Check out a bike from our Free Bike Share!
Schuylkill River Greenways is home to BikePottstown/BikeSchuylkill, a free community bike share program that gets free bikes into the community and people onto the Schuylkill River Trail and the Pottstown Community. Riders 16 and up can check out a free bike from the Schuylkill River Greenways office at Riverfront Park in Pottstown.
Bike Pottstown/Bike Schuylkill is a completely free bike share program managed by the Schuylkill River Heritage Area. Anyone aged 16 and over can borrow a bike by providing a driver’s license or valid state ID to a program administrator. To check out a bike, stop by one of the Bike Share locations (the SRG office or Take it Outdoors in summer). You will need to hand over your driver’s license or ID and fill out a liability waiver. Then, you can take a bike! It’s that simple. The administrator will hold onto your license until you return.
To borrow a bike, just stop in the SRG office, fill out a form, leave your drivers’ license or state issued with us and take off on your rental bike! Bikes are available daily Monday to Friday beginning at 9am. Bikes can be used for an hour or all day, but all bikes must be returned to our office by 3:00 pm the same day.
The bikes are single speed and three-speed cruiser bikes with coaster brakes. They are sturdy and regularly maintained, and both men’s and women’s bikes are available. The seat is adjustable and comfortable enough to ride all day, and each bike is equipped with a front-mounted basket for storage. Want to lock it up while you shop or eat? No problem. We offer combination locks that can be set to the combination of your choosing at no additional cost.
During the summer season, from Memorial Day to Labor Day, visitors can also borrow a free bike from our partner organization, Take it Outdoors. Look for their vibrant green trailer headquarters in Riverfront Park, Pottstown and get more information from their website!
The Bike Pottstown/Bike Schuylkill free bike share promotes bicycling as a safe, healthy form of physical fitness, exercise and recreation and encourages an alternate form of transportation around town.
Bike Pottstown/Bike Schuylkill is funded through a generous grant from the Pottstown Regional Community Foundation.
For more information, email info@schuylkillriver.org