We’re appointing a new Head of Finance and Corporate Services, who will have responsibility for managing and overseeing all aspects of Cycling Scotland’s finances, helping us deliver our charitable mission. Find out more and apply by 12 noon, Monday 13th October 2025: buff.ly/JgaLYOR

E-bikes are having a hugely positive impact in getting more people cycling. However there's a lot of confusion between legal, safe e-bikes and illegally modified e-bikes. Our latest blog explores the difference, the serious dangers of illegal e-bikes and what needs to change: buff.ly/2KhwVD6

📣🚲 "I think Bikeability is awesome!" P6 pupils of Tayview Primary School in Dundee share what #BikeabilityScotland means to them: unlocking joy, cycling confidence, physical wellbeing, and skills they can take with them through the rest of their lives.

🚲 A milestone of 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟱𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 young people in Scotland have completed #BikeabilityScotland cycle training since it started in 2011. 14 local authorities now deliver on-road training in every primary school, setting up young people with lifelong skills and cycling confidence: buff.ly/QLgReEm

What a great conference to be part of - change makers making change 💚💙🤘

Chair Laura Young and Brian Deegan, Director of Inspections at Active Travel England bring the #CyclingScotlandConf to a close, with a Q&A focusing on the unique benefits that cycling can bring to transport planning and the success stories already being seen across Scotland.

Glenn Lyons, Mott MacDonald Professor of Future Mobility at the University of West of England, addresses the #CyclingScotlandConf, arguing for investment that drives demand, citing immediate impact of street improvements and new safe cycling networks across the UK.

All set up and ready for #CyclingScotlandConf 2025 in a slightly soggy Dundee @dundeecycling.co.uk #DundeeDragons

A grand day out for me today in Dundee at the Cycling Scotland conference, on behalf of @spokes.org.uk. Good to meet new folk as well as ‘old’ colleagues. Please come and say hello! #cyclingscotlandconf 🚲

"Six times more people are killed on the roads in the UK each year than through knife crime. If this was any other area of our lives, we would never tolerate this level of harm." Rebecca Morris’ impassioned speech calls for more immediate action for safer streets. #CyclingScotlandConf

"This is a call to arms to prevent ill health. Cycling is part of prevention: we need ambitious vision, and walking and cycling to be the norm". Jillian Evans of NHS Grampian, highlights the public health issues prevalent in Scotland and the essential role of active travel in tackling this.

Cab Sec for Transport, Fiona Hyslop MSP, highlights how safe, connected infrastructure is leading to increases in cycling, and announces #BikeabilityScotland cycle training having reached half a million pupils since 2011, with 14 local authorities now delivering on-road training in 100% of schools.

Dundee City Council leader Cllr Mark Flynn welcomes delegates to the #CyclingScotlandConf: "The benefits of cycling are very clear and investing in everyday cycling can only bring positive outcomes for people. Healthier lives, supporting business and bringing a better standard of life for everyone".

This is great news and a well deserved award for recently retired Phil Noble. Thanks Phil for all you have done to promote safe active travel in Edinburgh 👍 🚴‍♂️

🚲 The 2025 Cycling Scotland Conference has kicked off in Dundee! We’ve an exciting day ahead of inspiring speakers and breakout sessions, exploring the theme of how investment in everyday cycling is delivering results. Use the hashtag #CyclingScotlandConf to get involved through the day!

The Embankment cycleway (CS3) in London was purposefully built to be wider than was usual in order to future proof it. Some said it would hardly be used. Now there’s a decent case for widening it further. Induced demand is real.

👏 Congrats to Katherine Cory & Phil Noble - joint Cycling Champions of the Year in Scotland 2025! True champions of cycling for all 💙

🚲🏆 Katherine Cory and Phil Noble have been announced as Scotland's 2025 Cycling Champions of the Year, in recognition of their impact in helping more people of all ages to cycle. Congratulations Katherine and Phil! 🎉 cycling.scot/news/2025-cy...

