http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Will Alex Salmond ever ride a bike? en Sun, 31 May 2026 10:02:03 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-14611 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:39:53 +0000 Smudge 14611@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah well, never mind. The weight wont help mind... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-14606 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:33:20 +0000 spitfire 14606@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>nah, bad as in knackered vertebrae bad. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-14561 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:58:29 +0000 Smudge 14561@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Wee Eck has a bad back"<br /> Some more exercise and fewer pies might help relieve some of the symptoms.... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-14518 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:31:35 +0000 PS 14518@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>but fair... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-14512 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:18:15 +0000 spitfire 14512@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>harsh dude, harsh </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-14506 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:10:47 +0000 chdot 14506@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Do recumbents have a weight limit... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-14504 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:08:23 +0000 kaputnik 14504@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In that case he should be LB's latest customer </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-14489 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:18:09 +0000 spytfire 14489@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Wee Eck has a bad back. Willnae even get oan the train fae Lithgae(check his taxi bill) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-14347 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:57:00 +0000 smsm1 14347@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cycling in Lycra? Nah I just cycle in my normal clothes, and maybe change my top when I get there. I don't even wear bike clips nor stuff my trousers into my socks since I ride a real proper bike that is made for real life cycling. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-4514 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:47:06 +0000 Min 4514@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>ARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!</p> <p>Thanks Liz... :@( </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-4511 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:09:41 +0000 Claggy Cog 4511@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Also Wee Eck can use the excuse that the plant made regarding cycling lycra clad warriors being off putting. Seeing AS dressed in lycra would most definitely be off putting, sheesh!!! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-4510 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:39:53 +0000 Claggy Cog 4510@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>No mention of cycling in Stewart Stevenson's hobbies, I rest my case, me lud. Wee Eck will undoubtedly not be seen on a bicycle, far too utilitarian for him now. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-4438 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:31:28 +0000 Matchstickwarrior 4438@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Independance, independance, independance!</p> <p>"Nicola, you rode one of those bicycle thingys once, what are they like? Will it make me a bit thinner as I've got quite fat as First Minister!" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-4395 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:28:52 +0000 RJ 4395@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>&lt;quote&gt; It's important to try get 'cycling' away from 'just' Transport.&lt;/quote&gt;</p> <p>Indeed. But getting cycling taken more seriously *within* transport seems like a good first step.</p> <p>After all, it's surely "transport" that has to deliver the wider benfits of cycling to policy areas such as "health".</p> <p>Or a meringue? ;) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-4394 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:03:47 +0000 chdot 4394@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"When parliamentary committees identify a need for "strong leadership", aren't they normally pointing the finger at the minister whose portfolio they're commenting on?"</p> <p>Good/valid point. </p> <p>He has a boss (JS), who has a boss (AS)</p> <p>It's important to try get 'cycling' away from 'just' Transport. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-4393 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:59:06 +0000 RJ 4393@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>When parliamentary committees identify a need for "strong leadership", aren't they normally pointing the finger at the minister whose portfolio they're commenting on?</p> <p>Step forward Stewart Stevenson ...</p> <p><a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/14944/Scottish-Cabinet/stewartstevensonmsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/14944/Scottish-Cabinet/stewartstevensonmsp</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-4385 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:04:17 +0000 spytfyre 4385@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Unlikely I believe he takes taxis from Linlithgow to Edinburgh because of a bad back meaning he can't stand on the train in rush hour...<br /> but he is just one guy, plenty people across all parties are cyclists, I would be interested, though, to hear how many cycle from Parliament to meetings elsewhere in town </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-4383 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:48:45 +0000 wee folding bike 4383@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My MSP is Karen Whitefield. She was moaning about busses on her blog so I checked her expenses. Thousands of pounds for car travel, none on busses. I suggested that a good way to support busses would be for her to use them. I also suggested she could get a bike but she is an even less likely figure for that than Mr Salmond. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=557#post-4380 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:01:12 +0000 chdot 4380@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That seems a reasonable question to ask when The Scottish Parliament Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee's "Inquiry into Active Travel" concludes by saying - </p> <p>"Stronger, more effective and sustained leadership is required from the Scottish Government in order to implement improvements to walking and cycling policies in Scotland."</p> <p><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/ticc/reports-10/trr10-04.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/ticc/reports-10/trr10-04.htm</a></p> <p>Finance Minister John Swinney occasionally rides for leisure but he has managed to resist calls by Spokes (and others) for increased spending on cycle infrastructure.</p> <p>So perhaps it doesn't matter if the First Minister rides a bike - though it might be good for his health! </p>