Bike Shop and Biking Program | Outdoor Recreation

Outdoor Recreation Bike Shop and Bike Programming

USC is a bronze level Bike Friendly University

btn_orec_bike_shop

Outdoor Recreation Summer 2012 Hours:

Office: Monday – Friday from 2-4pm
Wall: Monday – Friday from 2-4pm
Bike Shop: Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10am-1pm
Challenge Course by appointment only
Various tubing, whitewater kayaking, river clean-up and surfing trips will be held throughout the summer

About

Outdoor Recreation is excited to offer a wide range of bicycling based services to all University of South Carolina students, faculty, and staff. Our goal at the Bike Shop is to provide you with the knowledge to maintain and repair your bike (at home or on the trail), empower you to ride confidently, and at last, make bike repairs fun! We work one-on-one with you to teach you everything you need to know regarding your bike. The best part is that the services that are provided at the Outdoor Recreation Bike Shop are totally FREE!

Download a brochure here.

Hiring Announcement

The Outdoor Recreation Bike Shop is looking to hire a skilled bike mechanic who has worked on bikes before to work during the summer with the possibility of continuing on during the school year. If you or anyone you know could fill this role please stop by the Outdoor Recreation office with an application noting that you are a skilled bike mechanic.

Services

The Bike Shop is located at the back of the Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center

At the Bike Shop, our trained and experienced mechanics are able to provide a variety of services, including:

repair flats*
tune-ups
brake and gear adjustments
parts replacement*
wheel truing
assemble new bikes*

*Unfortunately, we are unable to stock any bike specific parts. Once the problem has been diagnosed by our staff, they will call you with the part(s) that will need to be purchased from any of the local bike shops. We recommend visiting our friends over at Outspokin Bicycles to get the part(s) that are needed to repair your bike.

We are also proud to offer:

One-on-one mentoring for those interested in learning the art of bicycling wrenching
An extensive assortment of tools and bike shop equipment that will allow you to perform any repairs
A variety of educational and skills based monthly clinics every semester

Clinic itineraries range from learning to ride your bike more effectively, to common field repairs to get you home, to commuter tips and tricks

Adventure based mountain bike trips to a variety of trail systems throughout the Southeast
Mobile tune-ups at the Tuesday Farmer’s Market on Greene Street (starting March 20, 2012 from 11:00am -2:00pm)
An extensive library of biking videos and resource books. They are available for USC students, faculty, and staff to rent out at no cost.
The Abandoned Bike Project; putting impounded bikes back into the hands of students, faculty, and staff!

The Bike Shop is located at the Outdoor Recreation Office in Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness center; room 120. If you are bringing in a bike, we ask that you bring it around to the back of the Strom. Please review our map for directions.

(Click to enlarge)

Other areas of interest

Our friends at Vehicle Management & Parking Services have compiled a reference guide of laws and best practices for riding on and around campus. The Bike Shop strongly suggests that you register your bike through VMPS. You can register your at the Bike Shop, at the Farmer’s Market on Tuesdays on Greene Street, or by clicking here.