PEDAL power ramped up a wheelie good day out for cyclists in Rouken Glen Park.

This year’s Pedalwise East Renfrewshire Spring Cycling Festival saw dozens of children and adults hop on their bikes at Rouken Glen Park.

The fun-filled festival featured various carbon-saving activities, including: wonky and smoothie bicycles, a mobile mountain bike rail, a treasure trail, electric bike try-outs and a ‘Kiddical’ guided ride for those with little legs.

Cyclists whose bicycles weren’t in top condition made the most of the Giffnock green space’s bike hub which offered Dr Bike guidance sessions.

Pedalwise East Renfrewshire is part of the Neilston Development Trust.

The aim of the festival is to make the region a leading local authority for the numbers of residents who cycle for recreation, to work and school and for everyday journeys.

Gordon Keenan, Neilston Development Trust chief officer, hailed the event on Saturday, March 18 as a success.

He said: “Neilston was recognised last year as Scotland’s first cycle-friendly town and now we wish to take that message out and promote the whole of East Renfrewshire as a place where ‘more people cycle and people cycle more’, keeping healthy and helping to reduce carbon emissions in the process.”

Duncan MacIntyre, chairman of East Renfrewshire Sustrans Volunteers, said: “The Pedalwise bike hub is a fantastic new resource in support of cycling.

“There’s a great bunch of committed staff and volunteers at NDT’s Bank bike hub and café in Neilston and now here at Rouken Glen working really hard to make cycling accessible, safe and fun for all sorts.”

To find out more, visit www.pedalwise.co.uk, email info@pedalwise.co.uk or call 0141 561 1201.