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LEASE A BIKE
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VOLUNTEER
Would you
like
to volunteer to
help repair, paint, or maintain bikes? Volunteers learn a wide variety of bike maintenance skills and earn access to work on their own bikes. Click here for details.
DONATE A BIKE
We welcome donations of sturdy bikes that are in
good working condition. If you have a bike that you'd like to donate, please
click here for more information. To drop off donated bikes (contact us first
please) here's location information to the MSU Bikes Service Center.
Due to a ton of construction projects all over campus please review the map linked here for the best route into the start / finish area for the MSU Farm Daze Tour. This map also shows suggested detours in other colored dashed lines around campus if you’re coming from other directions. (this map is courtesy of MSU’s Engineering & Architectural Services Dept.’s Construction projects map page) One major construction project not shown on this map (it’s a county/ MDOT project) that you should beware of is the Hagadorn Rd. Bridge replacement just south of the Grand River Ave. intersection, so avoid that route altogether. Here is a page of other campus maps and surrounding area maps if you’re new to the E. Lansing area: If you have any questions or get lost the day of the tour pls. feel free to call my cell phone: 517/614-6190 Looking forward to seeing you all there. PS: Thanks to someone who asked a good question today about road surfaces which isn’t addressed in our materials; there are no dirt roads on our routes, so road bikes/ touring bikes would be ideal. |
Mark your calendars for the 4th Annual Farm Daze Tour on Saturday May 19, 2007. This a fund-raiser for both MSU Bikes and the MSU Cycling Club.
This tour will start at the MSU Physical Plant Building (click here for a map ;
this is the Physcial
Plant Building & address) and meander in the MSU farm
areas and surroundings. This is our starting/ending location which gives us indoor registration. Showers
are also available. Voucher tickets will be provided for a hot lunch thru
one of the campus cafeterias. Showers are available.
There will be 25, 50, 75 and 100 kilometer routes. A registration form is available
here and a general
flyer for posting in your place of work or local bike shop is here.
Early registration fee (extended thru May 11th) is $25 for adults, $15 for youth (17 and under) and $50 for a family of four
or more. If postmarked after May 1st up until the day of the event fees are $30 for adults, $20 for youth and $60 for a family of four
or more.
A t-shirt is available for pre-order and the day of the tour. On-site registration
will be accepted from 8:00 to 10:00 am.
New this Year:
Payment can be made via check (made out to "MSU") or credit card (Visa/ MC) over the phone or cash (in store).
Needing Volunteers:
If you're willing to help out the day of the tour with registrations, etc. please let us know via email or phone: 517/432-3400.
 Listen to some Happy Farm Daze Tourists! Check out a nice short podcast (MP3 format) interview of Farm Daze 2005 tourists and BP volunteers by Darryl Wattenberg, the founder of the Michigan Cycling Podcast. |
 Check out the Mar. 20, 2006 broadcast with a blurb about the Farm Daze Tour 2006. |
For more the latest information, bookmark and check this web page again. The contact person is Tim Potter at: bikes@msu.edu or 517-432-3400 during MSU Bikes Service Center hours.
The MSU Bikes is a university department dedicated to transforming recycled bicycles into a fun, economical, environmentally friendly and healthy transportation alternative for the MSU campus community. We're a division of MSU Transportation services, within the Michigan State University Physical Plant. In addition to a full range of bicycle repair services our aim is to recycle abandoned/ donated bicycles by repairing them to make them available for the campus community and reduce the waste stream of the University.