Borrow an e-cargo bike or a folding e-bike for free!
We have four e-Cargo bikes a small folding e-bike that you can borrow for free. Whether you’re shopping, moving things or taking the kids on a day out you’ll be helping to decarbonise transport, make our city more liveable and having fun!
Our e-cargo bikes
We have an Urban Arrow FamilyNext , two Tern Quick Haul Long, and a Riese & Muller Packster 70. All can take passengers or larger loads.
Our folding e-bike
Our Hub on Bruntsfield Links
Never tried an e-cargo bike? Don’t worry – our friendly volunteers 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! See our FAQs or Contact Us.
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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 £5,000 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 Edinburgh’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.