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    Don Whybrow
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    My cycling usually consists of the commute into and out of town. Today I
    found myself in the position of being able to go for a ride just for the
    fun of it.

    I knew that the local CTC usually did a Sunday run, so I checked the
    website and found that this only took place on the 3rd Sunday of the
    month. Never mind, I had a look at the Spokes website and there was a
    link to a group I had not heard of before who have a ride on the last
    Sunday of the month called "TryCycling in Edinburgh". Their aim is to
    encourage people onto bikes and consequently the rides are easy and relaxed.

    I could try to describe the ride in detail, but it has been better said
    on the website for the ride than I can do justice to it.

    http://www.trycyclinginedinburgh.org.uk/ride6.html

    I would like to add that the ride along the Water of Leith was
    fantastic, I never knew that this existed in the heart of the city.

    The pace was very slow as the range of abilities was from novice upwards
    and there was one family there in a Thorn tandem with mother driving,
    7(ish)yr old son as stoker with adjustable length cranks and 3(ish)yr
    old daughter in a child seat. Effectively the mum was doing all the work.

    I probably cycled further than the ride length to both get to the ride
    and to get home, but it was nice to just breeze along without worrying
    about getting to work on time of having to get home to pick the girls up
    from school.

    I do have one question for the group though, one of the organisers is
    also involved with the Edinburgh Bicycle Film Festival[1] and I
    commented on the short Dutch cartoon film that was linked to here
    recently. I promised to pass her the URL so she could investigate for
    inclusion in next year, but I can't find it, has anyone got it to hand?

    [1] http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.info/

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    Don Whybrow

    Sequi Bonum Non Time

    At first there was nothing. Then God said 'Let there be light!'
    Then there was still nothing. But you could see it.

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  2. Mark McNeill
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    Response to Don Whybrow:

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    I
    commented on the short Dutch cartoon film that was linked to here
    recently. I promised to pass her the URL so she could investigate for
    inclusion in next year, but I can't find it, has anyone got it to hand?

    This one?

    http://www.247show.com/watch-videos-online.cfm/cid/24/sid/85

    --
    Mark, UK
    "For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat,
    and wrong."

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  3. Don Whybrow
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    Mark McNeill said:

    Response to Don Whybrow:

    Quoted message said:

    I
    commented on the short Dutch cartoon film that was linked to here
    recently. I promised to pass her the URL so she could investigate for
    inclusion in next year, but I can't find it, has anyone got it to hand?

    This one?

    http://www.247show.com/watch-videos-online.cfm/cid/24/sid/85

    Yes, that's the one. Thank you.

    --
    Don Whybrow

    Sequi Bonum Non Time

    ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! Das Internet is nicht fuer
    gefingerclicken und giffengrabben. Ist easy droppenpacket der
    routers und overloaden der backbone mit der spammen unt der me-
    tooen. Ist nicht fuer gewerken bei das dumpkopfen. Das
    mausklicken sichtseeren keepen das bandwit-spewin hans in das
    pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das cursorblinken.

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  4. soup
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    Don Whybrow said:

    I would like to add that the ride along the Water of Leith was
    fantastic, I never knew that this existed in the heart of the city.

    I live in Balerno so have quite often cycled on the top half of the
    walkway, but once decided to do the whole lot Balerno to Leith (and back
    again) in a oner, expected the first half, Balerno to Leith, would be
    easier than the second half as this first half was nominaly down hill
    whilst the second half would be nominally uphill (if 600' in 8 miles can
    be considered a hill) but I did the whole thing at such a pace that the
    whole thing was a breeze and seemed to require no effort . Have to
    agree with you that it is very peaceful and beautiful especially when
    you realise that most of it is in the centre of the city, it is
    especially surprisingly quite around the Dean/Dean bridge area which is
    around (below) the sort of westend/stockbridge area.
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  5. soup
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    soup said:

    (if 600' in 8 miles can be considered a hill)

    Just had a thought it's even worse, that 8 miles should be 11.
    Mind you it's following a water course so all (most?) of the height
    loss/gain is in the first couple of miles the river tends to be calmer
    (less height change) in it's final miles.
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  6. soup
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    soup said:

    I did the whole thing at such a pace that the whole
    thing was a breeze and seemed to require no effort .

    That pace may have had more than nothing to do with the amount of
    pedestrians and dog walkers on this mixed use trail. If I had wanted to
    do it as a serious transport thing, rather than something to do on a
    sunny Sunday instead of just vegging in the garden,would have stuck to
    roads.
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  7. soup
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    soup said:

    I did the whole thing at
    such a pace that the whole thing was a breeze and seemed to require
    no effort .

    This may have had something to do with all the pedestrians and dog
    walkers on this mixed use trail. If I wanted to go to Leith for
    serious/real reasons, rather than something to do on a sunny Sunday
    rather than veg in the garden, I would have stuck to roads.
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  8. soup
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    soup wrote:

    Ooops mea culpa. Double post, didn't realise I had sent the first one
    so retyped it and sent it, just looked the now and, both versions appear
    on news group. Oh well makes it look like I have lots to say.
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