Bikes &amp; Bells - Women's Beginner Cycling Lessons Never ridden a bike? This friendly, free lesson is just for women - a relaxed, supportive space to learn at your own pace. These sessions are especially for New Scots - women who are new to Scotland and making Glasgow their home. Our patient instructors will help you with everything from your very first push of the pedals to riding on your own. No experience needed at all - most women who join us are complete beginners, so you'll be in good company! Bikes and helmets are provided free, in all sizes. Everyone is welcome, whatever your level of English. Where: Sunny Cycles Hub, Monteith Row (beside Glasgow Green) Who: New Scots women - total beginners welcome Cost: FREE - part of the Glasgow 2026 Festival Places: 8 per session - please book to save your space Bring: Comfortable clothes and a bottle of water. We provide everything else!

 Bikes & Bells -  Women's Beginner Cycling Lessons

Monteith Row G40 1AY

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 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. We have had to add a charge to these sessions as we do not have funding to support them. Your contribution goes towards helping us continue these activities. 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>

These sessions operate on a Pay As You Can scale to help keep lessons accessible while supporting the running of the programme. As a small charity, we currently do not have external funding to run these lessons, so donations help us cover the costs of delivering the sessions and keeping them available to the community. When booking online, the price includes platform and payment processing fees, which we include so that the full donation amount can go towards supporting our work. This is a 45 minute group session to help a child, adult or family learn to ride a bike. You can bring your own bike, or you are welcome to use one of ours. Please bring a drink and a snack for afterwards - learning to ride is hard work! The hub is based at Victoria Park, please look up "Sunny Cycles Victoria Park Hub" on Google maps, if you have trouble finding us. We understand that not everyone can afford to pay for these sessions, if this relates to you please contact us so we can make alternative arrangements. If you are running late, have trouble finding us, or need anything else, please call us on 07724100521. **REFUND POLICY**To receive a refund, please notify us by 5pm on the Thursday of the lesson week, as we need time to offer the space to another participant. Refunds will be processed within 72 hours - thank you for your patience as we are a small team. Unfortunately platform fees are not reimbursed. If we need to cancel a session, we will either move your booking to the following week or provide a refund, depending on your preference. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.

Full Price Ticket 

£11 Ticket

£9 Ticket

£6 Ticket

Concession Ticket

Victoria Park Sunny Cycles Hub

**Please note Sat 4th July sessions will take place at our Victoria Park hub due to disruption of road closures from the Orange March** These sessions operate on a Pay As You Can scale to help keep lessons accessible while supporting the running of the programme. As a small charity, we currently do not have external funding to run these lessons, so donations help us cover the costs of delivering the sessions and keeping them available to the community. When booking online, the price includes platform and payment processing fees, which we include so that the full donation amount can go towards supporting our work. This is a 45-minute one-to-one lesson to help a child or adult learn to ride a bike. You can bring your own bike, or you are welcome to use one of ours. Please bring a drink and a snack for afterwards - learning to ride is hard work! We understand that not everyone can afford to pay for these sessions, if this relates to you please contact us so we can make alternative arrangements. If you are running late, have trouble finding us, or need anything else, please call the Learn to Ride team on 07388 715741. This phone is monitored on lesson days by the delivery team. **REFUND POLICY**To receive a refund, please notify us by 5pm on the Thursday of the lesson week, as we need time to offer the space to another participant. Refunds will be processed within 72 hours - thank you for your patience as we are a small team. Unfortunately platform fees are not reimbursed. If we need to cancel a session, we will either move your booking to the following week or provide a refund, depending on your preference. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.

£21 Ticket

£16 Ticket

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>

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.

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

Bikes &amp; Bells - Family Bike Skills A fun session for women and their children to build bike confidence together! These sessions are especially for New Scots families - women and children who are new to Scotland and making Glasgow their home. Through games and activities in a safe, traffic-free space, we'll practise starting, stopping, steering and riding safely. Mums and kids learn side by side - so you can encourage each other and enjoy the fun together. You don't need to be a confident rider - that's what we're here for. Bikes and helmets are provided free, in all sizes, including children's bikes. Everyone is welcome, whatever your level of English. Where: Sunny Cycles Hub, Monteith Row (beside Glasgow Green) Who: New Scots women and their children Cost: FREE - part of the Glasgow 2026 Festival Places: 12 per session - please book to save your space Bring: Comfortable clothes and a bottle of water. We provide everything else!

