Keeping you cycling in 2011
January 14, 2011 by Ally 
The photo above shows the crowd that assembled when we held a commuters breakfast event in June last year, when more than 60 people stopped to for free travel advice and a bite to eat while their bike got fixed. We also found that people enjoyed getting to meet some of the other commuters that they see on the cycle path.
That was before the winter and the dark nights arrived, and we know that conditions for much of last December were so bad that lot's of people gave up walking and cycling around town - because some pavements and cycle paths were so icy.
Now that the ice has largely gone - for the last 3 months of our We Love Leith project, we've arranged to hold 5 regular commuter breakfast events to tempt people back out onto their bikes.
If you've been using your bike over December, this is a chance to give your bike some free TLC, as all the salt and grit on the roads can cause mischief with all the mechanical parts of your bike. If you've made a new years resolution to get more active, or if your workplace has decided to take part in the latest Better Way To Work Challenge then we hope that these events will give you a chance to get some expert advice and help you make through the winter and into spring when riding conditions are better.
If you got a bike for Christmas, and you would like reassurance that you, or the shop, have assembled it safely, you can have it checked out by an expert for free, at any one of these events. You can also get some advice about the best routes you can use.
It may seem unlikely that a shop would sell you a dodgy bike, and most small independent shops would never sell a dangerous bike. However, like last year, someone came to one of our commuters breakfast events with a bike that had been dangerously put together by someone. We fixed it on the spot and sent them on their way. If you have similar concerns about your own bike, we'd be delighted to get you sorted.
The events will take place in two locations between 7am and 9am:
In Victoria Park:
- January 27th
- February 24th
- March 24th
Water of Leith Cycle Path at Great Junction St Bridge:
- 10th of February
- 10th of March
The map below shows you exactly where and when:
View Leith Commuters Breakfast in a larger map
Hope to see you there!
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