Borrow an Electric Bike!

LARGE Trek Verve + 2

Step-Through Model

  • Fits height 5'9' and taller
  • Bosch pedal-assist system
  • Road-smoothing suspension seat post
  • Wide, stable tires
  • Front and rear lights

SMALL Trek Verve +2

Step-Through Model

  • Fits height 5'5' and taller
  • Bosch pedal-assist system
  • Road-smoothing suspension seat post
  • Wide, stable tires
  • Front and rear lights
  • 440lb total capacity
  • Bosch Performance Speed motor
  • 545Wh battery for plenty of range
  • 10-speed gearing
  • Shimano Deore LinkGlide shifter

 

About our Electric bikes

We offer 3 commuter-style bikes with an electric assist to help you get around with less effort and to scale hills that previously seemed impossible.

Our e-bikes come with one pannier bag, charger, and lock.

Helmets are required and provided upon request.

E-bikes are available to borrow from May through October.

 

How to Borrow an E-Bike

  • To reserve a bike, use our online booking system  (the blue link below).
  • You can borrow e-bikes for 3 or 4 days, either:
    • Tuesday thru Thursday (once a month)
    • Friday thru Monday (once a month)
  • The online reservation calendar shows the first (start) day of your reservation: Tuesday for a Tuesday through Thursday reservation (3 days total), or Friday for a Friday through Monday reservation (4 days total).
  • Individuals must have a library card to borrow an e-bike. Middlebury residents and students in ACSD are eligible for free cards. *Non-residents that require financial assistance in purchasing a library card should ask a librarian about the Friends Assistance Program.
  • Fill out the waiver (see blue button below) and bring it to Frog Hollow Bikes. You can also get a waiver form from the library or at Frog Hollow Bikes. The waiver must be signed and submitted before you may checkout your bike.
  • Pickup your e-bike at Frog Hollow Bikes (74 Main Street). You must be prepared to either ride the bike home or have a truck or trailer to transport it; these bikes are too large to fit in a car or vehicle bike rack.
  • Return your e-bike to Frog Hollow Bikes on Thursday or Monday, as appropriate to your loan period, fully charged.
  • Enjoy your ride!

The library's e-bikes were purchased with funding from the Climate Catalysts Innovation Fund Grant from the Vermont Council on Rural Development.

We partner with Frog Hollow Bikes, Local Motion, and Middlebury Safe Routes to loan out 3 e-bikes.