http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "PORTOVELO A new cycling club for Portobello" en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:48:38 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949&page=2#post-70246 Sun, 13 May 2012 16:42:03 +0000 ExcitableBoy 70246@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Chapeau to Andrew who did the ride on a single speed."</p> <p>Thanks Tom. I regretted having the singlespeed a couple of times on the way around and was begging for an extra gear or two. I had got muddled, thinking it was going to be the family ride and wanted to check if it was suitable for dragging my daughter(s)along to. I hadn't planned on going along. But I enjoyed it, although I could have done without the headwind on the way back. Good to meet you.</p> <p>Andrew. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949&page=2#post-70243 Sun, 13 May 2012 14:31:44 +0000 Uberuce 70243@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I must admit I woke up, looked at the dancing trees and wimped out. Rain and cold I can take <em>en passant</em> but serious headwinds just take my fun away. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949&page=2#post-70240 Sun, 13 May 2012 13:53:35 +0000 amir 70240@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nice ride today despite the strong breeze. We went via Humbie to Soutra then over to Heriot and over the Granites. On the way back I put in an extra loop via Gladhouse - the wind was getting really strong by then. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949&page=2#post-70232 Sat, 12 May 2012 20:56:06 +0000 tammytroot 70232@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Went on the Porto-velo social ride today. Chapeau to Andrew who did the ride on a single speed. I had 24 gears and really toiled.</p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Feztour.holux.com%2FfacebookApp%2FshareData%2F2012May%2FFBGZ4nRB.htm%3Fref%3Dnf&amp;h=7AQGWza4fAQGoVlp3pl6uraZj6rMOWsYb-7CsAPtN2ILYEw" rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Feztour.holux.com%2FfacebookApp%2FshareData%2F2012May%2FFBGZ4nRB.htm%3Fref%3Dnf&amp;h=7AQGWza4fAQGoVlp3pl6uraZj6rMOWsYb-7CsAPtN2ILYEw</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949&page=2#post-70207 Sat, 12 May 2012 10:13:25 +0000 crowriver 70207@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sounds like the family ride is more the kind of thing I was thinking about for myself and No.1 son. Alas I'm on an Audax up in Angus 2nd June. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949&page=2#post-70196 Fri, 11 May 2012 23:59:49 +0000 Jackson Priest 70196@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Crowriver - you'll be welcome to come along - we're not sure how many people will turn up (if any!) so not sure what the pace'll be like, but can't see it being any more than 12mph, so if you're up for it then we'll see you there. If you can't make it along, plans are afoot for a first family ride on the 2nd of June. Cheers, Patrick </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949&page=2#post-70118 Fri, 11 May 2012 12:08:43 +0000 crowriver 70118@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Allegedly the weather will be nice tomorrow. Would be tempted if the ride was tagalong friendly, as No.1 son and I are in Porty on Saturdays anyway... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949&page=2#post-70114 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:51:01 +0000 Jackson Priest 70114@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just sent you a pm about the very same thing! See you on sunday. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949&page=2#post-70112 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:39:22 +0000 Uberuce 70112@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh, bum. I forgot to say I put the photos from Sunday the 29th on my Flickr, but they're a bit gloomy, so I didn't press them into your mitts.</p> <p>I'll be bringing the camera on Sunday, unless the weather's still guff. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-70110 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:32:26 +0000 Jackson Priest 70110@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>now then now then</p> <p>Bit short notice I know, but we're doing a "social" ride tomorrow (Saturday 12 May) - aimed at beginners and less experienced cyclists, it'll be at a relaxed pace and will last for around 2 hours on mostly on minor roads. It's an ideal opportunity for people who haven't ridden in a group before - we'll leave from the Joppa end of the Prom) at 2.30 pm. </p> <p>Normal sunday rides will occur on, er, sunday at 9 from the end of the Prom.</p> <p>We've got a facebook page now too, for the facebookly-inclined, it's at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/portoveloclub">http://www.facebook.com/portoveloclub</a></p> <p>anyway, hope to see some of you over the weekend.</p> <p>Chin chin. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-66760 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:26:26 +0000 Jackson Priest 66760@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks Uberuce - good photos. You all look a bit dryer in your cafe than we did in ours. (Definitely a different cafe - I'd remember that rabbit.) I'd not met the other guy in the photo before - but I think he's called Steve (or Stevie) too.</p> <p>I forgot to mention the good chat from Amir - and his pointing out of local points of interest including one of Tom's chimney farms. Will pm that route in Yorkshire to you that I mentioned. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-66715 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:59:13 +0000 amir 66715@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You guys went to another cafe. More dangerous by the looks. