You can see all bikes/stations and availability on the free BCycle app for iPhone and Android. 

If you would like to suggest a location for station, or to sponsor one for your business, please call us at 954-540-7609 or email jtorkelson@browardbcycle.com. We want to hear from you!

Broward BCycle launched in December of 2011. 

Bike sharing is a great way of getting around your neighborhood, city, and county. It’s affordable, clean, and simple. It’s good for your health, your pocket, and the environment.

Imagine a network of bike stations located within a few blocks of one another throughout your community. As a Broward BCycle member, you can unlock any of the specially designed bikes at any station and ride it to any other bike station. Fast, simple, inexpensive. It’s no wonder bike sharing has exploded in popularity all over the world!

Broward BCycle is a next-next-generation bike-sharing program. It is a zero-hassle, zero-emissions way to get around town. It’s a bike-sharing program that meets the transportation, health, and environmental needs of our communities. One that adapts to any size city, corporation, or campus. It’s fun and spontaneous, but also practical.

Imagine a bike that is always ready to ride, where and when you want to ride it. The tires are always inflated and the chain is never rusty. A bike with a basket to carry your knapsack. A bike with front and rear lights and a bell. A bike that fits people tall and short. A bike that’s there whenever you need it, and gone when you don’t. That’s a B-cycle. And it’s powered by the ultimate alternative fuel: you with e-assist powered by Bosch!

Help bring Broward BCycle to your community by contacting Jeff at jtorkelson@browardbcycle.com or you can call him at 954-540-7609.

Broward BCycle relies on the integration of hardware and software to keep track of members and bikes, and all the interactions between users and bikes. Proprietary GPS (global positioning system) and RFID (radio frequency identification) technologies make it possible for bike sharing to be so smart that it is simple for users.

All rides are tracked by the system and associated with members. Data such as distance, duration, calories burned, and carbon offset are captured and uploaded to personal web pages at Broward.BCycle.com.

 

The cost to use a BCycle is divided into two components: a membership fee and a usage fee. 

MEMBERSHIP FEE  

A Membership fee applies to non members for the first half hour of use. Guests (also know as non members) who ride longer than 30 minutes will also be charged a usage fee. All riders are welcome to purchase a membership. A weekly membership is $35, plus tax. An annual membership is $88, plus tax. 

USAGE FEE

Usage fees are charged based on the length of each ride taken by a member, and are typically broken down into half-hour increments. For weekly members, the first half-hour is free and usage fees are only assessed for rides that exceed 30 minutes. For annual members, the first 60 mins are free. Usage fees are only assessed for rides that exceed 60 minutes.

When a person has a weekly or annual membership, they pay reduced usage fees. They only pay usage fees for rides longer than 30 minutes (for a weekly member) and longer than 60 minutes (for an annual member). Any usage fees for weekly members are charged at the end of the week. Usage frees for annual members are charged on the last day of each month.

Bike rental is generally intended for longer term use - several hours or days at a time - like traditional car rental. Bike sharing, on the other hand, is more similar to a taxi cab ride – short, point-to-point trips across town. Bikes in a bike-share system are available when you need them and safe and secure when you don’t! You can return them 24 hours a day and are encouraged to join as a member to receive the best rates.

If you would like to rent bikes in Broward County - long term we recommend the following:

• Trek Bikes of Fort Lauderdale (954)-527-9099 or trekbikesflorida.com
  

Designed for durability and long life, the B-cycle weighs approximately 45 lbs.

According to Florida Statue 326.2065(d) Bicycle Regulations: A bicycle rider or passenger who is under 16 years of age must wear a bicycle helmet that is properly fitted and is fastened securely upon the passenger’s head by a strap and that meets the federal safety standard for bicycle helmets, final rule, 16 C.F.R. part 1203.
Bicycle helmets can reduce the risk of serious head injury by about 50%. We recommend everyone wear a helmet.If you would like a free bicycle helmet contact Recyclable Bicycle Exchange, a local non-profit at (954) 540-7609.

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System hours: Check out a BCycle from 5:00 am to 12:00 am (You can return a BCycle at any time.)

No. Broward BCycle requires that all accounts be associated with a credit card.

A B-card or fob, is a plastic card distributed to Broward BCycle annual members. The cards contain an RFID chip uniquely associated with each member’s account. When the B-card is presented at a B-cycle dock, the Broward BCycle system is queried to confirm that the member is in good standing and to associate the member with the bicycle they are checking out. 

When a bicycle is returned, the Broward BCycle system updates the member’s account.

B-cards or fobs are issued to all annual members upon request. B-cards are generally sent in the mail following online registration.

For weekly members, a user’s credit card is charged once or twice. The membership fee will be charged at the time of registration. If any usage fees have accrued during the membership period, a second charge will be processed following the end of the membership period. 

For annual members, there will be an initial charge for the membership fee at the time of registration, and thereafter there will be a monthly charge for usage fees, if any, accrued during each month of the membership. A final charge will be processed following the end of the membership period.

Membership periods begin the first time a bike is checked out following initial registration. Weekly memberships end 168 hours later (7 days times 24 hours). Annual memberships end 8,760 hours later (365 days times 24 hours).

Personal web pages remain “live” for three years after the lapse of membership.

Go online to your personal Broward BCycle web page and suspend your card, or call customer service immediately so that we can suspend the card and prevent anyone else from using your card to gain access to a bicycle for which you are financially responsible.

A replacement card will be provided for $5.

While waiting for your replacement B-card to arrive, you can check out bikes by using the BCycle app on your phone.

Call Customer Service.

Membership fees are non-refundable, but if you wish to suspend your account to prevent any new usage fees, call customer service or manage your account on your personal Broward BCycle web page.

Upon presenting your B-card at a station kiosk or dock for authentication, the system checks whether your account is in good standing. If there is a problem, your card will be denied. Please call Customer Service to determine the cause of the problem.

When registering, members can choose whether they want to receive text notifications. Members can change that preference anytime thereafter by logging into their personal Broward BCycle web page and managing their account settings.

Members can change their credit card information by logging into their personal Broward BCycle web page and managing their account settings.

Return a damaged bike to a B-station, if possible, or if that is not possible, securely lock it and contact Customer Service. Do not ride a bike with damage that affects its safety features.

Members are financially liable for damages to bikes under their care. Refer to Terms and Conditions for your system.

The cost of replacing a lost key is $10. Please contact Customer Service right away.

Contact Customer Service. Under the Terms and Conditions agreed to upon registering for membership, members may be liable up to a specified limit if a bicycle is stolen or lost while under their care. Refer to the Terms and Conditions posted on your system’s website.

Your membership period begins the first time you check out a bike.

Information about each member’s use of B-cycles is posted to that member’s personal Broward BCycle web page. Members must log in to view the information, which includes such information as the date and duration of each trip, the station from which the bike was checked out and the station to which the bike was returned, the distance pedaled, the usage fee (if any), the associated calories burned, and carbon offset.

B-cycles are equipped with an internal GPS device that tracks the bike’s trips. Other technology associates each trip with the member who checked out the bike. After this information is transferred to B-cycle’s computers, algorithms translate the trip information into estimates of the number of calories burned and carbon emissions avoided (as compared to the use of an average automobile for the same trip). If there are technical errors with the data collection or transfer, an estimate will be applied and clearly noted as such.

When signing up online, more than one single use pass can be associated with a credit card. When buying a single use pass on the BCycle app or website, a maximum of four (4) memberships can be associated with a credit card.