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🚲 edi.bike | issue 168 | 26th Oct '26 TdF Grand Départ route announced; Spokes respond to City Plan 2040; Frustrations at St Mark’s Park bridge closure; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more: https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/issue-168-26th-oct-26/ #bikeSky #edinburgh

Put your hand up if you are in favour of a nuclear-free independent Scotland ✋ #NuclearFreeScotland

Late Mike Burrows... probably the greatest all-round 🚲 designer. Based in Norfolk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 he designed all types. Spoke to him on phone a few times and LB advertised in BHPC 'Laid Back Cyclist' mag. • 8 Freight cargo ❤️ • Windcheetah trike ❤️ • Giant compact frame ❤️ Check old 'Speed' Guy Martin Ch4 prog.

"Unlike the car, the e-cargo bike affords a unique sensitivity to the natural world and local environment. This enables parents to train their children in local geography.." Children benefit from seeing how places connect... unlike the 'drive in movie' effect of a car window. (+ screen devices) 📽

😍 See loads of inspiring personal 🚲 stories here --> bsky.app/profile/spok...

Energy Saving Trust Scotland scheme was a game changer back then. EdFoC persuaded them that bikes had their part to play. We actually sold one on scheme, a Circe Helios tandem for parent & child, which had no motor or battery. This might have saved more carbon than an e-bakfiets? 🤔 Pros & cons.

Open today but may close early. Yesterday had to move a bike frame to our secondary storage near Haymarket. 100% 🌧 drookit. Super intense as also had appointment in Stockbridge. Today was just a card recycle box to BW and a hub pick up. Easy on the UA Breeze. 👍

Sparkling day to be out on the M5 recliner. 37 miles of sitting down with another brief sit down in the Wandering Bear Cafe beside Lintrathen. Did have a scramble to get a pic of the amazing Reekie Linn falls and gorge. Saw four other cyclists 🚴‍♀️ 🚴‍♀️ 🚴‍♀️ 🚴‍♀️ 🌞

Can you tell the difference between bringing buses under public control and shooting thousands of your enemies then feeding their corpses to the crocodiles? If so, congratulations, you're officially more perceptive than Sandy Easdale. www.thenational.scot/news/2665005...

Fancy a Soundhouse Winter Festival teaser? 🤩 Thoughts from Dara Watson, Harben Kay, Haftor Medbøe, Matt Carmichael, Nora Winstanley, Douglas Robertson & Jane-Ann Purdy, talking a wee bit about why a winter festival celebrating music from Scotland matters. All upstaged by someone small and hairy... 🐶

🚲 edi.bike | issue 167 | 19th Oct '26 Details emerge for St Mark’s park bridge; Spokes announce competition winners; UK Government roadworks consultation; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more: buttondown.com/edi.bike/arc... #bikeSky #edinburgh

LB shop open Saturday as usual tomorrow. UA Breeze went down well at cargo bike fest last Sunday. Other Urban Arrows / cargobikes are available. 👍 Really enjoyed showing off the easy to mount MIK childseat, seat pads and front bag.

🚲 edi.bike | issue 166 | 12th Oct '26 Lothians Cargo Bike Network launch new impact report at Cargo Bike Carnival; ‘7-7-7’ Bus Lane trial begins today; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more: buttondown.com/edi.bike/arc... #bikeSky #edinburgh

We second that. 👏 Big thanks to @banzaiedinburgh.bsky.social @portyenergy.bsky.social @thebikestation.bsky.social, The Cycling Gardeners, Pedals and all those that shared advice and bikes!

Ember E11 assisted 35 mile trip back from Braemar to village last Wed. Linear cycles and walks made possible by e-bus. @spokes.org.uk @highlandcyclists.bsky.social Another cyclist got off at ski-centre to head back by Glen Isla. Two bikes bookable per bus though.

• Yesterday we delivered this Czech made Azub trike featuring Bosch CX & Rohloff. • Today we're only open till 11 due to family event. (JBG may be around). Sorry for any inconvenience. • Tomorrow we'll be at the Meadows from 11 till 2pm. Meet up with existing and future customers. Details in poster.

This Sunday, 11am to 2pm, at Pavilion Cafe, Meadows, Edinburgh. Your chance to try out this model of cargo bike and others.

2026 street 'furniture' in Marchmont is changing. • New 'smart' post boxes from privatised Royal Mail company. ✉️ 💌 (Using correct Scottish crown with no royal initials here of course!) • VOI city rental bike park and van man replenishing batteries. Arguably city's biggest public transport upgrade.

There's something lovely when all three buses we rely on (71+E11+E1) run late at same time. 😆 Means plenty of time to cross the many highways around Dundee! Lovely evening for travelling electric (first 7 miles diesel). Trip up had two bikes booked on board. One E-bike, one manual. @spokes.org.uk

Mobile sun beds are(n't) trending! 🌞 But... the two or three wheeled reclined format allows a solar array to go where it needs to. A decade of Voyage Solaire events prove it can be done. Azub from 🇨🇿 Czechia cover in link. Pleased to be dealers for this innovative company! www.azub.eu/vale-vale-fr...

