@LaidBackBikes
@laidbackbikes.bsky.social
Specialist Retail Partnership with e-cargo and e-trike/bike shop in Edinburgh. Also in Strathardle, Scotland.
On Insta, FB and the other place people are flitting from!
www.laid-back-bikes.scot (updated / refresh)
Brands: Urban Arrow, ICE, Nihola +
On Insta, FB and the other place people are flitting from!
www.laid-back-bikes.scot (updated / refresh)
Brands: Urban Arrow, ICE, Nihola +
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Last official LB shop day of '25.
Online of course during holidays. Next official Saturday shop day will be January 11th 2026. Joe's Bike Garage will be around before then of course for repairs.
Another UA FamilyNext went to new owner yesterday.
@edi.bike @banzaiedinburgh.bsky.social
Online of course during holidays. Next official Saturday shop day will be January 11th 2026. Joe's Bike Garage will be around before then of course for repairs.
Another UA FamilyNext went to new owner yesterday.
@edi.bike @banzaiedinburgh.bsky.social
Crisp walk. Ground actually frozen a bit. Zero wind but electric here for heating up after still 100% renewable due to massive on and offshore supply. @srd.bsky.social @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Crisp walk. Ground actually frozen a bit. Zero wind but electric here for heating up after still 100% renewable due to massive on and offshore supply. @srd.bsky.social @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk
Quite cold with very light winds. Such is the renewable surplus in Scotland, North of the Tay (former Hydro Board area) that 100% of electricity is from wind even on this calm day. Last year we might have seen SSE fire up gas plant at Peterhead?
@futureeconscot.bsky.social
@sccscot.bsky.social
@futureeconscot.bsky.social
@sccscot.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Quite cold with very light winds. Such is the renewable surplus in Scotland, North of the Tay (former Hydro Board area) that 100% of electricity is from wind even on this calm day. Last year we might have seen SSE fire up gas plant at Peterhead?
@futureeconscot.bsky.social
@sccscot.bsky.social
@futureeconscot.bsky.social
@sccscot.bsky.social
Win tickets to anywhere in Scotland for you and three others. ScotRail trains have better bike carriage space than many others so there's a chance to take bikes with you too.
👍 Your 🚲 goes free on #ScotRail
🤩 Now you can too (if lucky!)
HERE-> www.scotrail.co.uk/form/win-tra...
🌲 Xmas present we'd like: #ScotRail come onto @bsky.app!!
@edi.bike @networkrailscot.bsky.social @railfuture.bsky.social @rmtunion.bsky.social @clondoner92.bsky.social @crisortunity.bsky.social
🤩 Now you can too (if lucky!)
HERE-> www.scotrail.co.uk/form/win-tra...
🌲 Xmas present we'd like: #ScotRail come onto @bsky.app!!
@edi.bike @networkrailscot.bsky.social @railfuture.bsky.social @rmtunion.bsky.social @clondoner92.bsky.social @crisortunity.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Win tickets to anywhere in Scotland for you and three others. ScotRail trains have better bike carriage space than many others so there's a chance to take bikes with you too.
Straight cycle lanes are boring. The rest of the world just doesn't understand. 😆
I wonder if it’s…
Oh there it is.
Right above a photo of “A Deathtrap in Florida”, neat.
The photo isn’t even of the finished lane, so it’s missing all the broken pavers and current imperfections in the surface.
Oh there it is.
Right above a photo of “A Deathtrap in Florida”, neat.
The photo isn’t even of the finished lane, so it’s missing all the broken pavers and current imperfections in the surface.
December 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Straight cycle lanes are boring. The rest of the world just doesn't understand. 😆
'25 selection. Sales in Shetland, Inverness, Carnoustie, Ladybank, East Linton, Dunbar, Edin + Glasgow & Belfast. Thanks to Joe's Bike Garage for tech & Bike Works for many UA builds. @edi.bike @portyenergy.bsky.social @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk @sw20.info @spokes.org.uk @edcriticalmass.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
'25 selection. Sales in Shetland, Inverness, Carnoustie, Ladybank, East Linton, Dunbar, Edin + Glasgow & Belfast. Thanks to Joe's Bike Garage for tech & Bike Works for many UA builds. @edi.bike @portyenergy.bsky.social @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk @sw20.info @spokes.org.uk @edcriticalmass.bsky.social
Last official LB shop day of '25.
Online of course during holidays. Next official Saturday shop day will be January 11th 2026. Joe's Bike Garage will be around before then of course for repairs.
Another UA FamilyNext went to new owner yesterday.
