IU Bikes Month recap

Despite April showers, IU Bikes Month 2025 successfully brought together students, staff, and faculty to celebrate and support biking at IU.

Events included “Bike-urious? Try a Bike on Campus” for beginning or interested bikers. Participants learned how to access free bike rentals and tried out different types of bikes, including e-bikes and electric kits. Among the 30 participants, a dozen tried out biking for the first time!

bike in a bike rack Two Free Bike Repair clinics—at Ballantine Bike Hub and Wells Library—provided complimentary repairs from Revolution Bike and Bean, with a Little 500 bike mechanic joining the fun at Ballantine. A total of 60 people attended the clinics, and half brought bikes to be serviced. Media School student Isaac Perlich created a great story mentioning the event for IU NewsNet’s website and newscast (starting at the 18:23 mark)!

Discounts, giveaways

In addition to events, we launched a new, 30% discount on bikes at IU Surplus through a first-time partnership, distributing 50 coupons throughout April. The response was great, and we are looking forward to future collaborations.

At each event, attendees could scan a QR code to enter a giveaway for a Biking Essentials Kit. Some participants offered positive feedback and asked additional questions about biking on campus that we’ve since followed up on individually.

Sharing research, building connections

Our team presented bike theft data at the annual IU Sustainability Symposium on April 22—the first time this data has been shared beyond internal meetings and our website report. We’re grateful to Sustain IU for their partnership and for recognizing the role of biking initiatives in broader campus sustainability goals.

Across all events, we saw familiar faces, engaged participants who stayed even through the drizzle, and received enthusiastic calls for more biking support in the future. Thank you to everyone who participated, and to our partners who helped make IU Bikes Month a success. We’re excited to continue building a more bike-friendly IU!

IU Bikes Month recap