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the other path thats been made just further up has got steps on it
Whereabout is this?
wish they would do some "topping off" works to the gate further up - its surrounding edges are getting a rutted and muddy mess !
You mean the gate just west of the bridge over the railway line?
the bit where you have to go around the gate and either squeeze between the gate and the post or around the post - both bits are very muddy and so is the cobble "line" you have to cross.
the other path is not tarmaced and its on the leftcoming out from the new houses about 15 meters after youve exited the chicanes and are heading towards the gate to dalmeny....
Ta, not been that way for a while, so hadn't clocked that there was an extra path.
I emailed someone at Sustrans a while ago, asking what the deal was with that muddy bit next to the gate. I don't think they ever got back to me, I'll chase it up.
IIRC The gate is currently owned by Earl of Rosebery. Given that they decided to install a new gate when the milk van crashed into the old one I don't imagine they are very interested in upgrading the access currently. Although if anyone want to go digging and see if Edinburgh Council could upgrade it with some of that cycle budget they are apparently struggling to spend then please do so.
Taylor Wimpey (or AN Other national house builder) are busy purchasing the land over the road from the new housing from him in order to build more housing. We need to keep an eye on their planning application to ensure that it include the necessary upgrades to the path from Dalmeny. The planning applicaiton might be 16/06280/FUL if anyone has time to go digging through it and see what's included: https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=OIHR8AEWHTI00
Chasing up as I said upthread - does anyone have any photos of the problem area?
hawthorn puncture right through a brand new marathon plus this afternoon on the raised part of the A90 path
disappointing
Kevlar is bulletproof but not hawthorn proof. Not sure why the army doesn't stick hawthorns on the ends of bullets.
Bad luck bax, bet that was a test of your thumbs changing a brand new SM+
Frenchy,
Are there any parts in particular which you would like a photo of?
Been a while since I went that way myself, but I was thinking of the narrow muddy bit by the gate. If there are other crap bits that I've forgotten about, then photos of those would be appreciated too. Doubt we'd have any luck with the chicanes though.
muddy gate update
i passed by at 14:30 today, and there was a surveyor with his tripod
asked if this bit was being remodelled, and he said yes, it is
Assuming he's from the southern housing then it may still be a few years unfortunately. It was always wimpey(?)s plan to do so.
while i have been carousing in glorious hero city murmansk
it appears that comrade hankchief has scored a stunning victory
in the removal of the unlawful agilent hill chicanes
chapeau good sir, chapeau !
https://twitter.com/hank_chief/status/1034098697200705541
for we will toast your name on the winter icy mornings ahead
not forgetting acsimpson's ongoing work badgering Cala Homes over their presumptions
baseless chicanery begone !
BAX said: "hawthorn puncture right through a brand new marathon plus this afternoon on the raised part of the A90 path, disappointing
Ditto. Saw it flying round on the front wheel, and stopped to wince as I pulled it out. A slight pisht but the tyre remained inflated so I carried on. At Cramond brig it was flat, so I changed the tube. No I realise I didn't check the rear tyre..... :-(
I've been thinking about buying some liquid tyre puncture proofer to put in, but I have no idea what is good or not.
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