Hire & loan

nextbike station outside the Riverside Museum, image courtesy of nextbike

Hiring or loaning a bike is an option if you want to get back into cycling, have a limited budget, want to test out a new bike type or are only in the city for a short time.

nextbike is Glasgow’s city wide bike hire scheme. Once registered online you can hire and return a bike as you need it from nextbike stations stretching across the city for as little as £5 a day with annual membership of £60.

If you cannot afford a bicycle or an annual nextbike membership or don’t have a bank account, you are eligible for Bike for Good’s Bikes for All programme – get in touch to receive a £3 yearly nextbike membership without the need of a bank card.

In addition, the city’s cycling organisations also hire and loan bikes to their members, local communities and sometimes the general public. Hires will incur an hourly or daily fee, with loans usually free of charge. Bike fleets or ‘bike libraries’ often have a range of bike types available suitable for different ages, abilities and uses. Enquire direct with a cycling organisation in your local area of Glasgow about the availability of bikes for hire or loan to suit your needs.

Hire & loan in Glasgow

Bike for Good

Bike loans available for a month for free, also offers e-cargo bikes for individuals, families and businesses to loan. Manages nextbike, Glasgow’s city wide bike hire scheme.

65 Haugh Road, Glasgow G3 8TX, UK 539 Victoria Road, Glasgow, G42 8BH
Drumchapel Cycle Hub

Available for all members to hire a bike for a week at £10. Wide range of bikes to hire, including balance bikes, children’s bikes, mountain bikes and adult hybrids. Trailers and baby seats are also available for free. All hires are available Wednesday to Sunday.

Drumchapel Sports Centre, 195b Drumry Road East, Glasgow, G15 8NS
nextbike

Available to easily hire at stations across the city via their app. The Pay As You Ride rate is £1 for every 30 minutes, or a full-day price of £10 for 24 hours for Standard Bikes. The Pay As You Ride rate for E-Bikes is £2 for every 20 minutes or a full-day price of £30 for 24 hours. Monthly and annual memberships, group offers and tariffs are also available.
On Bikes (St Paul’s Youth Forum)

We hire out adaptive bikes, e-bikes and standard bikes at the Seven Loch’s Wetland Park via our shop SPYF On Bikes Ltd, whose profits go into helping neighbouring communities.

Molendinar Community Centre, 1210 Royston Rd, Glasgow G33 1HE, UK 1240 Cumbernauld Rd, Glasgow G33 1AH, UK
Sunny Cycles

Hire from our range of disability bikes and two-wheelers for use during our rides. Perfect for trying cycling in a supportive environment. Contact us to learn more or book your bike.

Sunny Cycles, Monteith Row, Glasgow, UK Sunny Cycles Victoria Park Hub, Victoria Park, Glasgow, UK
Women On Wheels

Loan a bike, trailer, bike seat or other equipment from the Bike & Equipment Loan Library. Loans are available up to one month and are charged on a pay as you can basis £0-50.

Women On Wheels, Dixon Road, Glasgow, UK