The city bike hire scheme has proved such a success that hundreds more cycles could be added in the next few years.

It was launched in June 2014 with 400 bikes sited at 31 locations across Glasgow. There are now 435 bikes at 43 stations.

City council bosses are now considering adding a further 500 bikes at 94 new sites in the city centre, west and south of the city.

By June this year, there had been more than 206,000 rentals with more than 14,000 people registering for the bike hire scheme.

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On one day alone in June, 769 bikes were rented beating the previous record of 702 which was achieved during the Commonwealth Games.

A report to councillors says: "It is evident from the rental figures that the initial scheme has been a resounding success and that the city has the capacity and appetite to expand bike hire to other areas of Glasgow."

The council has received around 100 requests for new bike stations around the city from universities, businesses and the public.

As a result, it is now planning to extend the scheme and to ask companies to tender for the work of carrying out the expansion plans over the next seven years beginning in summer next year.

Elaine McDougall, the city council's transport, environment and sustainability spokeswoman, said: "The people of Glasgow and surrounding areas have really embraced our cycle hire scheme.

"The bikes are being seen in use all over the city and are very popular with commuters, students, businesses and visitors.

"It is clear there is a real appetite for the cycle hire scheme in Glasgow. We want to see the scheme continue to grow, bringing more bikes and stations to the city for people to use.

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"In addition to the millions of pounds we are investing on cycle routes across the city, we are realising our ambition to make Glasgow one of the UK's most cycling friendly city."

Glasgow has the biggest bike hire scheme in the UK outside of Liverpool.

NextBike, which is the current provider of the scheme, operates 15,000 bikes in 80 cities worldwide including Auckland, Baku, Dubai, Nurnberg and Zagreb.

The new locations for the Glasgow bikes are based on high demand, the proximity to existing stations, key cycling routes and future developments in the area.