Lease the fleet.
Keep the cash.
A fixed monthly cost per bike with servicing built in, instead of a capital purchase that depreciates on your balance sheet.
Priced per round not per bike — because two fleets of ten rarely cost the same
- Minimum fleet
- None
- Servicing
- Included
- Spares & consumables
- Included
- Swap-out cover
- Included
Business use only. Subject to status and credit approval. Figures exclude VAT. Full terms provided with your quote.
- 1Route surveyWe size the fleet against the round, not against a budget.
- 2Trial a few firstNobody should lease 40 bikes untested. Start small, scale when it works.
- 3Agree the termFixed monthly cost, servicing included, no surprise bills.
- 4Upgrade or hand backAt term end, refresh the fleet or return it.
Lease or buy?
- Lease
- Buy outright
- Upfront cost
- A fraction of buying outright
- Full purchase price
- Monthly cost
- Fixed for the term
- None
- Servicing
- Included
- Charged per visit or contracted
- Spares
- Included
- Charged
- Swap-out bike
- Included
- Not available
- Balance sheet
- Operating cost
- Capital asset, depreciating
- End of term
- Upgrade or hand back
- You own ageing bikes
- Best for
- Fleets that must keep running
- Low-mileage or occasional use
The purchase price is not the cost
Comparing a purchase price against a monthly payment only compares the money leaving on day one. Three things sit outside that comparison, and all three land on you.
- An ageing assetA bought bike starts losing value the day it arrives, and you carry the risk of selling or replacing it
- Rising repair costsRepairs get more frequent and more expensive as a bike ages — the second year is not like the first
- DisposalSomeone has to spend time replacing or getting rid of it at the end
Year two is where the two options separate
Warranty on a purchased bike runs for the first year. Extending it has to be bought at the point of order — not later, when you know you need it. From month thirteen, repairs are yours.
Repair figures are an average from bikes we service and will vary with mileage, terrain and how a bike is treated.
What the difference actually buys
A lease costs more than a purchase over two years. It is worth being precise about what the difference is paying for, because it is not finance.
- Scheduled services
- Included for the term rather than invoiced as they fall due
- Warranty for the term
- Including year two, which is the expensive one
- Predictable budgeting
- One monthly figure instead of a capital outlay and a variable repair bill
- Less downtime
- Maintained on a schedule rather than when something breaks
- Fleet portal
- Status of every bike by VIN and location
- Rider training
- The two-hour induction, for every rider
It is a managed service that happens to be financed, rather than finance with a service attached.