Cafés & Restaurants
Cafés and restaurants can significantly enhance a mountain bike trip. How can your business better cater to this growing market and provide a world-class service to visiting mountain bikers?
Advice for Businesses
Local businesses play a key role in establishing Scotland as the international destination of choice for mountain biking.
After all, the experience of tourists primarily comes down to their interactions with local people and businesses.
We are here to support local businesses all over Scotland so we can all benefit from this growing market by improving the customer journey for visiting mountain bikers.
Self Assessment Tool
Our handy questionnaire allows you to quickly evaluate how you currently cater to MTB tourists, while identifying any gaps and the opportunities that may help enhance your offering.
MTB Tourism Businesses
Accommodation Providers
A fantastic cycling holiday depends heavily on the standard of accommodation. What can your business do to make their stay memorable?
MTB Tour Operators, Guides, Skills Instructors & Coaches
In 2014, we developed a set of guidelines with Wild Scotland and Scottish mountain biking businesses to support the delivery of good practices to MTB customers, the land managers, other visitors, and the fantastic landscapes in which we operate.
Catering To MTB Tourists
Secure Bike Storage
By having a few essentials on hand, you can help ensure guests enjoy their ride and get home safely.
Laundry & Cleaning
The service you provide for MTB tourists can benefit other guests participating in outdoor activities.
Bike Washing Facilities
Providing bike washing facilities can make a real difference to the experience of your MTB guests.
Bike Maintenance
With a few essentials on hand, you can help ensure your guests enjoy their ride and get home safely.
Local Knowledge
Knowledge of the local area is a highly valuable resource for mountain bike tourists.
Rest & Relaxation
Just as you would cater to all your guests, rest & relaxation is essentially the same for riders.
Key Sections
MTB Tourism
Scotland's mountain biking tourism market has gone from strength to strength in recent years. And with strategic investment and support, it is set to expand even further.
Destinations
With breathtaking natural scenery and some of the best mountain bike trails in the world, Scotland is primed to become Europe's premier destination for mountain biking.
Useful Resources
Want to find out more about mountain biking in Scotland? Our diverse range of MTB resources, including guides and downloadable media, will get you on the right track.
DMBinS
Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS) is responsible for overseeing delivery of the Scottish Mountain Bike Strategy and the many actions within it. DMBinS is proud to be part of Scottish Cycling, an organisation at the forefront of MTB development.
