07 Biking in Glasgow

Glasgow fleet expands as city celebrates 1.25 million rentals

One-hundred-and-sixty extra bikes and 16 additional stations are being added to Glasgow’s popular fleet of nextbikes this year as the city celebrates a milestone of 1.25 million rentals.

One hundred of the new bikes will hit the streets over the next few weeks, along with 10 new stations, as the scheme expands its network across the city. The remaining 60 bikes and six stations will be added to the expanding fleet by the autumn. They will join the city’s existing 770 standard bikes, 126 e-bikes, and 90 stations. The new bikes are nextbike’s latest model - the Smartbike 2.0. They have the benefits of improved security, locking mechanisms, and enhanced GPS tracking, with a slightly different rental procedure to the existing bikes.

Krysia Solheim, nextbike UK MD, said: “We’re delighted to be introducing these new bikes to the Glasgow fleet, especially in the year that COP26 take place in the city and the focus turns to halting climate change.

“We’re also excited to be expanding our network of stations into areas that previously haven’t had direct access to a station. We’re keen to ensure that as the fleet grows, it is as inclusive as possible and doesn’t just service the city centre."

The new bikes have been funded by Glasgow City Council and Andy Waddell, Director of Operations for Glasgow City Council, said: “Glasgow’s cycle hire scheme is a huge ongoing success and has played a major role in supporting the growing interest in active travel across the city. “Getting more people on a bike on a more regular basis is essential if we are to achieve Glasgow’s target of carbon neutrality by 2030. The cycle hire scheme therefore has a vital role to play in the city’s effort to tackle the current climate crisis.”

The new stations are at:

Cathcart Railway Station Corkerhill Railway Station Maryland Drive Pollokshields East Railway Station Mount Vernon Rail Riddrie South Maryhill Library Anniesland Library Gorbals Library Pollok Roundabout

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Where to pick up your Next Bike

GLASGOW BIKE TOURS

07786 683445 www.glasgowbiketours.co.uk Ride along and take in some sightseeing with Glasgow Bike Tours. Visit locations where you can see spectacular views of the city, not possible by bus or car. The whole tour is outside and the route is generally flat and has been designed using cycle paths, river and canal pathways and minor roads with very little traffic. Appropriate safety measures have been put in place with guides wearing face coverings where distancing can’t be maintained and bikes and helmets are sanitised between every ride. A 20% discount is currently being offered to locals and groups. Check out the Glasgow Bike Tours website for more information and to book.

Download The App Making space for cyclists

Glasgow City Council’s Spaces for People programme has been developed to give cyclists and pedestrians more space to roam in the city centre and encourage more active travel. It aims to deliver 36km of new cycle lanes across the city and cycle parking at 50 new locations. There is already a new Clydeside pop-up cycle lane which provides dedicated space for cyclists travelling west and runs for 1.5 miles between Saltmarket and the Clyde Arc, and more cycle parking has been installed in George Square. Find out more about cycling in the city at Glasgow City Council’s online hub - at www.glasgow.gov.uk/cycling