tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post7019694782617063959..comments2024-03-19T10:54:26.547+00:00Comments on Real cycling: What's afoot? Roadside shoes now in pairsRob Ainsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15545429147297468874noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-39354162831651890562009-03-24T18:48:00.000+00:002009-03-24T18:48:00.000+00:00Good point, Anonymous. The demon drink could be be...Good point, Anonymous. The demon drink could be behind several of these abandoned-footwear incidents. Changing the subject, where's me specs? I had them in the pub, that much I know.Rob Ainsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15545429147297468874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-1024583399788126672009-03-24T18:32:00.000+00:002009-03-24T18:32:00.000+00:00Oh, we have the tiny signs on a lamp post in Londo...Oh, we have the tiny signs on a lamp post in London. Probably not in a bush, but probably with a "No war!" sticker on.<BR/><BR/>I've seen a very drunk woman take off her high-heeled shoes so she could walk. It wouldn't take much more inebriation to forget to carry them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-70847051164562362622009-03-24T13:53:00.000+00:002009-03-24T13:53:00.000+00:00Ah thanks. I've not done enough cycling in London...Ah thanks. I've not done enough cycling in London to have noticed these before, and they're not used on National Cycle Network routes. Shame, they'd be a lot easier spot than the usual tiny signs hidden on a lamppost in a bush.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-45359365345092137462009-03-24T11:43:00.000+00:002009-03-24T11:43:00.000+00:00And there was me thinking it was number of shoes.....And there was me thinking it was number of shoes... <BR/><BR/>There's more stuff about the LCN on <A HREF="http://www.londoncyclenetwork.org.uk/" REL="nofollow">its website</A>... but word currently seems to be that official enthusiasm for completing LCN has stalled, with energies more focused on delivering the bike hire scheme for May 2010.<BR/><BR/>The numbers-in-a-square also appear on some <A HREF="http://img1.photographersdirect.com/img/17492/wm/pd1859529.jpg" REL="nofollow">blue cycle route signs</A>.Rob Ainsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15545429147297468874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-49344232319323691252009-03-24T11:29:00.000+00:002009-03-24T11:29:00.000+00:00The 2 painted on the road denotes route 2 in the L...The 2 painted on the road denotes route 2 in the London Cycle Network. If you look at <A HREF="http://www.opencyclemap.org/?zoom=15&lat=51.4994&lon=-0.08738&layers=B000" REL="nofollow">this map</A> the thick blue lines are London Cycle Network and the thick red lines are National Cycle Network. You can see London route 2 running from the bottom right corner towards Elephant & Castle.Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14228972852570724347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-36436212756430970242009-03-24T10:59:00.000+00:002009-03-24T10:59:00.000+00:00On a different note, that seems rather unusual roa...On a different note, that seems rather unusual road markings. What does the 2 under the cycle symbol indicate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com