Free and E-asy Entry to e-Bikes
![The Cycling made e-easy program is offering free e-bike loans and come-and-try sessions to encourage people to take the critical step of giving them a go. Photo credit: Cycling UK.](https://micromobilityreport.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/MR_Cycling_made_e-asy_May22-1024x683.jpg)
Manchester, UK
Free e-bike loans are available to residents in five UK regions, in a new Cycling UK initiative to encourage more people to take up e-mobility.
The Cycling made e-asy scheme – funded by the Department for Transport and run by Cycling UK and partners – provides free access to try and ride sessions or long-term e-cycles loans.
“You’ll be unstoppable once you’ve discovered an e-cycle,” the scheme’s promotion promises.
“That’s why we’ve made it easy and free for you to access an electric cycle. Short journeys will never be the same again.”
![The initiative includes adapted e-cycles to encourage people with limited mobility. Photo credit: Cycling UK](https://micromobilityreport.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/MR_Cycling_made_e-asy_accessibility_May22-1024x683.jpg)
Pilot programs for Cycling made e-asy have been launched in Greater Manchester, Leicester, Luton & Dunstable, Hull and Sheffield.
They include a wide range of electric cycles, including adapted e-cycles, folding e-bicycles and cargo bikes, to encourage residents to make e-cycling a regular part of their daily lives.
The program is open to people over the age of 16 and incorporates events and training at each of the e-hubs.