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Innocent path clearing

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  1. Min
    Member

    The Innocent path is being cleared of vegetation in advance this year instead of only doing it after it has been dangerously overgrown for months and people have been complaining for ages. In fact the stuff growing over at the side has been scraped away in some places revealing tarmac I never knew existed and making the path wider. Great stuff! I do hope they make a proper job of it and scrape the whole lot.

    Word of warning for the slim of tyre though - so far a lot of the debris has been left scattered all over the path. I hope they clear this up.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  2. chdot
    Admin

    Between tunnel and DRW presumably?

    Posted 12 years ago #

  3. Min
    Member

    Yes.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  4. wingpig
    Member

    Has anth changed his virtually bald tyres yet?

    Posted 12 years ago #

  5. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    Differnt bike wingpig (awaiting new, wider guards for the Kaff so I can bung on the CX tyres).

    Actually, took this route this morning as the legs didn't feel up the the usual couple of climbs. The debris is quite bad, definitely worthy of caution on skinny tyres...

    Posted 12 years ago #

  6. chdot
    Admin

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    Cycling Edinburgh ‏@CyclingEdin

    @south_team Good work cutting back vegetation on Innocent cycle path Might need better clear-up

    http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6673 #cycling #Edinburgh

    "

    Posted 12 years ago #

  7. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    Yep, worth repeating, as Min said, that the actual clearing is great, and really opens up the route properly again - much nicer/safer for mixing pedestrians/dogs/cyclists/joggers.

    But if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing in full...

    Posted 12 years ago #

  8. steveo
    Member

    its is wider I might even get to finish my run at the innocent path game.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  9. Uberuce
    Member

    Gave myself brutal abdominal cramps on Saturday trying to keep as aero a posture as possible with both feet held off the pedals.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  10. wingpig
    Member

    @Uberuce Try resting the toes of your shoes up on a rack rather than holding them up yourself.
    I got my best distance with both feet on pedals, both locks, a pannier and my usual baggies.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  11. Zenfrozt
    Member

    Surely with this kind of thing, the heavier the bike is the further you'll go? Because once you've built up the momentum gravity will act better on the weight and keep you rolling on?
    Or did I get my wires crossed during my physics lessons?

    Posted 12 years ago #

  12. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    Would 'heavier' also create more friction, so once the slope levels out a bit then forward mementum is having to work harder?

    Posted 12 years ago #

  13. chdot
    Admin

    "Or did I get my wires crossed during my physics lessons?"

    Did you do air resistance/streamlining?

    And rolling resistance - mostly tyre/surface, but also wheel bearings.

    Best on blown-up slick tyres, with head down.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  14. Instography
    Member

    I think, on balance, heavier is better. Heavy, tucked as much as possible, on good bearings and skinny, rock hard tyres. The speed I overtook Kaputnik at wasn't down to him having a pannier and me not. That bulk's useful for something though what you gain on the downhill you certainly lose on the uphills.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  15. Zenfrozt
    Member

    Don't think so chdot, mostly we rolled little cars with weights on down slopes with ticker tape behind them to see how far they went.
    But yes I'd forgotten about pesky friction lol.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  16. ExcitableBoy
    Member

    "But yes I'd forgotten about pesky friction"

    I know what you mean, but whilst we may often try to reduce friction, the World would be a very different place without it. No doubt humans would not exist.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  17. Min
    Member

    Forgot to mention - debris has been cleared but sadly the scraping has not been concluded, looks like that is our lot. Still a massive improvement though, thank you cooncil!

    Posted 12 years ago #

  18. Kirst
    Member

    I've just tweeted the cooncil to let them know some kind soul has smashed a Heineken bottle across the path, between the tunnel and Duddingston Road West. Plus, decorated the wee bridge with lots of Heineken lids.

    This morning as I was leaving the shared path in front of the Engine Shed to get onto Terrar's Croft, a bloke on a recumbent went past. He was well ahead of me in the tunnel but somehow I managed to overtake him, despite being heavily panniered. How many points do I get for that?

    Posted 12 years ago #

  19. SRD
    Moderator

    Kirst - inspired by your tweet, I also tweeted the south team about the low-lying branches over the bike path side of Leamington Walk.

    Any other overhung bike paths out there we should be bringing to their attention?

    Posted 12 years ago #

  20. chdot
    Admin

    "How many points do I get for that?"

    Given the fact that you have had a lot of time recently 'off the bike' - thousands!

    Posted 12 years ago #

  21. duncans
    Member

    I've been onto west_team about A8 and Kirkliston/Newbridge paths.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/duncansmith/7415998752

    Posted 12 years ago #

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