In June last year, towards the end of the first lockdown, John decided to buy an e-bike. This was easier said than done, because many other people made the same decision and bikes of all types became hard to get, but eventually he succeeded and has become a very keen cyclist. The bike has had its picture taken in many locations.

John’s bike at Baldernock

John’s bike at Balmore

John’s bike near Kilmacolm

John’s bike at Yoker

John’s bike on the canal at Cadder

John’s bike at Bowling

John’s bike near Johnstone

He has established some standard routes and sees some quirky things. This is Bowling, the western end of the Forth and Clyde Canal. The crew of the blue boat has been there rather too long I think!

Bowling

Bowling

A route to Clydebank takes him past Tom MacKendrick’s Beardmore Sculpture (built on the site of the Beardmore Naval Construction Works, established in 1906 and closed in 1930) and the Drop Lock, both at Dalmuir.

Dalmuir Drop Lock

Beardmore Sculpture, Dalmuir

Cycle way at Clydebank

A trip along the Clyde to the Erskine Bridge takes him past the Renfrew Ferry which links Renfrew on the southern bank to Yoker in Glasgow.

Renfrew Ferry

Renfrew Ferry

Renfrew Ferry

Clyde at Erskine

There are some interesting sights on the way out to Kilmacolm, including a Roman Legion.

Bridge of Weir

Bridge of Weir

Romans at Quarriers!

Quarriers Village

Formakin Estate

And last, but not least, some beautiful views.

Loch Carron road, near Fintry

Crow Road viewpoint

Carron Valley Reservoir

Looking back to Glasgow

Clyde at Carmyle

Though not quite last – this year John has added an e-mountain bike to his collection.

John’s mountain bike looking towards Dumgoyne

John’s mountain bike near Lennoxtown

And he has gone on a cycling holiday! More on that to come. And just to prove that I too was once a cyclist, here’s a horribly blurry scan of an old slide c 1983.