A graphic advertising the Critical Mass ride on the 28th February
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We are a friendly bike shop and community bike workshop space π² We are also a branch of @SHRUBCoop β»οΈ 13 Guthrie Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom EH1 1JG linkin.bio/weespokehub
A graphic advertising the Critical Mass ride on the 28th February
25.02.2026 11:35 β π 8 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0Logo for Dynamo: a new, queer-led, feminist cycling and maintenance project in Glasgow.
Our friends Dynamo CIC over in #Govanhill #Glasgow are hosting their first Open Workshop this Saturday 7th February!
dynamocic.org/events
We're super excited for them - watch this space.
Edinburgh Critical Mass New Town Trail 2pm Saturday 31st January Middle Meadow Walk
A shorter ride through the New Town this month. Beat the January blues and ride with us for safer streets!
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Pedal on Parliament is back!
Sat 30th May 2026. A mass ride from Middle Meadow Walk #Edinburgh to the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, starting from 11:30.
Ornament of Santa on a bicycle next to a sticker quoting βriding for people and planetβ on a sparkly backdrop (from glitter card rescued from a public bin, of course).
ππ²Gift Sustainability & Health!πβ¨
Wee Spoke Hub vouchers support:
π±Sustainable living
πͺHealthy, active lifestyles
π§Cycle or wheelchair maintenance
πΉΒ£25 & Β£50 options
πΉValid 6 months
πΉUse on repairs, accessories, refurbished bikes π΄ββοΈ
ππ13 Guthrie Street, #Edinburgh or email weespokehub@shrubcoop.org
Poster by The Causey about free bike maintenance Sat 29 Nov, 3-4pm
Map of Critical Mass ride, Meadows to The Causey via city centre
Map showing the Causey location, West Crosscauseway
Sat 29 Nov, 3-4pm #TheCausey
Free β + check your π² by @weespokehub.bsky.social
Also @edcriticalmass.bsky.social ride ends there (meet 2pm Middle Meadow Walk)
@edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @steveamburgess.bsky.social @simitakumar.bsky.social @edoldtowncoco.bsky.social @thecockburn.bsky.social
Intro... Tram, Granton to Bioquarter consultation Spokes Planning Group response, November 2025 1. Introduction Spokes has the objective of promoting cycling as part of an overall sustainable transport and access strategy. As such, we support a growing tram system for Edinburgh, provided cycling is well catered for in the project design and operation. The aim of the tram is to reduce car traffic, and to head off potential traffic growth in development areas such as Granton and the Bioquarter. If successful, this is a huge benefit to walking and cycling, as well as its benefits in terms of congestion, public health and climate. However, the project should be accompanied by complementary measures to further encourage use of public transport and active travel, for example bus gates, traffic filters, and, notably, congestion charging. It is well established that traffic reduction is best achieved by a carrot/stick combination. The tram project must support and promote active travel as a whole, and cycling in particular, and must not introduce additional dangers without effective mitigation. The Council has ambitious targets to increase cycle use, much of which must come from novice and inexperienced cyclists, as well as visitors and locals using an expanding bike hire scheme. As such it is essential that there is a safe, comprehensive and connected bike network of segregated bike lanes and low-traffic areas, easy and safe to use by anybody, and with any kind of cycles - including cargobikes, adapted bikes, hire bikes, etc. Introducing the tram should be seen and planned from the outset as an integrated sustainable transport place making project, not a tram-only project into which cycling and walking have to be slotted in once all the tramline decisions are taken as happened with tramline 1 and to a considerable (though lesser) extent in the Newhaven extension.
The Bridges corridor is hugely problematic.. 8. City Centre to Bioquarter Top issues β The section through North and South Bridges is of extreme concern to Spokes, with no cycle provision, new tramlines and continued through traffic on a road where width is at a premium. This is making cycling provision far worse than in the current bus lanes. The project should include a bus gate / modal filter (as was planned, though never implemented, as part of the Spaces for People proposals ) potentially single track sections (like at Roseburn) and fully segregated cycle provision, or consideration to tram tracks on one side of the road and a bidirectional bike path on the other. For the reasons in the following two bullet points, many cyclists will continue to use this corridor - our above section on Bikes and Tramlines notes that Princes Street as a good example of this, with many choosing not to use the quieter George Street when it is less direct or lacks desired destinations. Thus cycling conditions must be safe. β Whilst alternative north-south routes for cycles are proposed in the consultation, these would not suit all journeys, with many cyclists using the Bridges to travel between South Edinburgh and Leith given the more suitable gradient and directness than the Mound. And whilst there is a brief reference to the proposed Meadows to George Street route on the west side of the Bridges, there is no reference to the east side, where the Mobility Plan suggests a new active travel bridge connecting from the Old Town to Leith Walk. Such projects must be an integral part of the tram project provision including during the construction phase, also providing a permanent legacy of improved provision once finished. β The Bridges corridor is a major residential, shopping and destinations location, and many cyclists use it for that reason; indeed many live along or just off the corridor. Routes via the Mound or Pleasance are irrelevant as alternatives for these categories of user.β¦
linking the North Ed Network to the new canal path without descending and re-ascending - a transformative opportunity - diagram. β Connecting Roseburn to the new Canal link path - The sketch below shows a possible layout for this crucial linkage. The yellow dotted line shows a ramp down to Russell Road, but this is possibly optional if it would cause engineering difficulties, given that most people will stay at high level, whilst those needing to descend or ascend could do so at Roseburn or at the nearby ramp to the new canal path. Finally, we understand that earlier discussions with Network Rail did not meet objections to a bridge provided that all necessary clearances are achieved.
