http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: An Edinburgh Festival of Cycling? en Fri, 22 May 2026 04:31:25 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694&page=2#post-116532 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:01:41 +0000 LaidBack 116532@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I would like to see another Festival of Cycling. Well done to Kim, Tracy, Ulli and the team that had to blaze the trail.</p> <p>I'm not sure how ticket sales went but the events I attended were good. Having MCA over was fun although it would have been nice is media like Sunday Herald had picked up on more.</p> <p>'Heels on Wheels' maybe should be re-named to be a family day event and if it could combine with Pavilion Cafe it may have got more 'non-commited' cyclists.</p> <p>I certainly think we have a variety of cycling experiences to share but 'average' person still thinks it's a sport and need chamois cream to take part.</p> <p><em>Related / not related cycling in media<br /> </em><br /> Herald did a cycling supplement at weekend. Cover featured a woman with helmet at jaunty angle showing that cycling is safe and helmets are just a fashion item. "Get on your Bike in Style" was the headline. To be fair the Herald's Susan Swarbrick may well have wanted a different image on cover. <a href="http://www.heraldscotland.com/author/cycle-pathic">Susan Swarbrick Herald Cycling Blog</a> Inside is an ad for Cycletta Women's Only Bike Ride. Alpine are a big supporter of this extra. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694&page=2#post-116413 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 17:19:34 +0000 chdot 116413@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Ed Festival Cycling (@edfoc)<br /> 01/07/2013 17:13<br /> We are about meet to talk about how things went this year &amp; what to do next year. Do you want to see another Edinburgh Festival of Cycling?</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694&page=2#post-116346 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 10:38:58 +0000 fimm 116346@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>How did it all go?<br /> I was talking to someone from the mountaineering club who'd been to and enjoyed the talk by the woman who cycled round the world. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694&page=2#post-116332 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 09:28:10 +0000 chdot 116332@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> ICLEI Europe (@ICLEI_Europe)<br /> 01/07/2013 09:12<br /> Cycling takes centre stage in Edinburgh <a href="http://bit.ly/119ylAh" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/119ylAh</a> @CyclingEdin @EdinCycleChic</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694&page=2#post-115365 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:13:01 +0000 Try Cycle 115365@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>was at mark beaumont during the week and he was excellent - been trying to make it to one of his talks for years. Decent turn out too.</p> <p>Chapeau to the organisers! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694&page=2#post-115353 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 08:32:24 +0000 Blueth 115353@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Visited the map exhibition yesterday - excellent stuff with well informed staff to hand. I suppose 2pm on a weekday could be an odd time but I was still disappointed to see only half a dozen visitors on that session.</p> <p>The Nicholas Oddy talk was fairly thought provoking, though again an "intimate" audience. Let's hope other events are getting a better turnout after the obviously considerable effort put in. As a bonus Nicholas was able to add a lot of historical detail to the map info. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694&page=2#post-115349 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:13:53 +0000 chdot 115349@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> I recently had the pleasure of helping to launch the first ever Edinburgh Festival of Cycling - the UK’s biggest cycling festival. The Council provided some funding as well as advice and support to the organisers for the packed calendar of events that runs to 23 June. This event helps us build on our already established reputation as a cycling city.</p> <p>The Council has committed six per cent of our travel budget to cycling with current projects including the A90 cycle route from Haymarket to Forth Bridge and the resurfacing and widening of North Meadow Walk. Encouraging and supporting cycling is of course a very positive move in terms of sustainable transport and I would encourage all who are able to consider it seriously.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://andrewburns.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/june-full-council-leaders-report.html" rel="nofollow">http://andrewburns.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/june-full-council-leaders-report.html</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694&page=2#post-114529 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:26:25 +0000 sallyhinch 114529@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Suggestion for next year (there will be a next year right?) - make it easy to link to individual events, it's easier to tweet them that way </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694&page=2#post-114519 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:48:43 +0000 chdot 114519@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6Smfva6_wk" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6Smfva6_wk</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-113429 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:08:08 +0000 Kim 113429@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Flying Scot is on the evening of Sunday 23rd <a href="http://www.edfoc.org.uk/programme/sunday-23rd-june-2013/" rel="nofollow">http://www.edfoc.org.uk/programme/sunday-23rd-june-2013/</a></p> <p>It you are interested in cycling history then go to the talk by Nicholas Oddy (lecture Glasgow School of Art) will be giving a talk entiteled ‘Cyclists – This Hill is Dangerous’, about about myth in cycling history, changes to the right of the road in the late 19th century and how it affects us today. On Thursday 20th June, it is free but you will need to book a place <a href="http://www.edfoc.org.uk/programme/thursday-20th-june-2013/" rel="nofollow">http://www.edfoc.org.uk/programme/thursday-20th-june-2013/</a></p> <p>And there is loads of other stuff... