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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Tbf helps they have a road tunnel under city centre

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I took my kids to my folks recently and we stopped off in Wigan for a pie, i was in heaven

Galloway's bakers pie advert, saying a pie on a barm is one of your five a day

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

@edi.bike @spokes.org.uk @leithfeederride.bsky.social @chasbooth.bsky.social Morning guys, do you ken what's happening at tolbooth wynd? there's been a barrier put in but it seems to have been ripped out and tossed to the side. Still loadsa cars going wrong way through the filter. Picture below.

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I concreted a motorbike ground anchor into the ground and ran a motorbike chain through that and then d-locked to the motorbike chain. Picture below.

Shed in construction, black steel hoop visible where ground anchor was concreted into floor

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

28.4° outside (sensor is on north facing wall in the shade) 23.9° inside, insulation and air-tightness really work, don't they?

Screenshot from vaillant app showing outdoor and indoor temperatures

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

No doubt keen cyclists. Carbon fibre cervelo season is well into swing

A car blocking the cycle lane with a road bike on the roof rack

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I went the first weekend in August and managed to get a match! Other than that, it's just a decent place to mooch about, not doing very much.

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

We have very similar parenting technique...!

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

The segregated cycle tracks and bus stop bypasses that were constructed in 2017.

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

I'm a massive fan of dual carriageways being made into singles with busway as the French are excellent at see maps timeline here: maps.app.goo.gl/U4HaVLjTVr65...

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Nimes and Metz BHNS are two of my favourite bus examples Nimes: maps.app.goo.gl/TB1ntNjnXqbq... Metz: maps.app.goo.gl/JGZQ8cWDhA2Y...

BHNS route through a roundabout in Nimes, France

BHNS centre running route and stop in Metz, France

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

39 degrees at -6, for 20C internal

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Thanks, I've done all of them, and currently sitting at 2.8. wondering if there's something obvious I've missed.

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

This morning its decided do hot water at 5am, then blast the heating between 6-7 - im sweating, had to open all the windows. I've lowered the set point temps by half a degree abd gonna email them, see if theres a less aggressive algorithm

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I don't see how this could be saving me money/electricity really. Surely better just to have steady state at 3.7 cop? Here's steady state 2 days ago

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

That's it today, all over the place

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

The other night me and my wife couldn't sleep cos it was way too hot, right now i can feel a chill in the air. It was too hot when i got in from work earlier. Unimpressed so far. This is pre havenwise.

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I guess it's good for ovo who are doing the free trial... There's an option to switch off time of use tariff optimisation in the app, but its been disabled for this trial i think. Basically gone half 4 to half 7 without running the heat pump.

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

So it appears that despite being on a fixed tarrif, this havenwise trial is just cranking the heat right up offpeak then just turning off at peak. Its wrecking my scop and we're too hot.

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Or specify articulated multi door operation with bus/tram sharing stops - like here: maps.app.goo.gl/CrbHwie5UPjN...

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

So I've signed up to a free trial of havenwise... And it's just cranked it up so the house is boiling... Let's hope it settles down, cos this ain't saving me electricity

Graph of my heatpump from heatpumpmonitor.org - havenwise has put the flow temp up by 10° from 33 to 43

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Mad how much hot water brings down the cop. @zarch1972.bsky.social hot water settings working well for a fast recharge of the cylinder

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Dunno whether this helps but cycle phase should allow all these movements simultaneously, and protected with all traffic held at red:

drawing of cycle phase on cycle junction at foot of leith walk edinburgh

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Yeah it's an extended Dutch junction, straight on across the tram tracks, then the cycle signals hold all traffic for a cycle only phase

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Sanded and 2 coats of varnish, drying in the autumn sunshine

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Winter maintenance for the cargo bike - all the wood stripped off for sanding/varnishing, now taking down to BG cycles in Port-o-bello for a service.

My longtail cargo bike stripped of all accessories, in my back garden.

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Sad day: theyre replacing the talking green men on London Road

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Pre-winter service done by BG cycles in Portobello. Great shop and Bernard's a great guy. New tyres and pads, just need to re-proof my high performance outdoor clothing and I'm ready!

My bike, gleaming outside BG cycles in Portobello, Edinburgh. It's black with brown tyres, saddle and handlebar grips and looks hip.

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Thanks for the suggestions - Dave and Joe at @laidbackbikes.bsky.social sorted me out with a veloe heavy duty cargo stand. Much better. And great chat too. 10/10, proper job.

Veloe heavy duty cargo kickstand fitted to my decathlon R500 longtail cargo bike.

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Found someone on Facebook who's done the same!! Thanks for the suggestion

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Can anyone recommend me a new kick stand for my cargo bike? The current one is too narrow and the bike's fallen over a few times with the kids on it.

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Found some of the old man's publications

My dad's papers written about public transport when he worked in Budapest in the 80s

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Tank was down to 14° after 4 showers this morning...

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Agree completely - 200 metres away there's this

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Yes, stupid heritage nonsense. Contrast with great junction street

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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

In my days working in retail you got disciplined if you had to close a service due to staff shortages. Just come up to the station to book tickets for a journey on Friday.