Picture of single-track shopping-street tram in Amsterdam
#Tram consultation - Spokes submission
--> www.spokes.org.uk/wp-content/u...
π You have till midnight Monday for your own response!
HERE--> consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/tram-nor...
@edi.bike @edinreporter.bsky.social @edinburghminute.bsky.social @thecockburn.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social
Thanks @edcriticalmass.bsky.social! It took us about 20 mins to respond to the #Edinburgh #tram consultation. Roseburn Path guidance was helpful:
www.savetheroseburnpath.com/consultation...
Thanks for these #tram #consultation link reminders @drmhartl.bsky.social. Deadline to respond: Monday 17 November - thatβs tomorrow! π¬
www.savetheroseburnpath.com/consultation...
π²π·π€ΉββοΈ"Luck is when opportunity meets with preparation.β - Tom Waits π
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So much fun to be part of this ride!
π‘π²π Thanks @infrasisters.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social @andycatlin.com π
So happy to support @infrasisters.bsky.social Our Streets, Our Nights! Friday 24th October 7:30pm meet at Middle Meadow Walk #Edinburgh π²β¨Light up your bike (and yourself!) and join a leisurely ride around the centre of Edinburgh. More here:
www.infrasisters.org.uk/post/our-str...
A person with a bike, holding a sign that reads "Bikes are the answer". The person is standing beside a busy city street. The background shows old buildings (1890s), and an improbably blue sky.
π¦ Do _you_ and your bike π²want to be in the music video sequel to OUR STREETS?
The sequel is called _Amsterdam_ and it's being shot in #Dalry #Edinburgh today (Friday 19 Sept). π
Be at the Dalry Lidl car park in time for 16:45 to join the fun!
Our Streets video (3 mins):
youtu.be/qhtrIWBuoAg?...
Thank you @robbieainsworth.bsky.social for the road closure checking links. Thatβs really useful to know!
13.09.2025 15:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Guthrie Street with yellow sign saying βRoad closed here from 0800 to 1700 on 13/09/25 for 2 daysβ.
Blue cherry pucker in Guthrie Street, which had been closed.
To all our customers and supporters - this is what Guthrie Street #Edinburgh looks like today. π€
The only notice was this yellow sign, sorry we didn't know sooner! @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social the company who closed the street off appears to be Class One Traffic Management.
Our regular sessions to fix, practice and learn:
Every Tuesday 5-8pm Fix My Own Bike! For women & non-binary folks
Every Thursday 5-8pm Bike DIY session
Every Saturday 2pm-3pm Bike cleaning and oiling
One Saturday /month 11am Puncture repair workshop
One Saturday /month 11am Q&A with our mechanic
π²π Lots of cycling training dates for September! ππ²
Book your tickets (link in bio)π www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-wee-spoke-hub-by-shrub-coop-76333207123
Cycling training levels:
π± Absolute beginners
πͺ΄ Introduction to on-road cycling
π³ Advanced on-road cycling
#Edinburgh #ActiveTravel #BikeRepair
π£ Voting closes today 5pm, don't miss your chance to support local projects! #Edinburgh #Scotland #ClimateChange
29.08.2025 09:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0π£ Voting closes today 5pm, don't miss your chance to support local projects! #Edinburgh #Scotland #ClimateChange
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Do you wish you could cycle to work?
We will help make it happen!
#Edinburgh #Scotland #BikeBuses #BikeBuddies #CommuteByBike #CommuterBikeBuddiesAndBuses #EverydayCycling #GetOnYourBike #ActiveTravel #CyclingCommunity #CyclingCommuter #InclusiveCycling #CyclingEdinburgh
For this project the Wee Spoke Hub and SHRUB Coop are partnering with @spokes.org.uk, and @edi.bike
25.08.2025 13:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Vote for our cycling project!π Voting closes Fri 29 Aug 5pm π Do you wish you could cycle to work? Know a someone who would try if they had a bit of support? Whoever is dreaming of that refreshing cycle commute, we will help make it happen! Next slide
Whatβs in it for me? Our Commuter Bike Buddies and Buses project (CBBBs) will support you, your friends, and your colleagues to commute by bike, bringing communities together along the way. For those who cycle already - this will be a great opportunity to help others reach their goals, to get involved with your local community, and to show support for safer cycling infrastructure. π²The impact - Direct reductions in transport emissions - Creating community activity around pro-environmental behaviour - Generating wider interest in active travel Next slide
So, how can I help?! 1οΈβ£ Join ECCAN for freewww.eccan.scot/join-eccan 2οΈβ£ Vote for our project (A6) www.eccan.scot/greenlightvoting 3οΈβ£ Rank 3 projects in each category for your vote to count 4οΈβ£ Share this post with your community and relatives π Voting closes Fri 29 Aug 5pm π This is a Wee Spoke Hub and SHRUB Coop project. We are partnering with Spokes, the Lothian Cycle Campaign, and Edi.Bike
Vote to help us get funding!
