Suggestions for future comps
- Something to break down the barriers between people on bicycles and the rest of the population – the ‘us & them’ scenarios need to be challenged, but in a good way. And/or how to collaborate with other organisations to promote cycling in a positive way
2023 Spokes competition – Bike Storage at Home (problems, solutions, anecdotes!) Comp articles & rules / Results article / Full file of results / Tweet /
2022 Spokes competition – Shopping by Bike / Competition article & rules / tweet / Results article / Full results / Shopping by Bike factsheet based on comp results /
2021 Spokes competition – Cycling in the Pandemic Competition article & rules Winning entries [pdf 5.5MB] Results article
2021 Greenpeace Young People Active Travel art comp poster & rules [pdf]
Competitions conference paper – Results of the 2019 and 2018 comps have been used for the annual Edinburgh University SPARC conference. See para 1911 here.
2019 Spokes competition – My Cycling Inspiration [closes Sat 31 August] What inspired you to start getting about by bike? – or how did you inspire someone else to start? Rules/Instructions/Entry form in various formats … Open Office pdf Word97
Almost full set of entries including all prizewinners at start [pdf 4.8MB] Website report Tweet
Cycling Inspiration factsheet based on competition.
2018 competition – My Cycling Transformation [closes 2 September]. What has brought the biggest positive transformation in your cycling life in the last year or two? See entry form for full details and rules.
Rules/Instructions/Entry form in various formats … Open Office pdf Word97.
Full set of entries with prizewinners & runners-up at the start, and some notes on judging [pdf 10MB].
Website report on results and winners. Tweet of report
E-Bike factsheet based on competition.
2017 competition – Low Cost Ideas to Boost Bike Use [closes 3 September] Send us your low-cost idea for a council, employer or other body to make life nicer, safer, quicker or just better for getting about by bike.
Rules/Instructions/Entry form in various formats … pdf OpenOffice Word97.
Full set of entries with prizewinners & runners-up at the start, and some notes on judging [pdf 7.2MB].
Website report on results and winners. Tweet of report.
2016 competition – Shopping by Bike [closes 5 September]
Tell us your ideas, experiences and/or handy hints for shopping by bike.
Rules/Instructions/Entry form in various formats … pdf OpenOffice Word97. Full set of entries [pdf 7MB]. Report on results & winners.
2015 competition – My Favourite Bike Ride [closes 6 September]
Tell us your favourite bike ride in Edinburgh and/or the Lothians and why you love it!
Rules/Instructions/Entry form in various formats [pdf 1037k] [Open Office odt 917k] [Word97 doc 894k].
Full results; News report.
2014 competition – My Memorable Moment
Tell us your memorable moment with your bike – may be good or bad, but unforgettable!
Rules/Instructions/Entry form [pdf 811k] [Open Office odt 702k] [Word 97 doc 3.8MB] All entries, with top 15 in order [pdf 4.5MB] Competition report.
2013 competition – Cycling with a Purpose
Send us a photo and caption on the above theme.
Rules/Instructions/Entry-form [pdf 813k] [Open Office odt 703k][Word 97 doc 1.9MB]
All entries, with prizewinners in order [pdf 5.8MB]. Competition report.
2012 competition – My Favourite Place by Bike
Tell us your favourite location by or with bike in Edinburgh and/or the Lothians.
Report on competition results with prizewinners & prize donors [pdf 147k]
Entries in full [link]
Rules/Instructions & Entry form [pdf 636k] [Open Office – odt 200k] [Word– doc 187k]
2011 competition – My Cycling Solution
Tell us your cycling problem or challenge and how you solved it.
Report on competition results with prizewinners & prize donors [ pdf 186k]
Entries in full [link]
Rules/Instructions and entry form [pdf 657k] [or enter on a blank A4]
2010 competition – Bike Path Art for an Edinburgh or Lothians path
Results report with names of prizewinners and prize donors [pdf 183k]
Summary of all entries in prizewinning order [pdf 146k]
Entries in full [link]
Competition entry form and information sheet [link]
Possible advice & funding sources for actual installations – please send us more contacts! [pdf 99k]
2009 competition – How would you spend £1m to increase bike use for everyday journeys in Scotland now and into the future?
Entry form [pdf 156k]
Report and summary of prizewining entries [pdf 154k]
All competition entries 2009 anonymised [pdf 1182k]
2008 competition – My favourite Bike Facility in Edinburgh or Lothians
For results see pages 1,2,4,5,7,8 of Spokes Bulletin 102 on our Bulletins page.
2007 competition – Cartoon slogan – Entrants had to devise a speech bubble for 2 cartoons. The rules and cartoons are in Spokesworker 23.6.07. The winners are in Spokesworker 22.10.07.
2006 competition – My favourite cycling recipe
Booklet of prizewinning recipes! [pdf 128k]
2005 competition – My favourite bike ride in Edinburgh or Lothians
Printed booklet of prizewinning rides free on request with any cheque-with-order by post for a Spokes Cycle map. Sorry, booklet pdf not produced, for technical reasons. Click here for the draft booklet wording [pdf 194k] (pictures and maps are only in the printed version). Entry form [pdf 70k]. [Later] Scan of booklet [pdf 1.6MB].
2004 competition – Best cycling joke
Sheet of prizewinning jokes! [pdf 65k]