EV cargo bike hire

We've teamed up with OurBike to provide a community e-cargo bike that will be available for hire by local businesses.

As part of the Saffron Walden Clean Air project we are piloting a community e-cargo bike scheme.

About the project

OurBike is an e-cargo bike share scheme allowing residents and businesses to hire an electric cargo-bike by the minute.

How it works

The OurBike can be booked through the app for just £3 an hour!

Each OurBike is assigned to a local business (called a host) who make sure the OurBikes remain ready for action for their local community. In Saffron Walden the OurBike can currently can be found in Market Place.

From April the bike will be moving to the Railway Arms in Station Road, Saffron Walden. The Railway will be the new hosts for the scheme.

Find the Railway Arms on a Google map

If you are a resident or a businesses you can hire the bike for making deliveries, transporting large goods or bringing your shopping back from the market.

Hire a bike

Its easy to hire an e-cargo bike. Just download the app to start your journey.

① Download the OurBike app

Download the OurBike from either the App Store if you have an Apple phone or the Play Store for phones that use Android.

You will need some photo ID such as a picture of your passport or driving licence to upload.

You'll find full instructions on the OurBike website.

Once you are authorised you will be able to reserve, unlock and lock and pay for the bikes using the OurBike app.

② Go to Waffle + Coffee / The Railway Arms

Up to April: Go to Waffle + Coffee at 1-3, Market Walk, Saffron Walden CB10 1JZ

From April: Go to The Railway Arms, Station Road, Saffron Walden CB11 3HQ

If you are a new user you'll get one hour free to start or 3 hours free if you are a business.

Then the cost of using the scheme is £0.75 for each 15 minutes, that's just £3 an hour.

③ Start using the e-cargo bike

If you are not confident riding a cargo bike we suggest booking a training session with one of OurBike's in-house instructors or partner training providers.

To book a free session, email them details of the OurBike you would like to meet at and they will book in a session.

Book a training session