Sunny Cycles

Sunny Cycles is a cycling charity based in the East End of Glasgow. We help people of all ages and abilities to enjoy cycling and cycling activities. We offer lessons for children and adults, skills sessions, led rides, women's rides, disability bikes and volunteering opportunities. We have bikes and helmets available for people to use.

Please make a donation towards paying for this ride if you are able to do so. We operate a Pay As You Can from £0-£25. We do not have funding to run these rides and so rely on donations to keep them going. You can make a cash donation on the day or donate to our Just Giving page <a href="https://donate.justgiving.com/donation-amount?uri=aHR0cHM6Ly9kb25hdGUtYXBpLmp1c3RnaXZpbmcuY29tL2FwaS9kb25hdGlvbnMvNTkxNTk3MjFkNDhlNGI4ZTgyNDExODA4NmQ4OGRlZWY/aXNDaGVja291dEFwaT10cnVl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Donate - Donation amount - JustGiving</a>

A mixed ride leaving McLennans Arch on Glasgow Green at 10am in summer (April to October) and 10.30am in Winter (November to March). This ride will use a mixture of cycle paths and roads, to go various destinations in and around Glasgow. It goes a bit further and faster than the Tuesday ride, we advise joining the Tuesday ride first and build up to this ride. Destinations often include Clydebank, Paisley and Blantyre. Bikes and helmets are available for use but please contact us on ledrides.sunnycycles@gmail.com&nbsp;to arrange getting one before the ride. Photos will be taken and used for reporting back to funders, please let us know if you do not want to be in any of them. You can cover your face in the photo if you don't want to be identified.

Monteith Row G40 1AY

Please make a donation towards paying for this ride if you are able to do so. We operate a Pay As You Can from £0-£25. We do not have funding to run these rides and so rely on donations to keep them going. You can make a cash donation on the day or donate to our Just Giving page <a href="https://donate.justgiving.com/donation-amount?uri=aHR0cHM6Ly9kb25hdGUtYXBpLmp1c3RnaXZpbmcuY29tL2FwaS9kb25hdGlvbnMvNTkxNTk3MjFkNDhlNGI4ZTgyNDExODA4NmQ4OGRlZWY/aXNDaGVja291dEFwaT10cnVl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Donate - Donation amount - JustGiving</a> A women's only bike ride using the cycle paths and quiet routes in and around the city. This is a short bike ride and does not go fast. This is a social ride to get people into cycling and to increase confidence on the bike. Using the local cycling infrastructure and minor roads, visiting parks and leisure centres in Glasgow. This ride will build your confidence and offer opportunities for social interaction, and finding out new routes and paths in and around Glasgow. We have bikes and helmets available for people to use. Get in touch if you have any questions or are unsure.

Friday Women's Ride Glasgow Green (2025/26)

This is a 45 minute group lesson to learn to ride a bike, for a child or adult or family. There will be 2 spaces available. You can bring your own bike or we have ones that you can use. Bring a drink and snack for afterwards, it's hard work learning to ride a bike. The hub is situated in Victoria Park, if you have any issues finding us, please ask at the café. These lessons are free to book, but please make a donation on the day if you are able to do so.

Victoria Park Sunny Cycles Hub

Please make a donation towards paying for this ride if you are able to do so. We operate a Pay As You Can from £0-£25. We do not have funding to run these rides and so rely on donations to keep them going. You can make a cash donation on the day or donate to our Just Giving page <a href="https://donate.justgiving.com/donation-amount?uri=aHR0cHM6Ly9kb25hdGUtYXBpLmp1c3RnaXZpbmcuY29tL2FwaS9kb25hdGlvbnMvNTkxNTk3MjFkNDhlNGI4ZTgyNDExODA4NmQ4OGRlZWY/aXNDaGVja291dEFwaT10cnVl" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Donate - Donation amount - JustGiving</a> ﻿This is a regular intermediate ride from Victoria Park on the first Saturday of the month. It it will use cycling infrastructure to help riders navigate to key places of interest and other parts of the city. This ride is not for beginners, you must have been cycling before now to join this ride. the ride may vary depending on the group on the day, the weather, and the leader. If you have any questions, please get in touch. Please arrive in plenty time before the start of the ride to check your bike and check in with the ride leaders. Bikes and helmets are available to borrow if you need, but please let us know. Please feel free to make a donation if you can do so. If you are bringing your own bike, please ensure that you have a spare tube and suitable tools to do basic repairs. Please ensure you have snacks and water for the ride. Photos may be taken on the day to use on our social media pages and to report back to funders, please let the ride leader know on the day if you do not want to be in photos.

