Parked cars block cycle lane – while their owners ride static bikes in park

I would like to have that confirmed too.

Isn't it obvious?  You can't use a bike to get a bike somewhere.  You'll be suggesting we do the shopping on them next!

(They could have come down from the Quartermile buildings or possibly flats just south of course but I doubt you'd want to hump them from further afield).

chrisonatrike wrote:

Isn't it obvious?  You can't use a bike to get a bike somewhere.  You'll be suggesting we do the shopping on them next!

(They could have come down from the Quartermile buildings or possibly flats just south of course but I doubt you'd want to hump them from further afield).

I think both flats (sorry, luxury apartments and duplexes [duplices?]) at Quartermile that are not AirBnBs or owned as investments through offshore trusts have unused Peloton bikes in them.

Who owns the zebra though (if still there)?

I did see a pair of bikes stored on end using some suction-cup clamps on a window there.  So someone's cut the cord.

well I do know people who drive to a gym to then sit on a static bike, so anything is possible.

MTB Refugee wrote:

Does anyone actually know what a painted cycle lane is supposed to do?

Allow councils to claim money and tick boxes?

Rumour has it some councils have a bounty on cyclists heads.  Hence they try to catch us with those oh-so-tempting murder strips.

but.. how did they get it there.. 

I've no idea but take that one back and get a refund, it looks like it's been contaminated.

And also it's the wrong sort - you want the ones with the red wrapper.

Is there such a thing as a pineapple Bounty? I think that would be quite nice.

Apparently there was. In 2018. In Russia.

https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/bounty-launch-new-flavour-chocolate-14357715

I feel a campaign coming on.

The original Bounty was filled with breadfruit. It never went far because of the poor ratings.

peted76 wrote:

That is quite possibly the silliest thing I've seen on the internet since.. well I'm not sure when.. it's just so ridiculous.

Do you think the spin bikers are even aware of just irony inviolved here?

 

 

 

Even more silly is as they are using concept2 bikes they could connect to zwift also although why you'd do that outside I don't know a sensible answer to.

This reminds me of gym members who drive 5 minutes to and from a gym to use a treadmill.

Or the motorist bemoaning he shouldn't lose his licence because the gym was difficult to get to.

eburtthebike wrote:

“mandator”  Some kind of malignant robot?

I thought it was some kind of vigilante cyborg going round terminating cars parked in cycle lanes with extreme prejudice.

You're thinking of "re-psycho" - taking out the cars and then repurposing their materials in a less resource-intensive manner.

The cycle lanes in north Edinburgh along the old rail lines aren't bad at all. You can't zoom along as they are shared paths so you do have to watch out for pedestrians and dog walkers and so on, but I've been along them many times. They'll take you into the centre of town. You can get from Fife right into the centre of town and pretty much avoid cars the whole way. The cycle provision on Edinburgh's south side is still a bit disconnected.

I live in the north so am very familiar with these - not "cycle lanes" at all but definitely "traffic free paved paths".  People call them "cycle paths" but they're of course "shared use".  I'd like them to use more of the available width and have some demarcation of a pedestrian / cycling area (yeah - pointless until we've adapted to the idea).  Currently this is about as good as the UK gets though.  Gentle gradients.  No traffic lights.  Occasional maintenance, gritting and vegetation management.  Miles better than a shared towpath.

OldRidgeback wrote:

You can get from Fife right into the centre of town and pretty much avoid cars the whole way.

For a moment you had me reaching for my Spokes maps to check for tunnels under the Firth of Forth from Burntisland!  But yes - there's a largely off-road route (via mostly "LTNs" where on-road) to the bridge.  Not quite suitable for kids because of the section into Dalmeny but the envy of much of the UK.

Agree - lack of development in the South and then the gap in the centre.  (George Street helps but I guess this year it'll be back in business for events.)  Although the long-awaited E-W route in from Roseburn is supposed to really, definitely be happening, just a minute.  Council very happy to rest on its laurels.

Actually even though there are a few "pro" types I'm sure that if the council could only find the money they'd immediately scrap the paths to run trams down them.  I think Edinburgh's a "cycling city" in spite of them sometimes.