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New Go Travel Solutions partnerships to promote cycling to work

Go Travel Solutions has announced four new partnerships with UK bike suppliers to promote cycling as an option for workplace travel and commuting. The partnerships, with Cyclepods, Beat Bikes, 50cycles and Brompton Bike Hire, will provide UK employers and their staff with access to discounts on bike storage equipment, folding bikes and electric bikes to encourage experienced and new cyclists to bike to work. The offers will be available to all new and existing members of the Smartgo workplace travel sche
May 25, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
Go Travel Solutions has announced four new partnerships with UK bike suppliers to promote cycling as an option for workplace travel and commuting. The partnerships, with Cyclepods, Beat Bikes, 50cycles and Brompton Bike Hire, will provide UK employers and their staff with access to discounts on bike storage equipment, folding bikes and electric bikes to encourage experienced and new cyclists to bike to work.

The offers will be available to all new and existing members of the Smartgo workplace travel scheme and include: Cyclepods offers bike storage solutions, cycle shelters, bicycle lockers and bike racks and will offer 10 per cent off Cyclepods products and Cycleracks (not installation); Beat Bikes supplies lightweight folding electric bicycles and will offer 25 per cent off folding bikes purchased online at or direct from the Ebike Electric Cycle Centre in Leicester;  50cycles is the UK distributor for the Kalkhoff range of electric bikes. It will offer 10 per cent off online, telephone and in-store purchases; Brompton Bike Hire has a growing number of hire locations across the UK and will offer 50 per cent off frequent user annual membership and 25 per cent off luggage to Smartgo members who take up annual membership with the company.

These new partnerships add to the growing range of cycling benefits for members of Smartgo, which has been developed and coordinated by Go Travel Solutions to assist UK workplaces with commuting and business travel.

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