Links
- Saddle up: The Urban Cyclist's Survival Guide (The Independent, June 2006)
- Cycling Scotland
- Go Bike – Strathclyde Cycle Campaign
- Critical Mass, Glasgow
- Cycle-Aid – the claims organisation specialised in bicycle accidents
- Cycling in Scotland (Visit Scotland)
- Cycling routes in the UK (Forestry Commission)
Cycling
The University's "Cycle to Work" scheme - Cycle Plus.
Hire a bicycle from the University for your commuting and save on tax and national insurance contributions.
Cyclists can now request their security marking pack, including marking pen and bicycle passport. Please contact the Travel and Transport Co-ordinator for your pack.
Find the best route - you can borrow the new GoBike Glasgow cycle map from the Travel and Transport Co-ordinator.
The Bicycle User Group (BUG) at University of Glasgow - new members are always welcome. To find out more, visit the BUG web pages or contact the Travel and Transport Co-ordinator.
How to claim business mileage allowance when using your bike (or motorbike) for work purposes
A bicycle emergency repair kit is available for use on the Main Gate House, University Avenue. It consists of lubricant, puncture repair kits, a pump and an all-purpose tool. All University cyclists are welcome to use it. Please let the Travel and Transport Co-ordinator know what you have used, so that replacement can be organised.
Bicyle parking facilities at Gilmorehill/Hillhead campus
Showers at Gilmorehill/Hillhead campus
Bicyle parking facilities at Garscube campus
Insurance for cyclists – how to be on the safe side
What happens with abandoned bicycles on the campus ?
To report road and lighting faults to Glasgow City Council/other local authorities, phone hotline number 0800 373635 (freephone) or report online here.
Examples of the faults this service deals with: emergencies, potholes, broken or uneven paving stones, unlit streetlights (every lighting column is numbered - it helps if the number is quoted), vandalised road signs, faulty traffic lights, broken safety barriers, blocked road drains and gullies, road flooding, icy roads and pavements, collapsed road surface exposed electrical wires in lighting columns, lighting column or tree blown across a road, damaged or missing bridge parapets, branches obscuring a road sign.