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Scotland Bicycle Hire

Cycling In Scotland > Scotland Bicycle Hire



If, like me you're a fair weather or occasional cyclist, then hiring a bicycle would probably be more cost effective than actually buying one.

That's why I've put together this handy directory of Scotland bicycle hire. More and more people are taking to cycling around Scotland as an ideal way to see the best of the country on some of our excellent cycle tracks, and to enjoy the clean air.

Add to that all the fitness benefits that can be experienced with really good excercise, and it's easy to see why bicycle shops are booming. For regular cyclists, owning your own bicycle is probably your best option, but with some people the biggest problem is storage space. If you're short of space in the home or garage, then hiring a bicycle solves that problem.

The 'Bicycle hire capital of Scotland' has to be Millport, on the Isle of Cumbrae. It's the only town on the Island, and Cumbrae's so small that a bike ride round the Island will take you on a journey of just 10.25 miles.

There are 3 cycle hire shops here offering hundreds of bicycles between them, and although they don't have websites, you'll find them, please trust me on that one. So Scotland bicycle hire has to start in Millport which can be reached from Largs with a nice 10 minute Ferry Crossing.


Links to Scotland bicycle hire shops ......


Aberdeenshire :

Cycle Highlands
The Pavilion, Victoria Road, Ballater AB35 5QQ
Tel: 013397 55864

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Argyll & Bute :

Crinan Cycles
34 Argyll Street, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8NE
Tel: 01546 603511

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Ayrshire :

Walkers Cycling
45 Main Street, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire KA3 2SY
Tel: 01563 544488

Irvine Cycles
23 Eglinton Street, Irvine KA10 8AX
Tel: 01294 272712

Express Cycles
73 Main Road, Glengarnock, Ayrshire KA14 3AA
Tel : 01505 682401

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Dumfries & Galloway :

The Break Pad
Kirroughtree Visiors Centre, Palnure, Newton Stewart DG8 7BE
Tel: 01671 401303

Castle Douglas Cycle Centre
Church Street, Castle Douglas DG7 1EA
Tel: 01556 504542

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Edinburgh Area :

Bike Trax
7 - 11, Lochrin Place, Tollcross, Edinburgh EH3 9QX
Tel: 0131 228 6633

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Fort William :

Off Beat Bikes
High Street, Fort William
Tel: 01397 704 008

Nevis Cycles
4 Lochy Crescent, Inverlochy, Fort William PH33 6NG
Tel: 01397 705555

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Inverness Area :

Ticket To Ride
Cantraybruich Cottage, Culloden Moor, Inverness IV2 5EG
Tel: 07902 242301

Rafford Cycles
Forres, Moray, IV36 2RU
Tel: 01309 672811

Highland Bicycle Co
16a Telford Street, Inverness IV3 5JZ
Tel: 01463 234789

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Perth & Kinross :

Escape Route
3 Atholl Road, Pitlochry, Perthshire, PH16 5BX
Tel: 01796 473859

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Scottish Borders :

The Hub in The Forest
The Hub, Glentress Forest, Peebles EH45 8NB
Tel: 01721 721 736

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Shetland :

Grantfield Garage
North Road, Lerwick, Shetland Islands ZE1 0NT
Tel: 01595 692709

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South Uist :

Rothan Cycles
9 Howmore, Isle of South Uist, Howmore HS8 5SH
Tel: 01870 620283

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Speyside :

Speyside Bikes
Aberlour
Tel: 01340 871270

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Stirling Area :

Mounter Bikes
4a Ancaster Square, Callander FK17 8BD
Tel: 01877 331052



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I hope you found these links to Scotland bicycle hire helpful, if so you may also be interested in the Scotland Cycling Events calendar for the year.


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