Find a cycling club or hire a bike

Hire a bike

There are three main schemes in the West Midlands:

• West Midlands Cycle Hire
• Brompton folding bikes in Birmingham City Centre
• Borrow a Bike free of charge if you are a Birmingham Leisure cardholder

You can also hire e-scooters in certain areas of the West Midlands

Find a cycling club

There are lots of ways to meet other cyclists. Cycling clubs can help you to grow your confidence, improve your ability or compete.

Cycling UK has a search tool to find your local cycling group across the West Midlands.

Cycling clubs

• Beacon Roads Cycling Club - 20 to 30-mile rides at a pace of 10mph in South Birmingham
• Bournville Gentle Cycling - Rides for beginners of up to 10 miles
• Breeze rides - A programme to help women get into cycling
• Coventry Road Club - Rides at different levels with a minimum pace of 12 to 14mph
• CTC Coventry - Touring based club affiliated with Cycling UK
• Cycle Solihull - Provides local cycle route information and organises different level rides from family-focused up to 30-miles
• Godiva Trailriders - Mountain bike club with rides on rugged terrain
• Halesowen Cycling Club - A competitive and racing club
• Handsworth Community Cycle Club - Organises sessions to help people to learn how to ride a bike and leisure rides for beginners and families
• Heart of England Cycling Club - Longer rides at a moderate pace (12-13mph) and slower pace (9mph) in the countryside
• Let's Ride - Social rides for all levels, distances and abilities
• Longbridge Cycling Club - Fun and social rides at a pace of 10 to 12mph
• Nuneaton CTC Cycling Club - Touring based club that organises three 30-mile rides a week
• Solihull Cycling Club - Rides at different levels
• Solihull Wheels For All- Special sessions where trained leaders help disabled people get used to adapted bikes

You can contact us to add your cycling club to this list