Our new TV campaign ‘United We Ride’ features all our own Co-op members (except Flo, she’s only 6 years old) and the poem that you can hear in the voiceover reflects some of what we get out of cycling; freedom, adventure, personal fulfillment and a sense of camaraderie. We hope you, as a fellow cyclist, identify with some of those things too.
United We Ride
Water, chains, helmet, shorts. Daily grind, lift from my thoughts.
Sun, rain, dusk and dawn. The bike and I, adventures to own.
No longer one, for we are more. Through streets and hills, past lakes and shore.
Speed, sweat, oil and pride. Forever and a day, United We Ride.
We don’t have any of the advertising money that big retailers have – we’re a cooperative, not corporate – but we make up for it with serious passion and real expertise for all things cycling, as well as with sheer grit and determination. We all muck in when the Co-op and our customers need us.
Most importantly, we’re here to make sure you get the most out of cycling, whether it’s through bike maintenance classes, mechanical support at events, advice on bike routes, or offering great bikes and kit. But it’s you who make our jobs worth doing, and together we’re all part of the wonderful tribe that is the cycling community.
We’ll see you out there!
Love from the Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative
And many more to follow in the coming weeks…
We’ve been a worker’s cooperative since we opened in Edinburgh in 1977 under the name “Recycles,” and we’ve grown from a small handful of friends to over 100 Co-op members in bike shops in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Newcastle and Leeds. We all own a part of the business and get a say on the direction of the business. Read more about the Co-op
