sbarlster
@sbarlster.bsky.social
Cyclist, bike madness, rider, two wheel explorer and cycle fixer. Sometimes I get to walk a dog. Writes software. Studied economics. Vote for communists, get free stuff. Vote for Tories get robbed of societal structures.
Edinburgh actuality
November 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Edinburgh actuality
My neighbour buying a tin of beans
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
My neighbour buying a tin of beans
These lines were printed after deliberate attempts by the newspaper to conflate and confuse readers, talking about cyclists and e-bikes when actually describing and showing pictures of electric and other motorcycles.
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
These lines were printed after deliberate attempts by the newspaper to conflate and confuse readers, talking about cyclists and e-bikes when actually describing and showing pictures of electric and other motorcycles.
The Edinburgh Evening News printed these lines on a story about antisocial bike use.
‘police were allowed to run them off the road. Better still if other road users were allowed to do it’
I don’t think this is acceptable. The normalising, publishing, promoting of illegal acts towards a group.
‘police were allowed to run them off the road. Better still if other road users were allowed to do it’
I don’t think this is acceptable. The normalising, publishing, promoting of illegal acts towards a group.
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The Edinburgh Evening News printed these lines on a story about antisocial bike use.
‘police were allowed to run them off the road. Better still if other road users were allowed to do it’
I don’t think this is acceptable. The normalising, publishing, promoting of illegal acts towards a group.
‘police were allowed to run them off the road. Better still if other road users were allowed to do it’
I don’t think this is acceptable. The normalising, publishing, promoting of illegal acts towards a group.
#bbcnews scotlands once again binfire of road violence. Normalising death on our roads. 😢
@policescotland.bsky.social @snp.org is there ANYTHING you can do about this?
Maybe trying more than asking for dashcam footage?
@policescotland.bsky.social @snp.org is there ANYTHING you can do about this?
Maybe trying more than asking for dashcam footage?
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
#bbcnews scotlands once again binfire of road violence. Normalising death on our roads. 😢
@policescotland.bsky.social @snp.org is there ANYTHING you can do about this?
Maybe trying more than asking for dashcam footage?
@policescotland.bsky.social @snp.org is there ANYTHING you can do about this?
Maybe trying more than asking for dashcam footage?
The cycle paths that @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social actually implement. I wish they just meandered and were not actual death lanes.
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The cycle paths that @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social actually implement. I wish they just meandered and were not actual death lanes.
@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social the last cycle path they built!
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social the last cycle path they built!
Lovely ride into town this evening. 6.4km in 18mins. So quick, so reliable. But… so unsafe.
@drscottarthurmp.bsky.social @cllrconorsavage.bsky.social I was closed passed by two large speed limit busting cars on Colinton Rd. A large heavy BMW X1 followed by an MG4. Both less than 1m clearance. 😬
@drscottarthurmp.bsky.social @cllrconorsavage.bsky.social I was closed passed by two large speed limit busting cars on Colinton Rd. A large heavy BMW X1 followed by an MG4. Both less than 1m clearance. 😬
November 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Lovely ride into town this evening. 6.4km in 18mins. So quick, so reliable. But… so unsafe.
@drscottarthurmp.bsky.social @cllrconorsavage.bsky.social I was closed passed by two large speed limit busting cars on Colinton Rd. A large heavy BMW X1 followed by an MG4. Both less than 1m clearance. 😬
@drscottarthurmp.bsky.social @cllrconorsavage.bsky.social I was closed passed by two large speed limit busting cars on Colinton Rd. A large heavy BMW X1 followed by an MG4. Both less than 1m clearance. 😬
November 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
November 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I know I’m no perfect engineer. But what makes someone do this?
November 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I know I’m no perfect engineer. But what makes someone do this?
November 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Some things haven’t changed in my lifetime. When the Major recession hit hard in 92 most of my friends were scattered far and wide. Work was not a thing that the NW had.
#manageddecline
Thanks Westminster 😬
#manageddecline
Thanks Westminster 😬
October 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Some things haven’t changed in my lifetime. When the Major recession hit hard in 92 most of my friends were scattered far and wide. Work was not a thing that the NW had.
#manageddecline
Thanks Westminster 😬
#manageddecline
Thanks Westminster 😬
Dine like a king.
