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Navigation Scroll down Sign in Create accountHow does it work? Map Pricing App About FAQ Contact Become a member Sign in Bike the Hammer Bike share is available 24/7, 365 days a year. Learn more about our equity programming and passes, and our Black Lives Matter Action Plan by clicking here to visit the Everyone Rides Initiative Sign in Create account MAP Productions Judy Marsales Ohso Fitness The Green Smoothie Bar MEC Downtown Bikehounds Community Carshare Earth Shake International BIA Seedworks Handknit Open Streets Hamilton Bike Locke SPRC St. Joes Hamilton New Motto Needlework Hamilton Port Authority Downtown Hamilton Business Improvement Area Ross & McBride Hamilton Metrolinx McMasterHow does it work? Pick a Plan Choose a payment plan to open an account and get started. Unlock Unlock a bike right away by scanning the QR code on the bike in the SoBi app (or tap your RFID Member Card). Ride You can ride anywhere within our service area . Your payment plan determines the cost of your ride. Return To end your trip, lock your bike to any bike share hub. You do not need to return your bike to the same hub you started from. You can also lock a bike outside of a hub to a post or regular bike rack within the service area for a $1 convenience fee. Why bike share Convenient • Healthy • Sustainable Pick up any bike from any hub and return it to any other hub. You can even lock a bike outside of a hub (eg to a post or regular bike rack within the service area) for a $1 convenience fee! Use a bike as part of a multi-modal commute. Walk - Bus - Bike - Walk - once returned, the bike is no longer your responsibility. Just visiting? Our hourly plan lets you ride where and when you need to with no long term commitment Never worry about bike thieves again. No more dealing with flat tires and maintenance issues. Get a flat? Immediately switch bikes and we’ll take care of the repair. Running late for the bus or your meeting? Bike share is great for short, one way trips. Be spontaneous! Use bike share on a whim. Check out our station location map! Pricing 15¢ per minute +HST Pay As You Go * Prefill of $10 is required to validate credit card and will be applied as ride credit to your account. Choose this plan $20 monthly +HST Monthly User Free 90 min per day Choose this plan $100 6-months +HST Seasonal Supporter Free 90 min per day Choose this plan Pay with a Prepaid Card Are you a Mac student? Join the monthly plan for the discounted student price of $16/month SUBSIDIZED OPTIONS Bonus Features Free time can be split between an unlimited number of trips each day. Locking at any hub location is always free of charge. Lock to any regular bike rack within the service area for $1 convenience fee. Use the hold” feature¹ to lock your bike for short stops (up to 60 minutes). Your bike is reserved just for you and this counts for your ride time. Reserve¹ a bike up to 20 minutes in advance of your ride by logging in via website or the Social Bicycles mobile app. Reservation time counts for your ride time. When you return an out of hub bike to a bike share hub at the end of your trip you receive a 75 cent riding credit. Rules and Fine Print *Additional riding beyond the free daily time included in the Monthly & Seasonal plan is billed at a rate of 15 cents per minute. Multiple rentals at one time will also be charged at 15 cents per minute for guest riders. ¹Reservation time and hold time are counted as ride time since the bike is not available to other users. Locking a bike outside of our system area will result in a $25 recovery penalty. When you end a trip or put it on hold it should always be publicly accessible and locked to a secure object using the ubar. There is a $15 penalty for improper locking (ie when a bike is locked only to itself). Earn rewards Ride & return bikes locked "out of hub" to hub locations for rewards! Full Details HST #820308773Join our newsletter for updates about promotions and events. Mobile application Not near a computer? Want to reserve that last bike? You can use our mobile application for iOS and Android to find the nearest bikes, hub locations, promotions, and more. Download our app, and ride today! Get it on Google Play Version for Android Get it on App Store Version for iOS devicesBike Share in Hamilton Opportunities Our Partners and Sponsors Become a Sponsor Bike Share in Hamilton Inc. is the local not-for-profit organization that operates the City of Hamilton’s bike share system. The bike share transit system has over 800 smart bikes across over 25 square kilometers of Hamilton. The operations of the system is funded by user revenues, sponsorship, donations, and contributions from the City of Hamilton. Our mission: to enhance the quality of urban life by improving equitable access to bicycles in Hamilton. Our vision: we envision a resilient, just, and vibrant city where more people choose cycling. Keep me posted Jobs with We are not currently hiring. Sign up for our newsletter or follow us on social media to find out about future opportunities! Our Partners and Sponsors Hamilton Cogeco Thanks to all our supporters! Cogeco Downtown Hamilton BIA Metrolinx City of Hamilton The Biking Lawyer ** 2020 Fundraising supporters, including: our incredible community of 896 donors who generously donated to our fundraiser to revive bike share operations, Patrick J. McNally Charitable Foundation - we were blown away by your generous contribution, IBI Group, Ian Brisbin - Martin & Hillyer Associates, LiUna, the Royal Connaught, Effort Trust, Roxborough Park Developments, Urban Solutions. Partners / Sponsors MAP Productions Judy Marsales Ohso Fitness The Green Smoothie Bar MEC Downtown Bikehounds Community Carshare Earth Shake International BIA Seedworks Handknit Open Streets Hamilton Bike Locke SPRC St. Joes Hamilton New Motto Needlework Hamilton Port Authority Downtown Hamilton Business Improvement Area Ross & McBride Cace & Loaf Hotti Biscotti Kabuki Spa White Elephant MulberryInvest in Your Community Sponsors help sustain the not-for-profit operations of a healthy, environmentally friendly, and convenient local asset in our community. Learn more about sponsorship by contacting sponsorship@hamiltonbikeshare.ca. We offer advertising space at hubs, on bikes, and beyond. Become a sponsor FAQ Bike Share Basics What is bike share? Bike sharing is an innovative year­-round transportation system that allows users to take one­-way trips via publicly accessible bikes. The fleet is made up of specially designed, heavy­-duty bikes that are located at over 130 hubs across the city. Bikes can be returned to any hub anywhere in the system, creating an efficient network with many possible connection points and combinations of departures and arrivals. How does it work? Users can purchase any level of membership online or on the Social Bicycles app. Once registered, riders can walk up to any bike and scan the QR code to unlock a bike (or tap your member card). This will unlock the bike. Place the u-bar in the holster and you are ready to ride . When you arrive at your destination lock the bike to a secure object in a publicly accessible area (preferably a bike share hub) using the u-bar. The bike is now available for others to use. (Bikes may also be locked to any regular bike rack or secure object like a sign post for a $1 fee). If you return an out of hub bike to a hub at the end your trip then you earn a 75¢ credit. Please note riders should always end their trip within the service area and the bike must always be securely locked to a fixed object when locking a bike or putting it on hold. Who is bike share for? Is there a minimum age? Bike share is residents and visitors alike! In cities all over the world bike share is used for commuting to work and school, running errands, riding with friends, riding to a transit stop, and generally getting around. For tourists, bike share makes it easy to explore the hidden corners of a city where transit doesn’t go — plus...