Rope tied across cycle path in Edinburgh

[Archie_tect]

Not Spectator readers then?

 

[byegad]

I wonder whether Matthew Parris has a credible alibi.

Who cares. Let fit him up for it. You know he deserves it!

 

[hennbell]

Glad I am in Canada, that kind of behavior is very uncommon here. Sure you will get harassed by the occasional motorist or run into some unseemly people on a dark trail, but that is about it.

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

The local rag, the Edinburgh Evening News, has lately been stoking up the anti-cycling hatred by making false claims about money been taken from the pot set aside to repair our badly potholed streets in order to build more cycle lanes In HUGE letters, across the whole of the front page. Then a couple of days later the whole of the front page was again one big headline saying that the police were clamping down on red-light jumping cyclists (with repeat offenders to be harshly punished). The actual story inside was that PoliceScotland are having a two-week campaign to tackle bad drivers and cyclists - but that wouldn't stir up the hatred they like to engender, hence the front page.

Unusually, the usual foaming anti-cycling ranters were sympathising and calling for the perpetrators of the rope incident to be punished. However, today somoene's posted a comment claiming it's the cyclist's fault.... *sigh*

The paper's on its last legs anyway, and Edinburgh's cyclists won't be shedding any tears when it's gone.

Sounds like the Cambridge Evening News. Unfortunately that rag just keeps on going...

 

[Frood42]

f*kwits

 

[Hip Priest]

I've had a can of Strongbow and an egg thrown at me but this is much further up the ladder of nobbery.

 

[LordMarv]

Saw that this happened here in the states, in Portland, Oregon I believe. It was near invisible fishing line strung up across a path. Sad. What if it had been an old lady or a child run into it? Paybacks, karma works both ways.

 

[Cyclopathic]

Happens all the time; get over it

Oh, ok then. If you say it's no big deal that's good enough for me.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Happens all the time; get over it

Fortunately for you, there's no "Dislike" button on these fora.

 

[fatblokish]

Oh, ok then. If you say it's no big deal that's good enough for me.

I didn't use the words you are attributing to me, I said "get over it". So it all depends on how you interpret the word "it"....

 

[Scoosh]

MOD POST:
Keep it on topic, please and cease the pettiness.

 

[Ernie_RBR]

We have that problem on are trails here in N.Ireland also...

Warning issued after cheese wire plot uncovered at Gortin Glens -

 

[Crankarm]

We have that problem on are trails here in N.Ireland also...

Warning issued after cheese wire plot uncovered at Gortin Glens -

Why don't the cyclists discretely hide a couple of HD head cams with movement triggers to film the b*****ds who are doing this? I am sure a wild life film maker could give good technical tips. Alternatively stake out and D-lock the f8cker when they catch them.

 

[Cyclopathic]

I didn't use the words you are attributing to me, I said "get over it". So it all depends on how you interpret the word "it"....

If I was attributing the words to you I would have used quotation marks. The words you do use seem to imply that it is not really worth mentioning. If you meant something else I would be interested to know what it is.

 

[fatblokish]

If I was attributing the words to you I would have used quotation marks. The words you do use seem to imply that it is not really worth mentioning. If you meant something else I would be interested to know what it is.

Your inference is inaccurate. I meant, as with many obstacles met whilst on the bike including but not limited to hills, cattle grids and the like, get over it. Or even under it in the case in hand. Whichever. Best not to go through it though.
Nuff from me.