http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Perhaps the future is scooter(?) en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:28:50 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8684#post-88044 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:36:45 +0000 crowriver 88044@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I distinctly remember arty types in various cities around the UK scooting away (including various friends in Edinburgh and, ahem, my future spouse). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8684#post-88024 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:07:12 +0000 Min 88024@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think they were popular in the City of London for a couple of months for dashing young executives to scoot down to Pret A Manger for post video conference macchiatos. Or something. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8684#post-88020 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:58:36 +0000 crowriver 88020@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Wasn't there a fad for adult scooters about 11 or 12 years ago? Mostly young 'hip' types at the time IIRC. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8684#post-88005 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:13:16 +0000 Jackson Priest 88005@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>this is the best bit:</p> <p>"while carrying her Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shopping bag" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8684#post-88001 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:51:05 +0000 SRD 88001@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>After pushing my bike up Craighouse several times lately, I am tempted to say that that applies to bikes too. But I don't approve of parents carrying/pushing them for their kids! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8684#post-87994 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:01:06 +0000 Morningsider 87994@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I see lots of kids scooting down the hill to school past my house. I also see lots of parents carrying said scooters back up the hill at home time. It seems scooters and hills are something of a one way deal. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8684#post-87982 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:01:42 +0000 chdot 87982@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/bottomline" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/bottomline</a></p> <p><a href="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/bottomline/bottomline_20120607-2030d.mp3" rel="nofollow">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/bottomline/bottomline_20120607-2030d.mp3</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8684#post-87980 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:54:48 +0000 SRD 87980@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>sometime this summer one of the business programmes on the World service - the one that has a panel of 3 CEOs on it - included some guy who runs a UK-based company making adult scooters. apparently they're leading the market and doing very well. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8684#post-87979 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:47:17 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 87979@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Saw LOADS of people going about on scooters in France this year. Big places especially - Lyon had all sorts of ages using scooters, so many I did actually comment on it at the time to my other half. Looked odd at first, then thought, "why not?" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8684#post-87965 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:07:53 +0000 Min 87965@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I get a lot of waves from young men, which I enjoy very much</em></p> <p>Aww. :-)</p> <p>*bears this in mind for later years* </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8684#post-87964 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:03:53 +0000 Nelly 87964@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There was a bit on radio scotland phone in about this yesterday when a woman (glasgow I think) said she scoots to school much to her kids embarrassment !! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8684#post-87955 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:40:31 +0000 chdot 87955@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/odd/perth-scooter-gran-becomes-internet-hit-1-2584171" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/news/odd/perth-scooter-gran-becomes-internet-hit-1-2584171</a></p> <p>How long before they are banned from pavements... </p>