BANZAI

Bruntsfield Area Net Zero Action Initiative

BANZAI Bikes: free e-Bike Library

Borrow an e-cargo bike or a folding e-bike for free!

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We have five e-bikes available to borrow. Our four e-Cargo bikes are great for transporting kids, groceries and larger loads in the city. We also have a small folding e-bike that can zip around town and is easy to take on the train, tram, or pop in the boot of a car. Whether you’re shopping, moving things or having a family day out you’ll be helping to decarbonise transport and make our city more liveable. And you’ll be having fun!

Our e-cargo bikes

We have an Urban Arrow FamilyNext , two Tern Quick Haul Long, and a Riese & Muller Packster 70.

A man riding a Tern Longtail through a park with two girls riding on the back passenger seat.
Tern Quick Haul Long. We have two, each with panniers, various configurations, rain cover and seats for big and small passengers.
A picture of a man cornering on a Packster cargo bike with a small child riding in the cargo box.
Riese & Müller Packster 70 – seats up to two children.
Urban Arrow FamilyNext – seats up to three children, under cover if preferred.

Our folding e-bike

Our Tern Vektron Q9 folder. We have panniers and a child seat – just ask.
It’s easy to fold.

Our Hub on Bruntsfield Links

Our Hub shed, decorated by local schoolchildren.
Three bikes in the Hub.

Never tried an e-(cargo) bike? Don’t worry – our friendly Librarian will show you how. Most of our borrowers have never tried a cargo bike before, but with the support we provide, will go on to use them again and again.

Join now to reserve a bike! Questions? See our FAQs or Contact Us.

Got a spare 5 minutes? Please help us by filling out our short Introductory Survey.

Donate to support BANZAI Bikes

We want to make sure cost is not a barrier to cargo bike use. We do as much as we can with volunteers but essential costs like insurance and maintenance (around £4,000 per year) are not fully covered by grants. If can afford to, please donate and help keep the library running! You can do this through BANZAI’s Donate page – mention the Cargo Bike Library in the comments.

If you’ve time to spare, please contact us for volunteering opportunities.

Our Funding

We’re funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, through the Awards for All programme.

Start-up funding came from the City of Edinburgh Community Grants Fund for Morningside Ward and from the Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network (ECCAN) GreenLight Fund and Cycling UK’s Cycle Access Fund. We’re also very grateful to Cargo Bike Movement (now part of The Bike Station) for their support and advice, and to Porty Community Energy for their inspiration and advice, based on their own e-Bike Library.