How to Get a Summer Sale E-Bike for Around Half Price with Cycle to Work

Here's a combination most people don't realise they can stack: our Summer Sale prices and the Cycle to Work scheme. The sale knocks up to £350 off an e-bike, then Cycle to Work takes up to another 42% off through your salary — which puts a brand-new electric bike at roughly half its original price.

How the stack works

Cycle to Work is a government salary-sacrifice scheme: your employer pays for the bike, and you repay it from your pre-tax salary — typically over 12 months. Because the payments come out before tax and National Insurance, a basic-rate taxpayer saves around 32%, and a higher-rate taxpayer up to 42%. There's no credit check and no upfront cost.

Crucially, the scheme applies to the price you pay — so when the bike is already reduced in the sale, your savings compound.

What that means in real money

*Effective cost for a higher-rate (42%) taxpayer; basic-rate taxpayers typically save around 32%. Exact savings depend on your salary, tax band and your employer's scheme provider.

Look at that first line again: a £1,199.99 e-bike for around £516, paid monthly from your salary before tax. That's less than a lot of ordinary pushbikes.

Not sure which of the four suits you?

We compared all four honestly — who each bike is for, batteries, weights and ranges — in our guide: Best Electric Bikes Under £1,100. Short version: Elegance for style around town, Zone for zero-fuss commuting, Horizon for a bit of everything, Ridge for trails.

How to actually do it

Full details, employer info and FAQs on our Cycle to Work page — or just message us and we'll walk you through it.

How Cycle to Work works →

Browse the Summer Sale e-bikes →

Prices correct at time of writing and while Summer Sale stock lasts. Savings illustrative — check your scheme provider for exact figures.