We understand that disabilities sometimes mean you are unable to attend on the day and at short notice. We understand this, please let us know if you are unable to attend your booking, but do not worry if you are unable to do so.

This is a session to use our adapted bikes at Victoria Park. We have a small selection of trikes available with wider pedals for support, leg callipers and different seating supports. If you are not sure which bike or trike to book, please contact us to book in beforehand. It is free to book in, but please make a donation on the day if you are able to do so.

Blue Tracker 24" (recumbent style trike)

Black Tracker 24" (upright trike with handle)

Red trike (regular trike)

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)

Bikes &amp; Bells - Family Bike Ride Join us for a gentle group bike ride for women and their children - a lovely way to enjoy the summer and see Glasgow on two wheels! These rides are especially for New Scots families - women and children who are new to Scotland and making Glasgow their home. We ride a short, easy route at a relaxed pace, perfect for mums and kids, with plenty of stops for rests along the way. Our friendly ride leaders look after everyone from start to finish - nobody gets left behind. The ride lasts about 1.5 hours. You and your children should be able to ride a bike for this one - if you're still learning, come along to our women's lessons or family skills sessions first! Bikes and helmets are provided free, in all sizes. Everyone is welcome, whatever your level of English. Where: Meet at Sunny Cycles Hub, Monteith Row (beside Glasgow Green) Who: New Scots women and their children (must be able to ride a bike) Cost: FREE - part of the Glasgow 2026 Festival Places: 12 per ride - please book to save your space Bring: Comfortable clothes, a water bottle, and a light jacket in case of rain. We provide everything else!

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.

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, community projects and places of interest 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)

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.

Bikes, Bells &amp; a Picnic - Women's Ride - Glasgow 2026 Celebration Ride Celebrate the Commonwealth Games coming to Glasgow with a gentle, sociable bike ride for women! This ride is especially for New Scots - women who are new to Scotland and making Glasgow their home. This beginner-friendly ride follows an easy route at a relaxed pace, with a friendly group and supportive ride leaders - perfect if you're new to cycling or getting back on a bike after a while. It's all about enjoying the ride together, not about speed. Afterwards, stay for our free family picnic on Glasgow Green - bring your family along to join you! Bikes and helmets are provided free. Everyone is welcome, whatever your level of English. Where: Meet at Sunny Cycles Hub, Monteith Row (beside Glasgow Green)Who: New Scots women - beginners very welcome, but must be comfortable to cycleCost: FREE — part of the Glasgow 2026 FestivalPlaces: 14 - please book to save your spaceBring: Comfortable clothes and a water bottle. We provide everything else!

Bikes, Bells & a Picnic - Women's Ride - Glasgow 2026 Celebration Ride

<h2>Bikes, Bells &amp; a Picnic - Family Celebration Day</h2> Our biggest day of the summer! Join us on Glasgow Green for a big free family picnic with fun bike activities - celebrating our communities as part of the Glasgow 2026 Festival. This is a day especially for New Scots - women and families who are new to Scotland and making Glasgow their home. Bring everyone: children, partners, grandparents! We'll share food together, play games, try some bike fun for all ages and abilities, and enjoy the summer with old friends and new. Food is provided free - when you book, please tell us your dietary requirements and we'll make sure there's something delicious for you. You don't need any cycling experience to join in. Everyone is welcome, whatever your level of English. Where: Meet at the Sails sculpture, Glasgow Green - in the events area just east of the People's Palace (look for the Sunny Cycles flags!) Who: New Scots women and their families - all ages Cost: FREE - food all provided (please let us know of any dietary requirements in advance) - part of the Glasgow 2026 Festival Places: 40 - please book so we can plan the food! Bring: Just yourselves - maybe a picnic blanket if you have one!

Bikes, Bells & a Picnic - Family Celebration Day

Sunny Cycles

Learn to Ride 2025/26 (Victoria Park) **

Learn to Ride GG (2026) **

VP Saturday Ride (2026)

Monday Maryhill Ride (2026)

Bikes & Bells - Women's Beginner Cycling Lessons

Bikes & Bells - Family Bike Skills

Adapted Bikes Victoria Park

VP Bike Skills (2026)

Tuesday Ride Glasgow Green (2026)

VP Beginners Ride (2026)

VP Wednesday Ride (2026)

Bikes & Bells - Family Bike Ride

Friday Ride Glasgow Green (2026)

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

VP Longer Saturday Ride (2026)

Bikes, Bells & a Picnic - Women's Ride - Glasgow 2026 Celebration Ride