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-66707 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:02:31 +0000 Uberuce 66707@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh, I did seriously consider putting my gloves on when the sea breeze was coming at them.</p> <p>I've got a couple of pictures on my Flickr:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/uberuce/6955779038/in/photostream"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7226/6955779038_b76c54051b_m.jpg"></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/uberuce/6955778892/in/photostream/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8014/6955778892_8f0fb14afb_m.jpg"></a></p> <p>If you like you can email it and I'll add it there(you will have PM shortly). My chunky camera is on the list of things I'll not be bringing next time, though.</p> <p>Oh: in the cafe photie, I forget the name of the guy wearing the helmet. I know Kieron, Andy and Steve, if my utterly abysmal real-life name memory serves, but the other chap peeled off before the very end, where we swapped names. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-66705 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:40:24 +0000 Jackson Priest 66705@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I learned that Uberuce feels no cold.</p> <p>It was very good to see you, Uberuce, Amir and Bikefan. Hope you'll all come along again.</p> <p>This was the longer route that we did, though it misses out the start because i forgot to turn the computer on til we were going up to Inveresk: <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/170614956" rel="nofollow">http://connect.garmin.com/activity/170614956</a></p> <p>We had 5 people on the shorter run, and 11 on the long one, so we were really pleased with the turn-out.</p> <p>I would upload a photo but annoyingly I've forgotten my flickr log-in details. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-66676 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:08:30 +0000 amir 66676@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A couple more signals:<br /> - left arm moves behind back (may be waving) to indicate obstacle coming up on left e.g. parked car or slower cyclist<br /> - same with right<br /> - person on front looks over right shoulder - can mean pass and take your turn on the front - but not always -judge according to circumstances and the air of desperation.<br /> - shout of "nose" - oncoming car - "tail" car about to pass or pass from behind<br /> - "slowing", "stopping", "lights" - obvious, obvious, and traffic lights </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-66671 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:49:40 +0000 Uberuce 66671@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ace ride yesterday, so a big thank you to the PV chaps for setting it up, Steve for leading the 30 mile run, and BikeFan for the lift. </p> <p>I learned:</p> <p>- Just how big a difference drafting makes. Headwind and tailwinds become well known by cyclists within the first few riding hours, but I'd not have expected a single human body to give so much slipstream. </p> <p>- That you watch the rider ahead's hands as well as wheels because they signal dodgy bits of road. I guess there's a sign language of sorts, but I'll need to find out what it is. The twiddly circle means a great big section of cracks rather than a single pothole, and <em>holding an invisible sticky basketball</em> means a depression. I got that much. Then again, maybe there's no formal language and it's just that folk get bored of simple pointing and do some dexterity freestyling.</p> <p>- That you don't carry anything more than your tools that you're not 100% sure of using, wearing or consuming.</p> <p>- That cyclists are like little old ladies when it comes to settling the cafe bill. The only exception to the social, non-competitive nature of the ride was the scramble to get the money out and make it to the fella behind the till. Seriously, I think you're going to have to introduce drug testing there. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-66514 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:22:38 +0000 Jackson Priest 66514@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Brilliant - looking forward to seeing you tomorrow.</p> <p>Uberuce - if you can do 43 miles at 16mph not in a group, you'll be fine on this.</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>Patrick </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-66512 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:19:08 +0000 Uberuce 66512@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think I'll do just that, thank you kindly. My mobile's in the PM post... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-66501 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 21:09:11 +0000 BikeFan 66501@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>It sounds to my novice eyes that I'll not explode at any point, but we'll see, I s'pose... </em></p> <p>I'm doing the short option for the first run too. As no matter which way back to Polwarth/Ashley involves soddin hills, and I haven't done anything over 20 miles since last September, I was going to pop the bike in the van so as to drive back. Want to hitch a lift?</p> <p>Edit<br /> I've PM'd you my mobile. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-66490 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:22:05 +0000 Uberuce 66490@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Weightliftery background has given me a firm belief in eating yourself out of trouble. I say stuff your face until everyone in the house has the dry boak from your gluttony, and you'll be grand. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-66489 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:09:11 +0000 amir 66489@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I intend to be there and will cycle to the start for a few extra miles. The only thing that might stop me is lack of energy - I have been a bit flat today. