From niche to necessity – ICBF 2025 round up bikebiz.com/from-niche-t... Despite industry headwinds, organisers of the International Cargo Bike Festival (ICBF) are reflecting on a highly productive 2025 edition, which saw the cargo bike and cycle logistics industry gather in Utrecht.

Cycle to Work delivers £573m yearly boost to UK economy cyclingindustry.news/cycle-to-wor... Aside from Halfords and other cycle businesses boosting the Treasury’s coffers through increased sales, there’s more good news about how much cycling is contributing to the UK economy.

Electric bikes guzzle half of UK’s food delivery share cyclingindustry.news/electric-bik... As the nation increasingly turns to the home instead of the restaurant for satisfy its food urges, stats have revealed the part that key role eBikes have been playing.

Evans Cycles returns to Edinburgh with location beside NCR75 and Union Canal bikebiz.com/evans-cycles...

Edinburgh e-bike share scheme, Voi bikes, scale up edi.bike/articles/202...

🚲 edi.bike | issue 117 | 3rd Nov '25 Voi slowly scales up e-bike fleet; ‘Full Council’ meeting round-up; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more: buttondown.com/edi.bike/arc... #bikeSky

Edinburgh Bike Shops map has been updated edfoc.org.uk/2020/04/02/e... Let us know if there are any errors

One for the Dot Watchers, FURTHER - Elements - Scotland 13th to the 16th of November 2025 frthr.co/elements-sco...

👍 "It's made so many aspects of my work easier or even possible. I really appreciate it!" 😍 We helped #AceCouriers get an #Omnium #cargobike ☝️ See our #cargobike grants to local microbusinesses @edi.bike @laidbackbikes.bsky.social @davidfkey.bsky.social @fairless.xyz @sw20.info @edfoc.bsky.social

Friday started with coffee at Canopy @ Futures Institute. 20" wheeled Brompton spotted. Then a box run for assorted extras. Then postal run. Then a bench, rack and light fit on a new UA FamilyNext for @edfoc.bsky.social Pictured alongside a 2016 CX model at 29,000km. @edi.bike #JoesBikeGarage

Maybe because it is Halloween, but there seem to be a lot of abusive trolls out tonight, which is rather sad.

🙄 #CarParking out of control... @edi.bike @lothianbuses.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social @edinburghbug.bsky.social @transform.scot @cpt-uk.bsky.social @alastairdalton.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @sw20.info @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social @johnrobson87.bsky.social

Edinburgh e-bike component manufacturer, Intradrive, are hiring. They are looking for a junior to mid-level engineer with a hands-on approach and a passion for bikes and electronics. Find out more about Intradrive on their website www.intradrive.co.uk

And the Quality Business Awards winner of Best Bicycle Shop in Edinburgh is 🥁🥁🥁 @thebikestation.bsky.social qualitybusinessawards.co.uk/2025/the-bes...

Bright breezy afternoon for @edcriticalmass.bsky.social ride to Lochend. Loved the Halloween themed soundtrack, riding along North Bridge to Sweet Transvestite a particular highlight!

First time riding along with @infrasisters.bsky.social through #edinburgh. Was great, would recommend. 5/5 : )

There is a clear demand for the roads to be made safer for all to use, so when are we going to take it seriously?

How Friday Ends: another brilliant @infrasisters.bsky.social #MyRideOurRight ride through #Edinburgh in partnership with @cyclinguk.bsky.social Glow Rides 👍 (including support from an unexpected glowing juggler 😀)

Just in: Voi is increasing its Edinburgh cycle hire trial scheme from 50 bikes to 340 bikes. So far 5,800 riders have clocked up 60,000km across 21,700 trips since September. Boundary will expand on Friday 31/10 to include Holyrood Park, Meadowbank, Bonnington, Leith + Newhaven.

🚲 edi.bike | issue 116 | 27th Oct '25 Voi e-bike fleet on the rise; Spokes competition results; photos from @infrasisters.bsky.social Glow ride; plus events, route closures & more: buttondown.com/edi.bike/arc... #bikeSky

Looking for a challenge next year? How about the Munich-Milan Gravel is an unsupported bikepacking adventure from Germany to Italy? we-are-cyclists.de/events/munic...

OK Edinburgh, where is your version?

East Lothian families to access free electric cargo bikes www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/2555796... It aims to help more people explore an alternative mode of transport for everyday journeys.

ECF and Cities for Better Health unveil three winning initiatives promoting healthy and sustainable neighbourhoods for the Healthy Cycling Challenge www.ecf.com/en/news/euro...

#CityPlan2040 Improving where you live [Q18 🚲👩‍🦼🚶] 🙋 Council QA-> consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/place/ + £50 prize draw @edi.bike @sw20.info @edfoc.bsky.social @edcriticalmass.bsky.social @laidbackbikes.bsky.social @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk @infrasisters.bsky.social @helenrambler.bsky.social

The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) is looking for a city/region to host the 2027 edition of Europe’s leading cycling tourism and cycle route conference pro.eurovelo.com/news/2025-09... Humm, Edinburgh fits the criteria, could we persuade the Council to apply???

