Q for Edinburgh folks – Slateford aqueduct

I’m surprised we can have such a crap conversation about how we cross a bridge! Get a life guys!!!

I’ll cycle but always give way to walkers, cyclists can sometimes have a bad name so I try to do my bit to be helpful.

I’ve ridden from Glasgow to Balerno (via Heriot Watt) along the canal a couple of times when I was a student (cheaper than the train fare to get the bike through for tight-arse students!) I almost landed in the canal at Broxburn on one occasion. Lack of concentration meant I nipped round the S-bends under an old bridge a bit quickly and landed on a big grassy bank a few inches from the canal. Thankfully only one schoolkid saw me, and he was kind enough not to laugh out loud.

Anyway, back on subject. On the rare occasion I ride along the canal, I’ll ride everything unless there is anyone around, in which case I’ll get off and walk. Saves giving cyclists a bad name as Paul says. Just apply a bit of common sense I reckon.

A mate of mine was jogging along and accidentally knocked a cyclist in. Apparently the cyclist was trying to squeeze past unannounced and basically rode into his arm. 🙂

The guy in our party who fell in at this point (on the bike but stationary) believed himself to be a non-swimmer but found out otherwise! Bike was eventually hoiked out by getting a bungee hook on a spoke.

Having been in whilst fishing as a kid I can vouch for the temperature in summer being rather low.

OK we’ve established who’s the most respectful and the most stupid, who’s the most sanctimoious?

so i bike that floats may be handy if theres a sponsered walk on then… 😀