Maidenhead Cycle Hub is passionate about cycling and the wide range of benefits it brings.

Our charitable objectives are to :

SOCIAL – Get more people cycling within RBWM by promoting safe and affordable cycling

ENVIRONMENT – Reuse and recycle bikes to protect our environment and save unwanted bikes from landfill

HEALTH – Encourage cycling for better physical, mental and environmental health

EDUCATION – Provide education and training about cycling and to provide opportunities to learn new skills

  • Cycling helps your health and wellbeing

  • Cycling in a group allows you to meet new people, reducing isolation and improving community cohesion

  • Cycling give you the chance to explore and enjoy the local environment

There are many perceived barriers to entry to people taking up cycling including:

  • Safety: people think that it is dangerous to cycle

  • Price: many high street cycle shops only sell high specification equipment costing £100s or even £1000s

  • Confidence: people are not confident riding a bike or doing so even in light traffic

  • Knowledge of where to cycle: people lack knowledge of safe and pleasant routes to ride in their local area

  • Maintenance: people do not know how to look after their bikes, including fixing punctures when out on their bikes

  • Many people are also put off by receiving poor service from bike shops or made to feel unwelcome at cycle clubs due to the perception of an unfriendly ‘lycra brigade’

What we do …

Maidenhead Cycle Hub provides a range of goods and services to encourage more people to start cycling or cycle more regularly

  • We refurbish donated bikes and sell them at affordable prices, often around 50% of their equivalent new cost

  • We organise free bike rides around the local area with our volunteer Ride Leaders.

  • These rides are for the general public, but we can also organise rides for community groups or local businesses

  • Routes for these rides are designed to show people safe, low traffic routes including the area’s extensive network of cycle routes.

  • We offer a range of services to ensure people’s bikes are properly maintained and ready to ride:

  • We provide Dr Bike sessions for members of the public where our experienced and trained mechanics check people’s bikes, make minor adjustments and indicate any areas needing additional attention

  • We offer low cost bike servicing and repairs at our Bell Street Workshop

  • We can offer training for community groups covering safety checks, basic maintenance and route planning

  • We offer friendly information and advice on choosing a suitable bike and cycling in the local area