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  1. Arellcat
    Moderator

    It was good to catch up with so many people this morning. Min, Kaputnik, Anth (who ran away with my headset press), Gembo, RJ, Laid Back, SRD, miniSRD, Morningsider, Crowriver and miniCrowriver, a Brompton friend, and Ryan (I think!) from pedals, whose business cards carry the FSC 100% label. I thought the turnout was pretty good myself, if a bit subdued because of the weather.

    I decided to wait until the rain was heavy enough before leaving for work. The Mound was nose to tail down to Market Street, and I still think the no-left-turn into Princes St is a huge oversight.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  2. gembo
    Member

    Laidback - that was thebusiest Bike Breakfast ever certainly from 8 until 8.30 - many more stallholders etc. Perhaps it thinned out after I left? I got map 14/20, a puncture repair kit, two water bottles and a vegetarian haggis roll, still coming back in me. THe newspaper they gave out is stuffed inside my shoes.

    sorry to have missed the later [non-freebie junky] arrivals

    I love that the event serves little purpose other than getting many of the committed commuters of edinburgh together for collection of freebies

    Posted 13 years ago #

  3. LaidBack
    Member

    gembo Laidback - that was thebusiest Bike Breakfast ever

    Maybe just me... when speeches were being made it thinned out...

    Posted 13 years ago #

  4. Tulyar
    Member

    I sampled the Glasgow version as the events clashed in my diary. The purvey was less impressive but the location was a bit better for capturing those scurrying about on 2 (and 3) wheels. The arrangement is to set up on the North side of the Squiggly Bridge and the steady flow of commuting cyclists were captured roughly 50% as they crossed the Clyde or came along NCN 75 on the Broomielaw.

    I'd commend the Operation Dring Dring (Velo Quebec) for a future event (September Environment?) where drop-in coffee and rolls are set-up on key street corners. Cyclists can stop for a chat or you simply offer a card asking them to e-mail or post in start/finish postcodes, and some basic journey data (work/daily etc) and offer an opt-in to be contacted for future surveys of regular cyclists. The great detail is that cyclists can just pull in and stop whilst drivers have to sit and be ready to move off when the queue starts to move, and just watch jealously how versatile your commuting can be with a bike.

    The Canadian model had the coffee and rolls sponsored by coffee shops/chain in return for their access to distribute special offer vouchers for return visits.

    Depending on your affinity for M*D**'s they used to offer free soft drinks for events, in return for offering discount vouchers for the local outlets. Sites might be The Meadows, Nicholson Sq?, Shandwick Place area?

    Posted 13 years ago #

  5. Tulyar
    Member

    Oh and it didn't rain in Glasgow :-)

    Posted 13 years ago #

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