What is your name, where are you from and how long have you been in Aberdeen (if not local)?
Ben Martin. I’ve been in Aberdeen for nine and a half years, but I’m originally from New Zealand.
How did you get into cycling?
Dunedin where I grew up is not very suitable for cycling. I learnt to cycle at the age of 27 when I moved to Canberra. Canberra has lots of off-road cycle paths (and lots of hills!).
What kind of cycling do you do?
Mainly commuting to work (at the University of Aberdeen).
What type of cycle do you use
A Whyte Shoreditch hybrid.
Where do you cycle usually/any favourite routes? How often?
Along the Deeside Way to Cults or Newton Dee. My family and I went as far as Banchory once.
What would you like to see to improve your cycling experience?
Better cycling infrastructure, especially segregated cycle paths.
Any top tips for someone considering cycling in the area?
I cycle across town to work and back most weekdays. Some of the main roads are busy and unsafe, but there are often better routes that involve sticking to back streets.
Aberdeen Cycle Forum 
Fully agree to get more people cycling we need segregated cycle paths like South College Street.
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