Richmond pedals to victory with highest number of community cargo bikes in London

Richmond upon Thames is now home to ten community cargo bikes thanks to our new bike hosted by the Waterman’s Arms in Barnes.

This exciting addition is part of the OurBike community scheme, which offers an affordable and sustainable transportation option for residents and businesses with their electric cargo bikes available for hire by the minute. They can be booked with the OurBike app for just £3 an hour.

The first 60 minutes is free for all new users signed up as residents and 180 minutes for those signed up as businesses.

View a map of all the locations in the borough.

Richmond upon Thames now boasts the highest number of community cargo bikes of any London borough.

This achievement demonstrates our commitment to providing a convenient and safe environment for cycling as we strive to become the cargo bike capital of London. We have also introduced dedicated cargo bike parking bays near popular destinations for young families including primary schools, playgrounds and libraries.

Local residents and businesses can also rent cargo bikes, e-cargo bikes or trailers through our 'Try Before You Bike' scheme thanks to our partnership with Peddle My Wheels. Bikes are available on a one month subscription that you can cancel or renew whenever you wish or even buy the bike at the end of your trial.

Find out about the cargo bike hire scheme and how the OurBike scheme works.