"Would you go to the Police" trackworld

Today I got into an argument with a cafe owner who didn’t want me to lock my bike to the street sign outside his cafe, claiming it’s illegal, he’ll call the Council and have it taken away, escalating to “cyclists think they own the road” and then mild threats of violence after his son joined in.

This on one of the country’s busiest tourist streets.

Would you:

1. Go to the Police (I have no witnesses, 2 of them, so they will no doubt make up a load of crap and it might end up worse for me)
2. Get over it.
3. Spend the next few months looking out for scrappy bikes and lock them to the post.

2.

definitely 3.

2.

3.

3.
then
2.

If it was local to me and not too inconvenient 3. Defiantly. Along with dog shit under door handles.

Deffo 3.

Ooh dogshit I like it – my own easier to source though.

Superglue locks – does that actually work?

If he threatened you with violence then yes.

3.
Plus bombers and access to shoes with a full bladder.

3 then 4

Spoon revenge?

and have it taken away,

Assuming someone detaches it from the post, isn’t it then theft?

2 is the sensible answer.
3 is a lot more amusing. 😀

3 with a twist
Organise a ride there where we all turn up and lock our bikes up outside then leave them there when we go

3.

Wouldn’t involve the police for virtually anything anything.

3 will just exacerbate his hatred of cyclists and he’ll end up running some poor mug over.

Notify a sighting of rats or cockroaches in his café to the council instead. Then 2.

Definitely 3. But Flashmob it.

You forgot a no 4 which should be, ‘name & shame’ so we know.

2.

As in a number 2 through the letterbox.

What cafe was it?

4) lock your bike to post and tell him to phone whoever he likes

Yeahcome on. Name themand I will lock mine up there tomorrow.

CCan’t think of any cafes on princes street. Royal mile?

Pedal on Parliament tomorrow, a fair few cyclists about the Royal Mile

This could develop into another What should I put on the fence[/url] project 🙂
It all started with a notice saying “Bikes chained to these railings will be removed”.

Cafe Cortado on Royal Mile, just down from St Marys St junction.

Do your worst!

3

3. Just because. Older and rustier the better.

Are there any signs on the Royal Mile saying. Bikes will be removed – as per sites in London?

No signs TiRed, and many have bike lock hoops attached.

3 and fill the tubes with dog poo of fish so they stink in the heat of summer.

None of the above, just pity him for being stupid and lacking any generosity of spirit…
Anyone who decides to abuse someone just because they’re riding a bike has already lost the argument…

Let us have our fun, link us to their trip adviser page. 😆

5. Eat there but don’t get yourself pudding. That’ll show him.

Surely the default position these days is to post it on social media,then it goes viral and cyclists boycott the place and eventually Jeremy Clarkson turns up for a coffee in solidarity with the cafe owner.
Pity you didn’t film it.

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g186525-d6619264-r206349529-Cortado-Edinburgh_Scotland.html

Is this street sign something the council has installed or belonging to the restaurant? If the latter then I’d consider reporting it as obstructing the pavement….

Regular council road street sign.

Damn!

Cynic-Al, you may want to edit that last post:)