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  • Started 14 years ago by recombodna
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  1. Arellcat
    Moderator

    Nelly, if it's grey with yellow trim give Laid Back a call.

    Posted 9 years ago #
  2. Nelly
    Member

    Arellcat, yes it was, gave him a call, left a msg. Hope its not gone if its his.

    Posted 9 years ago #
  3. LaidBack
    Member

    Yes. Not mine but now retrieved for owner - thank you Nelly and Arellcat! He had texted earlier.

    Posted 9 years ago #
  4. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Someone last night in a fluo jacket who appeared to be comfortably levitating their way up London Road towards Abbeyhill. Turns out that's what a recumbent in the distance looks like.

    Posted 9 years ago #
  5. DaveC
    Member

    I couple I have spotted before on the way in, through Dalmeny Estate. I stopped (she had a puncture) but they were done and so I just cycled in with them. I wonder if they are on here? He has a huge beard, that even Uber Bruce would be proud to own!

    Then as I was cycling E on NEPN a man shouting Single File and waving manically!! I looked on in surprise as it was a fellow oncoming cyclist shouting at me and the lady as we headed for 5 ways Jct.

    Posted 9 years ago #
  6. ARobComp
    Member

    I spotted Fimm ( I think) in Harrison park on saturday. I was disguised as a roadie after a foggy blast up the Lang Whang and around the pentlands, and I think I've only met her a few times at PY briefly while dressed in my more common non-helmeted, be-shorted attire. Sorry if I confused you with my wave!

    Posted 9 years ago #
  7. fimm
    Member

    Aha! Yes, I'm afraid I was confused.
    You are also entitled to a Spot of the shy and elusive Boyfriend Of Fimm, as he was with me.

    Posted 9 years ago #
  8. ARobComp
    Member

    Yes I guessed that you were out on a valentines day ramble ;) For some reason my SO didn't fancy 100km of (romantic) fast hilly riding in the cold fog and chose a run along the coast from north berwick. Think She made the better choice!

    Posted 9 years ago #
  9. fimm
    Member

    We'd talked about going cycling together but didn't like the look of the weather for a pleasant pootle, so we wandered to the Farmers' Market and then to Bruntsfield for coffee and then back along the canal.

    Posted 9 years ago #
  10. kaputnik
    Moderator

    He of Murray Moves in the "cyclists: stay awesome" van at Picardy Place this morning.

    How many Murrays would Murray Moves Move if Murray Moves could move Murrays?

    Posted 9 years ago #
  11. Greenroofer
    Member

    Long shot, this one, but did I pass Nelly this evening?

    I'm a regular towpath commuter (West in the morning, East in the evening) so have an interest in CCE people who I might see on there. I've been passing a gent wearing a yellow helmet on a drop-barred bike that's very audibly had studded tyres for a couple of weeks, but the tyres recently got replaced with quiet ones. When Nelly starts writing about this and cormorant spots, I start putting two and two together.

    This evening, the might-be-Nelly person stopped at the eastern end of the aqueduct to wait for me to make my way along. I said 'thank you' as I passed, he replied 'cheers' before setting off.

    I'm on a black flat-barred bike, dynamo light on the fork crown, still with ice tyres and with red panniers.

    Posted 9 years ago #
  12. Uberuce
    Member

    I'm yet to see Nelly sport anything on his head but a stylish cap, its winter plumage including a red light on the back.

    Posted 9 years ago #
  13. Greenroofer
    Member

    @Uberuce - my might-be-Nelly was definitely wearing a yellow helmet. Sounds like it's might-not-be-Nelly...

    Posted 9 years ago #
  14. Nelly
    Member

    Greenroofer, sadly Uberuce is correct, I am currently to be seen sporting a black Walz winter cap and riding a yellow genesis sans studs.

    My sojourn along the canal was a "blue moon" affair, I usually make do with the delights of the road system.

    Glad your canal chap was nice though!

    Posted 9 years ago #
  15. Greenroofer
    Member

    might-not-be-Nelly is now definitely-not-Nelly...

    Posted 9 years ago #
  16. gembo
    Member

    Did not like to rain on the parade but nelly commutes in same direction as Greenroofer so the kindly passing scenario was indeed a long shot

    Posted 9 years ago #
  17. Nelly
    Member

    Photographs, they might be the answer.

    Or flags with names on

    Posted 9 years ago #
  18. LaidBack
    Member

    Cycling across the Meadows I see another EUHPS Quiditch match is going on.

    They have all the gear set up and some use bikes you know!

    I then arrived at top of MMW and saw a man wearing black wearing a black full face balaclava with dark glasses. Quite visible in the sunshine. Cycling an MTB although I looked more at him than the bike.

    Posted 9 years ago #
  19. Uberuce
    Member

    I saw and forgot to post about a man on an MTB in a full terrorist balaclava. He was coming from the Links last week.

    Posted 9 years ago #
  20. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    @Laidback

    I once put out a smouldering fire in a bin on MMW using water from the base of the Harry Potter Society's goal, which they happened to be dismantling.

    Fight fire with quiditch water I always say.

    Posted 9 years ago #
  21. wingpig
    Member

    threefromleith, at about 1600 on Tuesday on the WoL, heading towards the Sandport?

    Posted 9 years ago #
  22. chdot
    Admin

    Posted 9 years ago #
  23. kaputnik
    Moderator

    It's most refreshing to see a telephone number without an area code or the ubiquitous +44 (0) on it, as if we'd ever be dialling a local call internationally

    Posted 9 years ago #
  24. LaidBack
    Member

    Fight fire with quiditch water I always say.

    Good advice :-)

    Posted 9 years ago #
  25. Stickman
    Member

    Bearded bloke in shorts and t-shirt coming out of the Blood Donor centre as I was going in. Went to unlock a blue Genesis, so I'm guessing Uberuce?

    Posted 9 years ago #
  26. cb
    Member

    "It's most refreshing to see a telephone number without an area code "

    Yes, that does look quite tidy in that example, although arguably a visitor to the city may not know the area code so that would be a minor inconvience.

    What I don't get is the prevalence of small businesses that display a phone number without area code on their vehicles. Presumably the number is displayed to try and attract business, but you're presumably supposed to guess where they are from.

    Posted 9 years ago #
  27. kaputnik
    Moderator

    A Marmite cycling top in the works changing rooms, not sure if wearer was a fully subscribed member of Team Marmite though.

    Posted 9 years ago #
  28. dougal
    Member

    @kaputnik: As if cyclists don't get enough hate! ;-)

    Posted 9 years ago #
  29. chdot
    Admin

    "As if cyclists don't get enough hate!"

    Yes -

    http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14426

    Posted 9 years ago #
  30. gembo
    Member

    @kapps not had any subs from anyone at your work so probably an affiliate.

    @dougal - I was in team marmite - the jersey says Hate Jams on the back. Have had some positve feedback in a traffic jam when M8 was closed. Around shotts

    I switched allegiances to Team Tunnocks but now alas I have been seduced by Rapha. The sport wool does not smell like Lycra.

    @chdot spotted racer chained to Waitrose trolley railings at Morningside around 4pm. Had just been to that pizza express dedicated to Muriel spark and I thought referenincng 1965 Antonioni movie Blow Up (but without mime artistes tennis match with no balls). The up titled handle bars reminded me of one of yours.

    Posted 9 years ago #

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