New community bike hub opens in Liverpool

A brand new 'bike hub' operated by a Merseyside-based non-profit has opened on Liverpool's waterfront.

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00:00Hype Urban Bikes City Centre Hub aims to make cycling accessible to all and get

00:06people living in and visiting the region on their bike to explore the area,

00:10improve their health and well-being and promote green active travel. We know

00:15that from the schools that we've worked in a lot of children aged 9 and 10 can't

00:19ride a bike and we know that if they go to secondary school the chances are

00:23they're probably not going to pick up a bike so in the you know 10 years down

00:26the line are they going to be encouraging their children to cycle. We

00:30offer different to most bike shops is that we have bikes of all different

00:34shapes and sizes but you know we want to get people cycling so there's no real

00:38cap on how much our bikes you know if you need a bike we're there to help you.

00:42When Merseyside Police can't find the owner of a bike they donate them to

00:45charities including Hype. One of the things that we also partner with Hype

00:50and all bike retailers across Merseyside is we provide bike marking

00:56kits. The bike register is a national cycle database. If a bike is marked its

01:02statistics have shown a bike is 83% less likely to be stolen. Hype Urban Bikes

01:07provide free and low-cost activities including road and cycle safety sessions,

01:11group rides and balanced bike sessions and a host of courses and workshops. What

01:17we try and do is change the landscape for young people and provide more

01:20opportunities in so many different ways because it's needed you know for young

01:25people growing up there are limited opportunities in some places so we're

01:29there to reach out to connect. As a not-for-profit organization all monies

01:33generated are invested back into the community funding events initiatives and

01:37the establishment of future hubs in other boroughs in the region. If

01:41unfortunately your child or yourself does become a victim of having the bike

01:46stolen please report it to Merseyside Police. If we're not aware of it we

01:52can't make the efforts to try and bring those offenders to justice and also get

01:56your bike back. We are actively out there now.