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Bike Donations Needed Now!!

Edinburgh Bike Station is facing massive demand for bicycles as students arrive at the start of the new academic year.  The stocks of donated bikes are running low… Continue reading Bike Donations Needed Now!!

Towards 2020!!

With the likelihood of additional Scottish Government cycling investment  Spokes has issued a discussion paper on how cycling infrastructure investment could be implemented in the period up to 2020… Continue reading Towards 2020!!

Pigeon droppings prevail!

[Updated Sept 16]   The Spokes 2013 Summer Competition – for a photo and caption on the theme Cycling with a Purpose – has now been judged. Continue reading Pigeon droppings prevail!

Budget bewilderment

The Scottish Government’s draft budget seems likely to increase cycling investment in 2014/15, a very welcome development, albeit that it will still be far below what is needed to reach the government’s own 2020 cycle-use ambitions.  However, the budget details are hugely obscure, and only after further announcements will greater clarity, hopefully, emerge. Continue reading Budget bewilderment

Get Britain Cycling!

Spokes members Mark Lazarowicz MPSheila Gilmore MP and Ian Murray MP all spoke in the 2 September UK Parliament debate on Julian Huppert MP‘s motion in support of the Get Britain Cycling report, with several references in Parliament to Spokes, Edinburgh Council and Pedal on Parliament… Continue reading Get Britain Cycling!

Edinburgh SkyRide 7 Sept 2013

Thousands of people are expected to try out cycling on traffic-free roads in Edinburgh this Saturday 7 September… Continue reading Edinburgh SkyRide 7 Sept 2013

Thank You for Using a Bike Today*

1308 Stockholm CROP thank you for using a bike today

The Scottish and UK governments are investing at far too low a level to provide widespread feel-safe cycling conditions anytime soon, and many people have to cycle on busy roads if they wish to get quickly from some A’s to some B’s.  So how should cycling be portrayed and promoted whilst this situation remains? … Continue reading Thank You for Using a Bike Today*

Competition ends 6 Sept

Don’t leave it to the last minute if you want a 1st class rail ticket for two – or free cinema tickets – or great food prizes – or bike shop stuff – or more – even a hair cut!  Click here for what to do.

F2F: Solway to Forth

Update Dec 2013:  Solway to Forth inital outline map [pdf 2MB]
There’s a great new idea for a ‘Firth to Firth’ holiday cycle route… Continue reading F2F: Solway to Forth

Spokes competition 2013

This year’s annual Spokes summer competition is Cycling with a PurposeIf you’ve got a camera and a thoughtful or quirky mind, you could win a great prize and some modest fame… Continue reading Spokes competition 2013