Mastodawn

#Edinburgh #Biketooter #EdinburghBike #EdinburghCycling #AdviceWanted

Edinburgh friends, I'm thinking of buying a bike for the first time in quite a few years (early 50s guy here!). I'm probably looking for a hybrid for city and non-MTB use.

My question is: what friendly bike shops in the city would you recommend? I'm not looking to spend a lot of money on a new bike, but have no recent experience in any of this!

Thanks in advance!

abbiistabbii

Jul 16, 2025

Hey #edinburghcycling/#edinburghbike I have a question.

These are (basically) the city bike corridors. Blue goes from CCWEL/Haymarket to Leith Walk, Red goes from Fountainbridge to the Innocent Railway Tunnel.

How do you cross the Old town? Going up the Mound or Middle Meadow Walk is a workout, and George IV Bridge is chaos incarnate. North Bridge is...well...North Bridge. Lothian Road is scary in a car. Do you get off your bike and walk it like I do, it's really inconvenient for all and Sundry.

abbiistabbii

Jul 4, 2025

I wonder if we can crowdsource GPS tracks of cyclists in and around Edinburgh to develop better Bike routes and infrastructure? I know it would likely be a privacy nightmare but I think it would be one tool to show where the cycle routes are so they can be targeted for investment and improvements. #edinburghbike #edinburghcycling