CityCyclingEdinburgh was launched on the 27th of October 2009 as "an experiment".
IT’S TRUE!
CCE is 15years old!
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"They're a bit more than chormoplastics pricewise, but not outrageously so"
Actually, considering they are 'niche', and (presumably) imported from America they are almost cheap. Generally cheaper than the (French) originals they homage.
http://freshtripe.co.uk/Freshtripe/Mudguards%20%26%20Racks.html
Those wood guards do look lovely, but ultimately pointless, as you wouldn't actually take them out when it is wet as it would get them dirty?
If I had a fixie thigmy and was trendy, I WOULD have them on my bike, but I don't, and I'm not. ;)
Scroll down - it's the alluminium ones not the wooden ones (made in Edinburgh and NOT cheap!)
SRD typed "mk3 Moulton rides like a dream2
Nice I'd like a wee shot sometime.
gembo I know your right but I want it to be good enough to encourage me especially as it wont we too long and the weather will not be as good. I have herd to mean flimsy excuses for giving up cycling, I dont want to give myself any. Hence I want to get as near to perfect as I can for now and then as you suggest improve it from there. In my professional life I am away saying to people 1 day extra of testing and planing ( well spent) can save a month worth of fixes, maintenance and downtime. Not sure that directly translates to bike but .....
Was it the mk3 Moulton that I tried today. I had always though fold ups were a bit silly, but I stand very much corrected it was very very nice indeed.
The Moultons separate rather than fold, so they're not as good if you need to ride to a train station then scrunch it up in fifteen seconds and hop on, but they do ride better.
A similar thing exists with the Airnimal brand. They take a few minutes to shrink into hand luggage size, but they ride just like a bike.
@stepram that was the Dahon Helios that you had a go on. Next time you can try the Circe Helios. A rather different creature, but also fun.
Thanks, well the Dahon Helios was very very nice indeed.
I mentioned my Kickstarter habit a few times so here are the links to the Bike projects I mentioned.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/445602678/the-handleband
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/821351966/dutch-design-the-bicycle-bell-with-an-extra-l
and I would love to back the sheer Awesomeness of Monkey Electric but its just to dam expensive http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/minimonkey/monkey-light-pro-bicycle-wheel-display-system?ref=live that would really turn it into a business bike!
I forgot I promised to post a link to the packing cubes I use these are the Eagle Creek ones, you can get them in a few shops this side of the pond http://shop.eaglecreek.com/packit-quarter-cube/d/1079_c_212
and the waterproof, pencil case type are here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330880817738?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Hopeful these will make switching between rucksacks and Panniers easy and keep them organised.
The 26th was discussed earlier on the thread, did it get displaced by the one that already happened?
"did it get displaced by the one that already happened?"
Not necessarily!
Looks like sitting outside weather in the morning (not quite taps aff, but definitely jaickets aff.
So is there a PY meet tomorrow morning and if so what time as I just might be able to make it...
Well, I could come, and I would be there about 7:30 - 7:40 but would leave again just after 8 (I have to get to Livingston).
I'll do the late shift - usually 08:00-09:00...
Robert
730-820ish for me
Not me. Doing my annual day-release-to-dp-some-nice-volunteering day. Spending the day in a cat rescue centre...
Shall I come, then?
might swing by on way to office either 7:30ish or 815ish
failed.
toddler puke all night long.
zombie morning.
Well it was nice to sit in the sun and chat to Andy (sorry, I don't think I got your forum name) and Roibeard. Sorry I didn't stay very long, but I did want to make sure I got my train this time!
@fimm - me!
@kaputnik Oh! Right, I definitely had not made that connection. I'm sorry. As I say, I have a really, really bad memory for names and faces.
Lionfish turned up a bit later on, for his last PY for a bit - hopefully it won't be too indiscreet to wish he and minimoth well on their travels!
Apparently we have to have given Leith Walk a Dutch make-over for their return...
Robert
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