DASH Flex is the cheapest way to ride Lime bikes through Cycle to Work when compared with other providers, based on prices checked on 30 September 2026.
You can pay for Lime e-bikes through Cycle to Work salary sacrifice. The cost comes out of your gross salary, so you save on income tax and National Insurance. DASH Flex gives you a monthly balance to spend on Lime's own minute bundles, and the same balance works with Forest, Santander Cycles, Beryl and other bike share operators. Cyclescheme and CycleSaver sell fixed, Lime-only minute packages.
This guide compares:
- The cost per minute for each tax band
- How flexible each option is
- Which operators each one covers
How much does Lime cost through Cycle to Work?
Through DASH Flex, Lime costs from 4.51p per minute* after tax savings, depending on your tax band. That is 15% to 29% less per minute than Cyclescheme or CycleSaver.*
*Based on the settings selected by the majority of companies using DASH
Prices checked 30 September 2026. DASH Flex figures use Lime's 400-minute bundle (£36.99), which must be used within 30 days. Cyclescheme: £635 a year for 500 minutes a month. CycleSaver: monthly bundles of £33.49 (280 minutes), £52.99 (500 minutes) and £99.99 (1,000 minutes).
Which Lime Cycle to Work option is most flexible?
DASH Flex offers users the largest number of options. You choose your own monthly balance and spend it on any Lime option. Cyclescheme and CycleSaver sell fixed minute packages.
- DASH Flex: pick a monthly balance from £20 to £200 and spend it on Lime minute bundles, LimePrime or pay-as-you-go rides.
- Cyclescheme: one annual subscription of 500 minutes a month, with a 12-month commitment.
- CycleSaver: fixed monthly bundles of 280, 500 or 1,000 minutes.
Which bike share operators can you use?
DASH Flex works with all bike share operators. The Cyclescheme and CycleSaver Lime packages can only be used on Lime.
With DASH Flex, one balance covers Lime, Forest, Santander Cycles, Voi, Dott, Beryl, Brompton Bike Hire and more. That matters in cities like London, where you might ride Lime one day and a Santander Cycle the next depending on what is most convenient.