@edi.bike @banzaiedinburgh.bsky.social
Online of course during holidays. Next official Saturday shop day will be January 11th 2026. Joe's Bike Garage will be around before then of course for repairs.
Another UA FamilyNext went to new owner yesterday.
@edi.bike @banzaiedinburgh.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Last official LB shop day of '25.
Online of course during holidays. Next official Saturday shop day will be January 11th 2026. Joe's Bike Garage will be around before then of course for repairs.
Another UA FamilyNext went to new owner yesterday.
@edi.bike @banzaiedinburgh.bsky.social
Online of course during holidays. Next official Saturday shop day will be January 11th 2026. Joe's Bike Garage will be around before then of course for repairs.
Another UA FamilyNext went to new owner yesterday.
@edi.bike @banzaiedinburgh.bsky.social
Some of us remember the @spokes.org.uk meeting with Bilfinger when they were discussing building @edinburghtrams.bsky.social
We told them that a two way cycle lane was possible but they knew better. 🤷 Of course after that it turned out there was loads of other issues!
We told them that a two way cycle lane was possible but they knew better. 🤷 Of course after that it turned out there was loads of other issues!
It’s clear from this heatmap that people will continue to ride bikes on Princes St, despite there being no cycle lanes - it’s where the shops, gardens & destinations are
Imagine how much more use it would get if we built protected bike lanes here
(white is more people cycling)
Imagine how much more use it would get if we built protected bike lanes here
(white is more people cycling)
December 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Some of us remember the @spokes.org.uk meeting with Bilfinger when they were discussing building @edinburghtrams.bsky.social
We told them that a two way cycle lane was possible but they knew better. 🤷 Of course after that it turned out there was loads of other issues!
We told them that a two way cycle lane was possible but they knew better. 🤷 Of course after that it turned out there was loads of other issues!
Ember e-bus interchange. E1 arrives 14.15 and then onto 14.25 E11 for Aberdeen via Blairgowrie. All on time today more or less as usual. Reliable public transport deserves to gain customers. @vadundee.bsky.social @highlandcyclists.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @cllrbenparker.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Ember e-bus interchange. E1 arrives 14.15 and then onto 14.25 E11 for Aberdeen via Blairgowrie. All on time today more or less as usual. Reliable public transport deserves to gain customers. @vadundee.bsky.social @highlandcyclists.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @cllrbenparker.bsky.social
Very pleased for kind invite from @banzaiedinburgh.bsky.social to launch of their new bike shed at Bruntsfield by @cllrbenparker.bsky.social Lots of try-outs on various cargo bikes. Good to see @edi.bike, the Cycling Gardener & others! Live soundtrack by Dan Abrahams. Plus ☕ & 🥮 & some 🌧 & wind.
December 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Very pleased for kind invite from @banzaiedinburgh.bsky.social to launch of their new bike shed at Bruntsfield by @cllrbenparker.bsky.social Lots of try-outs on various cargo bikes. Good to see @edi.bike, the Cycling Gardener & others! Live soundtrack by Dan Abrahams. Plus ☕ & 🥮 & some 🌧 & wind.
Reposted by @LaidBackBikes
Christmas: delivered by the SW20 free to hire community e-bike. 🌲
#Christmas #bike #bikelife #quaxing #streetsNOTroads
@spokes.org.uk @laidbackbikes.bsky.social
#Christmas #bike #bikelife #quaxing #streetsNOTroads
@spokes.org.uk @laidbackbikes.bsky.social
Thanks @sw20.info for the community cargo bikes. The children love the rides and so did the Christmas tree 🎄🎋🎁
December 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Christmas: delivered by the SW20 free to hire community e-bike. 🌲
#Christmas #bike #bikelife #quaxing #streetsNOTroads
@spokes.org.uk @laidbackbikes.bsky.social
#Christmas #bike #bikelife #quaxing #streetsNOTroads
@spokes.org.uk @laidbackbikes.bsky.social
Reposted by @LaidBackBikes
Thanks @sw20.info for the community cargo bikes. The children love the rides and so did the Christmas tree 🎄🎋🎁
December 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Thanks @sw20.info for the community cargo bikes. The children love the rides and so did the Christmas tree 🎄🎋🎁
Big Loadspace available for Veloe Multi and Lungo models. Comes with cover for just using it in load mode.
Rode into work on my old R&M Delite 24sp. Full suspension with rack. Narrow bars. Original Ritchey wheels worn out by V brakes! From Edin Bike Coop in 1997. Pre-dates my first FS reclined bike
Rode into work on my old R&M Delite 24sp. Full suspension with rack. Narrow bars. Original Ritchey wheels worn out by V brakes! From Edin Bike Coop in 1997. Pre-dates my first FS reclined bike
December 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Big Loadspace available for Veloe Multi and Lungo models. Comes with cover for just using it in load mode.
