Charity Cycling UK offers free e-cycle loans to help residents get around the city with ease ad
Manchester is a cycling city, so it’s no surprise that Cycling UK’s Making cycling e-asier scheme - which enables people to borrow an e-cycle for a month’s trial completely free - has been so well received.
Riders set off from Evans Cycles at Cheetham Hill to cycle via community hubs and workplaces which deliver the scheme. Funded by the Department for Transport, Making cycling e-asier aims to encourage communities to consider e-cycling for short everyday journeys - getting around by e-cycle is a cheaper, environmentally friendly alternative to driving, with a wealth of health and wellbeing benefits.
According to research by Department for Transport, the average UK driver now spends £107 on petrol and £149 on diesel per month, over time these costs add up to a significant amount. Dame Storey, who owns an e-bike, added: “They are such a versatile option and a great way for people to get into cycling. Cycling UK is doing fantastic work providing opportunities to access e-cycles as well as training to give people, who might not otherwise have tried cycling, the confidence to use them.”
One month e-cycle loans and skills and confidence sessions are based on a first come first serve basis with limited availability.
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