Recycling, Reuse & Recognition

Thanks to the efforts of Scott Runciman and Cycling UK, our team were both honoured and delighted to welcome the Minister for Active Travel Patrick Harvie to Just Cycle at Tweedbank in the Scottish Borders. Follow Transport Scotland’s link below to learn more about it…. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=726047242830811 Featured in the photo alongside Patrick Harvie is Just […]

Good News for the Ettrick & Yarrow community!

Border Bikes are delighted to welcome New Partners Ettrick E-Bikes on Board… Check out their homepage to find ways to contact them and hire yourself an e-bike.. “We have 7 e-Bikes to hire out for whole or half days in the Ettrick Valley. Helmets and Hi Viz waistcoats also supplied as well as comfort saddles […]

Borders e-Bikers New Facebook Group

As you may already know, our e-Bikes-4-Borderers continues to be popular, we have 10 Raleigh e-bikes which we offer to locals to trial for a month at a time (for a donation to cover our costs), with the aim of encouraging people to swich to e-biking for some or all their journeys to work, shopping […]

Hike & Bike Hub – Grand Opening

After a few ups and downs, we officially opened on Saturday 4 February and we were delighted that so many people joined us that day as our guided walk was piped away from the Hub! Local author Ed Shoote spoke about his adventures and “Gravel Rides Scotland” book, before some local cyclists took up our […]

Cycling 152 Miles – Wales to Murrayfield

We asked Just Cycle Trustee and valued Volunteer Stewart McDowall if he would share his amazing cycling experience with us, which he completed for a great cause. Congratulations on a remarkable achievement – over to you Stewart.. “I was asked to join the John Clark Motor Group team (the main sponsor for the cycle) from […]

From Borders to Burundi

It was back in late 2018 when Just Cycle first teamed up with Nigel from bikes to Africa. Nigel’s project provided an ideal solution for the charity, preventing donated bicycles deemed unfit for repair from ending up back in the recycling centre as scrap. Nigel began shipping bikes to Africa back in 2010 – it […]

Cycling UK in the Borders

Cycling UK currently has four projects on-going in the Borders, Scott Runciman is the local Development Officer. Scott works on Cycling UK’s Rural Connections, Scotland Cycle Repair Scheme and Shift projects and has assisted on the delivery of Access Bikes. Rural Connections offers anything from free e-bike loans, maintenance classes and led rides through to […]

Weekend Away with MBR

Somewhere at the back of a cupboard during a recent clear out, a friend of Just Cycle rediscovered a copy of an April 1999 Mountain Bike Rider for the princely sum of £2.95! Okay, so apart from the obvious price comparison of yesteryear, there’s nothing much exciting about that I hear you holler… well just […]

A Good Sign for Just Cycle!

After a number of delays since 2019, Just Cycle is delighted to have received a placard from BCCF Environmental as a part of the Scottish Landfill Community Fund in recognition of our partnership. We are incredibly grateful for the support and proud to display our new plaque outside the main office in Tweedbank. (Pictured: Grant […]

Another Bike Donated to a Good Cause.

John is 15 and works for a local fish and chip company, distributing flyers around the Galashiels area twice a week to advertise their business. John was overwhelmed to receive a donated bike on behalf of Just Cycle to aid in his deliveries, stating that he couldn’t wait to get out and about on it, […]