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Cycle to work in Glasgow

Your cycle to work voucher, welcome here.

Cycle to work schemes let you get a bike and kit through your employer and pay for it from your salary before tax, spread over the hire period. We accept four schemes at our Gibson Street shop.

  • Cyclescheme
  • Bike2Work
  • Cycle Solutions
  • Green Commute Initiative
  • Cycle2Work (not accepted)
A black road bike with disc brakes parked on Gibson Street
Five steps to your new bike

How it works at Gear Bikes

  1. Choose your bike

    Choose your bike (and any accessories) in the shop with our team.

  2. Get a written quote

    We give you a written receipt quote.

  3. Apply through your employer

    Take the quote to your employer or HR department to apply through your scheme.

  4. We get your bike ready

    Once your employer approves it, we get your bike ready – collection is usually around a week after approval.

  5. Collect your bike

    Collect your bike from the shop.

Good to know

  • Through Cyclescheme you can buy any bike in the shop, e-bike or otherwise.
  • Some employers, including the NHS, now offer cycle to work vouchers of up to £5,000. Your employer sets your limit, so check with HR.
The schemes we accept

What each scheme says

In each scheme's own words, from its website. Savings depend on your tax band, and your employer may set its own spending limit. Checked 12 October 2026.

Cyclescheme

  • "Save up to 47% on a new bike for work."
  • "Cyclescheme is no longer limited to £1,000." Your employer may set its own limit.
  • Your employer approves your application and you get a Certificate, which "you can exchange … for your gear in-store or online".

Source: cyclescheme.co.uk/how-it-works, 12 October 2026

Cyclescheme website

Bike2Work

  • "Employees save up to 47% on the cost of bikes and equipment."
  • The scheme says there are "no limits on how much employees can spend", provided pay doesn't drop below the National Minimum Wage after deductions.
  • "A small end of hire charge may apply."

Source: bike2workscheme.co.uk, 12 October 2026

Bike2Work website

Cycle Solutions

  • "Save up to 49% on the retail cost of a new bike & accessories."
  • You choose your bike, then you and your employer approve the hire agreement and salary sacrifice.
  • For partner bike shops, your employer's scheme gives you a letter of collection to take to the shop.

Source: cyclesolutions.info, 12 October 2026

Cycle Solutions website

Green Commute Initiative

  • "No £1,000 scheme limit." Employers can set their own limit.
  • "Save 28–47% on a new bike and cycling equipment", depending on your tax band.
  • No ownership fee at the end of the hire period. GCI makes "a nominal charge of £1 to transfer the ownership title".
  • E-bikes must be electrically assisted pedal cycles (EAPCs) with a maximum power output of 250 watts.

Source: greencommuteinitiative.uk, 12 October 2026

Green Commute Initiative website

Cycle2Work

We don't accept Cycle2Work vouchers at present. If your employer uses it, ask them whether another scheme is available.

Choose your bike

Brands we stock, and what to look for.

Bikes

Keep it running

Walk-in servicing with quotes by text, from £35 + parts.

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Cycle to work questions

Questions

How long does cycle to work take?

Choose your bike in the shop and we give you a written quote to take to your employer or HR. Once your employer approves it, we get your bike ready: collection is usually around a week after approval.

Pop in for a quote

Choose your bike and any accessories with our team on 19 Gibson Street, and we'll give you a written quote to take to your employer.

19 Gibson Street, West End, Glasgow, G12 8NU · Mon–Sat 10am–6pm, Sun 12pm–5pm

Get directions Call shop: 0141 339 1179 Text workshop: 07773 150 368