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Greenroofer
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@Arellcat - if it was about 1530 heading into town then you did. I was with the party bike going for a works night out (Bromptons go nicely in taxis or buses if it turns out that excessive alcohol consumption has made it unwise to ride home). It's the first time I've taken an unfolded bike on the tram, and while it was trouble free and perfectly practical, I think next time I'll fold it up so that I can sit down for the trip. Standing up for the 30 minute tram trip is nearly as hard work as riding a bike.

I totally failed to spot you, so I'm just hoping that you aren't going to say that you were with the red torpedo in the other bike space...

Posted 8 years ago #
Arellcat
Moderator

I crept onboard to the bike space further back. I would've said hello if I'd been more confident of the spot! I was with my green town bike and wished I'd had my Brompton with me.

I was meant to be on the previous tram but when I got onboard the conductor made me get off again because he said the tram was 'too busy'. Since I'd already bought my ticket, I had to wait ten minutes for the next tram, which meant I arrived into Haymarket too late and I missed my train and the one after, and had to get the next one which was the slow via Bathgate and Airdrie which then meant I was late getting to my lecture. Edinburgh Trams has received a more robustly worded version of this.

Posted 8 years ago #
Greenroofer
Member

Not sure if this counts, given that it wasn't me doing the spotting and the spottee wasn't present...

Mini-Greenroofer was at Drumbrae Leisure Centre this morning and spotted a distinctive tandem + tagalong that she recognised as belonging to HankChief.

(She recognised that it was the HankChief bike, but she was also able to cite make and model. She's been well-trained...)

Posted 8 years ago #
HankChief
Member

Aye that was me.

What's with the Granton car park & picnic area being fenced off? (The one at the Eastern end of the Prom)

Posted 8 years ago #
SRD
Moderator

that's not the bit that the council thought it owned and then discovered it didn't is it?

Posted 8 years ago #
HankChief
Member

D'oh...

http://www.thenen.co.uk/waterfront-cycle-path-and-picnic-area-fenced-off-after-new-lease-issued-in-error/

"A picnic area and car parking spaces installed at Granton beach – at a cost of £250k – have been ‘fenced off’ after the council gave the land away on a new lease.

Last week contractors for the new lease holder went ahead and erected fencing that closed off the new cycle path, car parking spaces and picnic area."

Posted 8 years ago #
Klaxon
Member

Sarah Boyack + bike in the Waverley looking in a hurry to find a train

Posted 8 years ago #
HankChief
Member

@acsimpson having just dropped off mini-ac.

I was in stealth mode on pub bike...

Posted 8 years ago #
Greenroofer
Member

From the top of a number 23: Christianna trike piloted by gent in stylish red coat making good progress through Tollcross. I am very envious.

Posted 8 years ago #
acsimpson
Member

@hankchief, I really should pay more attention. Didn't see you at all.

Posted 8 years ago #
unhurt
Member

A Christmas courier elf heading up towards Dundas Street this morning - complete with red and white striped stocking and elf hat with ears.

Posted 8 years ago #
Darkerside
Member

Cargo trike on front page of the Guardian's coverage of the latest floods. Can't seem to link to the picture, so, er: http://www.theguardian.com/uk

Posted 8 years ago #
I were right about that saddle
Member

Cycling into the local town from Madame IWRATS' mum's house to get bread today I came across some fly tipping in the woods. This being France, it wasn't old suitcases and microwaves but scallop shells;

The last time it was bread rolls;

Posted 8 years ago #
gembo
Member

Midden

Posted 8 years ago #
I were right about that saddle
Member

Quite. Or possibly quitters on the Camino de Santiago?

Posted 8 years ago #
gembo
Member

I used to visit north uist and down near the now causeway to berneray there is an ancient Celtic cross a wee Iron Age person has carved in a flat upright rock and nearby you can sit on a seashell midden that a wee Iron Age community created by chucking their shells out the window. I used to try to cycle out there but often only possible to do so in one direction due to the wind.

Posted 8 years ago #
I were right about that saddle
Member

Stopped off at the local dump on the way back from the cake shop. The dump attendant was most curious as to why I was taking a picture of the sign on the metals skip.

Posted 8 years ago #
gembo
Member

Cycled into Edinburgh today to pick up a replacement letter L. The original had been purchased with the other letters of my youngest child's name but had become lost. Came back via canal, no kingfisher (only comes out for jdanielp). Did spot a sign for the bike bothy at Herriot watt uni?

Posted 8 years ago #
Stickman
Member

Two young girls trying out new bikes on the Pinkhill path this morning.

Also, a cycling Santa on St John's Road yesterday.

Posted 8 years ago #
Try Cycle
Member

got a letter delivered during the week from the scottish labour party using velopost (mentioned on pg 218 of this thread). never heard of them til i saw that letter, seems pretty interesting a) that a political party would use it - might be a sign of them taking cycling more seriously and b) their website and url is a wordpress site (meaning that people might not take velopost seriously

has anyone used it? 42p to send a letter within edinburgh and takes 2-3 days to deliver.

Posted 8 years ago #
Greenroofer
Member

Two interesting bikes chained to a lamp-post near Craiglockhart Pond: a practical family bike and a high performance child's bike (that being both a high-performance bike for a child and a bike for a high-performance child). I'd say with 99.997% certainty that the bikes were the property of the SRD family. No owners in sight.

Posted 8 years ago #
SRD
Moderator

And you would be right. https://mobile.twitter.com/srdorman/status/681123312387395587

Posted 8 years ago #
Greenroofer
Member

I did say I was 99.997% sure :-)

Posted 8 years ago #
I were right about that saddle
Member

If we're spotting things on streetview, I've always liked this. Whatever it is.

Posted 8 years ago #
chdot
Admin

The weirdest thing is that (according to the shadows) someone went up to the garage door (before it had the graphic) using a tripod!

Posted 8 years ago #
unhurt
Member

A HankChief grazing at a mutual friend's mulled wine / mince pies gathering.

Posted 8 years ago #
I were right about that saddle
Member

The crackle of winter tyres on Whitehouse Loan announced the arrival of @SRD. She was in search of fish, I had failed to find shoes. Neither of us had been to the Bike Co-op sale.

Posted 8 years ago #
LaidBack
Member

@ARobComp and friends in the cavernous Checkpoint on Bristo Place last night. Don't know if he had a bike hidden somewhere! We (LB family) were on foot to hear ceilidh band at Paradise Palms.

Posted 8 years ago #
HankChief
Member

@unhurt. Good to meet you - wonder if any other CCE'rs were in attendance...

The grazing was preemptive for today's long ride. Your cake was delicious btw (especially as it was still warm).

Posted 8 years ago #
unhurt
Member

Undercover CCErs?

Thanks! I shall be making it again - slices of the other one (I was practicing efficiency of scale!) have fuelled me through an otherwise rather dull day back at work. Would rather have been outside too!

Posted 8 years ago #