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-113308 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:30:01 +0000 sallyhinch 113308@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just a reminder on this as I was talking to Hugh Bryden (who did the Flying Scot book which will be part of the Flying Scot event). If you can't get along to the evening itself then there will be prints and copies of the book for sale which are very lovely things in themselves. One way to get your hands on a piece of bike history without having to shell out for the actual thing itself... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-110444 Tue, 14 May 2013 10:52:14 +0000 fimm 110444@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Irritatingly, that tandem hire company appears to have mountain bike tandems. My b/f &amp; I tried a MTB tandem once and didn't get on with it, but I'd like to have a go on a road bike tandem sometime... but I've never found anywhere in Edinburgh that hires them.</p> <p>EdFoc looks good, I need to get it on my radar a bit more and see what I/my b/f and I might do. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-110442 Tue, 14 May 2013 10:45:23 +0000 Kim 110442@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Janapar is a lovely film and Tom Allen is a great guy, I had a long chat with him the last time he was in Edinburgh. I am really pleased that we managed to get the Balerno Village Screen involved in the <a href="http://edfoc.org.uk">Edinburgh Festival of Cycling</a>. There is lots more going on, so check it out. Just off to deliver a few more programmes around the bike shops of Edinburgh... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-110426 Tue, 14 May 2013 07:20:06 +0000 gembo 110426@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As part of this Balerno Village Screen is putting on the film Janapar, with the round the world cyclist Tom Allen who made the movie coming up (hopefully for a q and a) you could cycle out to it on the Sunday afternoon. Check out our website (google Balerno village screen). For tickets. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-110415 Mon, 13 May 2013 22:27:32 +0000 SRD 110415@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>impressive! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-110413 Mon, 13 May 2013 21:45:15 +0000 LaidBack 110413@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>10 months ago Kim had an idea...</p> <p>Today I saw the little booklet of events and I think it's very good (no I didn't design it!)</p> <p>Pick up a copy or check it out on the web. There's a Flying Scot event on that looks like a good night.</p> <p><a href="http://www.edfoc.org.uk/programme/" rel="nofollow">http://www.edfoc.org.uk/programme/</a></p> <p>Mr Copenhagenize is jetting in too. I expect hecklers...;-)</p> <p>Back page has an ad for a tandem hire company... new to me but nice to see some other companies offering hire.</p> <p><a href="http://www.myadventure.org.uk/edinburghs-cycle-tandem-hire-company/" rel="nofollow">http://www.myadventure.org.uk/edinburghs-cycle-tandem-hire-company/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-104980 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:11:15 +0000 Kim 104980@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There are some great ideas here, but we need people to put them into action, just as LaidBack has done. If you are interested in organising an event and want it in the programme <a href="http://www.edfoc.org.uk/events/">please download a booking form</a> and have it back to the Festival organisers by the end of the month.</p> <p>Any later it can still go on the website but won't get in the printed programme. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-104944 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:46:57 +0000 LaidBack 104944@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've put in an event for the Edinburgh Festival Cycling (and applied to Bike Week - they're still to list but expect it will be ok). </p> <p>Edinburgh's first Ligfiets Dag! They said it couldn't be done (and they're probably right). </p> <p>But <em>Ligfiets Zondag</em> is not just about showing off bikes that people don't want, can't afford or ride! It's a nod towards the Netherlands and the fact that there's more to cycling than getting hot in flourescent clothes (although people with that attire are welcome!)</p> <p><a href="http://www.edfoc.org.uk/programme/sunday-23rd-june-2013/" rel="nofollow">http://www.edfoc.org.uk/programme/sunday-23rd-june-2013/</a></p> <p>Join us for a ride to the cafe at Silverknowes on Sunday 23rd. Sunday also has an Edinburg Lochs and castles tour so people could be spoilt for choice. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-100707 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:38:13 +0000 SRD 100707@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Balancebike races for the under 5s? </p> <p>Some races around the minitrail at Hailes Quarry park for under 10s might be fun too? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-100664 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:28:39 +0000 Tulyar 100664@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>PS Landor conferences are organising Cycle City Birmingham at the end of April. Can't be too long before one of the Scottish conference companies - links up with Cycling Scotland for a festival of bike, or is CCE out to get in with the first bid? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-100663 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:20:23 +0000 Tulyar 100663@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Speaking of cycle logistics - I've been poking a few folk about the rebirth of Red Star Parcels, that great concept for using scheduled train services as the trunk haul of a courier service. It was fatally wounded by sectorisation of British Rail into cost centres for Parcels and various Passenger Cost Centres, and because the Parcels refused to pay for the empty guards van spaces they weren't using they ran separate trains instead, and the coup de grace was delivered by selling the brand to Lynx who then tried to run the service by road. A great game now is spotting railway stations where signs for the long defunct Red Star Parcels counter and other ghosts of BR remain </p> <p>So now we tend to accept 'overnight by 10 am/12 am' etc as the premium service when we used to enjoy the option of dropping off a parcel in Glasgow Queen Street and collecting it (or getting a delivery within 2 hours in Edinburgh) for a very reasonable charge. 