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Golden Swan Award

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  1. LaidBack
    Member

    - nomintions closing soon.

    I'm still waiting for final confirmation from our team of expert, unbiased judges.

    A winner and runner up will be announced shortly. I've extended to two places as the response was good. We also had a few suggestions on Tom Morton's radio show.

    The winner will receive a copy of the excellent Velo Vision magazine (£6) plus one hour in The Meadows on any Laid Back Bike of their choice

    The runner up will receive a copy of '...Barring Mechanicals' an epic tale of the 2009 LEL Audax.(£6)

    Stay tuned to this channel...

    Posted 14 years ago #

  2. LaidBack
    Member

    The winner is Min

    For the Segregated Swanways initiative.

    The runner up is miggy_magic for the inspired Swan Warden prisoner employment scheme and photoshop work

    All suggestions were great of course and now preserved in pixelated posterity at CityCycling.
    City Cycling Swanning About
    Thanks to our judges Anth + Chris.

    Winners should contact me via the Laid Back Bikes empire or pm me here. Prizes can then be handed over whenever suits. If any are outwith Edinburgh they can be posted etc...

    Posted 14 years ago #

  3. Min
    Member

    Yaaay, thank you! :-) Will PM shortly.

    Posted 14 years ago #

  4. miggy_magic
    Member

    Congratulations Min! A worthy winnner. I am delighted with my 2nd prize. Thank you, kind judges :-)

    Posted 14 years ago #

  5. LaidBack
    Member

    I wanted to give everyone prizes (gushing Hollywood style tone...).

    But my partner says no

    Posted 14 years ago #

  6. LaidBack
    Member

    An example of the kind of EN letter we might expect should the swanways ever be built.

    'Idiot' swans are needing protection

    THE problem of discourteous swans is not limited to the city and its parks. I travel daily to and from Livingston on the A8 and whilst segregated swanways have been recently constructed I have yet to see a swan use one.

    They prefer risking their own safety and the safety of (insured) vehicles by swanning about on the road during peak traffic times, darkness and even in times of limited visibility. Something really needs to be done to protect these swans from themselves.
    A Clark, Glasgow

    Posted 14 years ago #

  7. Min
    Member

    Swanning about, groan!

    Well we went to try out the tandem Sunday past. The Meadows was full of runners unfortunately but we managed to use the bit down the side instead which didn't curtail the fun.

    The Circe Helios was good fun to ride and although my position looks a bit funny there it felt fine. I like the idea that it can carry cargo as well though if it were me I would need to practise cornering a bit since having a ride on it on my own, you definately felt that the bike was longer than normal going round corners!

    I have never ridden a tandem before and it was pretty scary to begin with. Especially with my husband at the front! Don't tell him. ;-)

    And Velovision is a really cool magazine filled with my favourite things, bizarre bike contraptions, hurray.

    Plus Laidback is a very nice chap, aside from doing something as cool as the "Golden Swan". I'm still trying to rope a friend in for a recumbant tour, I will get there!

    Posted 14 years ago #

  8. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    The Duddingston Loch swans tend to stay further away from the road...

    Posted 14 years ago #

  9. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    Min, that looks great fun! Done tandemming once and it's... odd... David's bents are great fun.

    Posted 14 years ago #

  10. LaidBack
    Member

    I've just been on the back of the tandem with someone from this forum... (no names!)

    Round the park but then onto the road... Causewayside, Grange Road... tandeming in traffic - you can't beat it.
    Benefit is you have a witness to any stupidity you may encounter!

    Highly interesting

    Posted 14 years ago #

  11. Min
    Member

    Hehe, did you feel nervous being at the back?

    Great swan photo Anth!

    Posted 14 years ago #

  12. LaidBack
    Member

    Min 'Hehe, did you feel nervous being at the back?'

    Just slightly.

    It's an interesting exercise in trust and communication.

    Posted 14 years ago #

  13. SRD
    Moderator

    another classic thread + competition

    Posted 11 years ago #

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