Peloton* heading south on Mayfield around 9ish?
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Guy on a light Blue On-one Pompino. (I think). Midge handlebars. (I know). Heading up Portobello Road into town this a.m.
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Tour de polwarth school peloton this morning half 8ish!
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Spotted the corona shwim style bike yesterday, belongs to a rickshaw driver, got it for 50 quid from that dodgy shop le chaiot express.
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As I trundled into town along Gorgie Road yesterday someone shouted at me out of a passenger window, "You're holding up the traffic!" But it was ok, it was RabidHamster. It was only a shame my green light came as soon as it did.
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Amusing handlebars at the CSE at the Pleasance.
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Fixie perchance? The fakenger look has spread beyond Shoreditch and NYC then?
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Something militarily greenish, possibly with a flat fin along the top of the downtube with something like "BSRCYCLE" stencilled out of it, heading up Leith Walk from the fit thereof. Looked slightly electric.
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Amusing handlebars at the CSE at the Pleasance
white? no logo?
I was parked up next to it this morning, but it was gone when I left this afternoon. Now I know where to.
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Yes white, with yellow tyres.
"Fixie perchance? The fakenger look has spread beyond Shoreditch and NYC then? "
I'm afraid so. Run (pedal) for the hills! (they can't follow us up there...)
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Arellcatsomeone shouted at me out of a passenger window, "You're holding up the traffic!" But it was ok, it was RabidHamster.
Yes.. . one of these one's where you're just about to give a robust response and then you realise it's a forumer. Hamster hasn't been on here for a while....
His trike should have been out on the twelve hills challenge (Just realised that we missed out Fishmarket Close so need to do again!)
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Yes white, with yellow tyres
One here has black, tyres, quite well worn. Indeed entire bike more used-looking than yours. and possibly not such teeny-weeny handlebars, but definitely on the short side.
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Steveo
This is a stealth spot and a half. My desk looks out a large window towards the Castle and Arthur's Seat (seriously, I have a stunning view to work beside, it's open at the other side as well over Murrayfield and Tynecastle to the hills). Anyway, it also looks over a building next door, and into the glass sided staircase on the side of it, and I just saw Steveo walking down the stairs. If he'd looked up I could have waved...
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And I thought my view over looking the junction was good for stealth spots!
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That fixie is absolutely lovely.
A couple of times I've spotted a lady heading out of town up Comiston Road on an electric bike. It's of Brompton proportions but looks more like a moped or electric scooter. Fairly goes along on the level, but on the hills it's a target!
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That looks very like the BRG fixie I saw being wheeled by a pretty lady in a dress out by Luffness. I couldn't possibly comment on the legality of the brakes situation.
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I took a photo for chdot outside Bruntsfield Tesco, but unfortunately my stupid phone hasn't saved it, even though I saw it in my photostream on the phone after I took...
Anyway, plain blue Moulton. Single Speed. Looked like a drum brake on the back (or maybe it was a very discrete hub gear, I couldn't see a lever though). Flat carbon bars. Selle Italia road-style saddle.
Distinctive.
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Couple on a Dawes tandem at Silverknowes shore around 9:30-ish this morning.
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Oh I have seen a Dawes tandem going around quite a lot recently.
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Couple on a Dawes tandem at Silverknowes shore around 9:30-ish this morning.
There was a silver Dawes tandem heading out of town into Musselburgh about 1230 as we headed back into town.
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dawes tandem on top of silver volvo stationwagon, myreside road
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The Dawes tandem I spotted was a very dark green I think.
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That could be a Fullarton Wheelers shirt? In which case there could be an Obree link for the promotional launch of the new timetable including named "Flying Scotsman" service?
I thought his bikes were pink these days, but by the look of the lack of brake levers on it could be a track bike.
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Right.
Obree is the most 'obvious'.
Only reference I've seen to this morning's launch is "a cyclist and a piper".
Of course the "cyclist" won't be actually there to advertise 'bikes on trains' but...
Train due in King's Cross in 2 minutes.
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Ah well -
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The one I saw was probably dark green too. hard to tell.
Also saw/chatted with bloke on a red tandem (not sure of make) last week, on Duncan street. I saw him pass as we were on upper gray street and then came up behind him. My stoker wanted to know if his bike was configured for a child. I think he is probably used to getting comments from other cyclists, but when he realised the question was actually from a child on a tandem, he was amused. We ended up having a good chat (and helios was much admired).
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Ah well -
Still, that new timetable will be a useful alternative to flying for me getting to London on the odd occassion I have to go down for a meeting.
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It's 20 mins earlier than a previous '4 hour train'.
Presumably to attract 10 o'clock meeting in central London people.
As long as someone else us paying...
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