A bike hire scheme will be considered as part of the City of Perth's draft cycle plan, despite similar schemes flopping in Melbourne and Brisbane.

The council will fund a feasibility study into the "aspirational" bike-hire scheme with a view to having it running as soon as 2015.

Melbourne's bikes for hire scheme has hit some big hurdles, namely the compulsory helmets that riders need to wear. Credit:Pat Scala

Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi said schemes in the eastern states had been unsuccessful because of compulsory helmet legislation and, if adopted in Perth, she would support a relaxing of the WA laws.

"If people don't want to wear a helmet then it should be up to them," she said.