Rode into work on my old R&M Delite 24sp. Full suspension with rack. Narrow bars. Original Ritchey wheels worn out by V brakes! From Edin Bike Coop in 1997. Pre-dates my first FS reclined bike
Rode into work on my old R&M Delite 24sp. Full suspension with rack. Narrow bars. Original Ritchey wheels worn out by V brakes! From Edin Bike Coop in 1997. Pre-dates my first FS reclined bike
Reposted by @LaidBackBikes
European Movement in Scotland: “The big debate”
“This house believes Scotland and the UK should #RejoinEU.”
Friday 16 January 2026, 7pm.
Glasgow University Union, University Avenue, G12 8LX
(10 min walk from Kelvinbridge subway station)
Free admission.
All welcome.
“This house believes Scotland and the UK should #RejoinEU.”
Friday 16 January 2026, 7pm.
Glasgow University Union, University Avenue, G12 8LX
(10 min walk from Kelvinbridge subway station)
Free admission.
All welcome.
December 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
European Movement in Scotland: “The big debate”
“This house believes Scotland and the UK should #RejoinEU.”
Friday 16 January 2026, 7pm.
Glasgow University Union, University Avenue, G12 8LX
(10 min walk from Kelvinbridge subway station)
Free admission.
All welcome.
“This house believes Scotland and the UK should #RejoinEU.”
Friday 16 January 2026, 7pm.
Glasgow University Union, University Avenue, G12 8LX
(10 min walk from Kelvinbridge subway station)
Free admission.
All welcome.
Spokes making the difference! A big thank you to them for promoting the cargo sector. All local shops qualify. The Dunbar Nursery new UA FamilyNext was cycled out to Dunbar and still had some power left on the 545Wh powerpack. Journey back by train after a quick beer at the Station Yard bar.⚡⚡⚡
December 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Spokes making the difference! A big thank you to them for promoting the cargo sector. All local shops qualify. The Dunbar Nursery new UA FamilyNext was cycled out to Dunbar and still had some power left on the 545Wh powerpack. Journey back by train after a quick beer at the Station Yard bar.⚡⚡⚡
This modest bill only asked that the unique and damaging current EUUK 'non agreement' be looked at. Yet all 37 Labour MPs representing EU positive Scotland abstained. 😞
Scottish Labour MPs have been accused of failing to 'stand up for Scotland' after none of them voted in support to create a new UK-EU customs union
'Depressing but unsurprising': Scottish Labour MPs blasted over EU customs union vote
www.thenational.scot
December 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
This modest bill only asked that the unique and damaging current EUUK 'non agreement' be looked at. Yet all 37 Labour MPs representing EU positive Scotland abstained. 😞
Some modestly good ScotRail 🏴 news on the transport front for people in the west. Two new stations as well on this £144million electrification project. Bike spaces on these trains are good too.⚡🚲
New trains are to start running on a Glasgow railway line following the completion of a momentous enhancement project
'Momentous': First electric trains to run on Glasgow railway line from this weekend
www.thenational.scot
December 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Some modestly good ScotRail 🏴 news on the transport front for people in the west. Two new stations as well on this £144million electrification project. Bike spaces on these trains are good too.⚡🚲
Reposted by @LaidBackBikes
Copenhagen 🇩🇰 cyclists saved society $1.61 per mile traveled in 2022. Cars cost society $0.29 per mile traveled.
December 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Copenhagen 🇩🇰 cyclists saved society $1.61 per mile traveled in 2022. Cars cost society $0.29 per mile traveled.
Reposted by @LaidBackBikes
🚲 edi.bike | issue 122 | 8th Dec '25
Hire bikes in cycle parking update: Our conversation with Voi; Trans Solidarity Rides; Spokes’ December Action Update; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more:
https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-122-8th-dec-25
#bikeSky #edinburgh
Hire bikes in cycle parking update: Our conversation with Voi; Trans Solidarity Rides; Spokes’ December Action Update; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more:
https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-122-8th-dec-25
#bikeSky #edinburgh
December 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🚲 edi.bike | issue 122 | 8th Dec '25
Hire bikes in cycle parking update: Our conversation with Voi; Trans Solidarity Rides; Spokes’ December Action Update; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more:
https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-122-8th-dec-25
#bikeSky #edinburgh
Hire bikes in cycle parking update: Our conversation with Voi; Trans Solidarity Rides; Spokes’ December Action Update; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more:
https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-122-8th-dec-25
#bikeSky #edinburgh
Reposted by @LaidBackBikes
As we begin to wrap up the year and look ahead to 2026 and the election in May, here are our 11 priorities for a fairer, more resilient Scotland.
