Frequently Asked Questions

Register easily and for free via app or website. Bikes can be rented via the nextbike app.

First check whether a spoke is blocking the lock by turning the rear wheel slightly. Then open the active rental in your app and click on ‘open lock’. Unlocking will be initiated again.

If the frame lock does not open even after another attempt to open it via the app, our system automatically detects this after three minutes and cancels the rental. No costs will apply. Please check the cancellation in your app and contact our customer service if it is still active after three minutes. Don’t worry about possible charges if our customer service can’t deal with your case right away. No charges apply as long as you tried to contact them right away.

You can reach the LVR Bike customer service at +49 (0) 34 139283965, kundenservice@nextbike.de or via App Support function.

You can return your bike at either of the two official stations: at the Langenfeld S-Bahn station and at the LVR Clinic in Langenfeld. You can find the exact location on the map in the nextbike app.

Bikes may only be returned to the system from which they were rented. Cross-city returns are only possible in integrated systems and are communicated on the system’s website.

To change your phone number, please contact our customer service at kundenservice@nextbike.de. Send the email from the email address you use for your account.

Your account will be automatically deactivated if you exceed the 60-minute time limit per trip three times.

Each time you exceed the rental period, you will first receive a push notification on your phone. After the third violation, your account will be automatically deactivated.

To reactivate your account, please contact customer service directly.

You can reach the LVR Bike customer service at +49 (0) 34 139283965, kundenservice@nextbike.de or via App Support function.

Defects can easily be reported via the support function in our app. Please check the bike for obvious defects before starting your journey or before renting it and inform us of any damage so that the bikes can be locked and repaired as quickly as possible. If you went off with a bike and only then notice a defect, end your ride and call our service. Only then can we cancel the ride and register the bike for repair.

Unfortunately, we cannot refund any fees if you have continued using the bike despite obvious defects.

Yes, bikes can alternatively be rented via the hotline. If the local system has terminals or BikeComputers, these can also be used for rental and return.

You can rent up to four bikes at a time using one customer account. Booked tariffs and special conditions usually only apply to the first bike.

Register easily and for free via app or website. Bikes can be rented via the nextbike app.

First check whether a spoke is blocking the lock by turning the rear wheel slightly. Then open the active rental in your app and click on ‘open lock’. Unlocking will be initiated again.

If the frame lock does not open even after another attempt to open it via the app, our system automatically detects this after three minutes and cancels the rental. No costs will apply. Please check the cancellation in your app and contact our customer service if it is still active after three minutes. Don’t worry about possible charges if our customer service can’t deal with your case right away. No charges apply as long as you tried to contact them right away.

This is what individual bikes look like on the map. Depending on the system, they may be different colours. Additional symbols for e-bikes or cargo bikes are possible depending on the system.

This is what stations look like on the map. Depending on the system, they can have different colours. Additional symbols for e-bikes or cargo bikes are possible depending on the system.

Yes, you can.

Pause your ride in the app and then close the lock (attention: If you close the lock before you pause your ride, the bike will be returned immediately). To continue cycling, end the pause mode in the app and the lock will open automatically. Never end the pause mode from afar.

The rental stays active during the pause and will be charged as usual.

The bike can only be returned in the city where you rented it, otherwise a return fee applies. Exceptions are the interconnected systems. Return regulations are communicated on the respective website of the system, which can be found via location search.

Please report failed returns immediately to our customer service via app support or the hotline and have the bike number, the parking location and the actual use time ready. Our customer service can be contacted via app under support or via the hotline stated in the footer of the system’s website.

Don’t worry about possible charges if our customer service can’t deal with your case right away. No charges apply as long as you tried to contact them right away.

Parking outside the two official locations (Langenfeld S-Bahn station and LVR Clinic Langenfeld) is not permitted. If you do so, you will receive a warning. Repeated violations may result in your customer account being deactivated.

The maximum load of our bikes and e-bikes is 100 kg, of which a maximum of 5 kg may be transported in the basket.

Find the information about the maximum load for cargobikes on the stickers on the transport boxes.

As a rule, nextbike and its subbrands like LVR Bike do not offer any accessories. Exception: At the PLUS stations on the island of Usedom you can rent children’s bikes, helmets and trailers. Veturilo Warsaw also has children’s bikes and tandems.

nextbike has several bike types, but usually in one city only one bike type is used. You can differentiate between bikes with high or low access and bikes with lock type. Bikes can have combination locks, fork locks on the front fork or frame locks on the rear wheel. Pedelecs and cargo bikes are also used in some cities. As an exception, Usedom has children’s bikes, Veturilo Warsaw also has children’s bikes and tandems.

In cities, that offer several bike types, you can use the filter in your app to search for a specific bike type.

You can find out which bikes are available on the system’s website. If you don’t know the system’s website, please use the location search.

(Our ebike product is in fact a so-called pedelec. This is a bike with limited motor assistance, which is switched on when pedaling. Legally, there is no difference between a pedelec and a pedal bike. Helmets and driver’s licenses are not required.)

Your customer account will be unlocked automatically immediately after registration with your official @lvr.de email address. You do not need to enter a payment method, and no additional activation is required.

Registration is only available via this website.
Simply register using your official @lvr.de email address and your phone number. You do not need to provide a payment method. Your account will be activated immediately after registration.