If you live, work or study in the London borough of Lambeth and fancy trying out city cycling before investing in a bike, Lambeth Council and London Cycling Campaign Projects have jointly launched a ‘Try Before You Bike’ scheme allowing users to hire a bike, lock and safety equipment for four weeks for £10.
There’ll be cycle training and maintenance courses on offer throughout the loan period too, and a 24-hour phone line for practical help.
In return, the users have to keep a diary of the cycling they do.
When the hire period ends there’s the chance to buy the bike or return it.
There’s a range of men’s and women’s bikes available, including some folding models.
Induction sessions are run every Tuesday fortnight at a location close to Oval Tube Station and you can arrive anytime between 3pm and 8pm. It takes approximately 20-30 minutes to collect a bike and you’ll need to provide some photo ID and your address.
For more information on the scheme click here.





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6 thoughts on “Live, work or study in Lambeth? Try cycling in the city for 4 weeks for just £10”
Tokenistic at best as you
Tokenistic at best as you will probably be murdered riding it.
What a brilliant idea!
What a brilliant idea! Hopefully it will be a roaring success that other councils will adopt.
Fail ^ k thx bai x
Fail ^ k thx bai x
i did this at Decathlon in
i did this at Decathlon in Canada Water, i tested a bike for 2 weeks before then buying a new one. However, I wasn’t even forced into buying one, great service i must say
Deals of bike hire inclusive
Deals of bike hire inclusive with rent (for car free housing – ran from 2005-2009 with pre BCH bike hire scheme in London) or as employee/student benefit (already running at Greenwich and GSK) plus of course inclusive with travelcard (The Key – Newcastle, and SWTrains Brompton hire since 2009 at special rate to season ticket holders.
A workplaces scheme also ran in Southwark documented in a TfL report.
It sounds like a very good
It sounds like a very good scheme, and I like the fact that they’re offering cycle training as part of this.
I wouldn’t advise anyone new to cycling to set off on a commute to the centre of London for the first time without some support. If they’re lucky they’ll have an experienced friend or co-worker who can show them the ropes, but a few lessons are the next best option.