Free Bike Checks – in the community and at Bike Works HQ

Our friendly mechanics will check over your bike and do minor adjustments to help it run more smoothly. We can do minor repairs and can advise on bigger repairs that may be required. We can offer advice on basic checks that will help make sure you can keep your bike running smoothly.

If you're part of a business or community group then why not get in touch and find out about booking our Bike Works mobile unit for a visit.

The Barnsley Bike Works mobile unit will be visiting communities in the borough.

Check out our summer 2024 community events for details of upcoming free bike checks near you.

Mobile Bike Works – out in your community, school or workplace

As well as visiting locations across the borough, Barnsley Bike Works can come to you. Why not invite our mobile Barnsley Bike Works unit to your school, workplace or community group for free bike checks and repairs days. Bike Works have experience delivering sessions to some of Barnsley’s largest businesses as well as schools, and they can tailor a program to suit your location.

If you want to get your group or workplace cycling the bike works team can put a ride together with our community fleet. This will include everything you need to get moving, we'll provide helmets, bikes and advice on cycling. One of our team will also lead the ride, giving your group the chance to discover the benefits of cycling.

Get in touch to book a visit from the Mobile Bike Works unit for your workplace, school or community group.

Tel: 07340 138849  or email BarnsleyBikeWorks@barnsley.gov.uk

Free E-bike loan scheme – borrow an E-bike for a month

Want to try cycling to work, use cycling as your main transport or just get the wheels turning again? Then the E-bike loan scheme is a great way to get started and to discover if cycling works for you. You can sign up for one month to borrow one of our fleet of E-bikes. We provide a helmet, pannier bag and lock. Handovers can be done from Bike Works HQ or we'll be visiting locations in the community.

If you are interested in borrowing an E-bike for FREE for one month, then complete our E-bike loan expression of interest form.

Bike Works big bike recycle

Barnsley Bike Works is all about getting more people cycling and enabling them to access bikes in their community. The Big Bike Recycle is a scheme that takes in donations of unused or unwanted bikes and gives them a new lease of life.

If you have a bike that is in usable condition that you want to donate here’s how to get it to us:

Complete the online form to give us an idea of what bike you have.

Drop in to the Bike Works HQ

Based in the Barnsley town centre Transport Interchange,
Barnsley Bike Works HQ
Unit 5,
Barnsley Interchange,
Eldon Street North,
Barnsley,
S70 1SE

Current opening times are Mondays and Fridays, 8.30am to 4.30pm.

Come and visit us at a Bike Works community bike check

Bike works Mobile unit visits locations across the borough, keep an eye out for an event near you and bring the bike you want to donate.

Book an appointment for collection

if you're unable to get to the HQ or a community event then the Bike Works team can come and collect your bike. Call us on 07340138849 for more details.

Bikes are put back into communities to help enable and support cycling to help employability, the school run or general improvements in health and wellbeing. Your donation will contribute directly to get Barnsley moving more.

Free information and advice on local routes and travel planning

The Bike Works team can advise you on the best routes to take on your bike. Whether you are exploring the local trails and traffic free routes, or need to know the best way to get to work, we can advise on route plans or which is the best way.

We also like to hear about local routes from the communities who use them. So if you know a good route in your local area or use some of the cycle or traffic free routes like the Trans Pennine Trail, we'd love to hear from you.

Our mobile Bike Works  unit can visit local businesses to keep the cyclists in Barnsley’s workforce moving. Route and journey planning for employees is one of the services we  offer. Contact us if you want to discuss further or book an appointment.

Workshop services

As well as offering FREE bike checks, to make sure your bike runs smoothly, We'll also be offering some essential workshop services.  

Whilst we get everything set up, please contact us for more details. You can give us a call on 07340 138849 or email BarnsleyBikeWorks@barnsley.gov.uk

Learn to Ride – Adult and children’s sessions

It doesn’t matter what age you are, if you want to learn to cycle our friendly team can teach you. If you haven’t cycled for a long time and are feeling a bit rusty then sign up for a Barnsley Bike Works learn to ride session. Sessions are delivered in traffic free locations across the borough. The Bike Works team can advise on the correct set up and have some great advice on the best way to get you from wobbly wheels to confident cyclist.

If you'd like to find out more about the Bike Works  ‘Learn to Ride’ sessions then give us a call on 07340 138849 or email BarnsleyBikeWorks@barnsley.gov.uk

Bike Works Fix It classes

Barnsley Bike Works offers maintenance classes in community venues across the borough as well as from the Bike Works HQ in Barnsley town centre. Class size is a maximum of five so the Bike Works mechanic can focus on making sure that the group get the most out of the session. Bring your own bike and learn how to maintain it with more confidence and keep it rolling.

Sessions cover:

• Puncture repair and wheels.
• Brake adjustment and pad wear.
• Principles of gear adjustment.
• How to do a regular safety check.
• Recommended tools to take on a ride.

If you'd like to find out more about the ‘Bike Works Fix It Class’ then give us a call on 07340 138849 or email BarnsleyBikeWorks@barnsley.gov.uk