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Edinburgh Uni cycle roadshows

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  1. cc
    Member

    "Back by popular demand are our Cycle Roadshows, a one stop shop for cyclists of all abilities. Don’t miss out on:

    FREE Dr. Bike bike maintenance at selected roadshows
    FREE Police security bike marking at every roadshow
    £10 Gold Standard bike locks for sale (Normal price £45)
    Free ankle reflectors and puncture repair kits
    Cycle maps and route planning advice

    The Roadshows will run at five locations across the University on afternoons in February, March and April. We hope to see you there!"

    Details at Spring into cycling.

    Roadshow dates & times:

    Thursday 13 February 2014 - 12:00 - 14:00, Outside the main entrance of King's Buildings Centre next to the Murray Library at Kings Buildings

    Thursday 27 February 2014 - 12:00 - 14:00, Outside the Main Building at Edinburgh College of Art

    Wednesday 5 March 2014, 12:00 - 14:00 - In the car park outside Paterson's Land at Holyrood (with Dr Bike)

    Thursday 24 April, 12:00 - 14:00 - Outside the Vet School cycle shelter at Easter Bush (with Dr. Bike)

    Posted 10 years ago #

  2. cc
    Member

    TODAY, 12 - 2pm, King's Buildings.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  3. wingpig
    Member

    I assume grey hair, wrinkly temples and no matric card means I probably wouldn't be able to get my frame marked/registered?

    Posted 10 years ago #

  4. gkgk
    Member

    They'll just presume you're from physics, wingpig.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  5. cc
    Member

    @wingpig I share those characteristics and I didn't have any trouble getting free bike security marking and free ankle strap thingies last year! Universities have staff too.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  6. wingpig
    Member

    Staff still have swipeycards, though. The most recent thing I have is my 1998-99 Mondex-compatible undergrad card, on which I am depicted with long hair. Hmm. KB trickier to get to and from in my available lunch-slot anyway, so shall try the ECA version instead.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  7. SRD
    Moderator

    They were checking staff/matric cards when selling the subsidised locks last time.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  8. ianfieldhouse
    Member

    > Staff still have swipeycards, though.

    Yeah, but the UoE is useless at updating them; my one expired 2 years ago. I'm sure the onus is on me to track up to George Square to get a new one, however.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  9. cc
    Member

    1. They've moved it to the lobby of JCMB (James Clerk Maxwell Building, the big brick ship-looking building)

    2. Bike security marking is currently taking 3-4 minutes per bike, said an official-looking man, and when I was there a few minutes ago there was already a queue of 10 bikes and lots more arriving all the time. Unless you're very patient and also impervious to the cold you might not want to bother with the bike marking.

    I can't say what else is on offer as I just turned round and went home when I realised I'd have to wait 40 minutes or so before I could get the bike marked.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  10. gibbo
    Member

    Wednesday 5 March 2014, 12:00 - 14:00 - In the car park outside Paterson's Land at Holyrood (with Dr Bike)

    Apologies for being the thickest person in Thickdom, but where's the car park?

    (And is Paterson's Land the old Moray House - google claims it is.)

    Posted 10 years ago #

  11. ianfieldhouse
    Member

    @gibbo Yes, it's the Moray House campus, but not the Old Moray House building.

    http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps?building=patersons-land

    The car park is in the quad accessible from St John Street.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  12. jdanielp
    Member

    Hmm, I'm slightly disappointed that nobody has remarked on Edinburgh "Unicycle" Roadshows yet – joking aside, I did sporadically see a commuter on a unicycle travelling West along Lauriston Place when I used to catch the bus!

    Posted 10 years ago #

  13. gibbo
    Member

    Thanks, Ian. That makes it clear.

    Posted 10 years ago #

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