π Voting closes Fri 29 Aug 5pm
So, how can I help?!
1οΈβ£ Join ECCAN for free www.eccan.scot/join-eccan
2οΈβ£ Vote for our project (A6) www.eccan.scot/greenlightvoting
3οΈβ£ Rank 3 projects in each category for your vote to count
4οΈβ£ Share this post with your community and relatives
Want more cyclists? A re-velo-lution? Bike-Buses with 18 wheels?
Wee Spoke Hub applied for ECCAN climate action funding, and YOU can vote.
www.eccan.scot/join-eccan
You have several votes, so you can...
Vote for Wee Spoke Hubβ£οΈ
... AND for some of the other (frankly awesome) projects out there.
Two books authored by Mike Berners-Lee: A Climate of Truth and How Bad are Bananas.
Thanks for dropping by the #EdBookFest Repair Sheds to see us @mikebernerslee.bsky.social (A Climate of Truth) who cycled up to #Edinburgh on a beautiful Grompton, aka gravel @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social π²ππ.
Mikeβs talk: www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...
Edinburgh Book Festival Repair Sheds with bicycles-down in foreground.
Wee Spoke Hub gift cards next to Edinburgh Book Festival programme booklets.
Two people seated, fixing a bicycle wheel.
Weβre back at #edbookfest #repair #Edinburgh until 3:30pm Sunday 17th! Bring your bike for a free safety check, and today only π£ claim a free π² gift card when you visit us to learn to fix an inner tube. Whatβs not to like. ππRepair Sheds schedule here:
www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...
Repair Shed at Edinburgh Book Festival occupied by Wee Spoke Hub Sunday 10th August 10:00-13:00.
Bicycle gift cards next to inner tubes.
Wee Spoke Hub volunteers fixing inner tubes.
Weβre ready for you #Edinburgh. Already having fun fixing inner tubes. Such a useful skill! See you at #edbookfest Repair Shed today.
10.08.2025 09:06 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Edinburgh Book Festival events book next to a potted plant.
Wee Spoke Hub volunteer wearing a red Shrub re-use shirt with an Edinburgh Book Festival facilitatorβs pass.
Repair Shed schedule for 10 August 2025 showing Wee Spoke Hub on 10:00-13:00.
Good morning #Edinburgh! Weβre at #edbookfest today, Sunday 10th 10am-1pm. ππΎ Join us to learn the lost art of inner tube repair. π²π www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...
10.08.2025 08:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Can't make it this month or tickets are sold out? Most of our events recur weekly or monthly, check out our Eventbrite for more dates and information! www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-wee-sp...
08.08.2025 18:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0August events at the Wee Spoke Hub Sat 2 - Bike Cleaning and Oiling Tue 5 - Fix My Own Bike! Women & Non-Binary Thu 7 - Bike DIY Session Fri 8 - Advanced on-road cycling Following dates on next slide
August events at the Wee Spoke Hub Sat 9 - Introduction to on-road cycling - So... youβve bought a bike! Q&A with our mechanic - Bike Cleaning and Oiling Tue 12 - Fix My Own Bike! Women & Non-Binary Thu 14 - Bike DIY Session Previous dates on the previous slide. Following dates on the next slide.
August events at the Wee Spoke Hub Fri 15 - Introduction to on-road cycling Sat 16 - Advanced on-road cycling - Bike Cleaning and Oiling Tue 19 - Fix My Own Bike! Women & Non-Binary Thu 21 - Bike DIY Session Previous dates on the previous slide. Following dates on the next slide.
August events at the Wee Spoke Hub Sat 23 - Bike Cleaning and Oiling Tue 26 - Fix My Own Bike! Women & Non-Binary Thu 28 - Bike DIY Session Sat 30 - Puncture repair workshop - Bike Cleaning and Oiling Previous dates on the previous slide.
βοΈ Lots of events planned at the @weespokehub this month! βοΈ
Bookings π
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-wee-sp...
π οΈSwing by our shop Wednesday-Saturday 1pm-6pm to get your bike serviced or check out our refurbished bikes!π οΈ
#QueerFriendly #BikeRepair #InclusiveCycling #DIYBikeRepair #EdinburghEvents
Cycle training poster, the text reads "Book now for August".
Cycle training poster, the text reads "Advanced on-road cycling".
Cycle training poster, the text reads "Introduction to on-road cycling".
Build confidence for cycling on the road! August cycle training slots in #Edinburgh now available at Wee Spoke Hub. π² Book here: www.shrubcoop.org/events-at-wsh
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