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Borrow an eBike

We aim to allocate our eBikes as quickly as possible depending on demand. An eBike loan is free to use and can last up to one month, it should preferably start and finish on Tuesdays at our EcoHub at the Ormidale Pavilion in Brodick. Open every Tuesday from mid morning until mid afternoon with lots of space for learning all about the eBikes before taking them home. We'll also aim to give instruction and cycle tuition, both at the Hub and out on the roads and trails, advice and tuition will be available on maintenance and riding techniques and we'll show where to ride on traffic free routes around our villages.

Better Biking Sessions – During your eBike loan period we would encourage you to join us on a Better Biking session. Using both on and off road routes from our EcoHub in Brodick, our qualified staff will improve confidence, experience and knowledge using techniques in communication, road position and observations. Each session lasts approximately 1 hour and can be delivered individually or in a small group of up to 4 people, sessions could be extended into longer rides on request. Contact gerard.ecosavvy@gmail.com for more information and availability

Check out other cycling opportunities at our EcoHub every Tuesday

Essential Cycling Skills pdf booklet from Cycling Scotland Download Essential Cycling Skills guide

Essential Cycling Skills online from Cycling Scotland Try this Essential Cycling Skills e-learning tool

Essential Cycling Skills & info videos from Cycling Scotland Watch Essential Cycling Skills videos

20 Minute Neighbourhoods

Our 20 Minute Neighbourhood’s project is part of a new national initiative aimed at helping local communities embrace cycling, walking and low-carbon travel over fossil fuelled alternatives. Arran’s villages naturally form 20 minute neighbourhoods which our eBike scheme is able to use to great effect.

Arran Eco Savvy has already delivered eBike schemes encouraging island workforces and key workers to take advantage of our eBikes, this new project is now available to all members of Arran’s local community to enjoy the eBikes in our ’20 minute neighbourhoods’ project, perfect for nipping to the shops, meeting at the café, visiting friends and staying healthy. Through past experience we have found that being able to ride eBikes with a partner has greatly enhanced use and enjoyment. If you’d like to borrow two eBikes in the same household, we’ll do our best to accommodate that.

Interest-free loans towards the cost of ebikes or adapted cycles.

https://www.homeenergyscotland.org/find-funding-grants-and-loans/ebike-loan/

Once you’ve finished and enjoyed your eBike experience with Eco Savvy, we hope you might be tempted to buy your own. If so, you can now borrow up to £6,000 interest-free towards the cost of ebikes or adapted cycles, thanks to funding from Transport Scotland (an agency of the Scottish Government).

The eBike Loan can help you purchase a range of different cycles. Repayable over four years, you can apply for an interest-free loan and use it for:

2 x ebikes capped at £3,000 each
1 x family cargo capped at £6,000
1 x adapted cycle or electric adapted cycle (value assessed on a case-by-case basis)

To check your eligibility and request an application contact us directly either by phone on 0808 808 2282 or online

You could also consider becoming a Member or supporting Eco Savvy with a small, voluntary donation that might help keep our projects sustainable into the future.