The Hidden Glasgow Forums

Here's one from a few weeks ago looking towards Glasgow from the Milngavie waterworks:

ianamac wrote: see my video of the QE2 at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=48Y-rEcHu3c

What a great video!

Where are all the non-Gregg's bakers near the city centre? While at Glasgow uni I got used to cakes from the Pantry on Byres Rd, or even Il Capuccino did a great sandwich for a treat. But now I'm at Strathclyde Uni where can I go? I know of Bradford's on Sauchiehall St and Miss Cranston's on Gordon ...

What was that in the bucket?

Was out having a wander around Charing Cross last night:

Verbal Kint wrote:If Crow Bar sold a decent steak they would be on to a winner for me.

Crow Bar has now gone!

Good to see you've picked something up.

Now you just need to look after it and learn to fix the thing!

These two sites will tell you everything you could possibly need to know:
http://www.parktool.com/repair/
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/

Here's one from Killearn:

Another price rise! Let's all just drive the car instead.

Anyone know anything about this place? I'd always thought it looked like a very run down hostel, and it's always had plenty of questionable characters loitering outside. Then my friend told me that when her flat in Cecil St got burgled the police mentioned something about it being a home for reintro...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7383983.stm Track walk for subway passengers Passengers were forced to walk between stations on the Glasgow subway after a fault on one of the trains closed the outer circle. Thirty eight people had to walk on train tracks through the tunnel at H...

My earliest memory of Glasgow City Centre is getting an orange bus from Glassford St just outside Marks & Spencer that took us along Great Western Rd to our stop just at the top of Paladin Avenue.

AlanM wrote:Its been closed for a couple of years now

Jaysus was I sleepwalking?!?

Actually no, now I think I must be mistaking it for Bike Sorce!

Where's good to buy a decent quality affordable bike in Glasgow? Is the internet much cheaper for bikes? Moved back to Glasgow 6 months ago, and all my commutes are 40 min walks, I think a bike would be a pretty good investment and my last bike, a nice Marin one, got nicked. Ideally I'd like someth...

Pistons & Components http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh189/cellcell_photos/P3220051.jpg Doesn't look like this one will be around for much longer. It must be one of the oldest shop fronts on GWR. Am I right in thinking they used have two shops on GWR? I remember thinking it was a cool shop w...