🚲 edi.bike | issue 164 | 28th Sep '26 ‘How we could turn Edinburgh into a real cycling city’; Edinburgh Delivery riders unveil a Fair Work Charter; Minto St to Craigmillar Park Corridor; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more: buttondown.com/edi.bike/arc... #bikeSky #edinburgh

Q. How low can you go? Last decade we shifted quite a few of these red metallic folding Sprint 26 models from Inspired Cycle Engineering (Not yet on BlueSky 😞). Still available in 2026 with or without a motor. A. Around 25cm seat height with excellent stability and visibility. (Model for sale)

🚣🏽Sunday 27th September 12-5pm “end-of-season” event for traditional Rowing Boats on the Union Canal Try the boats and enjoy the stalls with Tea/Coffee/Cake & Raffle (with great prizes!) 📍On the canal towpath, opposite Ashley Terrace Boathouse Info & booking: www.eucs.org.uk/2026/09/even...

Want a simple measure of walkability for your city? Really know your councils travel priorities? Where to visit for a grass green walkable paradise? Or to keep away from sewer brown car dominated concrete sprawls. You heard of the Bigmac Index, now we have the Decathlon Index… decathlonindex.app

Good to see Labour MSPs agreeing with the SNP and Greens on this. Sad to see the Liberal Democrats actually voted against Scotland's right to decide!👎 This from a party that once believed in home rule and currently enthuses on rejoining the European Union ! 🇪🇺

If you own a cargo bike (or trike) then please drop by to share your experience of how it's benefitted your family or work transport needs. ❤️

On Wed lots of other two wheelers on A93 to Braemar. (54miles round trip). Recliner = low energy = comfort, plus only fun road bike I have 😆! Steepest bit slow but Strava average. Downhill rapido. Av 14.5mph twice by Glenshee Ski. Well done to Peak Tour LeJoG riders 80 mile ride slogging up north.

Bike bus is back again tomorrow, Friday 18th! 🚲 🚌 😻 We ride in a group, making sure everyone is included and kept safe. Details and dates of all the rides for this school year: blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk/jgps-travel-...

'Parliament votes to pause hyperscale data centre applications until guidance is in place AND all are to be required to do Environmental Impact Assessments.' A huge step in the right direction 🙌 Read more on @aprscotland.bsky.social's full press release: aprs.scot/press-releas...

📺 New on our Youtube channel: a video about Summerhall upgrades, safety problems, and teething issues — www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWiR... #Edinburgh #bikeSky #EdTravCyc

Signs of renewables are everywhere in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 . Signs of renewal less so. Perth station must be one of the most decrepit city stations on ScotRail's network? One access ramp closed this morning. Leaky gutters and general neglect. Too many diesel trains surrounded by surplus electricity.

Yesterday was helping at a big horse + People's Procession event from Holyrood Park up the High Street. Spotted a couple of our cargo bikes, taking families into park. Shop UA can also be seen parked in last shot. Ideal for keeping extras & packed lunch! Spent day being asked about buses & toilets!

The Kettwiesel just got bigger and more sociable. LB have been Edinburgh dealers for this innovative German marque since 2010. Currently have their other Pino tandem on order. 🇩🇪

#SpokesComp ends Sunday 🙋 We'd love more entries from Non-Members! -> www.spokes.org.uk/2026/07/spok... @edi.bike @chdot.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @bjpaddy.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @chasbooth.bsky.social @threadinburgh.scot @jarlathflynn.bsky.social @sw20.info @d4cae.bsky.social

Veloe offer a decent spec with Shimano equipment at competitive price point. Other colourways available with Bosch. Choose between Multi and Multi Lungo. Made in Milan 🇮🇹

Yesterday caught up with one of our reclined trike users (with e-assist) & joined them for an 18 mile cycle into Glen Isla. Coffee & cake at the Glenshee (Lair) Cafe. Cycled 15 miles to cafe at 17mph av + 7.5 miles back 19mph av. M5 CHR a lot of fun to use. Non electric but low energy (sometimes!).

🚲 edi.bike | issue 161 | 7th Sep '26 Bike Station fundraising after flash flooding; Spokes push back on unambitious Princes St plans; Byelections deliver two more cycling councillors; Transport Committee agenda review; events, infrastructure, route closures & more: buttondown.com/edi.bike/arc...

Yesterday had to do a pick up at the Western and drop off a gluten free prescription for Mrs LB. • The day before it too over 30 mins to do the journey one way using a No. 22 bus with short walk. 🚌 • Yesterday it took half the time on the shop e-cargo, including a detour to Tollcross pharmacy.⚡️🚲 👍