The Bike Station knows that children very quickly grow out of their bikes.
The charity that believes cycling should be accessible to everyone, and they deliver a whole range of projects to break down barriers to cycling. One of these projects is the Wee Bike Library which is a Transport Scotland funded programme through which families can access kids bikes for free and then exchange their bike for the next size up as their children grow.
Sasha Taylor, CEO of The Bike Station said: “Our communities will be better places for everyone when our youngest citizens are able to ride their bikes with the carefree freedom they deserve”.
Sign up for a Wee Bike Library account and reserve a bike here. You can then browse the wide range of kids bikes across all three of The Bike Station’s branches and when you’ve found a bike simply select it and then choose a collection and return date.
The Wee Bike Library champions article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child, the right to play and rest.
One Wee Bike Library User said: “The charity helped us to get a next stage bike for our child that we wouldn’t have been able to afford otherwise.”
Website www.TheBikestation.org.uk or contact the Wee Bike Library team on weebikelibrary@thebikestation.org.uk
Branches at 250 Causewayside, Edinburgh, EH9 1UU and 473 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, EH11 3AD
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