You may have seen the news, heard it on the grape vine, seen it on t’internet or via an email from our fair selves. Well we thought you’d enjoy a short tour if you wanted to know more.
First question, and it’s an obvious one to ask, is where the blooming hell is this marvellous cycle hub? Well that’s an easy one to answer, the map below shows you but if you are an old codger like me you’ll remember Telephone House in Charter Square and below that the nightclubs that existed, like Bar Matrix well its right there, the floors aren’t sticky and covered in spilt drinks and there isn’t a DJ anymore but the space has been skilfully repurposed to keep your bicycles secure.
Next on the list of obvious questions is what’s inside then? Well we have spaces for 140 bikes that includes 10 Cargo Bikes or Non-Standard bikes like Tricycles, there are 3 toilet/changing rooms, Cycle pump and soon to be a workshop offering repairs and servicing. In the new year there’ll even be bicycle hire available. Take a look at the photos below to give you an idea of what we have available.
With double sets of automatically opening doors, activated by a phone app, sign up and access takes as little as 5 mins and can be done on the day you want to use it, no need to buy a card or pass to access the hub, no need to book a space and wait for a confirmation, once you are signed up you can come and go as you please without having to extricate a card from your wallet or book in online before you arrive, its convenient and simple.
We’ve got CCTV covering the entrances and hub hub so that you feel secure, the access is controlled by the app and this means that only registered users can enter.
We manage the space so it’ll be kept clean and tidy, the toilets will always smell fresh and clean, when the workshop is open there’ll be a friendly person to talk to and if you find any problems we are here to fix them.
Now the burning question on everyones lips is how much does this fanciness cost? Well you’ll be surprised we are sure that all this costs just £5 per month, and it isn’t only for the City Centre Hub that £5 per month gets you access to our already active and popular Meadowhall Hub, and any other hub we open and manage anywhere in the city or wider afield. Pretty good eh?
It’s taken a little longer than we hoped to get this facility open and a lot of work but we feel we can offer you a facility that is well managed, secure, clean and tidy and ready for you to cycle into town or Meadowhall.
If you think this is something you’d want to make use of and benefit you in making use of your bicycle more, whatever the shape or size, then you can sign up here: