“Is he on here?”
No.
So doesn’t count...
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(14473 posts)- Started 14 years ago by recombodna
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I was spotted on the canal today by a former UoE rector and former MSP
I think there're three people who fit that description - Robin Harper, Mark Ballard and David Steel. I'm guessing it was *redacted for anonymity* who spotted you?
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Nope. was trying to be discrete in case he was on here under an anonymous username.
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His name did appear in earlier versions. JG's boy?
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Surely Baron Steel of Aikwood is too grand to be shouting at @SRD while bicycling on the canal? I mean @SRD is grand, but Baron Aikwood....
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His wife has at least one tattoo and Michael Scott of Aikwood was a wizard
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Multitude of people at Myreside Stadium Charity fireworks, but I think myself and family were the only people to arrive on bikes. Chaos on the road outside when it was over. People were driving pretty carefully so I guess that's a bonus.
My favourite bit was the pipes and drums if I'm honest.
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@arobcomp we have arrived om bikes for past 5 or more years, but walked tonight. just as well, as our usual parking was blocked off. We usually see a few other forumers.
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Yeah we ended up with bikes and trailers locked right at the south end near the tex BBQ van and about £10k worth of prams and buggies.
Was a pretty decent show. The nieces seemed to enjoy them and Melody (daughter) liked to point at the fireworks once she'd gotten used to her ear-defenders.
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We were at the earlier showing and still saw some CCErs...
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Didn't realise there was more than one! That does make sense as it was quite a big set up. We did the 4:30-5:30 one whether that was the earlier or later.
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That's the early one. The later one is 7.30pm.
I like the early one, it's just got dark enough for rhe fireworks but you can still get the kids to bed at normal time.
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We were watching the Myreside fireworks, from our upstairs window. I had been confused when it started up again later.
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Full-width double rainbow against the rising sun over Edinburgh. A feast for the eyes.
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@iwrats "not on here; doesn't count" according to chdot
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What if I saw the double rainbow too? Is that some sort of double reverse spot, which cancels out into a spot?
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@Frenchy
I am rainbowled over to learn that the joy was shared and the sky was tickled pink.
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gembo was one of three cyclists who made the right turn from Gilmore Place to Leven Street as I set off slowly from Tarvit Street, keeping the vehicle behind at bay.
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@SRD, my reading of CHDot is that it does not count as a spot not that Jg's boy does not count as a human being
Accessed canal towpath this morning at Hermiston and saw gazillions of cyclists including the Mighty Greenroofer, could not hi-5 as was being drafted by the bromptonite
Later at Edinburgh's worst junction spotted Jdanielp, I say spotted, more like cut him up
Very colourful dawn but no rainbows. Did spot beginning and end of a rainbow in Assynt the other month, no gold.
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While I was riding to work today the sky had only reached a blueish-red glow, so no rainbowness for me to see. I did see a rainbow in That London on Thursday though.
When you have a spare hour, this is worth watching:
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Edinburgh and London - Remainbows?
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There was a person running along Leith Links this morning, heading west past the allotments. I reached them just after the path gets its advisory median line in advance of the two St Mary's chicanes. They were right on the left of the path, so I went right over to the right to pass them. They made what might have been a special running/cycling-group hand signal (splaying the fingers a few times with their right hand held down near their thigh) but they might just have been wriggling it to relieve stiffness/encourage blood flow. Does anyone know of any group-running customs which have official hand signals for approaching cyclists?
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wingpig I don't know of any such signals.
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@Frenchy Was that @Edinburghcyclecam who overtook me at around 6pm on their way home? Fluorescent rucksack and an incredibly bright rear light.
Yup, that'd be me. I need to do something about that damn light, even if I can find a way to angle it more downward...At Liberton golf course?
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I think you overtook me in the Inch somewhere, but you were still within sight when you turned off Gilmerton Road, which is when I realised it was probably you. This may say more about your light, which would probably have been visible from Fife, than my speed though.
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@Frenchy - Ah yes, did you circumvent the temporary lights by taking the pavement? (I can't find a way to phrase that which doesn't sound accusatory - it's not meant to be)
That back light is annoying; there's 3 settings:
1. Full brightness
2. Half(?) brightness
3. Blinking, full brightness
I'd prefer a flashing half brightness setting, but I'll give the half brightness setting a try for a while - I've had others comment on that light before. There's also no easy way to angle it down; I did try wedging some zipties onto my seatpost to hold it at an angle; maybe black electrical tape would do the job better.Posted 5 years ago # -
No, I was on the road the whole time. Upright bike and a fluorescent waistcoat
Just checked, you passed during the single lane section.
Would turning the light upside down work?
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OH! Yes, I remember now.
I could try it, but I'm not sure it'd hold securely; I might need to tape or zip-tie it in place (And I'd need to remove it every other day to recharge it).
This is what I have: https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-lights/bike-lights/rechargeable-bike-light-set
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@EdinburghCycleCam With a light that shape the easiest way to make it less offensive would be a translucent bottle lid (perhaps a 250ml Innocent smoothie bottle) held on with tape or some sort of tubular rubbery device.
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...or a VeloCityLight :D
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