gembo attempting to overtake herds of schoolchildren on the towpath between Harrison Gardens and Boroughmuir Plaza this morning.
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on same commute as jdanielp this moring - Snowy - just made contact, Alan the Social Worker - reasonable contact and The Mighty Kaputnik - good contact
swans causing bother again they are all over the place just now, yesterday one smack dab in't middle of path
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“one smack dab in't middle of path”
Swans Rool.
Make sure you keep the right side of them...
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Exchanged waves with @Dave on the towpath this evening. He was going fast. I was going very slow: I was trying to keep my heart rate in Zone 1 as I have plans for the weekend.
Going slow on the towpath is interesting: if one can tolerate the stream of impatient men overtaking, one can enjoy a much more relaxing commute where there's time to be really courteous to people (rather than just assertively courteous).
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Going slow on an Elephant Bike is a) what one is supposed to do, I suppose (if you are not WC and using it as training for XC), and b) marvellous but time-consuming fun. I tried it on the eight miles into town and arrived surprisingly fresh (and late).
I had to check, but it was in 2010 when I invented the notion of a Slow Cyclists Movement™, in response to the 'need' to ride fast.
[The Slow Cyclists Movement is] "a cross between Tai Chi and a peaceable Critical Mass that promotes safety in numbers without the demonstrations and the aggressive beat of a portable PA.
Almost sounds like PoP.
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The Elephant Bike promotes Slow Cycling. It's very bizarre: even though it's a massively heavy thing, I find it easiest to keep my heart rate down riding my EB than any other of my lighter bikes. I think it's the stability and riding position: it just makes it easier to pootle along very slowly indeed.
The Brompton, on the other hand, promotes a terrier-ish attitude of always being in a rush (without, perhaps, being all that fast)
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I had to check, but it was in 2010 when I invented the notion of a Slow Cyclists Movement™
Maybe that's where I stole my Twitter bio's 'Slow bicyclist.'?
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A Bromptonite having a jolly old time on SMW / MMW with music emanating from the front basket.
Think Brompton having a not-so-silent disco...
Looked a bit like David Key MSP... Maybe it was? Is he that jolly?
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He definitely rides a Brompton and, whilst I've only met him once (and briefly), that wouldn't surprise me. Councillor, rather than MSP, though.
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Someone cycling down St Leonard's Street yesterday with an adult passenger sat on their handlebars.
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Chapeau to the woman riding North on George IV Bridge just now. She had a toddler on the back of her bike and was pursuing a small girl in bright pink on her own bike.
Much respect for this shared determination in the face of adversity.
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Lothian mega bus on a 27 route turning into Gilmore Place. Cyclist in the ASZ had to move sideways because there isn't the space. Another reason to fix the junction by yesterday.
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Guy on a fixie outside Old College that was so cool the brand name was only marked on the inside of the left chainstay.
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@piosad I haven't had to deal with a six-wheeler cutting the ASZ there for several weeks so assumed that they had reconsidered the provision on that route - I've still had to deal with several four-wheelers cutting the ASZ though.
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Babboe cargo bike at Waverley Court. Very smartly dressed man riding a tandem, sans stoker, on Mayfield Road.
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Napier Uni support team doings their halls of residence bit by cargo bike. Family of cyclists arriving at Akva - wee one’s Tagalog also had pedals looked cool
@jdanielp probably heading to Cineworld, on foot (I was in motor)Lot of drunk pirates on barges too, oh yeas and the hand grenade police action
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Probably hazardous, almost certainly illegal homemade ebike outside Corstorphine Tesco:
https://twitter.com/pidginposting/status/1170394112245321728?s=21
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Spent an embarrassingly long time trying to figure out how they'd pedal that before realising that they probably don't bother.
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@gembo correct. I saw Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark which was reasonable.
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@jdanielp - 3 stars?
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I think so. Should have stayed out and enjoyed the sun, but Mark Kermode made it sound intriguing in his review...
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Kermy does that usually with his quiff
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Just when you need it most!
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neddie reaching the top of Leamington Terrace by bike as I was just starting to walk down it.
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@EdinburghCycleCam turning into his street.
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@wingpig's magisterial progress through the Picardy Hellscape.
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Ooh. Morning or evening?
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@Frenchy Oh, I didn't see you - were you behind me?
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No, in front. I was disguised as a pedestrian, to be fair.
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Ah ha! *makes note to check camera footage tonight ;)*
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