Please only book in of you are going to attend on the day, these lessons are in high demand. The number to call if you have any issues or are held up on the day is 07388715741. The lessons are free to make them accessible to all, but please feel free to make a donation to Sunny Cycles to help support our work. You can make a cash donation on the day or donate to our Just Giving page <a href="https://donate.justgiving.com/donation-amount?uri=aHR0cHM6Ly9kb25hdGUtYXBpLmp1c3RnaXZpbmcuY29tL2FwaS9kb25hdGlvbnMvNTkxNTk3MjFkNDhlNGI4ZTgyNDExODA4NmQ4OGRlZWY/aXNDaGVja291dEFwaT10cnVl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donate - Donation amount - JustGiving</a>

Please make a donation towards paying for this lesson if you are able to do so. We operate a Pay As You Can from £0-£25. We do not have funding to run these rides and so rely on donations to keep them going. You can make a cash donation on the day or donate to our Just Giving page <a href="https://donate.justgiving.com/donation-amount?uri=aHR0cHM6Ly9kb25hdGUtYXBpLmp1c3RnaXZpbmcuY29tL2FwaS9kb25hdGlvbnMvNTkxNTk3MjFkNDhlNGI4ZTgyNDExODA4NmQ4OGRlZWY/aXNDaGVja291dEFwaT10cnVl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Donate - Donation amount - JustGiving</a> This is a 45 minute one to one lesson to learn to ride a bike, for a child or adult. You can bring your own bike or we have ones that you can use. Bring a drink and snack for afterwards, it's hard work learning to ride a bike. If you are running late, have trouble finding us or need anything else please call the Learn to Ride team on 07388715741 (this phone is manned on the lesson day by the delivery team).

This is a mixed ride leaving from Maryhill Burgh Halls at 10am. This ride will use a mixture of cycle paths and quieter roads to explore different places in and around Glasgow. Unfortunately bikes are not yet available to borrow for these rides, but please contact us if you are interested and need to use a bike as we are trying to sort this out, ledrides.sunnycycles@gmail.com. Please make a donation towards paying for this session on if you are able to do so. We operate a Pay As You Can from £0-£25. We do not have funding to run theses rides and so rely on donations to keep them going. You can make a cash donation on the day or donate to our Just Giving page <a href="https://donate.justgiving.com/donation-amount?uri=aHR0cHM6Ly9kb25hdGUtYXBpLmp1c3RnaXZpbmcuY29tL2FwaS9kb25hdGlvbnMvNTkxNTk3MjFkNDhlNGI4ZTgyNDExODA4NmQ4OGRlZWY/aXNDaGVja291dEFwaT10cnVl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Donate - Donation amount - JustGiving</a>

Maryhill Burgh  Halls

Please make a donation towards paying for this activity if you are able to do so. We operate a Pay As You Can from £0-£25. We do not have funding to run these rides and so rely on donations to keep them going. You can make a cash donation on the day or donate to our Just Giving page <a href="https://donate.justgiving.com/donation-amount?uri=aHR0cHM6Ly9kb25hdGUtYXBpLmp1c3RnaXZpbmcuY29tL2FwaS9kb25hdGlvbnMvNTkxNTk3MjFkNDhlNGI4ZTgyNDExODA4NmQ4OGRlZWY/aXNDaGVja291dEFwaT10cnVl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Donate - Donation amount - JustGiving</a>

This session 9.30-10.30 is a bike skills session to help people practice cycling skills in the park. It's for beginners and seasoned cyclists to practice skills you might not be so good at, but is also an ideal session to get comfortable on a bike again. This will be coach led but if you have a specific skill you want to work on ie signalling, gears, looking over your shoulder, just let the coach know. Bikes and helmets are available to use if you don't have your own. We need 24hours notice ahead of this session. All riders ride at their own risk, photographs may be taken to report back to funders. Please let the leader know if you do not want to be in the photograph.

