http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: 1977 and onwards en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 03:13:31 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21983#post-385047 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:31:54 +0000 chdot 385047@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Spokes –(“<a href="https://cyclefridays.wordpress.com/links/">not just The Lothian Cycle Campaign, but probably the most successful volunteer run campaign in the UK!</a>” was created in 1977 </p> <p>The same year as Recycles, which grew into EBC</p> <p>Also the year Cyclebag began to revolutionise cycle campaigning in Bristol and later developed into Sustrans</p> <p>And -</p> <p>“Mr. Cunningham began building bikes in 1977, turning his garage in Fairfax into a workshop”</p> <p>(<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/sports/cycling/charlie-cunningham-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wlA.98Rb.igl3_2GbeONP&amp;smid=url-share">Obituary in New York Times</a>)</p> <p>Expect events to commemorate all of these things next year </p>