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More than just a bike benefit scheme

Reward your organisation with a desired bike benefit scheme and a healthier workforce. Northride makes service flexible for HR and employees.
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Steps in the process

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How to get the Northride bike scheme for your organisation

Fill the form

Fill in a quick form to tell us about your company - we do a credit check for you to partner you up with our financers.

Sign the agreement

We'll sign an agreement and get you onboarded onto our app - there's lots of help at hand to get you set-up as quickly as possible.

Launch the scheme

Offer the Benefit Bike Scheme to your employees - we'd love to come and present it to them with you!

Employees join the scheme

Employees can sign up for the app and request to join the scheme - they will need to meet your salary and other eligibility requirements.

Choosing the bike

Once approved they choose and collect their bike, sign the salary sacrifice agreement and update their payroll

Billing starts

You will receive two invoices from us each month - one for maintenance costs and one for the bikes.

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Did you know?

Active ways of commuting (eg. cycling) can lower the risk of several common cancers — and boost everyday wellbeing. Research from the University of Auckland shows that active commuting isn’t just good for the planet, it’s great for your health too.
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Want to know more about Northride and our bike benefit scheme?

Want to know if our service is the right fit for your business? Let's chat!

What is the bike benefit scheme? How does it work?

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Bike benefit scheme is like any other employee scheme (but also unlike any other scheme).
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It allows employees to get a nice bicycle and use it for any kind of cycling they want
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To offer the scheme for employees, you need to have an active contract with a service provider like Vapaus
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You can offer the scheme as part of employees’ gross salary, or partly or fully on top of it
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Thanks to the tax benefit, employees can save up to 30% on the retail price of the bicycle
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For employers like you, it is a superb way to support employees’ wellbeing and advance sustainability targets

Why choose Northride?

A bike benefit scheme encourage an active lifestyle, reduce transportation costs, and support green transition & sustainable development. We’re in this to spread the joy of cycling far and wide. To you, this shows as simple processes, transparent costs, great user terms and a positive impact on environmental sustainability targets.
Wellbeing

Focus on your people, Leave the bike stuff to us

Trimmed processes and a 24/7 support portal mean you don’t need to spend your days worrying about employees’ bikes.
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Transparent costs and the most complete service

Don’t expect surprise bills or annoying limitations. This bike benefit scheme adjusts to your organisation’s needs and your employees’ wishes.
Sustainability

Good for the people, good for the planet

The service includes climate compensation and each cycled kilometer reduces your Scope 3 emissions.
Our sustainability impact

Some of our happy customers

What would your IT all-rounder appreciate most?

Perhaps you’ve noticed that the bike benefit scheme is highly desired among employees. Still, it pays off to choose a provider that makes service user-friendly and exciting. After all, you want your teams to use the bike benefit scheme, right?
Insurance

15-40% saving including insurance and more

Not only can users get a nice bike cost effectively. Vapaus insures the bike and provides a smooth, care-free experience with added services.
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Best partner network and the right bike for everyone

With Northride, you and other employees have more than 200 bike brands to choose from – whether shopping brick & mortar or online.
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User-friendly cancellation policy and flexible terms

Northride bike users can return the bike if needed (for a reasonable fee). We keep things flexible when life happens.

Pick your plan

Big or small, your team deserves to ride good bicycles. Choose a package and get started.
vapaus starter

Starter

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Free for employer
Everything you need to get started on improving employee wellbeing with benefit bikes. Yes, it’s free.
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vapaus pro

Pro

9,68 €

active bike / month
Care-free package for employers who want to offer a broader bike selection and service.
see details Talk to sales
vapaus enterprise

Enterprise

12,90 €

active bike / month
Custom package for those who want the best user perks and the highest impact on wellbeing and sustainability.
See details Talk to sales

You are just one step away

Start by sending your organisation’s basic information. We use it to get a credit decision and speed up the bike benefit scheme process. This does not bind you or cost anything at all.

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It’s kind of a big deal, this bike scheme

And also the perfect way to complement other perks.

1 800+

customer organizations

32 000+

bikes delivered since 2021

70

bike user NPS

Frequently asked questions

Not sure yet? Check if you can find answers to your concerns below. If not, talk to us.

Vapaus comes in three service plans. Our Starter plan is completely free for your organisation. Pro and Enterprise plans add a monthly office fee (€9,68 and €12,90 respectively) for each active benefit bike contract. Pricing and plans
We have 1 600+ customer organisations, big and small, and from all imaginable industries. We can happily confirm that the bike benefit is a great match for any organisation that cares about employee wellbeing, the environment, and their attractiveness as an employer. Note that your employees do not need to use their benefit bikes for commuting. Get started with Vapaus bike benefit
When your employee leaves, their contract with Vapaus ends. They can choose to either buy their bike or return it to Vapaus. In some cases, they can also transfer their benefit bike contract either to a colleague within your company or to their new employer. Whatever happens, we'll make sure the bicycle doesn't become a burden for you. Contact support
Vapaus benefit bikes have the most flexible terms for employers and employees, including the best bike cancellation coverage on the market. We are a truly sustainable player with green mobility in our DNA. Also, 96% of Vapaus benefit bike users recommend the service. Check pricing and plans
Woo-hoo! Start by sending your basic company information here. We use the information to get a credit decision and speed up the process. After this, we will contact you to set up your bike benefit contract and guideline.
Yes you can. The only thing to note is that if you offer the bike benefit together with a commuter ticket benefit, their maximum combined taxable value is 3 400€ per year (per employee). The maximum taxable value of the bike benefit (1 200€ / year) means that the commuter ticket benefit's taxable value is limited to the remaining 2 200 € / year. The bike benefit does not affect any other benefits, like lunch, culture, or car benefit.

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Customer stories

Northride is part of Vapaus Group and over 1 800 organisations in the Nordics and France have chosen Vapaus Group's bike benefit scheme and never looked back. See how it’s changed their everyday life.
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