Our Community Work
We do more than fix bikes.
From cycling programmes in Glasgow prisons to free bikes for people in need — this is what Ebike Freedom is really about.
Every bike we fix pays for this
Ebike Freedom is a Community Interest Company. Our assets and profits are legally locked into the community — they cannot be taken out. The repair workshop and the shop fund the programmes on this page, which means a service booking or a bike bought from us is not a transaction. It is the funding.
Free bikes
Request a free bike
Our mission is simple: Empower people with free bikes. We refurbish second-hand bikes and give them to people in need.
About the Free Bike Programme →The Prison Project
Freedom Bike Library
Borrow a bike free for three months. Helmet, lock and lights included.
About the Bike Library →Sister Spokes
A second chance to ride forward — bikes, training and company for women rebuilding life after custody.
About Sister Spokes →HMP Barlinnie
Year-round support for prison families, and refurbished bikes for their children at Christmas.
About Barlinnie →HMP Greenock
Cycling leadership and community rehabilitation — training people to lead, not just to ride.
About Greenock →Lilias Centre
Train the Trainer at Scotland's national women's custody facility, and its first on-site cycle shed.
About Lilias →Out in the community
Dr. Bike & bike checks
Bike checks and repairs at workplaces, schools and community events across Glasgow.
Book a session →
Why it matters
Transport is access
A bike is a job interview you can get to, a shift you can take, a school run that does not depend on a bus fare.
Repair over landfill
Every e-bike we bring back to life is one that does not become waste, and one more affordable bike on the road.
Nobody gets turned away
We work on bikes other shops refuse, for people other shops refuse. That is the whole point.
No one gets left behind.
No one...
How you can help
We are run by a small team, a lot of volunteers and limited funding. Every one of these makes a direct difference.
Donate an e-bike
That e-bike rusting in your close or shed is somebody's way to work. We collect across the UK, and we will fix whatever state it is in.
Donate an e-bike →Volunteer
Mechanics, ride leaders, and people who are simply good with people. No cycling experience needed for most of it.
Volunteer with us →Fund a programme
Funders and trusts: we can show you exactly what a bike, a course place or a session costs, and what it produces.
See our impact →Join the board
We are recruiting volunteer non-executive directors. Two or three meetings a year, and real influence over the work.
Join our board →Refer someone
Support workers and partner organisations — or come to us yourself. Every enquiry is confidential.
Make a referral →Book a repair, buy a bike
The simplest one. Our trading income funds every programme on this page.
Book a repair →