The Scotland Cycle Repair Scheme has opened to the Scottish public and will provide free bike repair and maintenance work up to a value of £50.
Funded by the Scottish government and delivered through Cycling UK and participating retailers, the £1.5m scheme aims to encourage old bikes out of storage and back onto roads, as well as keeping well-used bikes pedalling smoothly and safely.
All cycles are welcome including adult and child bikes, tandems, trikes, handcycles, non-standard and adapted bikes. People who use manual wheelchairs are also eligible to access free repairs.
A total of 30,000 repairs are available across Scotland, and almost 100 bikes shops have already signed up to the scheme, with many more expected to join in the coming days.
Repairs of up to £50 per person are available on a first come basis until the £1.5m fund has been exhausted.
Scotland’s cabinet secretary for transport, infrastructure and connectivity, Michael Matheson, said: “The Scotland Cycle Repair Scheme is a critical part of our COVID-19 response and a key element in our wider green recovery.
“This step will help encourage older bikes back onto our roads and onto the new temporary infrastructure that local authorities have delivered through the Spaces for People initiative.”
