U of M Bike Center to open Sept. 29

The new bike center houses a bike repair service and a bike accessory retail out

The new bike center houses a bike repair service and a bike accessory retail outlet, among other things.


New facility houses bike parking, a repair service and locker rooms

The University of Minnesota will host a grand opening event for the new Campus Bike Center from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, in the Oak Street Ramp, 401 Oak Street S.E., Minneapolis. The center houses a bike trip planning kiosk, secure bike parking, showers and changing facilities, repair service, a bike accessory retail outlet and public meeting space.

The grand opening event will include music, free food, tours of the new center and group ride opportunities.

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The bike center will also be the base for an innovative radio frequency identification (RFID) system, which will permit enrolled bicyclists to earn benefits such as reduced health insurance premiums and other biking-related incentives by simply validating their bike trips.

Additionally, the bike center houses one of the 11 Nice Ride bike-sharing locations on campus. on the Nice Ride program, visit niceridemn.org.

Speakers at the event include: Bob Baker, executive director, U of M Parking and Transportation Services; Joan Pasiuk, Bike Walk Twin Cities/Transit for Livable Communities; Rolf Scholtz, Dero Bike Rack Co., and Cam Gordon, Minneapolis City Council member.

The bike center is operated in partnership with Bike Walk Twin Cities, Nice Ride Minnesota, The Hub bike co-op and the United States Department of Transportation.