I wonder what are considered to be positive images of cycling?</p> <p>This<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49194391@N00/4445280327/in/pool-cyclingedinburgh"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4445280327_6cc903f90e.jpg"></a></p> <p>Or this<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackpuddinonnabike/4426902902/in/pool-cyclingedinburgh"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2692/4426902902_534139620c.jpg"></a></p> <p>Or this<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49194391@N00/4453215839/in/pool-cyclingedinburgh"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4453215839_ca963e06c2.jpg"></a> </p>