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Scottish cyclists turn up at Holyrood
Posted by: arellcat (IP Logged)
Date: April 30, 2012 02:05PM In case anyone hasn't heard, on Saturday in Edinburgh a bunch of cyclists rode from the Meadows to the High Street and down to the Scottish Parliament as a solid demonstration of the desire for safer cycling for everyone. The organisers expected 300 or so, the Police planned for perhaps 1000, and at least 2500 people turned up.
Pedal on Parliament: That's Mr Beaumont to you by Richard X, on Flickr 
Pwn on Parliament by Uberuce on Flickr and of course the recumbenteers were out in force too: 
Recumbent bikes by Paul Graham Morris, on Flickr Re: Scottish cyclists turn up at Holyrood
Posted by: Seamus (IP Logged)
Date: April 30, 2012 08:18PM Yes. I remeber this.
It was on the BBC news and the ITV news last night.* *No it wasnt, Scottish and cycling. Yes. Like that going be it the news. Re: Scottish cyclists turn up at Holyrood
Posted by: LaidBack (IP Logged)
Date: May 01, 2012 04:30PM The overwhelming mass were on standard bikes of course ... I reckon that tandems and recumbents may have made 20 of the 2000 so about right. Not all LB ones either as not all of my customers wanted to try out their skills at 2mph!
It was a nice day out and had people from all over - one of my Fuego customers cycled through from Glasgow. Some screen grabs from an ICE QNT rider's headcam. I was behind on a Helios tandem with Irene. Nick Lobnitz on Paper Bicycle just ahead of Paseo 
POP 28 Edinburgh - Mound Corner by LaidBackBikes, on Flickr 
POP 28 Edinburgh by LaidBackBikes, on Flickr Arellcat and Richard on Windcheetah and Vortex trikes 
POP 28 Edinburgh by LaidBackBikes, on Flickr Re: Scottish cyclists turn up at Holyrood
Posted by: AbrasiveScotsman (IP Logged)
Date: May 05, 2012 10:17PM I'm not hopeful to be honest.
Even if the government gets it into it's head to do something, it will probably be something like require a larger quota of new "cycle lanes". You know, those white lines they paint on pavements for 20 yards or so..... Still, it looks like a fun day out if nothing else! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Blue 2007 Nazca Fuego rider Re: Scottish cyclists turn up at Holyrood
Posted by: Seamus (IP Logged)
Date: May 05, 2012 10:24PM If the scaottish givernabt cab buikd o=a tram track in Ediburgh they can have safer cycling too.*
Oh dear. *Grrrr. Re: Scottish cyclists turn up at Holyrood
Posted by: Seamus (IP Logged)
Date: May 06, 2012 02:15PM Er,
"If the Scottish goverment can build a tram track in Edinburgh they can have safer cycling too." * *We biured our parents ashes in my granparent's grave on Friday and my brain hasnt kept up yet. Re: Scottish cyclists turn up at Holyrood
Posted by: LaidBack (IP Logged)
Date: May 07, 2012 11:42AM Sorry to hear that Seamus ... sure everyone here sends their best wishes ...
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