Team

Our team are fabulous! All our guides are qualified to lead rides as well run cycle training sessions. Their passion for showing visitors this beautiful, ancient city shines through when you are with them. Fun, friendly and kind! You are in good hands!

  • A Wee Pedal Founder Leanne

    Meet Leanne!

    FOUNDER | GUIDE

    Favourite cycle ride / trip:
    Cycling through Laos for 3 days with our son in torrential down-pours - he was whooping with delight!

    When you are not riding your bike what are you doing?
    Being a teacher all my life - I now spend all my time running the business and teaching over 300+ kids and adults per year to ride a bike.

    To me, Edinburgh is...
    Like walking through Narnia

    Quirky fact...
    My Mandarin is better than my Gaelic!

    Best Scottish word...
    Baffies (slippers)

  • A Wee Pedal Guide Richard

    Meet Richard!

    GUIDE

    Favourite cycle ride / trip:
    I love riding South Queensferry from under the Forth Road Bridges to Blackness Castle

    When you are not riding your bike what are you doing?
    Playing tennis and watching our son play hockey and cricket

    To me, Edinburgh is...
    The best city in the world!

    Quirky fact...
    I had the privilege of watching Pele play at Villa Park

    Best Scottish word...
    A wee pedal!

  • A Wee Pedal Guide Jenn

    Meet Jenn!

    GUIDE

    Favourite cycle / trip:
    My happy place is when my partner and I go bike packing together. There’s so much to choose from but the Rob Roy Way stands out. Lochs, mountains, forestry and a pub at the end

    When you are not riding your bike, what are you doing?
    I’ve started skateboarding, so probably falling of a skateboard

    To me, Edinburgh is...
    the city that has it all. The sea, the hills, the green space, the culture, the architecture and even a volcano! It’s a wonderful place to live

    Quirky fact..
    I had a very awkward appearance on American TV!

    Best Scottish word..
    Shan (a wee bit rubbish)

  • A Wee Pedal Guide Pete

    Meet Pete!

    GUIDE

    Favourite cycle ride / trip:
    The Western Isles Way

    When you are not riding your bike what are you doing?
    Munroe Bagging or walking the West Highland Way

    To me, Edinburgh is...
    The birthplace of Scottish Enlightenment

    Quirky fact...
    I’ve lived in America

    Best Scottish word..
    Gallus (a bit daring!)

  • A Wee Pedal Guide Carmen

    Meet Carmen!

    GUIDE

    Favourite cycle ride / trip:

    Aviemore and the Cairngorms. A quick ride from Edinburgh: to South Queensferry through Dalmeny state.

    When you’re not riding your bike what are you doing?
    Teaching others how to ride theirs, studying at college, supporting people with disabilities, being a cool auntie!

    To me, Edinburgh is…
    Second home

    Quirky fact…
    I only started to cycle when I was 26 now I cycle to the corner shop

    Home is…
    Nowhere and everywhere and my mum's house where I grow up in Ontinyent, Spain

    Best Scottish word…
    Wee

  • A Wee Pedal Guide Kirsty

    Meet Kirsty!

    GUIDE

    Favourite cycle ride / trip:
    An exhilarating fast downhill section of Glenshee called ‘Devil’s elbow’ - my bike was shaking and so was I!

    When you are not riding your bike what are you doing?
    I am on the British Cycling track team and currently represent Scotland

    To me, Edinburgh is...
    Home

    Quirky fact...
    When I was wee I hated going fast. I now compete and win British National track cycling titles.

    Best Scottish word...
    Blether (a wee chat)

  • A Wee Pedal Community Programme Ride Leader Phil

    Meet Phil!

    OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMME RIDE LEADER

    Favourite cycle / trip:
    Etape Caledonia around Lochs and Tummel and Rannoch and up and down Shiehallion

    When you are not riding your bike what are you doing?
    Servicing and fixing them - I am semi-retired Paramedic

    To me, Edinburgh is..
    Amazing cycling options, paths, hills and gravel routes

    Quirky fact..
    Happy to put salad cream on most savoury foods

    Favourite Scottish word:
    Neeps (turnip or swede)

  • A Wee Pedal Guide Colin

    Meet Colin!

    GUIDE

    Favourite cycle ride / trip:
    Ben Tilt loop in The Cairngorms

    When you are not riding your bike what are you doing?
    I enjoy running and chatting with friends. I’m a paramedic so I guide for A wee pedal at weekends

    To me, Edinburgh is...
    Edinburgh is a microcosm of Scotland

    Quirky fact...
    My name spelt backwards is the same as forwards.... I’m also dyslexic

    Best Scottish word...
    Glaikit (being a bit foolish)

  • A Wee Pedal Guide Samuel

    Meet Samuel!

    GUIDE

    Favourite cycle ride / trip:
    Anywhere far from the paved road sharing empty places

    When you are not riding your bike what are you doing?
    Hanging out with my partner, cooking good food or watching live music. I like a wee dance every now and then…

    To me, Edinburgh is…
    A mix of new and old ideas with active travel being at the heart

    Quirky fact…
    I have eaten Caiman cooked in a banana leaf on a fire in the middle of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest…

    Best Scottish word…
    Muckle (A great big amount!)

Giving Back

A wee pedal is based at a community-owned charity, Bridgend Farmhouse. We contribute to this caring community by offering free cycling activities to local families and individuals. Additionally, Leanne has taught hundreds of local children and adults to ride a bike for the first time. Our tours help to support these popular local cycling activities and your A wee pedal experience contributes directly to local well-being and cycling participation. Bridgend Farmhouse is conveniently located close to the city centre and directly on a cycle path which gives us access to the many cycle routes crisscrossing Edinburgh.