Edinburgh Cyclists Needed 9th August

On 7 Aug 2006 06:13:22 -0700 someone who may be "PhilO"
<[email hidden]> wrote this:-

Quoted message said:

The Tall Bike Tour (http://www.tallbiketourbritain.com) are arriving
in Edinburgh on Wed 9th August and would like as many people as
possible to ride with them from the Forth Road Bridge into Edinburgh.
If you'd like to ride with them, give them a call on 07812-082518.

They want to ride along the [censored] cycle "facility" the "cycle
friendly" City of Edinburgh Council restricts them to, rather then
using the safer and faster A90. No thanks.

--
David Hansen, Edinburgh
I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54

PhilO said:

The Tall Bike Tour (http://www.tallbiketourbritain.com) are arriving
in Edinburgh on Wed 9th August and would like as many people as
possible to ride with them from the Forth Road Bridge into Edinburgh.
If you'd like to ride with them, give them a call on 07812-082518.

Unfortunately it seems that the bicycles were damaged when they
were hit by a stolen car which was being chased through the centre
of Edinburgh by the police yesterday afternoon: see

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=1174562006

The riders were eating in a restaurant at the time and escaped
unscathed, but a pedestrian and a motorist were taken to hospital.

On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 13:28:46 +0100 someone who may be Kenneth
MacKenzie <[email hidden]> wrote this:-

Quoted message said:

Unfortunately it seems that the bicycles were damaged when they
were hit by a stolen car which was being chased through the centre
of Edinburgh by the police yesterday afternoon: see

I saw some tall bikes being ridden by the back of Waverley Station
early on Saturday evening, so the damage can't have been too great.

I wonder how the riders managed on the "alternative" to the A90,
which the "cycle friendly" council has banned cyclists from using.
The overhanging branches probably make riding such a tall bike
interesting, one would probably need armour on the chest and arms,
as well as a full face helmet, to negotiate the "alternative".

--
David Hansen, Edinburgh
I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54