CC Ecosse mince pie & stollen ride (RV ride#3)

[scook94]

Or if you are definately cycing from Stirling perhaps I could meet you en-route ? Just an idea, to save you going to any expense

As a sign of my commitment to CC Ecosse, mince pies and to cake in general, I have gone and bought a car!!!

I should be picking it up on Saturday 12th and hope to have the roof bars and cycle carrier fitted so I can come through to Dunfermline and cycle through as planned on the Sunday!

 

[ACS]

If I can escape from domestic duties I will nip down in the car for tea and medals that is if you trust me not to steal the silver.

 

[Jane Smart]

As a sign of my commitment to CC Ecosse, mince pies and to cake in general, I have gone and bought a car!!!

I should be picking it up on Saturday 12th and hope to have the roof bars and cycle carrier fitted so I can come through to Dunfermline and cycle through as planned on the Sunday!

You are such a sweetheart you really are, thank you, I must admit, I was not looking forward to cycling there alone, as I really have not got a clue on my way round Edinburgh, be it on a bike or even in the car

That really is dedication.

SB would be great if you could make it along too, if you like, stick the bike in the back of your car and meet at my house and we could leave here together

 

[ACS]

You are such a sweetheart you really are, thank you, I must admit, I was not looking forward to cycling there alone, as I really have not got a clue on my way round Edinburgh, be it on a bike or even in the car

That really is dedication.

SB would be great if you could make it along too, if you like, stick the bike in the back of your car and meet at my house and we could leave here together

Now that is a good idea. Will you keep the speed down so I can keep up with you

 

[Jane Smart]

Now that is a good idea. Will you keep the speed down so I can keep up with you

I meant cycle with us

What kind of car do you drive, one like the flintstones??

 

[ACS]

I meant cycle with us

What kind of car do you drive, one like the flintstones??

Electric

 

[Jane Smart]

Electric

haha I should have known, now I hope it is plugged in and charging up!!

 

[Telemark]

As a sign of my commitment to CC Ecosse, mince pies and to cake in general, I have gone and bought a car!!!

That's dedication ...
Hope you can get it all sorted in time!

T

 

[Telemark]

If I can escape from domestic duties I will nip down in the car for tea and medals that is if you trust me not to steal the silver.

Only stainless steel IKEA I am afraid ... It'll slow you down on the ride back, you don't really want it

All this talk about nobody to be trusted with mince pies, stealing the family silver ... what a nice bunch!
SB - looking forward to catching up again, the more the merrier .
T

P.S. For those who haven't been to our place yet, safe bicycle parking available (back green or you can carry your steed up to the 3rd floor!)

 

[HJ]

Here is a route from the FRB to the Commie (which is near to the pie stop, PM for further details), for those coming from north of the Forth...

 

[scook94]

Thanks for that HJ, how easy is the NCN 1 cycle route to follow? Well sign posted, or...?

 

[JiMBR]

All this talk about nobody to be trusted with mince pies, stealing the family silver ... what a nice bunch!

Don't worry...we're a nice bunch really...you just have to watch out for those Weegies.

 

[HJ]

From the Bridge to Dalmeny is fine, note you leave the NCN 1 at Dalmeny and rejoin just after Craigiehall. It is then fairly well signed to the end of the Roseburn cycle path. After that I normally take a different route which you need to know where you are going, hence I suggest following NCN 1 to go round Haymarket, then leave it again at Palmerston Place. Instead of going through the New Town, you turn right then keep straight on through the lights at the end and keep following the road ahead until you get to a roundabout. At this point you leave the road and go through a wide passageway through between office blocks which leads to the canal basin. You follow round this, to the lift bridge (this is all cycleable, unless the bridge is up, in which case you have to carry your bike over).

At this point you join NCN 75 which is signed (on bikemap.net there is a menu in the right corner of the map marked "Terrain", if you drop the menu down you can use the "Open Cycle Map" option to see the cycle routes) follow to the Meadows. When you get to the cross way in the middle of the Meadows turn right down the cycle path (as this is a better way then following NCN 1 / 76) to the traffic lights, cross the main road then left on to the minor road parallel with it. From there it is straight forward.

 

[HJ]

Or get Scooshie to meet you at the FRB and guide you in, he kens the way better then me...

 

[Jane Smart]

Or get Scooshie to meet you at the FRB and guide you in, he kens the way better then me...

What a fantastic idea

Ooops seems like my nickname for Scooshie has stuck