Whether you’ve been riding for years or are new to PikeRide, we’d love the opportunity to share the work we do that you may not be aware of.
Did you know PikeRide is a 501c3 nonprofit organization? Every ride, membership purchase, and donation supports your local bike share system and neighbors who depend on it.
Here are 7 other things you may not know about your local bike share:
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We provide two transportation affordability programs which connect low-income and houseless neighbors to opportunity through affordable transportation, changing lives and building futures with rides that matter for the most important daily tasks such as employment, groceries, and healthcare.
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Our ebikes create a thriving community. While participating in our programs, parents have reconnected with their families, adults with disabilities have obtained their first job ever, and minimum wage workers have earned promotions enabling them to get keys to their own residence.
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PikeRide is funded through donations, state grants, business partnerships, membership purchases, and rides. Our grant funding for 2026 operates on a reimbursement model. This means we must spend funds up front before we can access grant dollars, and our Colorado Gives campaign is critical in supporting 2026 initiatives such as extending service to Southeast Colorado Springs.
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We advocate for cycling in our community by serving on planning committees, providing millions of data points to infrastructure planners, offering free rides for civic engagement opportunities like voting and public open houses, and installing bicycle infrastructure including 500 public bike racks and counting throughout Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs.
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We’re making cycling more accessible. From those who never learned how to ride to those who require adaptive cycling equipment.
This year, we rolled out our free Adult Learn to Ride Clinics and hosted a free Adaptive Cycling Clinic to reach riders of all abilities. We have added adaptive cycles to our fleet, including a recumbent e-trike and an electric hand-cycle trike, to bring the freedom of cycling to even more riders.
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We’ve expanded to Southeast Colorado Springs. After navigating station permitting in the Southeast, we have opened the first five PikeRide stations in Southeast neighborhoods.
This expansion brings electric bike share into even more neighborhoods and makes it easier for more neighbors to access recreation, community, work, and other opportunities.
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We connect our community. In today’s culture, isolation is something that more and more people are experiencing. Through our bike share system, community group rides, and events we provide an accessible way for neighbors to meet each other and approach cycling with an inclusive, welcoming community.
PikeRide connects seniors to Community Centers, connects students to education, and connects neighborhoods, to create the community we want to live in.
We are more than just a bike share. With your help, we are creating a thriving community.
When you donate to PikeRide’s Colorado Gives campaign, your dollars stay here locally, creating lasting change.
Double Your Impact with a Recurring Gift
Just $35 a month gives a neighbor life-changing rides to work, school, and essential services every month, all year long. And right now, your first recurring gift is matched up to $100 by the Colorado Gives Foundation.