- Taking the risk out of buying
- Getting as many people onto bikes as possible
- Cutting the number of short car journeys
- Addressing road safety concerns
Community e-bike LOAN
Gill Thomas @ Mouse About Town
Transition Stroud and social enterprise The Bike Drop are working together to run three e-bike loan pilot projects across Stroud district in collaboration with the many Climate Action Networks, community groups and cycling enthusiasts in our region. These pilots are affordable e-bike loan hubs that are run by local communities to help more people decide whether they would like to make the switch from car to e-bike. You can reserve one for yourself on our booking site.
recruitment news
As the project expands to cover more sites and options we need someone to help us run bookings and handovers. We have just recruited this role and look forward to sharing or renewed offer shortly.
Our community partners for our e-bike loan pilot projects
- Minchinhampton Community Hub and Minch CAN
- Brimscombe & Thrupp Parish Council, with support from BisCAN and ChalCAN
- Stonehouse Town Council
Together, we are running e-bike loan hubs in Minchinhampton, Stonehouse and Brimscombe, with more pick-up options and locations planned in future.
You can reserve an e-bike on our on online booking site here.
Get involved
All three partners are open to taking on new local volunteers to help the scheme run smoothly. Email us to volunteer with one of our community groups.
This project is being run by Transition Stroud and The Bike Drop in collaboration with our community partners. We are very grateful for the financial support of Stroud District Council’s Active Travel fund, The National Lottery Community Fund (distributed by Transition Together), Brimscombe & Thrupp Parish Council, MinchCAN and Stonehouse Town Council, and the Rural England Prosperity Fund.
For an introduction to the project and our key proposals, please see these presentation slides from our November 2023 information event (links to video recording).