For all your local cycling needs, try the local shop, BG cycles at 48 High Street, Portobello (http://www.bgcycles.co.uk).  Proprietor Bernard is supportive of the club and will do his best to source components at fair prices, or deal with your mechanical problems. Club bike shop of the year 2024 and 2025!

Just slightly further away is ACE Bikes, at 101 North High Street, Musselburgh.  It has a good selection of road bikes, and can source most good quality parts and accessories.  They offer Porto-Velo members a 10% discount on all bikes, parts etc. bought in-store, or a 20% voucher to spend in the shop when you order from them online: https://www.acebikeco.com/

At Tribe Porty (Windsor Place, Portobello), you will find Velow Bikeworks, specialising in sympathetic restorations of vintage steel and other used frames, plus vintage parts and repairs. Find them at: http://www.velow.cc/

Portovelo is affiliated to Cycling UK (https://www.cyclinguk.org). Formerly the Cyclists Touring Club, this is a charity and a campaigning group that represents the interests of all cyclists. Well worth joining!

Also well worth supporting is Spokes, the long established Lothian cycling campaign, which works hard to promote cycling as a means of transport: http://www.spokes.org.uk.

Sustrans is a UK wide charity commited to delivering dedicated cycle and walking routes. A section of their website documents the National Cycle Network paths: https://www.sustrans.org.uk/national-cycle-network/

For some useful tips on avoiding bike-theft, check this out:  https://www.directline.com/home-cover/how-to-prevent-your-bike-from-being-stolen