😍 Favourite #BikeRide: #SpokesComp results! --> www.spokes.org.uk/2025/10/my-f... @edi.bike @gregorsteele.bsky.social @jarlathflynn.bsky.social @urchaidh.bsky.social @mrjasonrose.bsky.social @bjoernross.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @edinburghminute.bsky.social @secretedinburgh.bsky.social

"Hammerhead is ending Karoo 2 updates but I’m not ready to let go" www.cyclingweekly.com/products/ham... The end of Hammerhead’s regular updates isn’t just about one bike computer; it’s about how the bike industry gets us to keep spending money

Special offer on Cargo Bike Hire! From now until the end of November, we are offering 10% off hire of our Urban Arrow cargo bike edfoc.org.uk/cargo-bike-h...

Holyrood Park High Road has re-opened to pedestrians and cycles following the grassfire and rockfall assessment. #EdTravCyc @edi.bike @spokes.org.uk www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-plac...

🚲 edi.bike | issue 115 | 20th Oct '25 Critical Mass this week; New Spokes map of West Lothian; A701 ‘Relief’ road goes to planning; plus events, route closures & more: https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-115-20th-oct-25/ #bikeSky

Great video re new Spokes #WestLothian map by #DonaldTainsh (includes fixing it to his shed wall!) -> www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEEy... @edi.bike @trustlinlithgow.bsky.social @neilginscotland.bsky.social @redheugh.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @mininglandscapes.bsky.social @jarlathflynn.bsky.social

Could this wax triple the lifespan of your bike's drivetrain? www.bikeradar.com/news/cyclowa... Never mind the marginal wattage gains, if you can cover up to 800km between treatments and triple the lifespan of your bike’s drivetrain, that's a real gain for commuters and utility cyclists 😉

"focusing solely on EV underestimates the impact of other transport related interventions" "..making it safe, easy, convenient to switch to non-private car modes enabling shift from road expansion, and reduced traffic growth" -> www.transportxtra.com/publications... via @transportxtra.bsky.social

“If you get hit by a car travelling at 50kph, you’ve only got a 1.5-in-10 chance of surviving. If it’s going 30kph you’ve got a nine-in-10 chance”

A Classic Graphic Reveals Nature’s Most Efficient Traveller [spoiler, it's a human on a bicycle] www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu... A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom

Pedal Power Remains Most Efficient Way To Travel, Confirms Scientific American www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

Bicycles deliver the freedom the car ads promise

Riding the Rhine: Europe's first certified long-distance cycle path www.bbc.co.uk/travel/artic... Spanning 1,450km from the North Sea to the Swiss Alps, the Rhine Cycle Route is 87% car-free, culturally rich and surprisingly accessible.

We're back! We've teamed up with @cyclinguk.bsky.social for a Glow Ride on Friday 24th October. Like us, they want to see more women cycling, and for councils to provide more safe infrastructure to enable that. Light up your bike with lights and sparkle and join us at Middle Meadow Walk at 7.30pm.

🚲 edi.bike | issue 114 | 13th Sep '25 New plans for Fountainbridge, Dundee St and beyond; South Queensferry High Street project an “opportunity missed”; plus events, route closures & more: https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-114-13th-oct-25/

Bike theft in the city is rampant and causing on-demand riders true headaches. When you lose your bike, you can't work and many riders are already in debt for the bikes to begin with. Will be interesting to see if e-bikes are blamed in this case, tho? www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...

I once saw someone cycle up the Brunstane steps over the railroad tracks and was honestly impressed. Meanwhile...

The bicycle industry’s dirty secret mondediplo.com/2025/02/11bi... Cycling may be green, but Taiwan, the global centre of bicycle manufacturing, has built an industry on migrant labour and dodgy employment practices.

🤩 #SpokesMap #WestLothian 2025 🤩 Back from printer, in shops soon £7.50 🙋 Special £7 offer below, ends 31 October @edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @mininglandscapes.bsky.social @neilginscotland.bsky.social @trustlinlithgow.bsky.social @cameronglasgow.scot @spoinged.bsky.social @ancetetere.bsky.social

TikTok star breaks world record for cycling up the Eiffel Tower www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Social Bite’s 100 Mile Challenge fundraise.social-bite.co.uk/event/100mil... Walk, run, or cycle 100 Miles from September 1st to World Homeless Day on October 10th to help end homelessness.

Carlton Kirby's True Tales of the Tour de France Wed 12 Nov 2025 www.tickettailor.com/events/radio...

Glasgow’s building it - they’re coming. Glasgow is just as hilly, wetter and faces the same legal/funding hurdles #Edinburgh does. Shows it can be done. Build it and they’ll come.

🚲 edi.bike | issue 113 | 6th Sep '25 Roseburn Link wins award, date for @infrasisters.bsky.social Glow Ride, and a bicycle beset by barnacles from @wolct.bsky.social; plus events, route closures & more: https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-113-6th-oct-25/ #bikeSky