The Bike Stand and it’s Infrastructure
Our pedal bikes are specifically designed for us by Arcade, a French manufacturer with many year experience of rental services in France. The basic design of the bike is for a low centre of gravity,
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PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Hourbike is a fully UK owned bikeshare operator. From supplying bikes only, to implementing a fully serviced, citywide and automated bike share network, Hourbike can assist.
TECHNOLOGY WITH HOURBIKE
Since 2007 Hourbike has also been the exclusive UK agent for Homeport technology, one of the earliest developers of bike share
THE BIKES WITH HOURBIKE
We provide comfortable, robust and easy-to-use bikes that have been designed and built for bike share. All aspects of the cycle experience
CUSTOMER SERVICE PROVISIONS
Hourbike’s customer contact centre is UK based andhas many years experience in supporting a wide range of customers using the bikes for
FLEXIBLE BUSINESS MODELS
At Hourbike we pride ourselves in our considerationof local business needs. The long term financial sustainability of bike sharing operations.
DELIVERING SOLUTIONS
RESPONDING TO TRANSPORT, HEALTH PROMOTION AND SUSTAINABILITY TARGETS
Hourbike addresses the needs of local councils and organizations alike by providing bike share solutions across different environments. From automated bike share schemes in cities such as CityBike in Liverpool to a small fleet of bikes available to residents in a care home such as Anchor Homes in Southampton. Hourbike will always provide intelligent, tailored solutions to
its clients.
- ELECTRIC BIKES PAVE THE WAY
- TECHNOLOGY EVOLVES SPEED
- GLOBAL NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
ON STREET ADVERTISING NATIONWIDE
HIGH FOOTFALL LOCATION IN THE HEARTS OF TOWNS AND CITIES
Local sponsorship of services that truly benefit entire communities will always be looked upon positively from a wide variety of audiences. Research shows that 88% of consumers said they were more likely to buy from a company that supports and engages in activities to improve society.
• Develops and enhances relationships with customers,
suppliers and networks
• Attracts, retains and maintains a happy workforce
- DAVID LLOYED
- LINCOLN CASTLE
- JUST EAT
- SLIMMING WORLD
TESTIMONIAL
The appetite for bike share continues to grow across the UK, as technology moves fast with demand. Now with the advent
of electric bikes within on-street bike share, it’s evolving the landscape once again and we’re delighted to be at the forefront.
Tim Caswell
Owner and Managing Director
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Liverpool is
one of the UK’S largest
bikeshare scheme originally set up
and operated by us with 1000 bikes and 140 locations in 2014.
This has now successfully been handover to local authority operations, with Hourbike providing software and management support.
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Key Features of the Rental System
The Rental System is the collection of electronic components that lock the bikes to a bike-station with smart locks and control the rental process. They are modular and have standard fixings to allow
Key Features of the Hourbike System
The technology behind Hourbike’s bike sharing product is a latest generation system that has been developed specifically for the automated management of large numbers of bicycles in a public service.