Fruit ✅
Slow release carbs ✅
Sugar fix ✅
Caffeine ✅
Protein (maybes)
Tasty (oh yes)
Fruit ✅
Slow release carbs ✅
Sugar fix ✅
Caffeine ✅
Protein (maybes)
Tasty (oh yes)
October 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Dine like a king.
Fruit ✅
Slow release carbs ✅
Sugar fix ✅
Caffeine ✅
Protein (maybes)
Tasty (oh yes)
Fruit ✅
Slow release carbs ✅
Sugar fix ✅
Caffeine ✅
Protein (maybes)
Tasty (oh yes)
Driver of this van was very busy watching a TV show on his phone balanced on the dashboard in front of his speedometer. 😢
So busy he was not able to see me approaching, standing in road, watching the same show. 😬
Didn’t want to stop until I got phone out.
We share the road with these psychopaths.
So busy he was not able to see me approaching, standing in road, watching the same show. 😬
Didn’t want to stop until I got phone out.
We share the road with these psychopaths.
October 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Driver of this van was very busy watching a TV show on his phone balanced on the dashboard in front of his speedometer. 😢
So busy he was not able to see me approaching, standing in road, watching the same show. 😬
Didn’t want to stop until I got phone out.
We share the road with these psychopaths.
So busy he was not able to see me approaching, standing in road, watching the same show. 😬
Didn’t want to stop until I got phone out.
We share the road with these psychopaths.
Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
October 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
October 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
Cut and paste response to both of us. I made a further complaint that I was not satisfied with this response. I said that their response that the report was ‘accurate’ was untrue. The pram did not crash.
They have given themselves 20 days to respond.
They have given themselves 20 days to respond.
October 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Cut and paste response to both of us. I made a further complaint that I was not satisfied with this response. I said that their response that the report was ‘accurate’ was untrue. The pram did not crash.
They have given themselves 20 days to respond.
They have given themselves 20 days to respond.
Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
October 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
Thanks #SGN the pavement really was too wide compared to the road. There was only about 6m of road works that the sign could have gone into.
@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social wheelchair user could not get past this obstruction.
@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social wheelchair user could not get past this obstruction.
October 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Thanks #SGN the pavement really was too wide compared to the road. There was only about 6m of road works that the sign could have gone into.
@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social wheelchair user could not get past this obstruction.
@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social wheelchair user could not get past this obstruction.
We share the road with these psychopaths.
So distracted they never saw me filming. One with phone resting on steering wheel watching a film. 😬
Any thoughts @policescotland.bsky.social ?
So distracted they never saw me filming. One with phone resting on steering wheel watching a film. 😬
Any thoughts @policescotland.bsky.social ?
October 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
We share the road with these psychopaths.
So distracted they never saw me filming. One with phone resting on steering wheel watching a film. 😬
Any thoughts @policescotland.bsky.social ?
So distracted they never saw me filming. One with phone resting on steering wheel watching a film. 😬
Any thoughts @policescotland.bsky.social ?
If we could just have roads everywhere it will be all good. 😬
October 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If we could just have roads everywhere it will be all good. 😬
One of these sports is played in another country and has 1200 fans watching the live page. But gets close to top billing on the #bbc sport home page. 🤔
The other is a UK sport with the same number of fans watching. And is punted to the bottom of the home page. 🤨
What’s going on here #bbc ?
The other is a UK sport with the same number of fans watching. And is punted to the bottom of the home page. 🤨
What’s going on here #bbc ?
October 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The most fun, laziest and fastest way to get into town. I present to you… the e-bike. 😜
6.2km in 16min average speed about 22km/hr
Or about 50min on a bus end to end. Or 30+mins in a car including finding parking.
6.2km in 16min average speed about 22km/hr
Or about 50min on a bus end to end. Or 30+mins in a car including finding parking.
October 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The most fun, laziest and fastest way to get into town. I present to you… the e-bike. 😜
6.2km in 16min average speed about 22km/hr
Or about 50min on a bus end to end. Or 30+mins in a car including finding parking.
6.2km in 16min average speed about 22km/hr
Or about 50min on a bus end to end. Or 30+mins in a car including finding parking.