http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: The Truth - and pretty much the whole truth en Sun, 31 May 2026 07:21:50 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=715#post-6319 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:36:12 +0000 chdot 6319@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Civilise the car! A mind-expanding quote from a high-up Oz motoring official:" </p> <p>“The car’s high speed, particularly relative to walking, creates an aggressiveness that must be constrained. Certainly it has not been possible to rely on the self-restraint of the individual motorist, whose motoring decision-making is usually singularly self-centred."</p> <p><a href="http://quickrelease.tv/?p=1227" rel="nofollow">http://quickrelease.tv/?p=1227</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=715#post-6188 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:08:28 +0000 cb 6188@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sugar Puffs would probably be quite comfy.</p> <p>I'd steer clear of All Bran. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=715#post-6181 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:31:41 +0000 Min 6181@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I can't quite believe that I have found myself in the position of wondering what kind of breakfast cereal would make the best saddle.</p> <p>I daresay it would all just go soggy in the rain anyhow. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=715#post-6173 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:50:40 +0000 spytfyre 6173@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Min - have you tried shredded wheat?<br /> I wouldn't use it for the saddle though - that woudl probably chafe a little... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=715#post-6160 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:18:20 +0000 Min 6160@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The supply is endless. :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=715#post-6158 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:12:15 +0000 chdot 6158@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"power of my own smugness"</p> <p>Is it sustainable? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=715#post-6157 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:08:21 +0000 Min 6157@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Min - how do you knit muesli? "</p> <p>Merely by using the power of my own smugness. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=715#post-6156 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:03:47 +0000 chdot 6156@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"how do you knit muesli?"</p> <p>tastefully </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=715#post-6155 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:59:32 +0000 chdot 6155@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"there is an environmental cost to everything"</p> <p>Especially web use...! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=715#post-6151 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:40:40 +0000 gembo 6151@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Min - how do you knit muesli? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=715#post-6150 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:33:08 +0000 Kim 6150@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ chdot, I repeat "there is an environmental cost to everything". </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=715#post-6149 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:09:12 +0000 Min 6149@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I knit my own bikes from muesli then eat them afterwards, </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=715#post-6141 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:44:43 +0000 chdot 6141@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"A bamboo frame would be more environmentally friendly."</p> <p>Perhaps - "The chainstays are available in carbon fiber for extra stiffness in the drivetrain. Finish. We coat the bamboo with a satin polyurethane to seal it up."</p> <p>This is good - "Crash tolerant. Bamboo is a lot of tougher than most people realize.</p> <p>10 year warranty" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=715#post-6139 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:29:20 +0000 Kim 6139@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yep, greenwash gets every where, there is an environmental cost to everything, even cycling. Not so sure that Aluminium is the most environmentally friendly frame materials, it takes an awful lot of energy to process. A <a href="http://www.calfeedesign.com/bamboo.htm">bamboo frame</a> would be more environmentally friendly. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=715#post-6130 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:42:52 +0000 wee folding bike 6130@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I emailed the eco bike makers to ask a few questions about their bike's eco credentials. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=715#post-6129 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:20:35 +0000 chdot 6129@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I travel around the world speaking about how ramming 'health' and 'environment' down peoples throats doesn't get them onto bikes - infrastructure and taming the automobile does."</p> <p>The rest of the post is more about half truths...</p> <p><a href="http://www.copenhagenize.com/2010/04/eco2-bikes-greenwashing-bicycle.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.copenhagenize.com/2010/04/eco2-bikes-greenwashing-bicycle.html</a> </p>