90% of the packages being couriered weigh under 30 Kg, a perfect weight for cycle couriers, and we have a few already working the Central Belt using bike and train - some as old as 75, some young people who have found employment which does not demand great qualifications or experience.</p> <p>Here is a way to make Scotland more productive - getting vital parts across the country with a minimum of delay, and for the young especially getting them in to the employment market. Unlike the traditional maniac riders of the days before electronic media transmission, these riders tend to last more than 18 months before burning out, and many go on to get jobs working directly for a client.</p> <p>Anyone know where best to start a Cycle Logistics thread? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-100660 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:58:50 +0000 Tulyar 100660@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A cargo which is more likely to gains sponsorship for the race might be to copy a race we had between Bradford and London, with the minor encumberence of a filled barrel of S&amp;N's finest keg beer. It was won by a pair on a motorbike riding with the barrel wedged between the rider and pillion passenger.</p> <p>Perhaps the race might be from a well known place of production to a notary place of consumption..... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-100512 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:10:44 +0000 Dave 100512@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think a fridge would be more practical, just because it doesn't have 70kg of concrete in the bottom, but who knows? Maybe the race could be a handicap, from beer fridge at the top end to washing machine at the other!</p> <p>WC, any thoughts? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-100507 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:01:22 +0000 BikeFan 100507@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ Dave would love to have a cargo bike/washing machine race as part of the Festival,</p> <p>Does it have to be a washing machine? Could it be retitled as a cargo bike/white goods race? We've taken delivery of a new fridge today and the old one, which is quite shy, could be persuaded to sit in someone's storage area until the big day, if needed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-100429 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:22:51 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 100429@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Urban cyclocross... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-100428 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:20:42 +0000 LaidBack 100428@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In tandem with or to counteract Bike Week?<br /> <a href="http://www.bikebiz.com/events/read/samsung-bike-week-2013/013828" rel="nofollow">http://www.bikebiz.com/events/read/samsung-bike-week-2013/013828</a></p> <p>Samsung-sponsored Bike Week's 2013 dates have now been set, for June 15th to 23rd 2013.</p> <p>I think a warm up ride of the sort Maggie W used to do with TryCycling would be a good thing. Let's take some bikes down to Silverknowes one Sunday soon and look at how we could have a family orientated event down there. The prom has space to cone off a try out area and a cafe and toilets (most important).<br /> The ride to the event is doable by all abilities. A warm up ride could get some pics taken of the events we are thinking of with a small band of forumers. We would then know and have R/A'd how it might work and created some advance publicity.</p> <p>Cycle polo on the prom? Recliners. Tandems. Trikes to try (accessible to those who can't balance plus get interest up. Ghosting a bike twisty circuit etc. </p> <p>LB has now done two years at the NMS East Fortune event so we know we can get interest in things with pedals.</p> <p>May be a small start... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-100304 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:50:05 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 100304@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I believe the washing machine race is down to me (given it was a video I wanted to make for citycycling).</p> <p>Let me get back into the groove of the logistics of that and put together a plan tonight which I can post for anyone wanting to take part. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-100302 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:42:48 +0000 Kim 100302@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ Dave would love to have a cargo bike/washing machine race as part of the Festival, just need some one to organise it.</p> <p>@ LaidBack Great! Can you drop me a line about what sort of support you would like to offer?</p> <p>If anyone wants to organise fringe events under the banner of The Edinburgh Festival of Cycling, they are very welcome to do so and I am happy to add them to the programme, just let me know what you have in mind.</p> <p>@ Instography getting the whole thing off the ground has taken longer than I originally anticipated, but I hope it will be up and running before 2103. Although it might not make much of a profit until then... by which time I will have retired... ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-100284 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:04:25 +0000 Uberuce 100284@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>On the plus side, by 2103, hoverboards will have been invented for 98 years. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7694#post-100147 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:57:18 +0000 Arellcat 100147@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>2103? But I want it <em>now</em>! :-( </p>