Bicycle library

In London, a mobile bicycle library called The Bicycle Library has been created in a double-decker bus by fashion designer Karta Healy who first used buses as exhibition space for London Fashion Week.{{citation |url=http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/08/bicycle-library/ |journal=Ubergizmo |title=Bicycle Library lets you ride a bike home |author=Edwin Kee |date=18 August 2011}}{{citation |url=http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/the-bicycle-library/ |journal=London Cyclist |author=Andreas |title=The bicycle library |date=8 Aug 2011}}{{citation |url=http://inhabitat.com/interview-we-talk-to-bicycle-library-founder-karta-healy/ |title=We Talk to Bicycle Library Founder Karta Healy |author=Yuka Yoneda |date=25 Feb 2012 |journal=Inhabitat}} The Bicycle Library toured Beijing during Beijing Design Week with fashionable bicycles by Gucci and Chanel as these brands specially appeal to Chinese tastes.{{citation |url=http://www.timeoutbeijing.com/features/Around_Town/16809/Designer-China.html |title=Designer China |date=2 Oct 2012 |journal=Time Out |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923020648/http://www.timeoutbeijing.com/features/Around_Town/16809/Designer-China.html |archivedate=2012-09-23 }}

In San Francisco, the Critical Mass movement has run the "Bat Cave Bicycle Library", a library of parts and old bicycles which are made available to enthusiasts.{{citation |title=Empire of Scrounge |page=135 |publisher=NYU Press |orig-year=2005 |isbn=9780814727386 |year=2006 |author=Jeff Ferrell}}

Since 2011 Cykelbiblioteket ({{lit|The Bicycle Library}}) has been open for local citizens of Copenhagen. The library is run by the local bicycle organization Bicycle Innovation Labhttp://bicycleinnovationlab.dk/?lang=en and in cooperation with the local agenda 21 organization Miljøpunkt Amager.{{cite web |title=Miljøpunkt Amager {{!}} Et lokalt miljøcenter |url=http://miljopunkt-amager.dk |website=miljopunkt-amager.dk |access-date=30 April 2025}} The library provides a range of bicycles that provide a viable alternative to the car (electric bikes, cargo bikes, folding bikes and racers). Borrowing bicycles from Cykelbiblioteket is only possible through membership. Membership can be obtained through payment or volunteering.

Bicycle Innovation Lab also sell bikes from over 40 local and international bicycle suppliers. They also provide a service to set up different types of bicycle libraries for both public and private organisations.

• Bicycle rental
• Bicycle cooperative
• Bicycle sharing system
• List of bicycle sharing systems

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• [https://bicycleinnovationlab.dk/bike-library/?lang=en Cykelbiblioteket Webpage]
• [https://5cycling.com/ Cycling Information & Guides]

Category:Bicycles

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