Just one week to go until the #CyclingScotlandConf in Dundee on 10th Sept! Cllr Steven Rome, Convenor of Fair Work, Economic Growth & Infrastructure, will join more than 200 delegates and speakers to talk about our host city's plans to support more people to travel by bike in the years ahead. 🚲

📣 Registrations for this year's national #CyclingScotlandConf have closed, with our venue now at full capacity. We're looking forward to welcoming all delegates to Dundee on 10th Sept, for a day of learning and celebrating progress towards more people travelling by bike for everyday journeys.

🚲 @dundeecitycouncil.bsky.social ‬is consulting on active travel improvements to better connect the city centre and the east of the city, including new dedicated, protected cycle lanes to help more people travel by bike: www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/article...

Our staff picking litter on the National Cycling Network (NCN) on the River Clyde today. We walked & cycled there and all filled a big bag with rubbish = satisfying team bonding! Thanks to Glasgow City Council for the kit. Find out more about the NCN @ www.sustrans.org.uk/national-cycle-network/

✏️🚲 It's back to school for pupils across Scotland this month! ↗️ With thousands more children set to benefit from #BikeabilityScotland training, a recent three-year evaluation has shown its impact in supporting increased cycling frequency - with an even greater impact in areas of higher deprivation.

🚲 "It's made my journeys so much more relaxed. I can go whatever pace suits me without feeling rushed with traffic on my tail." (Elspeth, Edinburgh) Across Scotland, new protected cycle lanes are giving more people the confidence to commute by bike – helping turn more days into #CycleToWorkDay.

Irvine and Kilwinning are among dozens of Scottish locations recording more people on bikes over the first three months of 2025 vs the same period in 2024, following local improvements for cycling: buff.ly/VkTwsSz @north-ayrshire.bsky.social

📣 Keynote speaker announcement! #CyclingScotlandConf Brian Deegan (@bricycle.bsky.social) is @ategov.bsky.social Director of Inspections and one of the UK’s leading experts in active travel design. 📍 Dundee 📅 10 September 2025 🎟️ Full agenda & tickets: buff.ly/cdQp0px

Hannah saves £80 a month by travelling by bike, finding the flexibility ideal for her life as a working parent. “My son loves the journeys to work on the bike: when he sees his helmet he goes ‘bike!’. He loves looking at his surroundings on the way, ringing the bell as we go.” buff.ly/jaBHZYz

📣 Keynote speaker announcement! #CyclingScotlandConf Glenn Lyons, Mott MacDonald Professor of Future Mobility at the University of the West of England, joins us at this year's national Cycling Scotland Conference. 📍 Dundee 📅 10 September 2025 🎟️ Full agenda & tickets: buff.ly/YfFFUdN

"The independence, joy and fitness it gives my husband is a tonic to his health and mental wellbeing".

#CargoBikes in #Edinburgh : public meeting 🙋 Tue 2 Sept #SpokesMtg 🚲🚲 HERE--> www.spokes.org.uk/2025/07/carg... @edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @sw20.info @banzaiedinburgh.bsky.social @portyenergy.bsky.social @thebikestation.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @thecockburn.bsky.social #Motherload

Cycle counter data has revealed an annual rise in the number of people cycling in the west of #Aberdeen, including a 38% increase on Lang Stracht and a 75% increase at a nearby shared-use path connecting to Queen’s Road: buff.ly/2NV3ADs @aberdeencc.bsky.social

Exhibiting at the national Cycling Scotland Conference is a great opportunity for organisations working in everyday cycling to showcase their work and meet with other experts in the private, public and third sectors. Find out more, and join us in Dundee on 10th September: buff.ly/Fw5Kmax

Locations in Stirling have seen a rise in the number of people cycling from one winter to the next, including Pike Road (40% growth), Forthside Way (34%) and the Cambusbarron Footbridge (32%). 🚲 Find out more about these and other locations in Scotland seeing increases in cycling: buff.ly/cEqEy6c

