CityCyclingEdinburgh was launched on the 27th of October 2009 as "an experiment".
IT’S TRUE!
CCE is 15years old!
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It soon became useful and entertaining. There are regular posters, people who add useful info occasionally and plenty more who drop by to watch. That's fine. If you want to add news/comments it's easy to register and become a member.
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TODAY!
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Saturday 23rd of April
Family friendly feeder ride to PoP2022---all welcome!
Meet at WoL entrance to Spylaw Park at 1130.
We'll head via WoL/Lanark Road and canal to join Harrison Park feeder ride.
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https://mobile.twitter.com/ColintonPOPFeed/status/1511119098620649472
Best Pop ever for The Crusher a party. All single occupant SUVs are now banned from the streets of Central Edinburgh
fab to see lots of you guys - including a couple of folk I had not met before!
what amazing sun at Holyrood. decent speeches too. kids old enough to listen to them properly this year.
Sadly couldn't make as clashed with a previous commitment - said commitment necessitated me driving a van from Lochrin Place.
Delighted to see the feeder ride from Harrison Park at the King's Theatre junction. I know some drivers may have been "inconvenienced" however I arrived as lights just went against me and the ride started to go through..... when my lights next went green you were all through and clear of the main road.
Don't know your official numbers for that ride but I'd estimate at least a hundred bikes - a hundred bikes in such a short space of time? No way motorised transpaort could match that in terms of moving people unless a couple of full buses..... :-)
Hope everybody had a great day and got home safely.
In paper. Was a wonderful to see next generation in city on the one safe day for them.
Some great shots from Andy. Not sure I can name everyone but great to see the gang back in town. @SRD, @laidback, @CHDot, @kaputnik, @Iwrats, @Hankchief, @Biketrain, @Neddie, @chrisfl, @malkie(he lurks)@steveo, @morningsider, @The Hinch Herself, @big Alexrobcomp. I said keep playing the music until he tells us to switch it off, maybe even @neddie tweed cap in photo anyway. @urchaidh raised an eyebrow.
Then the Crusher Party Gang from non CCE
Then loads of folk I only ever see at POP. All friendly
Paddy Harvey was the only politician who could Project to the cheap seats at the back. Good for him. Wind messed up the PA alas. Polis in good form.
Good thread with videos of Spylaw + Harrison Park feeder (and road conditions).
CCEers on every corner
PoP 2022 press group:
https://flickr.com/groups/14846232@N22/
Once again I skilfully managed to avoid being in almost all of the photos.
Was good to catch up with Laid Back, jss, the Rapid Hamster, dnwood, Sally H, Tulyar, Kim and many others.
Excellent wide angle letter box at end from Beqi
Also good to see @kaputnik’s big jumper, @fimm’s leather trench coat, some fez action and the Infra Sister enjoying my wine.
@wingpig I didnae see see, @roibeard at front? Any @Greenroofer? Some Dave MCC.
Great to see so many people out there. Hugely appreciate those who attended and got involved in Marshalling, Feeder riding, and of course just general attendance.
Thanks for overseeing the organising/event.
Fix a 2023 date ASAP!
Route wasn’t as bad as I feared.
But a Meadows start definitely preferably.
@gembo - there was @Greenroofer + a microGreenroofer, nearer the front than you and close to @Dave. I (rightly) predicted that people wearing Barbours and brogues would be under-represented at the event, so I came on a green Elephant Bike dressed as a Tory (for reasons that aren't entirely clear to me).
In the picture above of the Chief Marshal on the HP Feeder Ride holding up traffic you can see my front wheel intruding on the left of the picture.
@greenroofer, phew, I did say to Iwrats is that Lord Greenroofer over there dressed as a tory but he was too busy adjusting his fez to reply.
@gembo, I wouldn't normally object to failing to be spotted. But as I am in Andy Caitlin's photos and I sat on the wall in front of your group for a few minutes prior to the speeches...
@acsimpson I do apologise
We’re you dressed as a tory too?
No I think maybe in In blue sweater and grey pants cycling a Helios?
Photo being taken in first Flickr photo of photo being taken...
Missed it due to it clashing with the Loch Ness Etape. Maybe next year I'll finally make it?
@gembo, I had a helmet on some of the time which I guess means I was dressed like certain tories. Although perhaps as I was outside that means I wasn't.
Indeed, as no one has yet bought it from me I was riding a Helios.
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