In partnership with Boulder Bike Sharing and World Vision, Boulder BCycle will donate red pedal bikes to underserved communities

Boulder, Colorado - Boulder BCycle today announced that their bike share system has surpassed one million lifetime bike trips, a milestone that represents roughly 2.5 million miles traveled on BCycle bikes, equivalent to 100 trips around the Earth. This momentous occasion was more than a decade in the making and emphasizes the immense power of bicycles to support ecological sustainability and social equity. To celebrate, Boulder BCycle is working with previous system operator Boulder Bike Sharing to donate the original red pedal bike fleet to World Vision, an organization dedicated to supporting underserved communities, and is launching a “Path to Two Million” campaign to reach the next million shared e-bike trips in the region by the end of 2024.

“We are thrilled that our community members have taken more than a million bike share rides since B-Cycle first began operating in Boulder,” said Erika Vandenbrande, director of the Transportation and Mobility Department for the City of Boulder. “Having a robust e-bike share program is key to reaching Boulder’s goals to make biking a more convenient option for trips around town and reduce our greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.”

While the first million Boulder BCycle trips took place throughout the city, much of the system’s recent growth has occurred at the University of Colorado Boulder. “BCycle has been instrumental in helping CU get more of our affiliates out of vehicles and onto bikes,” said Brandon Smith, Assistant Director of Sustainable Transportation at the CU Boulder Environmental Center. “I’m looking forward to continuing to grow the system and hitting two million rides in the next few years.”

On the Path to Two Million, Boulder BCycle is prioritizing equity and the environment by:

• Offering more shared e-bikes: Boulder BCycle hopes to expand within Boulder and in the region, adding hundreds more shared e-bikes.

  Increasing rider access: As part of the City of Boulder’s micromobility program, Boulder BCycle will be adding stations in underserved areas and enhancing their equity program offerings as part of an effort to establish relationships with a more diverse group of riders.
  

• Ensuring positive environmental impacts: Bike share seeks to provide positive environmental benefits by replacing car trips and supporting multimodal transportation. BCycle is also investigating enhanced solar power generation and carbon neutral operations, and more. Aligning with the Trek Bicycle Sustainability Report, BCycle will place a focus on lowering bike production impacts and removing plastic waste from packaging.
  

Learn more about Boulder BCycle at boulder.bcycle.com and follow them on Instagram. All BCycle bikes are designed in Waterloo, WI by Trek Bicycle. To learn more about BCycle visit bcycle.com or follow BCycle on Instagram. Download the BCycle app in the App Store or Google Play Store.

Photo by Tanner Tait / Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Jan. 13, 2022) – The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara is pleased to announce a partnership with BCycle, an all-electric bicycle subsidiary of Trek Bicycle. This partnership, launching February 14, 2022, brings a fleet of bikes to the property available for guests to use just in time for Valentine’s Day as couples can enjoy a scenic bike ride while celebrating.

BCycle bikes can transport travelers up to 30 miles on a single charge at a maximum speed of 17 mph. If guests decide to go beyond the maximum range, the bike can simply be pedaled back to the resort just as one would a traditional bike. This partnership gives guests the freedom to explore the very best that Santa Barbara has to offer and encourages them to do so outside of a car in an adventurous and more sustainable way.

“Having lived in Santa Barbara for over two years, I have seen an exponential increase in the popularity of electric bikes,” says Steve Janicek, General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara. “We are thrilled to be the first hotel partnering with BCycle, offering our guests an exciting, new way to explore this beautiful city. The feedback we have heard from our guests about the Cruiser Bikes currently offered here at the resort has been tremendous, so we expect this new technology will be welcomed with open arms.”

Backed by the pioneering electric bike company TREK, BCycle plays a vital role – not only in the advancement of electric bike technology – but supporting critical socio-economic causes including the fight against racial injustice with their program “All In” which addresses the staggering need for transportation in developing countries with its “World Bicycle Relief” program, and so much more, all while continually seeking to create a safer world for underrepresented communities such as LGBTQ+ and BIPOC.

Read more about BCycle at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara here

Photo by KPBS 

The city of Encinitas launched an electric bike-sharing program on Wednesday.

Visitors will spot the colorful BCycle bikes and docks along Coast Highway from Leucadia to Cardiff by the Sea.

Similar to other bike-sharing programs, the e-bike is unlocked through the “BCycle” cell phone app.