The 'Greenlink' cycle route in Motherwell saw a 69% rise in the number of people cycling over the first three months of 2025 vs the same period in 2024. It’s among 34 locations across Scotland seeing increases of over 30% in the number of cycle journeys in winter 2024-25: buff.ly/6z9YCrV

🚲 Results from a three-year evaluation of #BikeabilityScotland on-road (Level 2) training show: ➡️ A clear link between training and increased cycling frequency. ➡️ Greater impact in areas of higher deprivation – particularly on cycling frequency and ownership Find out more: buff.ly/I5GnUcY

📣 Keynote speaker announcement! Rebecca Morris of Vision Zero Communications will join this year’s national #CyclingScotlandConf to share the impact of her work influencing change and inspiring action to keep people safe on our roads. 📍 Dundee 📅 10 September 2025 🎟️ Tickets: buff.ly/EMUpS6C

It was good to talk on BBC Breakfast this morning about what's driving the rise in fake ebikes in the UK. Food delivery app firms need to take responsibility for the risks their business practices are creating and be held to account for ending it

We're delighted with such positive figures for increased cycling rates in Aviemore

NEWS: National cycle counter data has revealed a rise in the number of people travelling by bike in Aviemore. 📈 It’s among 34 locations across Scotland that saw increases of over 30% in the number of cycle journeys in winter 2024-25 compared with the previous year. @highland.gov.uk buff.ly/zGQ4Vuq

📣 We're delighted to announce Laura Young (@lesswastelaura.bsky.social), award-winning climate activist and environmental scientist, will chair this year’s national #CyclingScotlandConf. 📍 Dundee 📅 10 September 2025 🎟️ More info and tickets: cycling.scot/about/confer...

🚲 Joan, aged 70, shows it’s never too late to learn how to ride a bike, with a recent adult cycle training class unlocking the confidence she needed to get going. "Anyone thinking they might be too unfit, too old, nervous: you’re not. You never know what you can do until you try." buff.ly/1MCYs28

Councillor Mark Flynn, @dundeecitycouncil.bsky.social Leader, will welcome delegates to this year’s #CyclingScotlandConf, sharing the city’s progress and ambitions for supporting more people to travel safely and sustainably by bike. 📍 Dundee 📅 10 Sept 2025 🎟️ Tickets: cycling.scot/about/confer...

How we get around has a big impact on the world around us – including the air we all breathe. Whether it’s cycling to school, work or the shops, enabling more people to travel by bike helps improve the air we share, looking after our health and the places we live along the way. #CleanAirDay

Paths for All have changed their name to @walkingscotland.bsky.social. Our organisations have different and complementary objectives and programmes which support walking, wheeling or cycling to become the natural choice for short journeys.

🔔 Today's the last day to snap up your early-bird ticket for this year's national #CyclingScotlandConf in Dundee! Join us on 10 Sept for an inspiring day with experts and decision-makers, to share learning and celebrate progress towards more people travelling by bike in Scotland: orlo.uk/u83LP

⏲️🏆 Just a few days left to get your nominations in for your Cycling Champion of the Year, before the closing date of Monday 16 June! ➡️ buff.ly/BpQCsZu Help celebrate someone who's had an real impact this year in changing the cycling landscape in Scotland. #CyclingChampionAwards

Today marks 166 years of Visibility Scotland! This week we held the first pilot session of our new biking programme for people with visual field loss with @cyclingscotland.bsky.social and Bike for Good Glasgow, and the results were amazing. To find out more, contact us at 0141 332 4632 #Birthday

📣 Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop MSP, will address this year’s national #CyclingScotlandConf to outline the government’s priorities in supporting everyday cycling in Scotland. 📍 Dundee 📅 10 Sept 2025 🎟️ Tickets (early-bird rate until 13 June): cycling.scot/about/confer...

Protected cycle lanes bring independence and set up healthy habits for life ❤️