We’re excited to let you know that we are upgrading our much-loved bike hire scheme next month!
Swansea University Cycles will launch on Monday, August 12.
The new bikes are an upgrade on the previous model, with new and improved locking systems and GPS tracking. All docking stations will be upgraded, providing an improved hire and return process.
Hubs will be located as before at:
- Singleton Campus
- Bay Campus
- Fabian Way Park & Ride
- Knab Rock, Mumbles
- Oystermouth, Mumbles.
The hubs previously located at Swansea Civic Centre and Swansea Waterfront Museum will be replaced, with two new convenient sites to be announced shortly.
What does this mean for you?
You will notice a decrease in the number of available bikes from the 22nd of July as the service is gradually reduced, and from July 31st there will be a down period of approximately a fortnight as changes to the infrastructure take place.
The bikes will be unavailable to use at this time as the docking stations are replaced. Thank you in advance for your understanding as we make these important upgrades.
From August 12th, you will be able to hire the new bikes as before, via the Next Bike app.
New Tariffs
- Campus Bikes membership (for students and staff only registered with a @swansea.ac.uk address):£10 a year – First 30 minutes free, then £0.50 / 20 minutes. Daily cap at £5.
- Regular monthly membership:£12 a month – First 30 minutes free, then £2 / 20 minutes. Daily cap at £12.
- Regular annual membership:£78 a year – First 30 minutes free, then £2 / 20 minutes. Daily cap at £12.
- Pay As You Go:£2 / 20 minutes. Daily cap at £12.
*Existing customer memberships will continue until their expiry date and will not auto renew. Customers will be required to activate a new membership once the previous one has expired. Newly purchased memberships will be charged at the new tariff which is above.
We’d like to extend a huge thanks to Santander, and to everyone else who helped us bring this scheme to the city and look forward to this next phase of development working with our partners in Nextbike to promote cycling in Swansea!