Barnsley Bike Works

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.

The Barnsley Bike Works Mobile unit will be visiting communities in the borough. Or if you are part of a business or community group then why not get in touch and find out about booking the Bike Works Mobile unit for a visit.

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: 07947 371573  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 donation and recycle scheme

Got an old bike that still has a bit of life in it? Barnsley Bike Works accepts donations of bikes and gives them a new lease of life to redistribute back into communities. This then helps give those on low incomes the chance to get to work for low or no cost. It also helps them to improve their health and wellbeing.

If a bike is beyond repair it will be broken down and any parts reused in the refurbishment of other donations.

Bike Works accepts donations at the Barnsley Bike Works HQ and will also be accepting bike donations as it travels round the borough.

Got a bike to donate? Tel: 07947 371573  or email BarnsleyBikeWorks@barnsley.gov.uk

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 07947 371573 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 07947 371573 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 07947 371573 or email BarnsleyBikeWorks@barnsley.gov.uk