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.

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.

Maryhill Burgh  Halks

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. We have bikes and helmets available for people to use. Get in touch if you have any questions or are unsure.

Monteith Row

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.

Victoria Park Sunny Cycles Hub

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.

Maclennan Arch

This is a 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 be around 10-15miles depending on the group on the day, the weather, and the leader. If you have any questions, please get in touch. 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.

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 only book in of you are going to attend on the day, these lessons are in high demand. 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>

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 07425168443 (this phone is manned on the lesson day by the delivery team).

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.

Victoria Park Pond (next to Toilets/Park Cafe)

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. 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.

Sunny Cycles

Sunny Cycles

Wednesday Ride Victoria Park

Friday Ride Glasgow Green

Friday Women's Ride Glasgow Green

VP Saturday Ride

Learn to Ride

Monday Ride Maryhill

VP Bike Skills

VP Beginners Ride

Tuesday ride Glasgow Green

VP Longer Ride