But Tim Pirkey with the company said this program has a major difference.

“Accountability,“ he said. “It provides for a much nicer experience for both the rider and the community.”

To complete a ride, the cyclist must return the bike to one of the 11 docking stations.

“You’ll never have bikes abandoned in front of businesses, on sidewalks, and intersections or anything like that,” said Pirkey.

Riders must be 18 years of age. But in other cities, kids have still found ways to ride.

Pirkey said BCycle has set some safety limitations.

“We have them limited to 15 miles per hour so that there’s not going to be excessive speeding through town,” he said. “And just encouraging smart, safe, cycling.“

A BCycle team will provide support to the bike program and will respond to some emergencies and repairs.

BCycle comes from a partnership with Trek Bicycles and Electra Bikes, headquartered in Encinitas.

Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear hopes the BCycle trial will expand to other cities.

“My hope is that we are able to have a lot more than 65 bicycles, that we can double that and we’ll have it not just at our train station, but all along the El Camino Real corridor. And people will be able to have monthly passes where they can get on their bicycle and ride it to work… and that this will be a part of their commute,” she said.

The pilot program lasts one year with three annual extension options afterward.

Crystal Najera, the city of Encinitas sustainability manager, said the e-bike program is helping Encinitas meet its climate action plan goals.

“Every bike that is being ridden is one less car on the road, one less vehicle emitting carbon into our atmosphere and causing global climate change,” she said.

Najera said she hopes the program will launch in other nearby cities and has already been in talks with Oceanside, Carlsbad, Solana Beach and Del Mar.

Single rides cost $7 for 30 minutes, monthly passes cost $30 and annual passes cost $150.

The new electric bike share program provides Encinitas with a more sustainable transportation option.

(Encinitas, CA) BCycle, one of the nation’s largest and longest standing bike share companies, will launch another exclusively electric, docked bike share system in Encinitas, CA, on Wednesday, January 5^th, 2022. Launched in partnership with the City of Encinitas, the new system will bring electric bikes to the city designed to take riders further, faster, and with less effort than before. This marks the 36^th BCycle system in the United States, and the 8th BCycle-owned operation.

“We are excited about the launch of Encinitas BCycle – we know a bikeshare program is a great way to provide bikes to more people in an easy and affordable way,” said Crystal Najera, Sustainability Manager of the City of Encinitas. “We see this as an opportunity to allow more Encinitas residents and visitors to try an e-bike, avoid emitting transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions, and help the City meet its Climate Action Plan goals.”

“We are thrilled to bring electric assist bike share to Encinitas,” said Tim Pirkey, Manager of Encinitas BCycle. “The new system is going to make a positive impact in the community by providing an accessible form of transportation while improving community members’ health and quality of life.”

Passes are available for purchase at encinitas.bcycle.com or via the BCycle app (bcycle.com/app). For short-term access to the system, riders can purchase a Single Ride Pass for $7 per 30 minutes. Longer-term options include a Monthly Pass for $30 and an Annual Pass for $150, both of which allow riders to take unlimited 30-minute trips. BCycle will be hosting a launch event at 11:00AM on Wednesday, January 5^th at Moonlight Beach Park.

After launching successful electric bike share programs in Madison, WI, Santa Barbara, CA, Broward, FL, Greenville, SC, Boulder, CO, San Antonio, TX and Nashville, TN, BCycle will bring electric bikes located at accompanying docking stations across the city, providing greater mobility and accessibility to the city of Encinitas and the surrounding areas. The availability of electric bikes will redefine mobility and open rideshare to an expanded range of new users who might not otherwise ride.

Key Program Features and Attributes

• First city-wide fleet of bike share bikes
• Rider experience – the ability to ride up hill without much effort
• About the electric bikes system:

• Class 1 – three speed electric bikes
• Electric pedal-assist system will amplify a rider’s pedal power, up to 15 mph
• 100 docking stations placed in key areas around the city provide a seamless check out and check in process

About BCycle

Headquartered in Waterloo, WI, BCycle LLC develops and delivers best-in-class bike share systems and is committed to providing an environmentally sustainable transportation alternative for cities. BCycle believes that bike share is the bicycle’s role in public transit and is on a mission to change the world by getting more people on bikes. BCycle, a fully owned subsidiary of Trek Bicycle, partners with organizations across the country to deliver community-based bike share. For more information, visit www.bcycle.com.