Been here 9 years, not planning on going anywhere.
Tellingly, a lot of my friends who no longer live here, from different backgrounds, cyclists and non-cyclists, regret leaving and wish they could come back.
If you can look beyond trail centres and super gnar Alpine style descents then you’ll have a lot of fun exploring the local MTB, don’t be afraid to buy a map and explore the Pentlands as opposed to just asking for the ‘best’ routes and missing all the interesting little bits in between.
Music scene is pretty ropey, you’ll not get that many live bands coming though, but Glasgow is only a short (expensive…) train journey away.
I feel like a traitor to my own kind here, but if you value a good night’s sleep I’d maybe avoid Marchmont and Bruntsfield, lots of noisy students (I would know, I used to be one of the inconsiderate b******s)