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A bicycle library is a facility for lending bicycles and cycling accessories to riders for trial or use.
Bicycle Innovation Lab
and in cooperation with the local agenda 21 organizatio
Miljøpunkt Amager
The library provides a range of bicycles that provide a viable alternative to the car (electric bikes, cargo bikes, folding bikes and racers). Borrowing bicycles from Cykelbiblioteket is only possible through membership. Membership can be obtained through payment or volunteering. Bicycle Innovation Lab also sell bikes from over 40 local and international bicycle suppliers. They also provide a service to set up different types of bicycle libraries for both public and private organisations.
A bicycle library is a facility for lending bicycles and cycling accessories to riders for trial or use.
Examples
Cykelbiblioteket - The Bicycle Library
Since 2011 Cykelbiblioteket (The Bicycle Library) has been open for local citizens of Copenhagen. The library is run by the local bicycle organizatioBicycle Innovation Lab
and in cooperation with the local agenda 21 organizatio
Miljøpunkt Amager
The library provides a range of bicycles that provide a viable alternative to the car (electric bikes, cargo bikes, folding bikes and racers). Borrowing bicycles from Cykelbiblioteket is only possible through membership. Membership can be obtained through payment or volunteering. Bicycle Innovation Lab also sell bikes from over 40 local and international bicycle suppliers. They also provide a service to set up different types of bicycle libraries for both public and private organisations.
The Bicycle Library
In London, a mobile bicycle library called The Bicycle Library has been created in adouble-decker bus
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by fashion designer Karta Healy who first used buses as exhibition space for London Fashion Week
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. The Bicycle Library toured Beijing during Beijing Design Week
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with fashionable bicycles by Gucci
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and Chanel as these brands specially appeal to Chinese tastes.
Arcata Bike Library
Bat Cave Bicycle Library
In San Francisco, the Critical Mass movement has a library of parts and old bicycles which are made available to enthusiasts. It is called the Bat Cave Bicycle Library.See also
*Bicycle cooperative
A bicycle cooperative ("bike co-op") can take the many forms of the cooperative model. These often include co-ops composed of businesses to achieve economies of scale ( retail cooperative), co-ops managed by those who work at the business ( work ...
* Bicycle rental
*Bicycle sharing system
A bicycle-sharing system, bike share program, public bicycle scheme, or public bike share (PBS) scheme, is a shared transport service where bicycles are available for shared use by individuals at low cost.
The programmes themselves include bo ...
*List of bicycle sharing systems
This is a list of bicycle-sharing systems, both docked and dockless. As of December 2016, roughly 1000 cities worldwide have bike-sharing programs.Cykelbiblioteket - The Bicycle Library
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