Hosted by Huntly Development Trust

Facilitators :

Tim Bowden

Donald Boyd

Dave Simpson

Developing Cycling in and Around Huntly

Share Huntly Cycle Survey resultsFind out what’s already going on in and around

HuntlyDiscover Huntly’s cycling historyDiscuss what next?

Why are we here?

June-September 2013 (Bike Week to Huntly Hairst)

Over 110 responses 53% male, 47% female47% live in Huntly itself, 19% within 5 miles41% aged 31-50; 22% aged 51-70; 20% aged 13-18; 6% < 1211% aged 19-30; 0% > 70Full results available at

www.huntlydevelopmenttrust.orgA snapshot of what people said….

Huntly Cycle Survey Results

Most people own a MTB (62%) and/or a road bike (42%) – but a wide cross section

Even split from unused to daily useMostly used for pleasure and general fitnessAlmost 1/3 use the bike to get to work¼ use it to do shopping10% to get to school

Huntly Cycle Survey Results

5.54 (Scores in all the boxes)What makes it good:

Quiet roads & streetsScenery/landscape/viewsVariety of (circular) routes & terrainForest tracks (Bin, Gartly Moor, Battlehill, Clash,

Mungo)

Huntly Cycle Survey Results

What makes it bad:Lack of cycle only paths/routesTraffic level & speedDriver behaviourRoad & path conditionsInteraction with A96 and A97

Huntly Cycle Survey Results

Top 8 actions to improve the situation:1 Cycle paths separated from other road users2= Cycle lanes painted on the road2= Development of safe routes to school4 Local routes with downloadable/printed maps5 Local waymarked off-road cycle trails6 More cycle parking in the town centre7 Regular local guided rides on-road8 Regular local guided rides off-road

Huntly Cycle Survey Results

OutcomesI would cycle more often (62%)I would encourage others to cycle (55%)

ImportanceQuite (41%) or very (53%) important to Huntly’s

future

Develop & promote Huntly & District as a cycle destination?92% yes

Huntly Cycle Survey Results

The Bike Shack Open for repairs, and sales of second hand bikes, taking donations too

TGS Mountain Bike Club After school club with qualified leaders

Huntly Autospares Now 60% of in store stock cycling related

Organised Rides Just the one at present developed after 2013 HBW, but more to come?

Bike Hire The Huntly Nordic & Outdoor Centre has a number of Giant Mountain

bikes in various sizes for half day and daily hire Huntly Bike Week

2014 sees this annual event in it’s third year Ming the Merciless

Well-established annual run and cycle event Breaking news! – Huntly rickshaw – Darren …..

What’s already going on in Huntly?

Did you know…

Huntly once had it’s own cycle race track? It was on the Market Muir and was used like an outdoor velodrome

for circuit racing Huntly once boasted 4 bike shops?

40 Duke Street - 14 Bogie Street - 3 Duke Street - 2 Square The Huntly Express once had a cycling column?

Every week around the turn of the previous century (1900) Huntly used to have it’s own cycling club?

Strathbogie Cycle Club – Huntly Cycle Club – Strathbogie Wheelers Club

There is much more meat to the cycling history of Huntly, progressing research and collecting photos, stories and memorabilia and producing a booklet/exhibition could be a possibility

Huntly, a cycling history

Is there enough interest in moving forward?Is anyone willing to put themselves forward

to help develop further?What ideas are there out there?If positive, how do we move forward as a

group?

What do you/we want to do?

* Photos: FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Confirm sufficient interest to move forwardList of potential projects Identify interested individualsSchedule next meeting(s)

What next?

Happy Cycling!

cycling@huntly.net

Many thanks for participating