Extreme Edinburgh cycling


Sometimes the extreme bit is where you park your bike, especially if you live in a Ramsay Garden flat.

This is the whole block of Ramsay Garden seen from Princes Street, giving you a better sense of how elevated the bike rack balcony is.


And 'life size' as seen from Princes Street, with the next door neighbours' place, that castle up the hill, to give you a sense of scale.


Sometimes, the extreme bit is how you ride your bike. Thanks to Jane for pointing me to this YouTube clip. See how many Edinburgh locations you can identify while you marvel at Danny MacAskill.

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  1. Never having been to your country, I recognized nothing, of course. But that bike stuff--I had no idea people did these things!

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  2. What a cool place to live. I love it.

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  3. WOW, the things he does with that make is truly amazing!!!!

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  4. The bike riding was so stunning and amazing that I couldn't take my eyes off it...and didn't see any landmarks...not that I'd recognize them anyway! Wow! is all I can say.

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  5. The bike balcony pales into comparison after watching this talented and mad young man on his bike. The video makes me wonder which I admire more, his ability or his daring?

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  6. Hi Linda, I can't tell you what a treat it is to come and visit your blog. I so enjoy the pictures you post. cheers, Jenni

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  7. What a magnificent place to live!

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  8. Just watched the video - amazing!

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  9. Cool shots of the buildings. I wonder what happens when you end up with more bikes than will fit on that balcony. Crazy bike video. I would never have good enough balance to be able to do those tricks.

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  10. He's amazing. They really must have very a very high pain tolerance to practice. There is a group of kids who do extreme city jumping, sort of like doing all those bike tricks with no bike. Amazing.
    Love E'burg. Wanna return this fall!

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  11. Looks like an amazing place.

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  12. Hi Linda,
    What an amazing way to see Edinburgh, and what a cyclist...brilliant! Wish we could afford to come back up.

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  13. This guy is just amazing, isn't he - he makes extreme snowboarders look about as daring as actuaries. (No disrespect to actuaries, but still...) I feel wobbly legged just from watching. It's like parcour en velo, isn't it? Can't help wondering a) how many bones he has not yet broken (if any) and b) whether he'll be able to have children after all that... But I think he's stupendous.

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  14. It seems like a long way to carry your bike each time you get home! Mine simply goes next to my car.

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  15. I wonder what's harder - carrying the bike all the way up to that balcony or riding it up the hill. Love the play on words/concepts.

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  16. Enjoyed these pics and your writing. Thanks for calling in to Jorvik Daily Photo and leaving a comment. Interesting that you say the Esplanade view looks "almost European" rather than "almost continental".

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  17. the houses are beautiful and the young man on the video awesome !

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  18. Glad you all enjoyed it! I read an interview with Danny MacAskill online in which he was nursing a broken collar bone - from tripping over a kerb stone while walking...

    There are 2 locations I can't place in the video - at 4.11 and 4.22. Can anyone help out? It's really annoying me.

    James, I know, we're European too. Must be an age thing with me!

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  19. 4.22 is Waverley steps (from Princes Street down to the station - commonly accepted as the windiest corner in the town!).

    I suspected 4.11 is the modern bit of George Square. (I'll check with my daughter as she has lectures there) But it might be Festival Square as there is definitely an All Bar One there. It's just around the Corner from the Standard Life headquarters which features.

    What fun!

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  20. Waverley Steps and Festival Square. (THe "ONE" sign from All Bar One franchise is a giveaway!)

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  21. Thanks Mal! I knew it wasn't George Square, having worked in or very near there for 23 years. I could see there was an All Bar One, but the only one I know (i.e. from the outside) is on George Street.

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  22. These buildings are so wonderful. The whole area of course reeks with history.

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