Request a Free Bike

Cycle without stigma. We refurbish donated bikes and give them, free, to people in Glasgow who need transport and cannot afford it.

Nobody should have to choose between a meal and the bus fare. That is the whole reason this programme exists.

Who can apply

Two things decide it, and we would rather be straight with you about both than have you wait on an application that was never going to work.

  • Your postcode starts with G. We are a small Glasgow organisation and we can only place bikes where we can support them afterwards
  • There is no means test, no benefits check and no age limit. You do not need to prove anything to us beyond telling us your situation

A referral from an organisation, charity or support service gives your application priority. It is not a requirement, and you can apply for yourself, but if you are already working with a service it is worth asking them to refer you.

What to expect

It will be a standard bike, not an electric one

Every application is treated as a request for a standard, non-electric bike. That is how we reach the most people with what gets donated. If an e-bike would make a real difference to your situation, say so in your application and we will consider it.

There is a waiting list, and it is long

We cannot tell you when a bike will be ready, because it depends on what gets donated and what funding we hold. We will not pretend otherwise, and we will not go quiet on you.

Every bike is checked before it goes out

Our mechanics strip, test and rebuild each one, with a full safety inspection before it leaves the workshop. A free bike is not a lesser bike.

We contact you and your referrer

When a bike becomes available we get in touch with both the applicant and the organisation that referred them, so nothing falls between the two.

Application received

Thank you. You are on the waiting list. We will contact you, and your referrer if you have one, as soon as a bike is available.

Apply for a bike

If you are applying for yourself, skip straight to part two.

Part 1: Referrer details

Only if you are applying on someone else's behalf through an organisation. Leave this blank if you are applying for yourself.

Part 2: Who the bike is for
Must start with G. We can only place bikes in Glasgow, because we support them afterwards.
In centimetres or feet and inches, so we can size the bike.
Optional. We ask because when there are more requests than bikes, we prioritise by need. Only the people running this programme see it, and we do not share it with anyone else. Choose "Prefer not to say" if you would rather not answer, and it will not count against you.
Tell us as much or as little as you want. If an e-bike rather than a standard bike would make a real difference to you, say so here.

We use what you tell us here only to process your bike request and to contact you about it. See our privacy policy for how we handle your information and how to ask us to delete it.

Organisations we work with

These are services that have referred people to us. If you are already in touch with one of them, start there.

  • Central and West Integration Network (CWIN)
  • Cranhill Development Trust (CDT)
  • Glasgow City Mission
  • Glasgow Women's Aid
  • KeyRing
  • LGBT Health and Wellbeing
  • Lilias CentreScottish Prison Service
  • Migrant Help
  • Murray's Initiative
  • NHS Scotland
  • Prison Fellowship Scotland
  • Right There
  • Survivors of Human Trafficking in Scotland
  • The British Red Cross
  • The Health and Social Care Alliance (the ALLIANCE)
  • The Salvation Army
  • Trafficking and Exploitation Survivors Service
  • VoiceAbility

Are you an organisation?

If you support people who need transport and you would like to refer them to us, get in touch. We would rather build a relationship with a service than handle one application at a time, and referred applicants are prioritised.

Message received

Thank you. We will be in touch soon to talk about working together.

Where the bikes come from

Every bike given away here was donated by somebody in Glasgow, or funded by a bike sold in our shop. If you have an e-bike sitting unused, that is where this starts.

Donate an e-bikeShop e-bikes