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-66485 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:59:08 +0000 Uberuce 66485@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think I might well try the 30 miler to get me some group ride legs. I'm new to anything approaching distance riding - so far my longest has been 43 miles at 16mph average, going Perth to Forfar with no serious hills. </p> <p>It sounds to my novice eyes that I'll not explode at any point, but we'll see, I s'pose... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-66484 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:52:50 +0000 crowriver 66484@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not possible tomorrow as I've a football match to go to with No.1 son, who has suddenly gone footie mad. Wouldn't mind joining future rides, as Sunday (usually) suits very well. Can't often get on the CTC Saturday runs due to other commitments... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-66483 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:37:15 +0000 Jackson Priest 66483@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just a little bump for this.</p> <p>Our first run is tomorrow morning from the Joppa end of the Prom, leaving at 9am.</p> <p>Weather forecast still quite wet, but there may be some sunshine among the showers (yeah right). Wind not too strong and from the E, so to get a tailwind home, we’re doing a loop round by Gifford and Haddington.</p> <p>Longer route will be 50miles-ish, shorter route 30miles-ish.</p> <p>There’ll be a ride leader for each ride, and no-one will get dropped.</p> <p>Oh, and a café stop (where hopefully both routes will converge) planned in Haddington.</p> <p>Hope to see some of you tomorrow.</p> <p>(Amir, if you want to meet up tell me and I'll send you a pm with more detail on the route.) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-65140 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:30:58 +0000 Jackson Priest 65140@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I know what you mean. It'll be a joy not to have to ride over The Wisp, in an un-warmed up state, to the start of a ride. Mind you, surely it's all downhill from Eskbank! </p> <p>We'll probably sort out routes on thursdays, and I think we'll put plans up on the website, so meeting points could well be possible. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-65121 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:20:38 +0000 amir 65121@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Patrick</p> <p>It is good to have a new club on the scene, especially with such objectives. Unfortunately for me, Portobello is a pig to get to by bike from Eskbank, at least at the start of a ride. I'd be tempted to join in if pickup points were advertised on the initial part of the route - even if they change every week.</p> <p>I note that the Sunday rides with ERC have changed start location since Andrew M has left. Tusitala is equally tiresome to get to. They also start later, which would make me unpopular with family. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-65065 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:40:31 +0000 Jackson Priest 65065@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hello everyone,</p> <p>I was going to post about Porto-Velo, but you appear to have beaten me to it! (I'm one of the people who has been involved in setting it up with Andrew Mylne.)</p> <p>@Crowriver - re Sunday speeds and so on, the plan initially is to have 1 ride setting off on a Sunday. It will split into 2 rides - a longer ride which will be approx 60 miles long, and a shorter ride which will prob be about 25-30 miles.</p> <p>We do envisage the longer ride eventually being approx the same speed as the ERC Sunday runs, but certainly in the first few weeks we think it'll be a bit slower overall, just because we may get quite a mixed group riding together. We want to be inclusive, and encourage the less experienced (or people who just don’t want to ride as far or as fast), but we also want to offer something to those who want to ride their bikes for longer/quicker.</p> <p>The key is to get a reasonable number, so we can split into smaller groups - whether to do shorter/longer distances, or faster/slower pace - as required.<br /> There’s been quite a bit of interest, so we’re hopeful it’ll all work, but we won’t really know until the Sunday runs start! </p> <p>Then there are plans for family runs etc on Saturdays, and those’ll be sorted out in the near future. And yes, we do want to be a sociable kind of club, and we'll have cafe stops on the sunday runs, but you never know there may well be evening training runs etc in the future too - we’ll just have to see how it all pans out.</p> <p>We've got our first, er, 'meeting' in the Dalriada tonight. If anyone wants to come along and ask questions, say hello etc, you’re most welcome. Think we're in the room to the right as you go in. We'll be the ones in skin suits.</p> <p>Sorry if I’ve rambled…</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>Patrick </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-63639 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:04:09 +0000 kaputnik 63639@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Union Canal surely? Forth &amp; Clyde canal is some 30-something-odd miles to the west. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-63638 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:53:48 +0000 Dave 63638@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hee hee, Forth Canal Road Club? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5949#post-63630 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 23:42:18 +0000 Uberuce 63630@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Peloton Of Occasional Trips. Location: Edinburgh. </p>