Commuters will be able to use their Go Cards to access Brisbane’s CityCycle bikes from today.

Go Card holders can now link their existing account to a CityCycle account, but bike trips will not count towards the government’s "nine-and-free" public transport scheme.

Go Card holders can now link their existing account to a CityCycle account. Credit:Michelle Smith

The integration has been a long time coming, with commuter lobby group Rail Back on Track suggesting the link in June 2011.

During this year’s state election campaign, the Labor Party rejected linking the Go Card and the CityCycle scheme but the LNP agreed to look at the idea.