What’s the one change you most want to see Scotland commit to in 2026?
Read in full: www.futureeconomy.scot/posts/290-th...
What’s the one change you most want to see Scotland commit to in 2026?
Read in full: www.futureeconomy.scot/posts/290-th...
December 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
As we begin to wrap up the year and look ahead to 2026 and the election in May, here are our 11 priorities for a fairer, more resilient Scotland.
What’s the one change you most want to see Scotland commit to in 2026?
Read in full: www.futureeconomy.scot/posts/290-th...
What’s the one change you most want to see Scotland commit to in 2026?
Read in full: www.futureeconomy.scot/posts/290-th...
Behold. A host of cargotrikes! 🎄🎄🎄 @secretedinburgh.bsky.social @sw20.info @cargobikefest.bsky.social @banzaiedinburgh.bsky.social
Volunteers and cargo trikes from @portyenergy.bsky.social's bike library out delivering some @bethanychristiantrust.com Caring Christmas Trees in Porty yesterday
#treebybike
#treebybike
December 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Behold. A host of cargotrikes! 🎄🎄🎄 @secretedinburgh.bsky.social @sw20.info @cargobikefest.bsky.social @banzaiedinburgh.bsky.social
Sunday 14th December- Solidarity Ride with @infrasisters.bsky.social & others.
Flyer in window hot off their screen printer! 🔥 @edi.bike @chdot.bsky.social
Flyer in window hot off their screen printer! 🔥 @edi.bike @chdot.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Sunday 14th December- Solidarity Ride with @infrasisters.bsky.social & others.
Flyer in window hot off their screen printer! 🔥 @edi.bike @chdot.bsky.social
Flyer in window hot off their screen printer! 🔥 @edi.bike @chdot.bsky.social
Bikes with accessories can grow with families. New arrivals enjoy a safe suspended ride on FamilyNext & Classic models. Easy to use adaptor with a maxi cosi seat. So yes - two forward facing children on bench and wee one facing backwards. Other Urban Arrow extras galore in shop basement. @edi.bike
December 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Bikes with accessories can grow with families. New arrivals enjoy a safe suspended ride on FamilyNext & Classic models. Easy to use adaptor with a maxi cosi seat. So yes - two forward facing children on bench and wee one facing backwards. Other Urban Arrow extras galore in shop basement. @edi.bike
Reposted by @LaidBackBikes
This coming Saturday, if you've ordered a @bethanychristiantrust.com Caring Xmas Tree we can deliver your tree by cargo bike if you arrive at Portobello & Joppa Parish Church without a car.
(please note: only for trees 6ft or smaller, and on a first come first served basis).
#Portobello #treebybike
(please note: only for trees 6ft or smaller, and on a first come first served basis).
#Portobello #treebybike
December 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This coming Saturday, if you've ordered a @bethanychristiantrust.com Caring Xmas Tree we can deliver your tree by cargo bike if you arrive at Portobello & Joppa Parish Church without a car.
(please note: only for trees 6ft or smaller, and on a first come first served basis).
#Portobello #treebybike
(please note: only for trees 6ft or smaller, and on a first come first served basis).
#Portobello #treebybike
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If you can get to Inverleith Park, quietroute 20 may be a better option. Otherwise, there are few safe alternatives.
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
If you can get to Inverleith Park, quietroute 20 may be a better option. Otherwise, there are few safe alternatives.
🏴 🏴 🏴 It's St Andrew's day today and simultaneously the start of Christmas 🎄 too! Oh... no...! 😆 🎅
@srd.bsky.social @cargobikemovement.bsky.social @cargobikefest.bsky.social @portyenergy.bsky.social @edi.bike @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk
Another journey on an LB Nihola e-cargotrike 🇩🇰
@srd.bsky.social @cargobikemovement.bsky.social @cargobikefest.bsky.social @portyenergy.bsky.social @edi.bike @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk
Another journey on an LB Nihola e-cargotrike 🇩🇰
November 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
🏴 🏴 🏴 It's St Andrew's day today and simultaneously the start of Christmas 🎄 too! Oh... no...! 😆 🎅
@srd.bsky.social @cargobikemovement.bsky.social @cargobikefest.bsky.social @portyenergy.bsky.social @edi.bike @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk
Another journey on an LB Nihola e-cargotrike 🇩🇰
@srd.bsky.social @cargobikemovement.bsky.social @cargobikefest.bsky.social @portyenergy.bsky.social @edi.bike @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk
Another journey on an LB Nihola e-cargotrike 🇩🇰