Please make a donation towards paying for this ride if you are able to do so. We operate a Pay As You Can from £0-£25. We do not have funding to run these rides and so rely on donations to keep them going. You can make a cash donation on the day or donate to our Just Giving page <a href="https://donate.justgiving.com/donation-amount?uri=aHR0cHM6Ly9kb25hdGUtYXBpLmp1c3RnaXZpbmcuY29tL2FwaS9kb25hdGlvbnMvNTkxNTk3MjFkNDhlNGI4ZTgyNDExODA4NmQ4OGRlZWY/aXNDaGVja291dEFwaT10cnVl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Donate - Donation amount - JustGiving</a> This is a social ride to get people into cycling and to increase confidence on the bike. Using the local cycling infrastructure and minor roads, visiting parks and leisure centres in Glasgow. This ride will build your confidence and offer opportunities for social interaction, and finding out new routes and paths in and around Glasgow.

11am-1.00pm is a beginners ride to help people practice cycling in a group, and out on cycle paths. Bikes and helmets are available to use if you don't have your own. All riders ride at their own risk, photographs may be taken to report back to funders. Please let the leader know if you do not want to be in the photograph.

This is a social ride to get people into cycling and to increase confidence on the bike. Using the local cycling infrastructure and minor roads, visiting parks and leisure centres in Glasgow. This ride will build your confidence and offer opportunities for social interaction, and finding out new routes and paths in and around Glasgow. Please make a donation towards paying for this ride if you are able to do so. We operate a Pay As You Can from £0-£25. We do not have funding to run these rides and so rely on donations to keep them going. You can make a cash donation on the day or donate to our Just Giving page <a href="https://donate.justgiving.com/donation-amount?uri=aHR0cHM6Ly9kb25hdGUtYXBpLmp1c3RnaXZpbmcuY29tL2FwaS9kb25hdGlvbnMvNTkxNTk3MjFkNDhlNGI4ZTgyNDExODA4NmQ4OGRlZWY/aXNDaGVja291dEFwaT10cnVl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Donate - Donation amount - JustGiving</a>

Victoria Park Pond (next to Toilets/Park Cafe)

This event is for Sunny Cycles Members ONLY!If you would like to become a member, membership is free and you can sign up on our website. Join us for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) as we reflect on the past year, share exciting updates, and discuss plans for the future of Sunny Cycles. This is a great opportunity to hear about our achievements, provide information on upcoming initiatives, and connect with fellow cycling enthusiasts and community members. We’re also hosting a bake sale alongside the meeting! 🧁🍪 All proceeds will go directly towards supporting the running costs of our activities, ensuring we can continue making cycling accessible for everyone. Come along, have your say, and enjoy some delicious homemade treats while supporting a great cause. We look forward to seeing you there! 🌞

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) Members ONLY

A community centre located in the north bank of the River Clyde in the west of Glasgow.&nbsp;

 Heart of Scotstoun Community Centre

Please make a donation towards paying for this ride if you are able to do so. We operate a Pay As You Can from £0-£25. We do not have funding to run these rides and so rely on donations to keep them going. You can make a cash donation on the day or donate to our Just Giving page <a href="https://donate.justgiving.com/donation-amount?uri=aHR0cHM6Ly9kb25hdGUtYXBpLmp1c3RnaXZpbmcuY29tL2FwaS9kb25hdGlvbnMvNTkxNTk3MjFkNDhlNGI4ZTgyNDExODA4NmQ4OGRlZWY/aXNDaGVja291dEFwaT10cnVl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Donate - Donation amount - JustGiving</a> ﻿This is a regular intermediate longer ride from Victoria Park on the first Saturday of the month. It it will use cycling infrastructure to help riders navigate to key places of interest and other parts of the city. This ride is not for beginners, you must have been cycling before now to join this ride. the ride may vary depending on the group on the day, the weather, and the leader. If you have any questions, please get in touch. Please arrive in plenty time before the start of the ride to check your bike and check in with the ride leaders. Bikes and helmets are available to borrow if you need, but please let us know. Please feel free to make a donation if you can do so. If you are bringing your own bike, please ensure that you have a spare tube and suitable tools to do basic repairs. Please ensure you have snacks and water for the ride. Photos may be taken on the day to use on our social media pages and to report back to funders, please let the ride leader know on the day if you do not want to be in photos.

Sunny Cycles

Friday Ride Glasgow Green (2026)

Friday Women's Ride Glasgow Green (2025/26)

Learn to Ride 2025/26 (Victoria Park)

VP Saturday Ride (2026)

Learn to Ride GG (2026)

Monday Maryhill Ride (2026)

VP Bike Skills (2026)

Tuesday Ride Glasgow Green (2026)

VP Beginners Ride (2026)

VP Wednesday Ride (2026)

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) Members ONLY

VP Longer Saturday Ride (2026)