http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Spotted en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:30:18 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-383754 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:16:55 +0000 jdanielp 383754@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just remembered that I spotted somebody cycling with a surf board or paddle board attached to the side of their bike as I was cycling home along the towpath yesterday. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-383746 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:03:03 +0000 jdanielp 383746@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A high five with gembo this morning. Yes, I am still on strike. My brain took too long to process the speed of delivery of the question at the time so I just laughed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-383715 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:11:30 +0000 gembo 383715@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>New signpost on lang whang Cyclists for Next 3 Miles. There miles before the B7008 turn to west Calder. No photo as on a tight time back from Ayr. NW wind helps but not as much as SW. also the north west wind doth blow and we shall have snow, hailstones and all. Sunny intervals too. Gloves and hat on radiator at Sorn Cafe then in oven at Douglas Bakery and they third time at carnwath soaking but bright sun and no motors on yer closed stretch which was glorious </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-383701 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:32:16 +0000 chdot 383701@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55172432314_898a2f4725_c.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-383699 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:51:07 +0000 chdot 383699@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55170663657_bbb1b6f7ac_b.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-383638 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:48:28 +0000 chdot 383638@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Improving cyclists’ safety with Design Informatics </p> <p>11 years ago </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/EUonvimeo" rel="nofollow">https://tinyurl.com/EUonvimeo</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-383595 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:29:54 +0000 chdot 383595@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>‘Always’ cycles </p> <p>She’s not from round here u no</p> <p>Seems to miss bits of meetings where there are controversial things to vote on… </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-383594 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:11:05 +0000 gembo 383594@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>LIb DEM Councillor Sanne Dijkstra-Downie out in her Forth Ward on her bicycle bumping into Brian Temple who won silver medal on the track or maybe 10 mile scratch at the 1970 commonwealth games. Pro-cycling Lib Dem and yet when it comes to it …….? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-383567 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:06:25 +0000 gembo 383567@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Surely none as tall as you. Oh you mean the UAs. A certain Bike Charity person was talking nicely to me as they came up behind me the other evening. Then said Oh, it’s you. Where’s the pink etc. when they realised who it was </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-383563 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:26:24 +0000 bakky 383563@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>An imposter! I shall alert the bakfietscouncil!</p> <p>There’s a few up this way these days - which is nice and there could always be more. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-383561 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:27:13 +0000 Arellcat 383561@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thought I spotted @bakky this evening while riding up towards Fairmilehead – Urban Arrow and everything – but when the rider did a shoulder check I realised it must be his doppelbäkkygänger. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-383359 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:07:42 +0000 jdanielp 383359@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A gloved high-five with gembo this morning since it was chilly. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-383309 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:05:23 +0000 gembo 383309@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Very fair point </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-383308 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 22:42:53 +0000 Morningsider 383308@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo - I don't think you get any real drafting benefit on a Gazelle. Great bike, but it can feel like trying to cycle a billboard when the wind gets up. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-383306 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:28:51 +0000 gembo 383306@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>No gloves either, they breed them though in Preston</p> <p>On way home lovely chat with @Morningsider who was going my way for a bit and fooled me with his you go. First you’ll be faster then drafted in behind to get out of the fierce bad wind/ Crafty </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-383303 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:13:56 +0000 jdanielp 383303@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think my first high-five of the year with gembo on the canal towpath between Meggetland and the Slateford Aqueduct earlier. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-382950 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:58:24 +0000 bakky 382950@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A nice chat with @mcairney in an undisclosed secure parking location! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-382944 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:59:29 +0000 MediumDave 382944@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Kingsknowe Rat (dead). </p> <p>Expired in the carpark of the Commonwealth Pool, possibly after enjoying a too-strenuous swim. </p> <p>Two nearby magpies were preparing to eat the Rat for breakfast. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-382608 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 14:14:11 +0000 Frenchy 382608@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Urchaidh cycling in Portobello earlier today. I was disguised as a pedestrian. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-382570 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:56:53 +0000 chdot 382570@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55008825480_99b52d9bbb_z.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-382353 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 01:11:39 +0000 chdot 382353@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54968012629_a2285d8216_z.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=488#post-382187 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:45:41 +0000 bakky 382187@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not content with a diet purely of stolen ebikes, a sur-ron bandit was spotted stealing an eight foot nutcracker statue from outside copper blossom on George St. [Facebook]</p> <p><a href="https://fb.watch/DDKFaKEhgX/?" rel="nofollow">https://fb.watch/DDKFaKEhgX/?</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=487#post-382022 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:03:19 +0000 gembo 382022@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Snow on the north west of some of the higher Ochils. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=487#post-381888 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 18:30:42 +0000 gembo 381888@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Boy behind you was wanting a bit of the action too giving me the old smiles and the glad eye. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=487#post-381877 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:36:09 +0000 urchaidh 381877@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Almost left hanging by a well kenned face on the Hope Park Terrace crossing this morning. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=487#post-381784 Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:15:51 +0000 Arellcat 381784@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Rooting around in my Google Drive's "Shared with me" folder, and spotted something called "Edinburgh".</p> <p>Ye gods, a map of Edinburgh overlaid with lots of coloured lines approximately vertical, horizontal and both ways diagonal. You know who. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=487#post-381779 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 22:47:24 +0000 Morningsider 381779@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bloke cycling ahead of me with a very bright white light on the back of his bike - more confusing/disconcerting than you might think. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=487#post-381777 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 22:36:00 +0000 gembo 381777@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The bottom half of Princes St Gdns [East] also closed as Slade used to sing. IT’S CHRISTMAS </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=487#post-381771 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:54:00 +0000 Arellcat 381771@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Maybe Edinburgh is getting its own version of the <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/yBn5EzmWgb7FhW3H7">Heathrow Pod</a>! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=487#post-381770 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:42:54 +0000 jdanielp 381770@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>New tram prototype with smaller modules? </p>