Through Bikes For All, we provide free membership to the nextbike scheme for people of Glasgow on low or no income.

The Bikes For All project offers annual memberships for free to the nextbike city-wide bike hire scheme, which usually costs £60. Nextbike is an innovative bike share scheme provider, offering high quality and good value bikes across Glasgow.

Alongside the free membership, we also offer a cheaper hire system:

  • Normal nextbike membership: First 30 mins of rental is free, and every 30 mins thereafter is 50p
  • Bikes For all nextbike membership: First 60 mins is free, and every 60 mins is 50p thereafter

As long as you are able to keep your commute to within an hour, you will not have to pay for cycle transport. 

Bikes For All is for anyone in Glasgow who is on low, or no, income. We offer orientation rides, guidance on how to hire a bike and advice on how best to cycle in Glasgow city centre. You don’t need a bank card to access the bikes!

Bikes For All is a partnership between Bike for Good, Como UK, and the Glasgow Centre for Population Health.

 

Impact so far

  • 414 memberships, 10,253 journeys generated, over 500 sessions and events, 90& benefited staff support to sign up and 15 community partners.
  • 49% of Bikes for All participants identified as Black or minority ethnicity, 26% were seeking asylum, 28% were out of work , 42% were women and 9% were experiencing homelessness.
  • 95% of participants stated the project has had a significant impact on their physical and mental wellbeing. 47% used nextbike to visit friends and family, 33% to access social welfare health services and 33% to access work training or study.

 

“Now I can move to different places in Glasgow. I feel free and it simply makes me happy! It also enables me to practice road skills and I now feel much more confident cycling on the road and on the left-hand side of the road. I can go to the park for some exercise and fresh air as well as uses nextbike to commute to appointments. And I have also managed to save money not using the bus all the time.”

-Anne Gladkova, Bikes For All user

 

Why is it necessary?

Bikes For All is a practical and feasible option for anyone living in temporary accommodation/social housing, or are experiencing homelessness. The discounted membership to the nextbike scheme means you don’t have to worry about the financial aspects of buying a bike, or the logistical aspects of storing and maintaining a bike.

 

How to get involved

If you are based in Glasgow, and feel that you would benefit from a Bikes For All membership, please contact:

  • healthandwellbeing@bikeforgood.org.uk
  • 07541 640693

If you have any questions about this, please get in touch.

Funders

Bikes For All is funded by Smarter Choices Smarter Places Open Fund.

Smarter Choices, Smarter Places - Supporting Sustainable Travel Glasgow Centre for Population Healthcomo uk supporting shared transport