Strathclyde Cycle Campaign
Just six of us set off on a rainy day – the official first day of spring, for a journey to the north -east of the city. Yet again, there was somewhere new for each of us.
Continue reading “GoBike ride 01 March – the route”
A few major consultations that aren’t strictly about cycling but are related.
Continue reading “Consultations Extra: Woodside & Linthouse”
This ride will see us head northeast from Glasgow, stopping briefly in Hogganfield Park, see photo above, and then over the council boundary into North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire.
Major routes in Glasgow, a city centre trial and climate plan. East Ayrshire and Inverclyde have draft Active Travel Strategies. North Lanarkshire consults on a few strategic routes. An update that never quite made it in January so it’s for February instead…
Continue reading “Consultations: February 2026”
GoBike in partnership with Glasgow Eco Trust is raffling a voucher for one complimentary bike fit worth £280 from The Bike Fitters.
A bike fit is a bespoke service where you get a professional bike fit at home with The Bike Fitters, the UK’s largest mobile bike fitting network. They come to you and tailor your position for better comfort, performance and power.
The voucher is being provided by professional bike fitter Patrick Lamont who is based in Edinburgh. Areas shown in the map below are covered, but please note there may be a small fuel surcharge payable by the winner depending on location.
There will be up to 500 raffle tickets available and each ticket costs £2 each (5 for £10, 10 for £20). Tickets will be available up until midday on Thursday 19 February 2026
The money raised will support the following good causes:
The prize is one voucher for a complimentary bike fit from The Bike Fitters. The voucher is worth £280 and is valid until the 31 May 2026.
Nine of us set off on Sunday 01 February, along by the Clyde and then through Newton as we started to climb – here’s the full route: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3220777
Continue reading “GoBike February Ride, into South Lanarkshire”
We will follow the Clyde Walkway upstream to Cambuslang, then continue on NCN route 75 through to Newton.
Continue reading “GoBike ride Sunday 01 February, time for a spin southwards to Dechmont Hill”
12 of us set off from the SEC on a very chilly but very sunny morning and circumnavigated the city centre, as shown on the Strava map above (with thanks to Carol) and the Cycle Travel Map, https://cycle.travel/map/journey/782905 provided by Andy.
Continue reading “12 riders for 12 miles, January’s GoBike ride”
Yes, next Sunday will be the first Sunday of January and the New Year and Andy has a short infrastructure ride planned for us.
Is Cambridge Street looking like this yet? Join us to see.
and here’s the link to the route: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3187075?units=km It was a superb tour of the north of the city. In true Andy style, though, there were some narrow paths in parks – we went through Springburn, Ruchill and Victoria parks, but the five of us who turned up enjoyed it all.
Continue reading “December’s GoBike ride – here’s the route”